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Medical mistrust among Black Americans, resulting from systemic racism and a history of unequal treatment in healthcare, may play a role in COVID-19 inequities, specifically among Black Americans living with HIV, explains Laura...

Medicare patients of female physicians are more likely than patients of male physicians in the same practice to receive the influenza vaccine, according to a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Dan P. Ly, MD,...

During the pandemic, there has been a decrease in total and measles-containing vaccines in all children, according to a study published in Pediatrics. Researchers assessed vaccine uptake and vaccination coverage for all...

Investments must be made to better understand trends and reasons for vaccine hesitancy so that timely and effective policies and programs can be developed. Vaccination hesitancy typically originates from concerns about the...

During a recent PW Podcast episode, we spoke with gynecologic oncologist Valena Wright, MD, author of the book “It’s Time You Knew: The Power of Your Choices to Prevent Women’s Cancer.” Following is a summary of that interview...

There have been significant declines in vaccinetype human papillomavirus (HPV) infections among both vaccinated and unvaccinated adolescent girls and young adult women, according to research published in the Morbidity and...

In a hopeful turnaround during a long pandemic, US nursing homes that were once the epicenter of coronavirus infections are now seeing both cases and deaths fall steeply as the country’s vaccination rollout starts to take hold....

Children who have received an influenza vaccine are less likely to have symptomatic COVID-19 or severe disease, according to a study published in Cureus. Researchers examined the effect of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines on...