TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for reducing the risk for HIV infection among individuals at increased risk for HIV acquisition. This recommendation forms the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online Dec. 13. Roger Chou, M.D., from the Pacific Northwest Evidence-Based
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Experts have identified shortcomings in a study that suggests that surgical masks are not inferior to N95 masks for protecting healthcare workers against COVID-19.
A randomized, head-to-head trial shows that common medical masks may only be slightly inferior to N95s for preventing infection among healthcare workers treating COVID patients.