Hepatitis A virus infection: progress made, more work to be done

Hepatitis A virus infection: progress made, more work to be done.

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Ensuring a Diverse Physician Workforce: Progress but More to Be Done.

Invited Commentary Ensuring a Diverse PhysicianWorkforce: Progress butMore to BeDone In their study of the diversity of graduate medical education in theUnited States, Deville and colleagues1 call attention yet again to thecontinuedunderrepresentationofwomenandminority groups in medicine compared with the population as a whole. Among the many interesting findings, Iwasmoststruckthatamongall spe...

Current progress in the development of therapeutic vaccines for chronic hepatitis B virus infection

Chronic hepatitis B is still a major public health issue despite the successful prophylactic vaccination attempts. Chronicity of hepatitis B virus(HBV) is mainly due to its ability to debilitate host's immune system. Therefore, major measures have been taken to stop this process and help patients with chronic hepatitis B infection recover from their illness. While satisfactory results have been...

The contraceptive revolution: some excellent progress but work still to be done.

British Journal of General Practice January 2009 appropriate, are all factors that will not only improve outcomes for patients but also enhance job satisfaction for the health professionals who deliver the care. Now that responsibility for OOH care in the UK resides with primary care trusts, there are new and improved opportunities for better provision of safe and effective OOH care for patient...

COPD and osteoporosis: a lot of work to be done.