Zahra Masoud

Zahra Masoud is a 5th year Pharmacology PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Her research is focused on understanding the mechanisms underlying the initiation of breast cancer growth. After graduation, she will be working as a medical writer at Medpace, Inc located in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Mood Disorder Information Center

Mood Disorders With HIV Increase Risk for Noncommunicable Disease

Zahra Masoud

April 2, 2020

Focused prevention and treatment of noncommunicable diseases may reduce the burden of multimorbidity in people living with HIV who have mood disorders and multimorbidity.

Gastroenterology Information Center

Rotavirus Vaccination Reduces Children Hospitalizations and Deaths

Zahra Masoud

March 31, 2020

With increasing numbers of countries implementing the use of the rotavirus vaccine, rotavirus and acute gastroenteritis hospitalizations and mortalities continue to show a sustained reduction.

Vaccine Information Center

M72/AS01 Tuberculosis Vaccine Remains Efficacious After 3 years

Zahra Masoud

December 23, 2019

The M72/AS01 vaccine shows efficacy against pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) at 3 years in patients with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

HIV/AIDS Information Center

Children With HIV May Benefit From Alendronate

Zahra Masoud

December 5, 2019

Alendronate treatment is well-tolerated and improved bone mineral density (BMD) with no safety concerns in children and adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV.

HIV/AIDS Information Center

Effective Intervention Evidence Lacking in Prevention of Vertical Transmission of HIV

Zahra Masoud

September 6, 2019

Evidence on intervention effectiveness in improving uptake and retention of mothers and infants in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission care in HIV regimens is lacking.

Vaccine Information Center

Preterm Infants Often Undervaccinated at 19 and 36 Months

Zahra Masoud

September 5, 2019

Preterm infants are undervaccinated at 19 and 36 months when compared with infants born at term or postterm.

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HIV/AIDS Information Center

HIV Infection Associated With Poor Cancer Outcomes

Zahra Masoud

September 4, 2019

Elderly patients with HIV who have cancer, and specifically breast and prostate cancer, may have worse outcomes when compared with elderly patients without HIV with cancer.

HIV/AIDS Information Center

CD4+ T Lymphocytes May Contribute to Diabetes in Women With HIV

Zahra Masoud

August 7, 2019

In women with HIV and diabetes mellitus, CD4+ lymphocytes may contribute to the development of diabetes mellitus.

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