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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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.

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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 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.

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Effective Intervention Evidence Lacking in Prevention of Vertical Transmission of HIV

Preterm Infants Often Undervaccinated at 19 and 36 Months

HIV Infection Associated With Poor Cancer Outcomes

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