Paxlovid Vindicated for Younger COVID Patients CDC study supports similar benefit in those under 50 as in seniors Nov 22, 2022
Treating Obesity Should Be Our Healthcare Moonshot Behavioral health changes alone will only do so much Nov 21, 2022
COVID Long-Haulers in Rural America Need More Support From a larger disease burden to fewer resources, these communities are struggling Nov 17, 2022
Large U.S. Study Finds No Link Between COVID Vaccine and Shingles Findings add new evidence to conflicting prior reports Nov 16, 2022
For Better COVID Vax Response in Rheumatology Patients, Hold the MMF Longer Small study suggests at least a 10-day holiday Nov 14, 2022
COVID Vaccine Mandates in the Spotlight at the AMA's Interim Meeting Sobriety criteria for liver transplant patients also discussed Nov 14, 2022
'I've Never Seen Anything Like This' in the Pediatric ED Greater awareness and support can help reduce the strain Nov 10, 2022
Novel Hepatitis B Drug Hints at Long-Term 'Functional Cure' for Some in Early Trial With 10% efficacy at 6 months post-treatment, a finite HBV treatment may be on the horizon Nov 10, 2022
FDA Authorizes IL-1 Drug for Hospitalized COVID Patients Anakinra indicated for patients with pneumonia who are at risk of severe respiratory failure Nov 09, 2022
Doctor Faces Child Sex Trafficking Charges; Pfizer's COVID Cash; Ransomware Harm This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 09, 2022
Anticoagulation Again Flops for Outpatient COVID-19 Largest-yet RCT shows no benefit for non-hospitalized symptomatic patients despite elevated risk Nov 08, 2022
Tenofovir, Vaccine Combo Eliminates Mom-to-Child HBV Transmission 100% success rate even without the use of hepatitis B immunoglobulin Nov 07, 2022
Yellow Fever Vaccine Potency Wanes Over Time WHO suggests one-and-done vaccination, but should 10-year boosters be reintroduced? Nov 07, 2022
Pandemic's Impact on Liver Disease in the Spotlight at Liver Meeting A roundup of news from the AASLD annual meeting Nov 04, 2022
COVID Spread Through Floors, Walls; Infant Pillow Warning; Paul Pelosi Discharged Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Nov 04, 2022
Malaria Vaccine Candidate 'Impressive' in Phase III Test R21/Matrix-M showed little difference in efficacy between seasonal, non-seasonal sites Nov 03, 2022
'Concerning' Malaria Surge After Asian Mosquito Invades African City Ethiopia's Dire Dawa hit with 2,400 cases during dry season, when infections are typically rare Nov 02, 2022
Where Will All the Sick Children Go? A surge in viral infections among kids is straining hospital capacity across the country Nov 01, 2022
Did My Strong COVID Vax Reaction Give Me Better Immunity? As people roll up their sleeves for another booster, here's where the science stands Nov 01, 2022
Monoclonal Antibody Shows Protection Against Malaria But is intravenous administration going to get in the way? Oct 31, 2022
Southern Hemisphere Data Warn of an Early U.S. Flu Season Chile's experience hints at flu circulation levels higher than at any point during the pandemic Oct 28, 2022
Oral Microbiome Therapy Tied to Low Recurrence of C. Diff ECOSPOR IV study found low recurrence regardless of the number of prior episodes Oct 27, 2022
Vaccine Candidates for RSV Ward Off Severe Illness in Older Adults Trials show upwards of 85% protection against more severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus Oct 26, 2022
The Updated COVID Boosters Could Have Been Better From design to implementation, our bivalent shots missed the mark Oct 26, 2022
Start HIV Antiretroviral Therapy ASAP, Experts Urge Higher risk of death, serious health issues with delayed therapy, data from START trial suggest Oct 25, 2022
Anti-Inflammatory Agents May Have Role in COVID-19 Pneumonia Infliximab and abatacept showed trends for improved outcomes in ACTIV-1 IM trial Oct 25, 2022
A Once-Rejected Antibiotic Equals Standard for Complicated Staph Infections Will non-inferiority data offer a second chance for ceftobiprole at FDA? Oct 24, 2022
Fluticasone Delivery System Reduced Exacerbations of Chronic Rhinosinusitis Results from two randomized trials show the device also reduced need for antibiotics Oct 24, 2022
Sabizabulin Benefit in Hospitalized COVID Seen Early in Disease Course Fewer deaths with microtubule disruptor for patients only needing oxygen via mask or nasal prongs Oct 24, 2022
Novel Siderophore Cephalosporin Nets Promising Results in Tough-to-Treat CRAB PROVE offers real-world data in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Oct 23, 2022
Extra Hep B Vaccine Dose Exceeds Expectations for People With HIV Seroprotection seen in 100% of participants after three doses of Heplisav-B vaccine Oct 23, 2022
Ivermectin: Still on a Losing Streak as COVID-19 Treatment ACTIV-6 trial shows no time-to-recovery benefit with anti-parasitic in mild-to-moderate disease Oct 22, 2022
ACIP Backs Recs for New Pneumococcal Vax in Previously Immunized Adults CDC advisors address who should get 20-valent conjugate vaccine after PCV13 Oct 22, 2022
Cutting Unneeded Urine Cultures a Good First Step to Less Antibiotic Use Hospital consortium reports good results with diagnostic stewardship Oct 21, 2022
How One Children's Hospital Is Confronting a 'Sick Season' Surge Doctors at CHOP say kids probably missed out on building immunity due to the pandemic Oct 21, 2022
Oral Microbiome Therapy for Recurrent C. Diff Mostly Holds Up at 6 Months Half as many patients receiving SER-109 experienced recurrences versus placebo group Oct 21, 2022
Engaging in Healthcare May Close Longevity Gap Between Black and White Men With HIV Starting with HIV testing, men who have sex with men could see gains in life expectancy Oct 21, 2022
U.S. Chickenpox Vaccine Program Led to Near Elimination of the Virus Cases decreased by 99% in people under 20 after implementation of the two-dose vaccine Oct 20, 2022
Pulmonary Rehab May Benefit Some Patients After Severe COVID Small study from India suggests improvements, but larger, longer follow-up studies are needed Oct 20, 2022
Older, Sicker Patients Benefit From ECMO Bridge to Lung Transplant CHEST session also examined other hot topics in lung transplant Oct 20, 2022
