Higher Risk of Shingles Seen in Patients With Certain Cancers Vaccine development may help with prevention of herpes zoster in this population Dec 31, 2019
Serious Illnesses in Nebraska Tied to Exosome Therapy New trend in unapproved stem cell therapy led to sepsis in some patients Dec 16, 2019
C. Diff Carriers May Pose Hidden Infection Threat Small study finds almost 40% of carriers developed symptoms within 6 months Dec 11, 2019
FDA Warns Liveyon Over Cord Blood Stem Cell Products Company slapped for distributing unapproved products, deviating from quality manufacturing practices Dec 09, 2019
Reassurance on Live-Virus Shingles Vax With Anti-TNFs Randomized trial indicates fears of infection unfounded Nov 11, 2019
Study: Fecal Transplants Cut Sepsis Risk in Patients With C. Diff FMT also tied to shorter length of hospital stay, better overall survival vs antibiotics Nov 04, 2019
ACIP: Tdap Vax OK to Sub in for Td When Necessary Unanimous panel hopes to increase flexibility for providers Oct 23, 2019
Antibiotics vs Blood Cultures in Sepsis: Which Should Come First? Study addresses whether immediate treatment plays a role in diagnostic sensitivity Sep 17, 2019
Good News, Bad News for CRISPR Gene Editing for HIV Cure "Bigger story for the gene-editing field than the HIV field" Sep 11, 2019
Does Doxycycline PrEP/PEP Prevent Bacterial STIs in High-Risk Men? State-of-the-art review summarizes evidence and suggests next steps Sep 11, 2019
Antibiotic Class Associated With Heart Valve Problems "Considerable reduction" in use urged, especially with preexisting regurgitation Sep 11, 2019
Do Fungi Play a Role in C. Diff Infection? Small study finds evidence of role fungus might play in dysbiosis associated with C. difficile Aug 28, 2019
Study: Scale Back Surveillance for HPV Oropharyngeal Cancers Retrospective data show no survival advantage with adherence to NCCN guidelines Aug 13, 2019
PrEP: One Treatment Begins to Stand Out Secondary DISCOVER analysis hints at winner, though conclusive data still await Jul 24, 2019
Does Alzheimer's Disease Stem From Infection? Scientists debate, and one company targets gingivitis bacterium to slow Alzheimer's progression Jul 17, 2019
ACIP: Hep A and MenB Vaccine Recommendations Updated Hepatitis A recommendations expanded for people with HIV; panel stands pat on flu vaccine policy Jun 28, 2019
10 Years Later, Is There Still No 'ESKAPE' From Bad Bugs? Expert who coined acronym notes progress, challenges in antibiotic research, stewardship Jun 23, 2019
French Kiss May Be a Risk for Throat Gonorrhea Higher risk in MSM linked to "tongue kissing," with or without sex May 10, 2019
Combo Tx With 'Entry Inhibitor' Latest Hope in Treating Hep D Myrcludex B and interferon shows promise in HBV/HDV co-infection Apr 12, 2019
Patient Says Allergic to Penicillin? Maybe, Maybe Not Often these cases can be safely re-challenged Apr 11, 2019
Vaccine Clears HPV-Infected Cervical Lesions Complete clearance in a fourth of precancerous CIN2/3 Apr 09, 2019
Update on Vaccines in Autoimmune Patients Infectious disease specialist provides overview for rheumatologists Apr 08, 2019
Allergy to Heart Device Can Be Overcome Small study shows diagnosis, reimplantation can yield good outcome Apr 03, 2019
No Support for Pre-Op Antibiotics in Chest Port Placement But other factors correlate with infection risk Mar 28, 2019
HIV Exposure in Womb Tied to Metabolic Disease in Later Life Upped risk for immune dysfunction as well, possibly due to inflammation Mar 25, 2019
Morning Break: Safe-Enough Losartan; 'Dirty' Kale; Governor's Pox Party Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 51³ΙΘΛΆ―Βώ staff Mar 21, 2019
Trial Sheds Light on Oral vs IV Antibiotics for Left-sided Endocarditis But researchers caution that more research is needed before changing practice Mar 18, 2019
Monthly HIV Treatment on Par With Daily Regimen High percentage of patients maintain undetectable viral loads Mar 08, 2019
Universal 'Test and Treat' Program Cut New HIV Infections in Africa But largest ever HIV prevention trial produced some other surprising results Mar 06, 2019
Fauci: 'Full-Court Press' to End HIV Epidemic in U.S. NIAID chief outlines plan for treatment as prevention, PrEP in targeted areas Mar 05, 2019
MMR-Autism Link Debunked ... Again Not even a hint of relationship in large Danish study Mar 04, 2019
Sepsis and Death; Bag Mask Ventilation: It's PodMed Double T! This week's topics also include complications of shoulder surgery and induction of labor Mar 02, 2019 podcast
HIV Prevention Initiatives Take Spotlight at CROI President Trump's new initiative to end HIV epidemic topic of special session Mar 01, 2019
ACIP: After WHO Delay, FDA Waits to Select Flu Strains for Vax Also, ACIP issues new language on vaccines for anthrax and Japanese encephalitis Feb 27, 2019
Minocycline for Acne Changes Skin Microbiota Findings in pilot study may explain adverse effects of antibiotic therapy in acne Feb 15, 2019
Risky Antibiotics Still Widely Prescribed at Hospital Discharge Programs aimed at reducing fluoroquinolone use fail to address discharge practices Feb 13, 2019
Did OxyContin Reformulation Boost HCV Rates? Association suggests "unintended consequence" of abuse deterrent opioids Feb 04, 2019
