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
Probiotics in the ICU Linked to Higher Risk of Central Line Infections, Death Powder formulations associated with highest risk of infection Oct 19, 2022
U.S. Flu Hospitalization Rates Nearly 80% Higher for Black Adults Influenza vaccination rates also consistently lower in some minority groups Oct 18, 2022
Boston University Refutes Claims It Created Deadly New COVID Strain Media reports misrepresent animal study and misconstrue its findings, expert says Oct 18, 2022
Vaccination Tied to Shorter COVID Illness, Less Viral Shedding Study in health workers also affirms milder infections with vaccination during Delta and Omicron Oct 18, 2022
TikTok Traffic on Monkeypox Conspiracy Theories Swelled After WHO's Alert Over 150 videos featuring conspiracy theories garnered nearly 1.5 million views Oct 18, 2022
Radiographic Lung Changes Common With Pulmonary Long COVID Symptoms But significant declines in pulmonary, physical function not evident in interim analyses Oct 17, 2022
More Harm Reduction, Less Abstinence-Only in COVID Messaging, Experts Say "We know that abstinence-only doesn't work in any situation" Oct 12, 2022
What Does the Science Say About Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Long COVID? Evidence is exceedingly limited, and out-of-pocket costs are high Oct 12, 2022
Long COVID Persists in People With Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection At 1 year, 15% of long COVID patients had ongoing cognitive or respiratory problems or fatigue Oct 10, 2022
FDA OKs Tdap Vaccine for Whooping Cough Protection Before Birth Boostrix vaccine is to be delivered to the unborn child in the third trimester of pregnancy Oct 07, 2022
Even Intubated COVID Patients Potentially See Vaccine Benefits Better survival for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome when fully vaccinated Oct 07, 2022
Breakthrough Monkeypox Cases Seen Weeks After Second Jynneos Dose However, most post-vaccination cases in at-risk group occurred within 14 days of first dose Oct 05, 2022
Supply Issues a Major Challenge to Polio Vaccination Programs As the world moves from eradication to containment, will vaccine incentives increase? Oct 04, 2022
Experts Grapple With New Reality: Polio May Never Be Eradicated Oral polio vaccine has diminished paralysis, but it's also a reason the virus keeps circulating Oct 04, 2022
