<ѻý>FDA Approves Long-Acting Antifungal for Treating Candidaѻý> The once-weekly, next-generation echinocandin is the first new treatment option in a decade Mar 23, 2023
<ѻý>At-Home Topical Therapy for Molluscum Contagiosum Gets High Marksѻý> Almost 40% of patients had no more than one active lesion after 12 weeks of berdazimer gel Mar 23, 2023
<ѻý>Outbreak of Polio Linked to Newer Oral Vaccine Detected in Africaѻý> First cases reported from nOPV2, but not completely unexpected, says polio eradication group Mar 17, 2023
<ѻý>'Listeria Is Everywhere'ѻý> Never underestimate this (sometimes) deadly bug that can easily taint modern foods Mar 05, 2023
<ѻý>CDC Offers Tentative Guidance for Severe Mpox Treatmentѻý> While awaiting trial evidence, CDC summarizes the clinical considerations Mar 02, 2023
<ѻý>Antibiotic Combo Better for Severe Scrub Typhus Than Either Drug Aloneѻý> Findings represent an important advance for global public health, editorialists say Mar 01, 2023
<ѻý>FDA Flags Potential Guillain-Barre Risk With RSV Vaccine Candidatesѻý> Both vaccines demonstrated high efficacy against symptomatic illness in large phase III trials Feb 27, 2023
<ѻý>Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigellosis on the Rise in the U.S.ѻý> This easily transmissible infection causes severe diarrhea, with limited treatment options Feb 24, 2023
<ѻý>Severe Mpox in Advanced HIV Patients Tied to Complications, Deathѻý> Researchers argue that severe mpox is AIDS-defining; critics say that's stigmatizing Feb 23, 2023
<ѻý>Make the Diagnosis: Why Are These Lumps Here?ѻý> A 33-year-old woman went to the doctor after noticing painful lumps on her legs that had developed over the past few days, some of which had begun to drain pus. Can you diagnose the patient? Feb 23, 2023
<ѻý>COVID Rebound Not Exclusive to Those on Paxlovidѻý> However, these rebound cases were rare and lasted only about 1 day Feb 22, 2023
<ѻý>Study Suggests Path Connecting Periodontal Disease With Rheumatoid Arthritisѻý> Exposing immune system to citrullinated bacterial proteins seen as trigger Feb 22, 2023
<ѻý>How Much Did Celebrities Influence Public Opinion on COVID?ѻý> "I see them as being like a conduit," says one epidemiologist Feb 21, 2023
<ѻý>TB Treatment Strategy Has Potential to Drastically Slash Therapy Durationѻý> 8-week regimen, with more for persistent cases, yields similar outcomes to 6-month standard Feb 21, 2023
<ѻý>Some Antipsychotics Still Overused After In-Hospital Deliriumѻý> Researchers call for more timely discontinuation of potentially inappropriate medications Feb 17, 2023
<ѻý>What Bird Flu Reminds Us About Influenza Pandemicsѻý> We must be prepared and proactive Feb 16, 2023
<ѻý>Chest CTs Reveal Abnormalities 2 Years After Severe COVIDѻý> 39% of hospitalized Wuhan patients had persistent interstitial lung abnormalities, study finds Feb 15, 2023
<ѻý>What Do We Know About Marburg Virus Disease?ѻý> WHO announced that Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first outbreak of the rare disease Feb 14, 2023
<ѻý>USPSTF Reaffirms Rec Against Routine Screening for Genital Herpesѻý> With no new evidence, guidance remains unchanged from 2016 Feb 14, 2023
<ѻý>What Caused a Mysterious Grayish Tongue Plaque in a Healthy Man?ѻý> Man presented with irregular gray-white ulcers on the soft palate, uvula, and tonsils Feb 13, 2023
<ѻý>COVID Vaccines Added to 2023 Child, Adult Immunization Schedulesѻý> Other notable changes include new guidance on polio, MMR, hepatitis B, and pneumococcal vaccines Feb 10, 2023
<ѻý>AUD Diagnoses After COVID Infection Higher at Certain Points in the Pandemicѻý> Social context of pandemic offers most plausible explanation, researchers say Feb 09, 2023
<ѻý>Healthy Lifestyle Before Infection Linked to Lower Long COVID Riskѻý> Healthy BMI and adequate sleep both independently associated with risk of long COVID Feb 06, 2023
<ѻý>CDC: Maternal Tdap Vaccine Reduced Whooping Cough in Newbornsѻý> Youngest babies had less pertussis following the 2011 recommendation Feb 06, 2023
<ѻý>BCG Vaccine Flops for Preventing COVID, Other Respiratory Infectionsѻý> Also made no difference for more severe COVID outcomes Feb 03, 2023
<ѻý>Group A Strep's Most Sinister Sequelaeѻý> A recent uptick in pediatric infections should remind us of the pathogen's many guises Feb 03, 2023
<ѻý>CDC Sounds Alarm on Eye Drops Linked With Drug-Resistant Infectionѻý> Permanent vision loss, death due to possible contamination leads to product recall Feb 02, 2023
<ѻý>Meningococcal Vaccine 76% Effective for Kids Under 5, Study Saysѻý> Effectiveness shown against both serogroup B and non-serogroup B disease in Spanish children Feb 01, 2023
<ѻý>Viruses Tied to Subsequent Dementia, Other Neurodegenerative Diseasesѻý> Viral encephalitis and Alzheimer's disease showed strongest links Jan 30, 2023
<ѻý>FDA Panel Backs Weekly Rezafungin for Candidemia, Invasive Candidiasisѻý> Efficacy, safety data sufficient to justify "limited use" indication, say panelists Jan 25, 2023
<ѻý>Probiotic Proves Its Might for Staph Decolonizationѻý> Bacillus subtilis eliminated most S. aureus in the gut, and without harming microbiome Jan 19, 2023
<ѻý>CDC Starts Making Leadership Changesѻý> Head of Maine CDC will become deputy director; insider becomes chief medical officer Jan 17, 2023
<ѻý>Epstein-Barr Virus Tracking After Liver Transplant May Cut Rare Complicationѻý> Observational study provides suggestive evidence Jan 17, 2023
<ѻý>Off-the-Shelf T-Cell Therapy Effective Against Viral Infections After Allo-HCTѻý> Produced an antiviral response in 95% of patients with six different types of infection Jan 13, 2023
<ѻý>Fluvoxamine Flops Again for Milder COVID-19ѻý> Large platform trial continues the drug's losing streak Jan 12, 2023
<ѻý>Long-Acting HIV Drug Promising for Treatment-Naive Patientsѻý> Phase II results move field closer to twice-yearly dosing, although ART options remain a hurdle Jan 09, 2023
<ѻý>Dementia Risk Higher After Hospital Stay With Infectionѻý> Is neuroinflammation a factor? Jan 09, 2023
<ѻý>Kissing Bug Confidential: Priorities for Managing Chagas Diseaseѻý> Is Trypanosoma cruzi closer than we think, and what should we do about it? Jan 08, 2023
<ѻý>CDC Data Show Mpox Risks in Cisgender, Pregnant Womenѻý> Understanding transmission in pregnant women "is critical for mpox prevention," researchers say Jan 06, 2023