Infectious Diseases
News
Monkeypox in children appears rare and relatively mild
“The other silver lining about it is that most of the kids got infected in the household setting, from ways that you would expect them to get [...
Opinion
More children should be getting flu vaccines
As of the week ending Oct. 15, only about 22.1% of eligible children had been immunized.
News
Medicaid coverage of HPV vaccine in adults: Implications in dermatology
Widespread coverage should encourage dermatologists to identify patients at risk for HPV and recommend vaccination.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: New cases increase for second straight week
Extended declines in ED visits and hospitalizations may be reversing.
Conference Coverage
World falls short on HBV, HCV elimination targets
“As countries progress toward eliminating hepatitis B and C, we really need to do more to expand political will and financing of national...
News
Promising new antibiotic emerges for treating UTIs
It would be the first new treatment in 20 years for UTIs, which affect more than half of women at least sometime in their lives.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC warns of early uptick in respiratory disease
As influenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus, SARS-CoV-2, and rhinovirus/enterovirus simultaneously circulate, the agency cautioned that this...
News
Man with COVID finally tests negative after 411 days
The man was treated with a mixture of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies.
News
COVID bivalent booster better vs. recent Omicron subvariants: Pfizer
An ongoing phase 2 trail shows the vaccine offered the strongest protection in people older than 55 years.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA expands tenofovir alafenamide (Vemlidy) use to adolescents with chronic HBV
The study met its primary endpoint of percentage of patients with HBV DNA levels less than 20 IU/mL at 24 weeks of therapy.