Infectious Diseases
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: New-case counts offer dueling narratives
Data from the American Academy of Pediatrics appear to conflict with information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
News
Systematic review supports preferred drugs for HIV in youths
Findings support the use of dolutegravir an raltegravir as part of WHO-recommended regimens for treating HIV.
News
Scientists use mRNA technology for universal flu vaccine
Two years ago marked a significant moment for messenger RNA (mRNA) technology.
News
COVID booster shot poll: People ‘don’t think they need one’
A new poll shows why so few people are willing to get the latest COVID booster.
News
Flu hospitalizations drop amid signs of an early peak
Seasonal flu activity “appears to be declining in some areas,” the CDC said.
News
HIV vaccine trial makes pivotal leap toward making ‘super antibodies’
“The trial results show that one can design vaccines that induce antibodies with prespecified genetic features, and this may herald a new era of...
News
U.S. sees most flu hospitalizations in a decade
But the number of deaths and outpatient visits for flu or flu-like illnesses was down slightly from the week before.
News
As COVID treatments dwindle, are new ones waiting in the wings?
Bebtelovimab couldn’t neutralize the Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1.
Commentary
How a cheap liver drug may be the key to preventing COVID
The authors of a paper appearing in Nature give us multiple, complementary lines of evidence.
News
Paxlovid has been free so far. Next year, sticker shock awaits
The Pfizer pill has helped prevent many people infected with COVID-19 from being hospitalized or dying,