Danielle Mroz

As the leading cause of unplanned 30-day hospital readmissions, sepsis affects more than 1.5 million individuals each year.

The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have revealed that adults who are vaccinated are 36% less likely to get the flu. That number jumps to a whopping 59% for young children.

The development of mold-active azoles has led to enormous advancements in both prevention and treatment of invasive fungal infections.

The estimated global burden of the disease ranges from 11 to 20 million cases and contributes to about 128,000 to 161,000 deaths each year.

Investigators from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, have discovered that a common food additive, trehalose (an artificial sugar frequently derived from mushrooms or seaweed), can be linked with the increase and severity of outbreaks involving 2 strains of Clostridium difficile.

Individuals with an egg allergy do not need to avoid the annual flu shot.

By making this information available the FDA hopes to help improve patient outcomes, better manage antibiotic use, and decrease antimicrobial resistance.

Could forcing pathogens to compete for resources be the key to fighting drug-resistance and extending the lives of existing drugs?

Investigators are hopeful that the global vaccine candidate will prevent a wide range of strains of the virus.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have announced plans for a new trial testing the effectiveness of the injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug, cabotegravir, in sexually-active women.

Chembio Diagnostics, Inc.’s DPP Zika System, was recently awarded a conditional Long-Term Arrangement (LTA) for purchasing from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), once the company satisfies certain conditions.

The recent outbreak is linked with a company called Udder Milk.

According to a recent dispatch from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a drug-resistant strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae was found in Canada this year.

With 264 vaccines in the pipeline in the United States, the future for the prevention of diseases appears to be extremely bright.

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