John Parkinson

In our continuing series with members of the Peggy Lillis Foundation, here is an opportunity to hear about people’s experiences, lessons learned, and the new treatments that can lead to hope and not the hopelessness people have been living with during their ordeals.

The interim analysis of its phase 3 study shows the company’s mRNA-1010 vaccine was efficacious against all 4 A and B influenza strains.

The federal agency’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendation was to authorize and approve the updated 2023-2024 (monovalent, XBB containing) COVID-19 vaccines for persons 6 months of age and older.

Misinformation created unnecessary hospitalizations and mortality and demonstrated the chasm in public health communication.

The agency specified which age groups the vaccine is approved for and which are authorized to use them, paving the way for fall vaccinations to take place.

The federal agency’s reports shows decreases in both hepatitis A and B, but hepatitis C saw a significant increase during 2021. However, the investigators note the pandemic may have impacted statistics and progress towards goals.

Learn more about how hospitalizations due to alcohol-associated hepatitis increased during the pandemic; the next installment in our ongoing RSV series; developing a product for a potential functional cure of hepatitis B; and an investigational vaccine being studied in a challenge trial for norovirus.

Through policy and fostering innovation, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is working towards reducing antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

The investigational vaccine was studied in a challenge trial and has a novel modality in that it is delivered as a monovalent oral tablet.

Patient advocate Ella Balasa has been living with cystic fibrosis her whole life. She experienced a multidrug resistant infection in 2019 and is speaking about her personal experiences at the World AMR Congress reminding people about the need to improve the antibiotic development paradigm.

Biotech company is developing a product for a potential functional cure of the virus.

The Escherichia coli O157:H7 strain is linked to leafy greens–associated outbreaks over a multi-year period.

The company says its vaccine protects against the BA286 strain.

From baby formula to ground beef to Trader Joe’s tamales, here are some recent foods to be aware of for recalls and warnings.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) based its decision on preclinical data showing that the Omicron XBB.1.5-adapted monovalent COVID-19 vaccine generates an improved response against multiple XBB-related sublineages, including XBB15, XBB116, XBB23, and EG51.

Learn more about an investigational antibiotic; a new series on the RSV pipeline and recently approved products; a review of an older antibiotic for a specific STI treatment; and a patient advocate's experience with C diff.

From a virus that had no treatment options, to one that may be prevented in two different modalities, clinicians are hoping to see a reduction in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) incidence rates, starting this fall.

In preclinical studies, the antimicrobial, clovibactin, was shown to have susceptibility against a broad spectrum of pathogens and also worked against a specific bacteria in 2 animal studies.

If approved, the investigational vaccine would be available to people 18 years and older.

This is part of an occasional series with members of the Peggy Lillis Foundation. Here is an opportunity to hear about people’s experiences, lessons learned, and the new treatments that can lead to hope and not the hopelessness people have been living with during their ordeals.

This is the first in an occasional series with members of the Peggy Lillis Foundation. Here is an opportunity to hear about people’s experiences, lessons learned, and the new treatments that can lead to hope and not the hopelessness people have been living with during their ordeals.

In this week's biggest stories, masks are seeing a small resurgence; expanding HCV screening for all persons with HIV; Pfizer's maternal vaccine gets FDA approved; and how a risk-based screening for multidrug-resistant gut microbes could improve accuracy and timeliness of empiric antibiotic treatment

Alyssa Dykstra is experiencing a drastic increase in paying for her medication for autoimmune arthritis. Insurers are utilizing a loophole provided by the federal government to allow them to disallow coupons, thus raising prescription costs for patients.

The federal agency says everyone should immediately stop using Dr. Berne’s MSM Drops 5% Solution and LightEyez MSM Eye Drops–Eye Repair due to bacterial contamination, fungal contamination, or both.

Masking to reduce COVID-19 transmission risk is required at a few colleges and one major movie studio.

Novavax updates its COVID-19 vaccine, locally acquired malaria is reported in Maryland, deadly listeria outbreak is linked to milkshakes, and vibriosis in the northeast.

Poll conducted by University of Michigan had a majority of people wanting to know more about it.

This week: the FDA accepts NDA for investigational antibiotic; mRNA COVID-19 vaccines update protections; counseling families on nirsevimab; and how antibiotic actions on gut microbes of patients might affect the microbiome of housemates.

The strain, Eris (EG5), is from the Omicron lineage, and the expectations are the newest vaccines will protect against it, and other variants from the same family.

With the FDA approval of nirsevimab-alip (Beyfortus), which is indicated for prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants, clinicians will need to have important conversations with families around this monoclonal antibody, beginning this fall.