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A new CDC report highlights another health-related area where interruptions occurred due to the pandemic, but data suggests both improved rapidly.

Europe’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) issued a positive opinion for Triumeq PD, the first dispersible single tablet regimen with dolutegravir, for children living with HIV.

TP-05, a novel, oral therapeutic recently reported topline results from its phase 1 study.

With these findings, the Uppsala University investigators believe loss of the Y chromosome in white blood cells can predict which patients are at high risk of severe COVID-19 disease progression.

A large health system saw a reduction of 40% and 70% respectively when the antiviral was prescribed.

A single-dose of acoziborole could simplify the treatment of this fatal infection.

A new report looked at mortality over a 2 ½ year period, and the epidemiology of who was most affected.

In this podcast episode, Christian Sandrock, MD, MPH, FCCP, describes the need to make significant progress in antimicrobial stewardship.

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is happening in people post-virus as well as within a 90-day period post-vaccination.

In addition to avoiding additional infection, illness, and death, the COVID-19 vaccination program likely saved the US $1.25 trillion in medical costs.

For this to be a viable HIV reduction strategy, scale-up demand creation should be coordinated between all partners, the study authors said, and should be fast enough to build momentum and yield the expected results.

The Wistar Institute’s research on DNA-encoded SARs-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies (DMAbs) allowed it to advance to clinical trials. One researcher explains how it differs from the mRNA platform.

As someone who lives with the long-term effects of chikungunya, Camillo Mora PhD, sees the expanding habitat of mosquitos and is concerned more people will be exposed to vector-borne illnesses and deal with not only the acute phases of these viruses but also the possibility of long-term health effects they can present.

All regions are experiencing influenza-like illness levels above the baseline, the CDC said.

Phase 2 trial with bepirovirsen demonstrates possibility of a functional cure of chronic hepatitis B infection that is sustained after treatment is discontinued.

It was a week marked by significant FDA decisions and COVID-19 treatment updates.

The last available COVID-19 monoclonal antibody, bebtelovimab, is now no longer authorized due to suspected inability to neutralize the most dominant COVID-19 variants, Omicron BQ.1.1 and BQ.1.

The study showed, however, that physicians can help solve the problem if they are willing to answer patient’s questions about the therapy’s efficacy and safety.

Dr. Elizabeth Garner speculates the FDA approval of RBX2660 for recurrent C difficile infection will pave the way for more restorative microbiome therapies.

The European Commission has approved their first dengue vaccine, Takeda’s TAK-003, as climate change and urbanization contribute to a worldwide rise in dengue incidence.

With an already overwhelming respiratory virus season with RSV and influenza, the hope is to prevent COVID-19 with these vaccines available to younger pediatric populations.

A deep dive into the number of deaths from COVID-19 and other causes reveals a significant disparity between the US and its peer nations.

Ferring Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Elizabeth Garner explains the FDA approval of recurrent C diff treatment RBX2660 provides more than a treatment option, it’s a promise of safety and standardization.

A clinician offers insight into what he sees in terms of these therapies and the need to get more information to those providers in the field as well as access to them.

A new study examining COVID-19 outcomes over time found evidence supporting the use of dexamethasone and raised concerns about using nonconcurrent controls in large platform trials.

COVID-19 hospital patients were prescribed 21.81% more antibiotics than patients without COVID-19. How did this affect their risk of coinfection?

With the proliferation of therapies for skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs), a clinician discusses how providers can appropriately find the balance between these novel therapies, the existing treatment guidelines, and stewardship.

A new report finds veterans who took vitamin D supplements were less likely to get COVID-19 and less likely to die within 30 days of infection.

A clinician has a novel approach to patient conversations around this topic to determine if they want to assess if their penicillin allergies truly present a problem for treatment.

Today, Pfizer-BioNTech filed submitted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to administer their Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster in children under 5 years of age.