How Pharmacists Are Fighting COVID-19 Misinformation
Elizabeth Leung, PharmD, shares SIDP's educational efforts surrounding COVID-19 treatment.
Investigative Antibody Completely Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Infection
An antibody candidate from Sorrento has shown complete blockage of infection in early assessments. The company is now pursuing production and regulatory aid.
Phase 2 Trial Suggests Combination Antiviral Therapy Speeds Recovery in COVID-19
New research into a combination of antiviral therapies finds it is safe and appears to shorten disease course in patients with early coronavirus.
Investigators Call for Treatment Centers to Join COVID-19 Global Registry
A new first-of-its-kind global registry aimed at sharing real-time information on hospital care and ICU admissions could expand the scope of SARS-CoV-2 research.
Contagion Live News Network: Italian Doctors Report Kawasaki Syndrome in Pediatric COVID-19 Cases
A briefing on the day's top stories.
COVID-19 Treatment Candidate ABX464 Shows Promise In Vitro
In an in vitro reconstituted human respiratory epithelium model, the investigational drug inhibited replication of the novel coronavirus.
FDA Approves Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Trial for Severe COVID-19 Care
The first-of-its-kind, randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 1/2a trial will assess patients hospitalized at Florida and South Dakota institutions.
Evaluating Adolescent Hepatitis C Novel Oral Therapies
Some hepatitis C virus treatments for pediatric patients may be cost-effective.
Italy Hospital Reports Coronavirus, Kawasaki Disease Link in Children
New findings comparing cases since February to the last half-decade show the rate and severity of the rare inflammatory disease recently spiked in children.
FDA Grants Coronavirus mRNA Vaccine Fast Track Designation
Vaccine candidate mRNA-1273 has been granted Fast Track designation by the US FDA.
Contagion Live News Network: Benefits & Pitfalls of an Immunity Passport
A summary of today's top stories.
Medicaid Doesn't Cover All 13 Recommended Adult Vaccines in Most States
Barriers to recommended vaccine coverage for low-income American adults include disparity in Medicaid programs and low reimbursement amounts, a new study found.
TB Contact Tracing Reveals Gender Differences: Public Health Watch
Efforts to speed diagnosis among men might help stem the spread of the disease.
COVID's "Transformative" Effect on the Health Care System
Paul Sax, MD, discusses remdesivir, scientific literature in the age of COVID-19, and the pandemic's long-lasting effects on the future of health care.
Can COVID-19 Recovery Confer Privilege in a Reopened Economy?
A series of essays consider the privileges and ethics of an immunity-based "passport" to proceed with fewer restrictions in the age of COVID-19.
Lopinavir-Ritonavir Not Better than Standard Care for COVID-19 Patients
Treating severe COVID-19 patients with lopinavir-ritonavir did not have any significant effect compared to standard-care control patients.
Contagion Live News Network: The Uphill Battle for Mass Testing
A quick summary of the day's infectious disease headlines.
FDA Provides Guidances to Streamline COVID-19 Trial Applications
The agency provided 2 new recommendation guidelines for sponsors looking to assess potential preventive and therapeutic agents for the coronavirus.
Best-Case Coronavirus Vaccine Scenarios
What is the hopeful expectation of the new candidates, relative to previously developed vaccines?
Learning from RSV Infections: Insight into Immune Response
RSV causes thousands of deaths in children - why do some have more severe disease?
COVID-19: Do We Have Enough Lab Specialists for Mass Testing?
Rodney E. Rohde, PhD, discusses the challenges our shortage of medical laboratory specialists creates for the COVID-19 response.
Assessing Household Coronavirus Exposure and Contact Tracing
Contact tracing allows epidemiological response by not only notifying people of exposure so they can quarantine, but also understanding potential exposure dynamics that allowed for disease transmission.
Adolescent HIV Prevention: Overcoming the PrEP "Purview Paradox"
Conversations about PrEP with a clinician are the least common among adolescents with the greatest risk for HIV.
Contagion Live News Network: Epidemic Risks of Industrial Farming & More
A brief summary of our daily coverage.
FDA Expands COVID-19 At-Home Test Collection Authorization to Saliva Samples
The Rutgers laboratory is now authorized to receive and test collected, prescribed samples of either nasal or saliva samples for possible COVID-19.
The Pursuit of a COVID-19 Vaccine
Preventive medicine expert William Schaffner, MD, discusses what it will take for investigators to properly assess and manufacture a vaccine.
Raxibacumab Does Not Harm Anthrax Vaccine Immunogenicity
In a new phase 4 study, investigators found giving patients raxibacumab at the start of anthrax vaccine adsorbed administration does hurt the protective quality of the vaccine.
Individualized Beta-Lactam Therapy and Monitoring
Elevated beta-lactam concentrations have been associated with neurotoxic adverse effects, including seizures and mental status changes.
FDA Authorizes First Emergency COVID-19 Antigen Test
The opening of this new category of coronavirus testing makes antigen the third type authorized by the FDA, following polymerase chain reaction and serological tests.
Medical Editors Urge Cautious Interpretation of COVID-19 Clinical Trials
Medical journal editors call for managed expectations for the numerous clinical trials that will soon release results on potential COVID-19 treatments.