BOSTON — The HIV epidemic is “never going to end” unless physicians do two things, according to Donna E. Sweet, MD, MACP, AAHIVS. The first is ensure that every adult patient in the United States has been screened for HIV at least once....
Patients with syphilis experienced higher rates of CV events like stroke, MI and death compared with a matched control group, according to a large-scale, real-world study published in European Heart Journal. “Early studies have linked...
Influenza is still the biggest threat to global health as WHO raises fears about the spread of avian strain Influenza is the pathogen most likely to trigger a new pandemic in the near future, according to leading scientists. An...
HOUSTON — The risks for certain hospital-associated infections differ between urban and rural health care facilities, suggesting a nuanced relationship between health equity and the risk for infection, a study found. Tamia M. Dixon, MPH,...
HOUSTON — Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, has been working in vaccine development for more than 40 years. During that time, the dean of Baylor College of Medicine’s National School of Tropical Medicine has had a front-row seat to the rising...
BOSTON — More than 40% of patients with difficult-to-treat pathogens were prescribed older, generic agents despite the FDA approval of several new gram-negative antibiotics, findings showed. According to Sameer S. Kadri-Rodriguez, MD,...
According to data published last year, eating disorder claims rose 65% as a percentage of all medical claims in the United States between 2018 to 2022, with most claims in 2022 coming from patients aged 14 to 18 years. We reached out to...
BOSTON — The emergence of infectious diseases can be tied to events like climate change, social change and political trends, according to an expert. Heather C. Yun, MD, USAF, FACP, deputy commander for medical services at Brooke Army...
Last year saw more than 50 new drug approvals, many of which may help internists better manage several common conditions in their patients. Medscape Medical News
HOUSTON — Consulting with an infectious disease physician can shorten antibiotic prescriptions for uncomplicated gram-negative bacteremia and move patients from IV to oral antibiotics more quickly, according to a study. The study,...
HOUSTON — A Staphylococcus aureus screening program paired with genomic sequencing and electronic health data improved a New York hospital’s ability to identify transmissions and patients at high risk, according to a study. For more than...
BOSTON — “We should be embracing [AI] and trying to make this a priority to get this right, because I don’t know any alternative to get us out of this frustration right now outside of this technology,” Eric Topol, MD, said. “The...
WASHINGTON — There were no significant associations between prenatal exposure to ambient particulate matter and atopic disease, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. Due to...
Dengue cases have created an "emergency situation" in the Americas, although cases in hotspots Argentina and Brazil appear to have stabilized, the head of the Pan American... Reuters Health Information
DENVER — Metagenomic next-generation sequencing may be a reliable diagnostic tool to analyze causes of highly contagious meningitis or encephalitis in a clinical setting, according to a speaker. “By sequencing all the DNA and RNA in...
It is important to inform patients about warning signs such as abdominal pain, repeated vomiting, decreased urine output, or dizziness when standing, says an epidemiologist. Medscape Infectious Diseases
The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in a bid to avoid the confusion... Reuters Health Information
Data reveals at peak of pandemic in 2020, people in prisons died almost three and a half times more frequently than those outside When the Covid-19 pandemic began, it wasn’t hard to predict that incarcerated people would be at higher...
The growing need for antibiotic-free products has challenged producers to decrease or completely stop using antimicrobials as feed supplements in the diet of broiler chickens to improve feed efficiency, growth rate and intestinal health....
The proportion of infants who were vaccinated on time in the United States increased from 2011 to 2021, but did not improve equally among all groups, according to a study. Rates of on-time vaccination did not increase as much among...
An automated algorithm designed to identify rheumatology patients who need to “shield” against COVID-19 demonstrated results that matched the “gold standard” of manual review in the majority of cases, according to data. “In April 2020,...
HOUSTON — Uganda rapidly scaled up screening during a rare outbreak of Ebola virus in 2022 using a plan that researchers said could be a blueprint for future responses. The country’s rapid implementation of an infection prevention and...
Assessing children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia for certain objective measures of clinical stability could help shorten their stays, according to a study published in Pediatrics. “Pediatric community-acquired pneumonia...
Ever since my third-year clinical rotations in medical school, I can usually predict what will be written about me in my evaluations before seeing them. The phrases “be more outspoken” and “try not to be so quiet” were copied and pasted...
Researchers have discovered toxic protein particles, shaped like umbrellas, that soil bacteria known as Streptomyces secrete to squelch competitors in their crowded microbial communities, especially others of their own species. What...
Trying to hit a target size before dividing seems like the best strategy for maintaining a precise cell size, but bacteria don't do that. Now we know why.
Using a pair of sensors made from carbon nanotubes, researchers discovered signals that help plants respond to stresses such as heat, light, or attack from insects or bacteria. Farmers could use these sensors to monitor threats to their...
A team has constructed an improved mid-infrared microscope, enabling them to see the structures inside living bacteria at the nanometer scale. Mid-infrared microscopy is typically limited by its low resolution, especially when compared...
Prolonged droughts followed by sudden bursts of rainfall -- how do desert soil bacteria manage to survive such harsh conditions? This long-debated question has now been answered by microbiologists. The study reveals that desert soil...
Copper is a natural antimicrobial material that, when added to pig feed, may promote the growth and health of the animals. Since pigs can tolerate high levels of the metal, researchers recently investigated whether copper might be used...
A new test appears to be better than current options for diagnosing pathogens that cause meningitis, encephalitis, and other neurologic infections. Medscape Medical News
British drugmaker GSK said on Wednesday long-term data showed that its blockbuster shingles vaccine, Shingrix, had 79.7% efficacy in participants aged 50 years and above,... Reuters Health Information
HOUSTON — Antibiotic use in urology outpatient settings may be “substantially underestimated” if only prescriptions made during in-person encounters are considered, researchers found. “We were seeing increasing number of referrals from...
The FDA will review GSK’s pentavalent meningococcal vaccine candidate for approval, the company announced Tuesday. The FDA’s goal date for a decision on the application is Feb. 14, 2025. The agency has already approved one pentavalent...
Scientists at UC Riverside have demonstrated a new, RNA-based vaccine strategy that is effective against any strain of a virus and can be used safely even by babies or the immunocompromised.
Many studies have shown that shorter courses of antibiotic therapy are just as effective as longer ones for certain infections, including those that impact children. The idea is commonly referred to using the mantra “shorter is better.”...
Important differences in how the nasal cells of young and elderly people respond to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, could explain why children typically experience milder COVID-19 symptoms, a new study finds.
Bacterial infections pose significant challenges to agriculture and medicine, especially as cases of antibiotic-resistant bacteria continue to rise. In response, scientists are elucidating the ways that bacteria-infecting viruses disarm...
Use of antibiotics provided no measurable impact on the severity or duration of coughs even if a bacterial infection was present, finds a large, prospective study of people who sought treatment in U.S. primary or urgent care settings for...
Primary care doctors who serve marginalized communities had the highest rate of patients unvaccinated against COVID-19 in a recent study. Medscape Medical News
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Most disease-causing bacteria are known for their speed: In mere minutes, they can double their population, quickly making a person sick. But just as dangerous as this rapid growth can be a bacterium's resting state, which helps the...
Exclusive: Extensive polling ordered by the then chancellor, documents reveal, but scientific advisers not consulted Rishi Sunak ordered multiple taxpayer-funded focus groups and polls to craft the messaging of his planned “eat out to...
Findings show a newly created drug can prevent runaway inflammation while still allowing the immune system to handle the virus, even when given late into infection.