Diseases and Treatment
Top 5 Infectious Disease News Stories Week of November 8-15
November 2024 Recalls So Far: Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination Across Multiple Food ProductsIn November 2024, several food recalls were issued due to potential contamination...
Investigational Hepatitis D Monoclonal Antibody Achieves 100% Virologic Response
Image credit: Julien Tromeur, UnsplashHepatitis D (HDV) can be a very severe infection, and it is characterized as a satellite virus as it...
Increased Adverse Events During High COVID-19 Burden in Hospitals
Mark L. Metersky, MD, FCCP, FACPProfessor of MedicineImage credit: Uconn HealthA new cohort study published in JAMA Network Open found that higher hospital...
Diagnostic Company is Developing a Point of Need Spatial Multiplexed Test for Avian Influenza in Humans
Today, an agreement was announced between diagnostic company Alveo Technologies and the CDC seeks to have the former develop a point of need...
Efficacy of 8-Week Daclatasvir-Sofosbuvir Regimen for Chronic Hepatitis C
Ahmed N. Farrag, BPharmImage Credit: LinkedInA recent systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the efficacy of an 8-week regimen of daclatasvir (DCV) plus sofosbuvir...
Due to FDA Policy Change, Fecal Microbiota Transplants are in a Tenuous Position
This fall, there has been some legal limbo going on at the FDA as it pertains to deciding if the federal agency should...