Diseases and Treatment
5 Lessons From An Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist
In this article an antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist discusses how to convince physicians to change their antibiotic prescribing practices
Authored by: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D.,...
A Component That Protects the COVID-19 Vaccine and Lends to its Effectiveness
mRNA capping is a specific technology that a majority of mRNA vaccines have that is little known or discussed, outside of vaccine development....
Additional Death Linked to Boar’s Head Listeria Recall
3 of the 71 contaminated products.Image credits: USDASince the last update on July 31, there have been 9 additional cases of illness, all...
Top 5 Infectious Disease News Stories: Week of August 2-August 9
Enhanced diagnostic and surveillance measures for hypervirulent pathogens, new CDC safety data on RSV vaccines showing rare risks, updated IDSA guidance for managing...
Trial Pits OTC Nasal Sprays Against Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses
Paul Little, FMedSci, Primary Care Research CentreImage credit: University of Southampton United KingdomIn a large scale trial of non-prescription interventions for seasonal respiratory...
Providers May Need to Tailor Prescribing Based on Local Trends in Staphylococcus aureus Resistance
Image credit: Generated with Copilot AISignificant increases in resistance to tetracyclines and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole were witnessed over a 10-year period, particularly in the southern...