Hospitals Often Failed to Switch From IV to Oral Antibiotics in Eligible Patients Study shows only 43% of patients with gram-negative bloodstream infections were transitioned Jan 02, 2024
Here's How Common Long COVID Is in Children 0.67% of kids presenting to the ED for acute infection had post-COVID conditions 1 year later Dec 29, 2023
Longer Letermovir Prophylaxis Reduced Risk of Cytomegalovirus Infection After HSCT Randomized study showed extending prophylaxis from 100 to 200 days was effective and safe Dec 27, 2023
Pediatric RSV Led to Higher Hospitalization Rates Than Omicron or Flu Study underscores urgent need to use preventive measures Dec 26, 2023
Can Residents Flourish? Managing Common Foot and Ankle Conditions Also in TTHealthWatch: Toothbrushing to prevent pneumonia Dec 23, 2023 podcast
CDC Tracks Down Rare, Deadly Bacteria in Mississippi Gulf Region Locating the bacteria that causes melioidosis akin to "finding a needle in a haystack" Dec 20, 2023
Masks, Pandemic Gear Ditched; COVID Vocal Cord Paralysis; How Bruce Willis Coped Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 20, 2023
Maternal Flu Shot Protects Infants Against Severe Disease Vaccine effectiveness was better when mom was vaccinated during third trimester Dec 19, 2023
Is There No High-Touch Surface in Hospitals Free of Microbial Contamination? Sorry, your precious break room coffeemaker is covered with it -- but regular cleaning helps Dec 18, 2023
Toothbrushing Linked to Lower Risk of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Brushing also tied to decreased ICU mortality, need for mechanical ventilation Dec 18, 2023
Shingles Vaccine Reduced Zoster Attacks in Patients With IBD Patients 50 and older saw benefits with vaccine, except in cases of complicated zoster Dec 18, 2023
Another Medical Society Turns Up the Heat on MOC IDSA president pens letter to ABIM, arguing MOC is costly, time-consuming, and ineffective Dec 15, 2023
Low-Dose Intradermal Mpox Vaccine on Par With Subcutaneous Dosing Antibody titers comparable between the regimens, and similar regardless of HIV status Dec 14, 2023
Moderna's mRNA RSV Vaccine Effective in Older Adults Whether it provides lasting protection remains to be seen Dec 13, 2023
Why Is VEXAS Syndrome Often Fatal? Here's an Answer New study suggests immunodeficiency is a previously unrecognized feature Dec 12, 2023
Life Expectancy Finally Increased: Why That's Not Really a Cause for Celebration The virus is still winning Dec 12, 2023
Nurses, Resident Slashed; Deadly Tick Disease Outbreak; COVID Vax After Infection Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 11, 2023
CDC Urges Clinicians to Be Aware of Potential Clade I Mpox Cases From DRC Cases of this subtype may cause more severe disease than Clade II Dec 08, 2023
Salmonella Deaths Grow; Hospital's Bariatric Surgery Factory; New Back Pain Recs Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 08, 2023
This Many U.S. Adults Have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome In survey, 1.3% report having an ME/CFS diagnosis Dec 08, 2023
Alarming Mpox Surge; Plan to Redo Lead Pipes Nationwide; Overdoses Reach High in SF Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 07, 2023
Should Throat Swabs Be Incorporated Into Rapid COVID Testing? While sensitivity improves, it may be difficult for people to correctly swab their own throats Dec 06, 2023
House Committee Puts CDC Director in the Spotlight Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, was asked about viral outbreak in China and agency's internal workings Nov 30, 2023
Can Paxlovid Improve Long COVID Symptoms? Harlan Krumholz, MD, discusses his ongoing study and novel approaches to clinical trials Nov 30, 2023 video
CDC Advisors' Infection Control Guidance Leaves Us Unprotected The guidelines will lead to unnecessary infections and deaths if approved Nov 29, 2023
Is the New Mpox 'Outbreak' Deadlier? Three factors could explain the higher case fatality rate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Nov 27, 2023
Male vs Female Surgeons; China Beefs Up Fever Clinics; C. Diff Survives Disinfecting Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Nov 27, 2023
China Reports No 'Unusual' Pathogens Driving Pneumonia Cluster in Kids Chinese health officials say the rise in respiratory illness is part of a continued surge Nov 24, 2023
What to Know About Ongoing Eye Drop Recalls FDA was spurred into action by a deadly bacterial outbreak earlier this year, advocates say Nov 20, 2023
Live Shingles Vaccine and Waning Immunity; Semaglutide and CV Events Also in TTHealthWatch: sodium and blood pressure; aspirin and LVADs Nov 18, 2023 podcast
Anthrax Guidance Issued; FDA Warns Amazon; AI Deepfakes Challenge Public Health Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Nov 15, 2023
Zoonotic Spillovers; DNA and RNA Testing for Cancer Risk Also in TTHealthWatch: genes and health conditions among Icelanders Nov 11, 2023 podcast
First Chikungunya Vaccine Lands Conditional FDA Approval High level of seroprotection, but adverse reactions warrant postmarketing study Nov 10, 2023
To Get More New Antimicrobial Drugs, Fix the Broken Market, Experts Say Hospitals see a new antibiotic as something to raise their costs, one expert noted Nov 07, 2023
CDC: Infant Syphilis Spike Continues Agency sees 10-fold increase in rates over the past decade Nov 07, 2023
Critics Say CDC Advisors' Infection Control Guidance Isn't Strong Enough Draft guidelines from HICPAC criticized after most recent meeting Nov 06, 2023
This Antibiotic May Reduce C. Diff Risk in Pneumonia Patients Doxycycline associated with reduced infection, re-infection rates versus azithromycin Nov 03, 2023
What Causes Conjunctivitis? A Panoply of Pathogens, Study Shows Despite common antibiotic use, most cases were viruses -- and pus wasn't usually a bacterial sign Nov 03, 2023
Infectious Disease Groups Urge CMS to Retire Sepsis Treatment Guidelines Use of the measure hasn't lowered mortality rates, they say Nov 02, 2023
