Infectious Diseases
News
Predicting RSV’s Role in the Upcoming Winter Respiratory Season
RSV season should be blunted because of the increased use of both the remarkably effective CDC-recommended maternal RSV vaccine and nirsevimab.
Latest News
Whooping Cough Likely on Pace for a 5-Year High
This year in the United States, more than 10,000 whooping cough cases have been reported, compared with 2815 cases in all of 2023.
Latest News
After Rapid Weight Loss, Monitor Antiobesity Drug Dosing
Toxicities from excessive doses can have a range of detrimental effects; examine dosing following rapid weight loss.
Latest News
ABIM Revokes Two Physicians’ Certifications Over Accusations of COVID Misinformation
Two critical care docs lose ABIM certification following advocating for ivermectin as a treatment for COVID.
Commentary
What You Need to Know About Oropouche Virus Disease
The main symptoms are not different from other arboviral infections, ie, fever, maybe joint and muscle pain, maybe rash.
Commentary
Viral Season 2024-2025: Try for An Ounce of Prevention
In addition to hygiene and self-care we now have vaccinations aimed to prevent COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus.
Latest News
Study Identifies Oral Antibiotics Linked to Severe Cutaneous Reactions
The results “underscore the importance of judicious prescribing, with preferential use of antibiotics associated with a lower risk when clinically...
Latest News
How Safe is Anti–IL-6 Therapy During Pregnancy?
Transient neonatal cytopenia was the only possible adverse outcome that could be related to anti–IL-6 therapy.
Latest News
Identifying, Treating Lyme Disease in Primary Care
Physicians in areas where Lyme is endemic should be on alert as high season arrives.
Latest News
Shortage of Blood Bottles Could Disrupt Care
CDC warns about shortage of blood culture media bottles that could last into the fall and impact patient care.
Latest News
‘Doesn’t Fit Anything I Trained for’: Committee Examines Treatment for Chronic Illness After Lyme Disease
Few RCTs have been conducted on PTLD and there is no consensus on treatment; NASEM has called for more research.