Pulmonary Infections
Feature
COVID booster shot poll: People ‘don’t think they need one’
A new poll shows why so few people are willing to get the latest COVID booster.
Feature
U.S. sees most flu hospitalizations in a decade
But the number of deaths and outpatient visits for flu or flu-like illnesses was down slightly from the week before.
Feature
Rise of the fungi: Pandemic tied to increasing fungal infections
COVID-19 has lifted the lid on the risks of secondary pulmonary fungal infections.
Commentary
How a cheap liver drug may be the key to preventing COVID
The authors of a paper appearing in Nature give us multiple, complementary lines of evidence.
Feature
Paxlovid has been free so far. Next year, sticker shock awaits
The Pfizer pill has helped prevent many people infected with COVID-19 from being hospitalized or dying,
From the Journals
Fungi that cause lung infections now found in most states: Study
Researchers realized that many infections were occurring in places the fungi weren’t thought to exist.
News
Study comparing surgical and N95 masks sparks concern
The findings are not consistent with those of many other studies on this topic.
Feature
Have long COVID? Newest booster vaccines may help you
‘A bivalent booster might actually [help with] your long COVID,’ epidemiologist said.
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FDA pulls U.S. authorization for Eli Lilly’s COVID drug bebtelovimab
The drug is not expected to neutralize the dominant BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 subvariants of Omicron.
Feature
RSV surge stuns parents and strains providers, but doctors offer help
The parents of the child who had a severe case of RSV reflected on the their son’s bout with the illness.
Latest News
Flu, RSV infecting children at staggering rates
“What’s concerning to us are not only the number of infections, but the severity of these infections, leading to a high number of emergency room...