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IDWeek 2023: Older adults hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus were more likely to be women, be immunocompromised, and to have traveled within the prior 2 weeks,

The phase 2 study found that nAB responses against epithelial cell infection were strong after each mRNA-1647 dose and sustained through 12 months.

A phase 3 study found VE from a single shot against RSV-LRTD in adults aged ≥60 years persisted through a second season; revaccination did not increase protection.

A modeling study projected an annual reduction of nearly 25 000 infant hospitalizations and 46 000 ED encounters following maternal vaccination against RSV.

Immune response in older adults after receiving both vaccines in the same visit was noninferior to sequential administration and the safety profile was acceptable.

The study findings on enhanced immunity from a third mRNA-1273 dose and specific population benefits will help build effective public health policy, authors say.

The intranasal delivery and live attenuated form of CoviLiv may strengthen immune response and vaccine acceptance and uptake in populations and regions where both are low.

The phase 3 semaglutide kidney outcomes trial will be stopped immediately with FLOW read out expected in early 2024, the company said.

IDWeek 2023: In a large cohort of people living with HIV, those switching from oral ART to long acting CAB+RPV were more than 4x as likely to adhere to the regimen.

Approved for persons with HIV with undetectable VL, CAB+RPV LA may also be appropriate for those with VL ≥50 copies when the therapy is initiated, according to new findings.

COVID-19, influenza, and RSV will be the topics of a different types of sessions examining the history, new diagnostics, prevention, and future treatments during IDWeek 2023.

IDWeek 2023: Leading physician scientists will headline plenary sessions and named lectureships on topics ranging from antibiotic stewardship to artificial intelligence.

AAFP president-elect Steven Furr, MD, offers 3 thoughts on maximizing opportunities this year to give all necessary vaccines.

IDWeek 2023: Imagine an intriguing hot topic in infectious disease and you'll find a session or 2 where you can learn more and then choose the next topic, rinse, and repeat.

The monovalent, singe-shot COVID-19 vaccine simplifies what used to be a complicated conversation with patients and stocking the vaccine fridge, too, says Steven Furr, MD.

Furr on COVID-19 shot: The expectation that 90% of the US population would take this new vaccine that they'd never heard of was probably not practical.

The combination was found equally as effective as 2 standard influenza vaccine comparators and as the Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 booster shot.

Many patients with moderate-to-severe asthma may not be using inhaled corticosteroids along with rescue medications to avoid serious disease exacerbations.

In adults older than age 65 years with T2D, a simple clinical decision support tool plus shared decision making reduced hypoglycemic episodes by half.

The addition of ileus as a potential adverse event associated with the GLP-1 mimetic is not the first required for the class by the regulator.

The prevalence of cardiac, renal, and metabolic conditions has significantly increased over 20 years and so has the number of US adults who have all 3.

Amy Houtrow, MD, PhD, MPH, considers the impact of poverty on childhood disability and talks about opportunities to breach barriers to health care access.

An e-health lifestyle walking intervention partially supported by remote coaching led to significant improvement in BP in older adults as well as a desire to keep walking.

Among postmenopausal women taking hormones orally, the NAFLD prevalence increased from 25.3 to 29.4% while it decreased from 24 to 17.3% in those using the transdermal route.

Pivotal cardiovascular outcome trials that evaluated cardiorenal benefits of the newer classes were not designed to consider racial/ethnic variations, researchers state.

The biosimilar to the GLP-1 mimetic Victoza proved noninferior for reduction of HbA1c and had similar positive effects on body weight, lipids, and blood pressure.

Waist-to-hip ratio was more powerfully and consistently associated with risk of all-cause mortality than BMI or FMI, but can it replace BMI as a clinical indicator?

Meta-analysis: Among persons with symptoms of long COVID, respiratory and exercise training were effective but pooled information on safety was "uncertain, imprecise."

Fatigue was positively correlated with frequency, duration, severity and chronicity of migraine episodes and more common among chronic migraineurs, a new study reveals.

The USPSTF recommends that BP be checked at all prenatal visits for all pregnant persons and calls for reducing vast inequities in maternal health care.