March 28th 2023
Your daily dose of clinical news you may have missed.
March 27th 2023
Adding paired serology and sputum to nasal swab/nasopharyngeal swabs RT-PCR increased RSV detection by 50% to 66% on average, respectively.
March 22nd 2023
Drug-resistant cases of Candida auris continue to spread across the US after an alarming 95% rise in cases of the fungal infection in 2021.
March 17th 2023
The 5-in-1 vaccine candidate, if approved, would provide the broadest meningococcal serogroup coverage and simplify the vaccination schedule.
March 15th 2023
The FDA authorized Pfizer's bivalent vaccine as a booster dose for children aged under 5 years who received 3 doses of monovalent vaccine.
Shingrix: Who Needs It and Who Doesn't?
A 55-year-old healthy man has a rash on his back that is diagnosed as shingles. He has never received any shingles vaccine–is he eligible now? Plus 3 more patient scenarios.
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of May 11, 2022
Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of May 10, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of May 9, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of May 6, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of May 4, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of May 3, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of May 2, 2022
Remdesivir Wins FDA Approval for Treatment of COVID-19 in Youngest Patients
The US FDA expanded approval of remdesivir this week to include pediatric patients aged 28 days and older, the first COVID-19 treatment indicated for this population.
Moderna Announces Filing for Emergency Use Authorization for its COVID-19 Vaccine in Children Under Age 6 Years
The biotechnology company said on Thursday that similar requests are underway with international regulatory authorities.
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of April 27, 2022
COVID-19 Epilogue: 10 Lessons Learned During 2 Long Years
Infectious disease expert and clinical investigator Rodger MacArthur, MD, considers what we know now that we didn't on March 12, 2020.
7 Questions on Latest US STD Trends
SAMPLE: Between 2019 and 2020, the rate of reported gonorrhea increased 10%. True or false? Plus, 6 more questions based on the CDC’s 2020 STD Surveillance Report.
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of April 21, 2022
Preliminary Results Support Feasibility, Immunogenicity of Influenza-COVID-19 Combo Vaccine
Novavax reports that the various combinations assessed were safe and induced immune responses comparable to stand-alone formulations of both vaccines.
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of April 20, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of April 19, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of April 18, 2022
FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Using Breath Samples
The FDA recently announced it had issued an emergency use authorization for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test that detects chemical compounds in breath samples associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of April 14, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of April 13, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of April 12, 2022
CDC: STDs Continued to Rise during Pandemic, Likely to Keep Increasing in 2021
Cases of gonorrhea, syphilis, and congenital syphilis in 2020 surpassed 2019 levels in the US, according to the CDC's 2020 STD Surveillance Report.
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of April 11, 2022
Diphtheria First Choice for Pediatric Immunization: A Short Quiz
How much do you know about diphtheria and the vaccine? Answer these 2 questions to find out.
4 Pediatric Pneumococcal Vaccine Conundrums
SAMPLE: A 7-year-old child newly immigrated to the US has not received any previous pneumococcal vaccines. What does the CDC recommend for this child?
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of April 8, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of April 7, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of April 5, 2022
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of April 4, 2022