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Infectious Diseases Society of America, Oct. 11-15
The annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America was held this year from Oct. 11 to 15 in Boston and attracted participants from around the world, including scientists, physicians,...
IVIg Reduces Infection Rate in Multiple Myeloma Patients Receiving Anti-BCMA Therapy
THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 – Many patients with multiple myeloma treated with anti-B cell maturation antigen (BCMA) therapy have infections, and the rate of infections is significantly lower when...
COVID-19 Infection, Vaccination Have Little Effect on Migraine Worsening
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 – COVID-19 infection and vaccination have a negligible effect on migraine worsening, despite patient reports of migraine worsening, according to a study published online Oct....
Germs Love Two Skin 'Hot Spots' on Your Body
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 – Grandma knew it all along: Certain places on the body are "hot spots" for unhealthy microbes. That notion — which the authors of a new study dubbed “the grandma hypothesis,” af...
COVID Triggered More Cases of Deadly Sepsis During Pandemic Than Thought
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 – The life-threatening infection sepsis was more common than once thought among COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic. Massachusetts researchers linked SARS-CoV-2, the virus...
New Antibiotic Ceftobiprole Could Help Fight Resistant Staph Infections
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 – New research shows that an antibiotic effective for bacterial pneumonia also appears to fight treatment-resistant staph infections. The drug is ceftobiprole. It appeared...
How to Care for a New Body Piercing
SUNDAY, Sept. 24, 2023 – Piercings can be a fun way to express yourself, but they can also cause complications — particularly in areas that aren’t the earlobes — and need proper care. “The first step...
Patient-to-Patient Transmission Not to Blame for Most C. Difficile Infections in Hospitals
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 – A deadly infection associated with hospitalization may not be the fault of the hospital, but may instead stem from the patients themselves, a new study suggests....
Rat-Borne Parasite That Can Cause Brain Disease Spreading in Southern U.S.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 – Brown rats found and analyzed near Atlanta now carry rat lungworm, researchers report. It's a parasite that can trigger a dangerous brain encephalitis in both people and...
Respiratory Infections in Childhood Increased With Urbanized Living at Birth
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 – Urbanized living at birth and environmental factors are associated with an increased risk for infections in early childhood, according to two studies presented at the...
Can You Still Get COVID Tests for Free?
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 – COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are gradually increasing in the United States, as two new variants gain a foothold in the nation. And with that rise, more people are...
Making Sure You Don't Get RSV This Winter: An Expert Offers Tips
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 – Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common viral infection that affects people of all ages, with infants and older adults being particularly vulnerable to severe...
Doctors Pulled Live Worm From Australian Woman's Brain
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 – Doctors plucked a wriggling roundworm from the brain of an Australian woman in the world's first-known case of human infection with a parasite common in some pythons. The...
FDA Approves Fetroja (cefiderocol) for the Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections
November 14, 2019 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Fetroja (cefiderocol), an antibacterial drug for treatment of patients 18 years of age or older with complicated urinary...
FDA Approves Recarbrio (imipenem, cilastatin, and relebactam) for the Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract and Complicated Intra-Abdominal Bacterial Infections
KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- July 17, 2019 Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved...
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