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Potential 'Game Changer' for Leprosy Prevention

Trial sees success with single dose of prophylactic rifapentine for household contacts

May 17, 2023
A photo of a male leprosy patient’s deformed hand.
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Why Spend U.S. Dollars on Healthcare Abroad?

Atul Gawande on how USAID's international relief helps us at home

May 17, 2023
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Botanical Product Reduces Sepsis Mortality in Chinese Trial

But path to FDA approval for Xuebijing infusion unlikely with these data alone, say editorialists

May 01, 2023
A close up photo of a bag of intravenous fluid with an out of focus patient in the ICU in the background.
More Efforts Needed to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance, Lawmakers Told

Witnesses at House hearing push for new drugs and tests, and more infectious disease docs

Apr 28, 2023
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FDA OKs First Poop-Based Oral Therapy

Vowst approved for preventing recurrent C. difficile infections after antibiotics

Apr 27, 2023
FDA APPROVED Vowst over a microscope image of C. difficile bacteria.
Bacterial Outbreak Kills Four; 'COVID War' Lessons; Health Alert on Meat Soups

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Apr 27, 2023
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
Opinion
Public Health: Lack of Trust, Loss of Workers

A talk with Megan Ranney about COVID, the importance of an MPH degree, and hopes for the future

Apr 26, 2023
Faust Files: U.S. Public Health Post-COVID
Kids' Epilepsy Tied to Group B Strep Meningitis, not Sepsis, in Infancy

Risk more than 15-fold higher following invasive Group B Streptococcus meningitis

Apr 21, 2023
A computer rendering of Streptococcus agalactiae bacteria
All Thumbs Up From FDA Panel for Bacterial Pneumonia Therapy

Advisors unanimously recommend agency approve drug combination for healthcare-associated cases

Apr 18, 2023
FDA ADCOMM sulbactam-durlobactam over a photo of a ventilated patient in the ICU.
FDA OKs Cell Therapy to Lower Infection Risk After Stem Cell Transplant

Omidubicel reduced infections in blood cancer patients from 60% to 39% at 100 days posttransplant

Apr 17, 2023
FDA APPROVED omidubicel (Omisirge) over a computer rendering of leukemia cells in the blood stream.
FDA Panel to Weigh Limited Data on Combo for Healthcare-Acquired Pneumonia

Sulbactam-durlobactam under consideration for cases caused by Acinetobacter spp.

Apr 14, 2023
FDA ADCOMM sulbactam-durlobactam over a photo of a man on a ventilator in the ICU.
CDC Alerts Docs to Watch for Potential Imported Marburg Cases

Concern grows, though no cases have been detected outside Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania so far

Apr 06, 2023
A computer rendering of the Marburg virus.
RSV Vax in Pregnancy Cuts Severe Illness in Infants

Plus, new MELODY data confirm protection against RSV for babies receiving long-acting antibody

Apr 06, 2023
A photo of a female healthcare worker treating a baby infected with the RSV in her mother’s lap.
TB Cases Rebound to Near Pre-Pandemic Levels, CDC Data Show

Agency also now recommends video DOT as "equivalent" option for monitoring medication adherence

Mar 24, 2023
A computer rendering of the accumulation of tuberculosis bacteria inside the pulmonary tract
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