User Auth Test Page

CDC Issues Advisory Over Eating Pre-Cut Cantaloupe From Unknown Sources

The AP (11/30, Aleccia) reports, “Consumers shouldn’t eat pre-cut cantaloupe if they don’t know the source, U.S. health officials said Thursday, as the number of illnesses and recalls tied to a deadly salmonella outbreak grows.” According to the CDC, “at least 117 people in 34 U.S. states have been sickened by contaminated cantaloupe, including 61 who were hospitalized and two who died.”

Full Article
CDC Director Provides Update On Threat Posed By Respiratory Illnesses

NBC News (11/30, Hayes) reports CDC Director Mandy Cohen reassured members of Congress on Thursday that a respiratory illness in China was not the result of “a new or novel pathogen.” Cohen noted that the surge “can instead be attributed to existing viruses and bacteria.” CNN (11/30, Goodman, McPhillips) reports that Cohen also updated the congressional subcommittee Thursday “about cases of respiratory illness in the US due to three viruses: flu, the coronavirus and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.”

Full Article
Moxidectin Noninferior To Ivermectin For Strongyloidiasis Treatment, Study Finds

Healio (11/29, Stulpin) reports, “Moxidectin was noninferior to ivermectin for patients with strongyloidiasis,” a study has found. The study authors “recorded a cure rate of 93.6% in the moxidectin group and 95.7% in the ivermectin group.” The study was p...

Full Article
Study Finds No Difference Between Acute Kidney Injury Incidence With Piperacillin-Tazobactam Vs Cefepime In Adults Hospitalized With Acute Infection

Infectious Disease Advisor (11/29, Barowski, RN) reports, “In adults hospitalized with acute infection, piperacillin-tazobactam did not result in higher acute kidney injury incidence but cefepime increased risk for neurologic dysfunction.” The study was p...

Full Article
Study Highlights Risk Factors For MSSA Colonization, Infection Among Infants In NICU

Infectious Disease Advisor (11/29, Barowski, RN) reports that a surveillance study “showed that the overall rate of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) colonization and subsequent infection is high among infants in the neonatal intensive...

Full Article
Incidence Rates For Several Respiratory Viruses Declined During COVID-19 Pandemic, Study Finds

Healio (11/29, Hornick) reports, “Incidence rates for several respiratory viruses, including influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, declined during vs. before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to study results published in Thorax.” Additionally, the st...

Full Article
Number Of COVID-19 Cases Caused By BA.2.86 Variant Has Tripled In Past Two Weeks, CDC Says

HealthDay (11/28, Foster) reports, “The prevalence of a highly mutated COVID variant has tripled in the past two weeks, new government data shows.” Now, nearly 10% of “new COVID cases are fueled by the BA.2.86 variant, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...

Full Article
Clinicians Caring For Patients With Diabetic Foot Infections May Be Able To Decrease Use Of Mycobacterial Cultures, Healthcare Costs, Study Data Show

Healio (11/28, Stulpin) reports, “Clinicians and microbiologists who care for patients with diabetic foot infections may be able to decrease the use of mycobacterial cultures and health care costs because these infections are uncommon, according to study...

Full Article
WHO Grants Novavax’s Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Emergency Use Authorization

Reuters (11/28, Jain) reports, “Novavax’s updated vaccine has been granted emergency-use authorization by the World Health Organization (WHO) for active immunization to prevent COVID-19 in individuals aged 12 and older, the company said on Tuesday.” The s...

Full Article
UNAIDS Director Warns Global AIDS Response “Under Threat”

Reuters (11/28, Rigby) reports, “The global response to AIDS is ‘under threat’ because of an unprecedented backlash against human rights that is stigmatizing the groups most at risk of HIV infection, the head of the United Nations AIDS program has warned....

Full Article
Egypt On Track To Eliminate Hepatitis C, Pledges To Treat Millions Of African Patients

The New York Times (11/28, Nolen, Gormalova) reports, “Egypt is on track to be the first country to achieve the World Health Organization goal of eliminating hepatitis C, and it is leveraging that victory into a campaign of ‘health diplomacy,’ pledging to...

Full Article
Chlorine-Based Bleach Cleaning Solutions No More Effective At Killing C. Diff Than Water, Study Finds

Healio (11/27, Feller) reports, “Chlorine-based bleach cleaning solutions are no more effective at killing Clostridioides difficile on surfaces and hospital scrubs than water, a study found.” According to the study published in Microbiology, “spores from...

Full Article
Remdesivir Treatment Decreases Mortality Risk For Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Requiring Supplemental Oxygen, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (11/27, Chan) reports, “Treatment with remdesivir significantly decreases the risk for mortality in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who require supplemental oxygen, according to study results published in Open Forum Infectio...

Full Article
Spike In Respiratory Illnesses In China Is Not As High As Before COVID-19 Pandemic, WHO Official Says

Reuters (11/27, Silver) reports, “The spike in respiratory illnesses that China is currently going through is not as high as before the COVID-19 pandemic, a World Health Organisation official said, reiterating that no new or unusual pathogens had been fou...

Full Article
Study Suggests URTIs May Disproportionately Affect Pediatric Patients Who Identify As Black Or Mexican American

Infectious Disease Advisor (11/27, Barowski) reports, “Results of a study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases suggest that upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) may disproportionately affect pediatric patients who identify as Black or Mex...

Full Article
China Says Surge In Respiratory Illnesses Due To Seasonal Flu, Other Known Pathogens Rather Than Novel Virus

The AP (11/26) reports, “A surge in respiratory illnesses across China that has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization is caused by the flu and other known pathogens and not by a novel virus, the country’s health ministry said Sunday.” Chine...

Full Article
Prior Infections With Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Common Among People Diagnosed With Mpox, Study Suggests

Healio (11/22, Stulpin) reported “prior infections with chlamydia and/or gonorrhea were common among people diagnosed with mpox, according to data gathered and assessed by the Chicago Department of Public Health.” The study “found that prior STIs were com...

Full Article
Up To 87% Of Patients With COVID-19 Infection Have Symptoms Lasting Two Months Or More, Including Chest Pain, Study Finds

Medscape (11/22, Barbor, Subscription Publication) reported, “As many as 87% of patients experience symptoms after COVID-19 infection that last 2 months or more, one of the most common being chest pain. And chronic chest discomfort may persist in some ind...

Full Article
More Health System Executives Say They Are Increasingly Concerned About Rise Of Antimicrobial Resistance, Report Finds

Chief Healthcare Executive (11/24, Southwick) reported, “More health system executives say they are increasingly concerned about the rise of antimicrobial resistance, according to a report released by the Sepsis Alliance.” The report also found that “many...

Full Article
Insufficient Childhood Vaccinations Leading To Deadly Outbreaks Among Children

The New York Times (11/25, Nolen) reported that large outbreaks “of diseases that primarily kill children are spreading around the world, a grim legacy of disruptions to health systems during the Covid-19 pandemic that have left more than 60 million child...

Full Article

Request a Call from Customer Relations

Name *
Topic *
Phone Number *
Scheduled Date *
Scheduled Time *
Customer Id

First Name *
Last Name *
Email *
Customer ID

CDC Issues Advisory Over Eating Pre-Cut Cantaloupe From Unknown Sources

CDC Director Provides Update On Threat Posed By Respiratory Illnesses

Moxidectin Noninferior To Ivermectin For Strongyloidiasis Treatment, Study Finds

Study Finds No Difference Between Acute Kidney Injury Incidence With Piperacillin-Tazobactam Vs Cefepime In Adults Hospitalized With Acute Infection

Study Highlights Risk Factors For MSSA Colonization, Infection Among Infants In NICU

Incidence Rates For Several Respiratory Viruses Declined During COVID-19 Pandemic, Study Finds

Number Of COVID-19 Cases Caused By BA.2.86 Variant Has Tripled In Past Two Weeks, CDC Says

Clinicians Caring For Patients With Diabetic Foot Infections May Be Able To Decrease Use Of Mycobacterial Cultures, Healthcare Costs, Study Data Show

WHO Grants Novavax’s Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Emergency Use Authorization

UNAIDS Director Warns Global AIDS Response “Under Threat”

Egypt On Track To Eliminate Hepatitis C, Pledges To Treat Millions Of African Patients

Chlorine-Based Bleach Cleaning Solutions No More Effective At Killing C. Diff Than Water, Study Finds

Remdesivir Treatment Decreases Mortality Risk For Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Requiring Supplemental Oxygen, Study Finds

Spike In Respiratory Illnesses In China Is Not As High As Before COVID-19 Pandemic, WHO Official Says

Study Suggests URTIs May Disproportionately Affect Pediatric Patients Who Identify As Black Or Mexican American

China Says Surge In Respiratory Illnesses Due To Seasonal Flu, Other Known Pathogens Rather Than Novel Virus

Prior Infections With Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Common Among People Diagnosed With Mpox, Study Suggests

Up To 87% Of Patients With COVID-19 Infection Have Symptoms Lasting Two Months Or More, Including Chest Pain, Study Finds

More Health System Executives Say They Are Increasingly Concerned About Rise Of Antimicrobial Resistance, Report Finds

Insufficient Childhood Vaccinations Leading To Deadly Outbreaks Among Children