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NIH launches early Ebola treatment trial
A phase 1 study of a potential new Ebola treatment has begun at the NIH, examining the safety of monoclonal antibody mAb114 in healthy volunteers...
Conference Coverage
MDR Candida auris is on the move
MADRID - C. auris made its first appearance in Spain 2 years ago, and infection control specialists are still struggling to eradicate it.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Autism screening tests fall short
Parents of children with false-negative M-CHAT results as less developed.
Feature
Drugmakers blamed for blocking generics have cost U.S. billions
By delaying development of generics, drugmakers can maintain their monopolies and keep prices high.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Atopic Dermatitis severity reduced by topical microbiome treatment
Small study in adults and kids suggests treatment effective.
From the Journals
Alcohol abuse goes untreated in HCV patients
HCV patients with alcohol-use disorder often don’t get the treatment they need.
Conference Coverage
Recent studies of microbiota offer insights into digestive disease management
LAS VEGAS – Microbiota have factored in specific digestive diseases, but their causality remains to be shown.
Conference Coverage
CKD triples risk of bad outcomes in HIV
BOSTON – Smoking, diabetes, dyslipidemia, low body mass index, and poor HIV control were modifiable risk factors for CKD.
Conference Coverage
For Gram-negative bacteremias, 7 days of antibiotics is enough
MADRID – Two weeks of antibiotic treatment conferred no benefits over 7 days of treatment in patients with Gram-negative bacteremias.
From the Journals
Blood type A linked to more-severe diarrhea
Adults in type A blood groups were significantly more likely than those in type B or O groups to develop moderate to severe diarrhea after...
Conference Coverage
Three days of beta-lactam beat clinically stable CAP
For some community-acquired pneumonia patients, short-term antibiotic therapy is a viable alternative to traditional longer courses.
Conference Coverage
HBV birth dose predicts vaccine adherence
Infants who do not receive the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose are less likely to be up-to-date on recommended vaccines by 19 months, results from...
FDA/CDC
FDA warns of birth defect risks from dolutegravir
An FDA alert warns of serious neural tube birth defects occurring in babies born to women treated for HIV with dolutegravir early in pregnancy.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Heart rate variability a risk factor for depression?
Some have thought that depression may lead to unfavorable effects on heart rate variability, but new research seems to point in the opposite...
Opinion
The double-edged sword
Mass distribution of a broad-spectrum antibiotic to preschool children reduced mortality in three sub-Saharan African countries.
Conference Coverage
Myelin antibody predicts ADEM relapse
LOS ANGELES – Could results help to guide decisions on immunosuppressive treatment?
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA: PrEP indication updated to include adolescents at risk of HIV infection
The FDA has expand the Truvada indication to include adolescents weighing at least 35 kg who are at risk of HIV.
Conference Coverage
ESBL-B before colorectal surgery ups risk of surgical site infection
MADRID – ESBL-B appears to be a factor in infection after colorectal surgery.
Conference Coverage
Simple QI intervention helped improve HPV vaccination rates
TORONTO - Acting on what had been missed opportunities in the past improved teen HPV vaccine rates.
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Practice Management
- Drugmakers blamed for blocking generics have cost U.S. billions
- Two more and counting: Suicide in medical trainees
- Check out ID Practitioner on twitter for the latest daily news
- White House pushes transparency in drug price plan
- New Medicare cards
- MDedge Daily News: Do HPV vaccines really cut cancer risk?
- Zika topped Lyme in 2016
- Uninsured rate on the rise
- HHS says no to lifetime limits on Medicaid
- MDedge Daily News: Where the latest HCV drug combos fit in
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Clinical Edge
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Antimicrobial Stewardship in the ED to Improve UTI
May 14, 2018
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Acute Respiratory Illness in Pregnant Women
May 14, 2018
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Incidence of Syphilis in HIV-infected Persons
May 14, 2018
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Environmental Panels to Combat MRSA and VRE
May 14, 2018
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ACIP Recommends Hepatitis B Vaccine for Adults
April 30, 2018
Conference Coverage
- MDR Candida auris is on the move
- Recent studies of microbiota offer insights into digestive disease management
- CKD triples risk of bad outcomes in HIV
- For Gram-negative bacteremias, 7 days of antibiotics is enough
- Three days of beta-lactam beat clinically stable CAP
- How to choose between highly effective HBV therapies
- HBV birth dose predicts vaccine adherence
- Myelin antibody predicts ADEM relapse
- ESBL-B before colorectal surgery ups risk of surgical site infection
- Simple QI intervention helped improve HPV vaccination rates
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Meetings & Events
- 6th World Molecular Pathological Epidemiology Congress
- Symposium on Complexity in Health & Wellness Behavior
- CMV Awareness Meeting - If You Don't Pass, Screen
- Second Annual Lyme Disease Topics at Johns Hopkins
- 28th Annual Clinical Care of the Patient w/ HIV Infection and Care of Patients w/ Viral Hepatitis
