Risk Factors for Endocarditis After TAVR
For patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) the incidence of infective...
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Infectious Disease
Is burnout inevitable during medical training?
An emergency medicine resident blogging on KevinMD, thinks so. Here’s why. He started with the...
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Managing non-communicable diseases among people living with HIV
Non-communicable diseases – including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers, and other...
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Fourth untreatable superbug case in US detected in Connecticut
On Sept. 9, the CDC confirmed the detection of an E. coli strain containing a gene resistant to...
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Molecules released by Klebsiella pneumoniae bacterium pave the way for invasive infection
It’s been known that the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae secretes small molecules called...
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Update: Current Number of Pregnant Women in the U.S. with Zika
As of Sept. 1, CDC released it’s most recent update for the number of pregnant women with...
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CDC awards $2.4 million to 5 large U.S. cities to fight Zika
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $2.4 million to respond to Zika,...
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TSRI scientists discover antibodies that target holes in HIV’s defenses
A new study from scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) shows that...
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How likely are rheumatoid arthritis patients to get flesh eating infections?
According to University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers published in...
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New Statement Regarding Future Shortfall in HIV Workforce Capacity
Within the next 5 years, what is the estimated shortfall? A new study examines the capacity of a...
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How much do outpatient bloodstream infections for pediatric transplant and cancer patients cost?
Pediatric stem cell transplant and cancer patients often are discharged from the hospital with an...
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There Is No Such Thing as Too Much TV in This Doctor’s Office: A Different Approach to Patient Engagement
A recent Accenture report found that patients in the United States are increasingly accessing...
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Can a grass pollen allergy vaccine be effective against hepatitis B?
Up to 10% of those vaccinated for hepatitis B conventionally do not have effective antibodies. Can...
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FDA issues final rule on safety and effectiveness of antibacterial soaps
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a final rule establishing that over-the-counter...
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New suicide prevention strategies for homosexual and transgender youth
Homosexual, bisexual, and transgender youth tend to have a higher risk for suicide-related...
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Gonorrhoea resistance to cefixime declined, but resistance to another gold standard has increased
In 2014, the susceptibility of gonococci to two of the recommended antibiotics for gonorrhoea...
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HIV-positive Gay & Bisexual Men Are 10x as Likely to Have…
New research published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome examined how common...
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Zika Bill Blocked (Again) Over Planned Parenthood Provisions
Senate Democrats blocked a bill that would have provided $1.1 billion to fight the Zika virus; the...
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Zika virus may persist in eyes: Disease may spread from infected eyes
The study, published Sept. 6 in Cell Reports, describes the effect of Zika virus infection in the...
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Study Finds Heart Infections Increasing Among Younger Injection Drug Users
Serious heart infections caused by injection drug use are on the rise, particularly among young...
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