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Jatin Vyas, PhD, MD, discusses where the research is headed as it takes a page from the oncology world in trying to harness the immune system and combining with fungal therapeutics to treat these difficult infections.

Martin Gartland, PhD, discusses early data on the investigational therapy, VH184, including the potential for long-acting treatment and looking to address emerging drug resistance challenges.

This week, read about a new COVID variant, the test and treat paradigm model for hepatitis C, and a mission around bringing Americans with Ebola back to the US.

The latest CDC numbers show a 5.92% increase of measles cases from week-to-week. This is a decrease in the percentage of cases from last week where there was a 9.18% increase.

Despite the federal government’s recent stance on pandemic planning, author Kevin Hazzard reminds us of the importance of public health work in this area.

In this episode, author Kevin Hazzard talks about the preflight logistics as well as other issues that needed to be corrected for successful transatlantic flights.

Scynexis has secured FDA Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) and Fast Track designations for its next-generation antifungal SCY-247, underscoring the drug’s potential to address the escalating global threat of multidrug-resistant fungal infections such as Candida auris.

In our second episode of our series, author Kevin Hazzard discusses the measures needed to protect the pilots and medical staff on board the plane from contracting Ebola.

A small airline company with a cowboy mentality stepped up to become the first aviation company to fly American patients back to the US to receive treatment.

A newly identified SARS-CoV-2 variant, BA32, is spreading globally with mutations that may reduce vaccine and prior infection protection, underscoring the continued importance of genomic surveillance.

New research from UC San Francisco (UCSF) suggests hepatitis C cure may be reliably confirmed as early as four weeks after treatment, potentially improving care access for underserved populations.

A phase 3 trial of an investigational Lyme disease vaccine from Pfizer Inc. and Valneva SE demonstrated more than 70% efficacy, signaling potential progress toward the first approved human vaccine for the disease. Pfizer is planning to move forward with regulatory submissions for potential approval.

A new meta-analysis finds alarming increases in colistin resistance among Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa across Africa, threatening the effectiveness of one of the last-resort antibiotics.

This week, read about the DOTs trial, the latest measles numbers, the World Health Organization's new targets for antibiotic development, and more.

The latest CDC numbers show a 9.18% increase of measles cases from week-to-week. This is an increase in the number of cases from last week where there was a 6.3% increase.


































































































































































