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In a NIDCR symposium, a panel of speakers discussed autotherapies and how they can enhance the body’s innate healing ability.

The fluoroquinolone exhibits activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and is available in both intravenous and oral formulations.

The FDA has approved Firvanq for the treatment of C. diff-associated diarrhea and enterocolitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus.

Whole genome sequencing proved useful in identifying patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in an outbreak among African refugees in Europe.

Vela Diagnostics has reached an agreement with the University of California, San Francisco for licensing 2 technologies.

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In case you missed them, we've compiled a list of the latest US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalls posted this week.

The CDC announces an investigation of a multistate Salmonella outbreak linked with raw sprouts served at Jimmy John’s.

Aetna has agreed to a $17 million settlement of a lawsuit centering around the HIV privacy violation that affected approximately 12,000 of the insurer’s customers in 2017.

The FDA grants PMA approval for the Aptima HBV Quant Assay for the quantitation of hepatitis B viral load on the Panther system.

The San Diego Board of Supervisors ends the local public health emergency announced in September 2017 for the ongoing hepatitis A outbreak in San Diego.

The results of a new CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report revealed that in US states and territories with local Zika virus transmission, the prevalence of Zika-related birth defects is increasing.

A new study is adding new evidence to the link between severe periodontal disease and the risk of cancer, finding the risk is higher than previous studies have indicated.

A recent study finds that younger patients, women, and white individuals infected with HPV-associated cancers have superior survival at 5 years.

Can a prior pharmaceutical company president successfully address ever-climbing medication costs in the United States?

The eNose was also able to recognize methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA).

As 49 states report widespread flu activity for the second week in a row, researchers at UCLA offer hope in the form of a new flu vaccine candidate.

Analysis finds increased social spending was positively associated with population health measures in Canada at the provincial level.

The publication of a new study poses novel questions for dual-use research of concern and if such work should have been published.

The test combines the convenience of the saliva test with the reliability of the blood test.

A new article suggests that in order to combat antibiotic resistance in lower- and middle-income countries, particular attention needs to be paid to emerging One Health challenges.

The opioid epidemic in the United States has led to a sharp increase in hepatitis C cases, and with that, a rise in hospitalizations according to a new report.

A new data analysis suggests that individuals born at the time of a flu pandemic are more susceptible to death in future pandemics.

A total of 22 cases of yellow fever have been confirmed in Minas Gerais since July 2017 and 15 of those individuals have died.

The CDC is investigating a multistate Salmonella outbreak that has been linked to frozen shredded coconut products.

Three medical centers in the United States have now been approved to perform kidney transplants from living HIV-positive donors to HIV-positive recipients. We break down the risks and benefits.

A new study confirms the ribavirin steady-state serum levels that correspond to high rates of efficacy and low adverse events.

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