Omadacycline: ‘A Modernized Tetracycline’
May 13th 2022Tetracycline-class antibiotic, omadacycline (Nuzyra), is FDA approved for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) and acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI), and is also being studied for other potential indications.
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Addressing International Antimicrobial Resistance
March 30th 2022The Center for Global Development is launching a new working group, which aims to address antimicrobial resistance by exploring how to improve incentives for pharmaceutical companies to develop new antimicrobials for low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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“Ramp Up the Resources”: Increased Effort and Funding Needed to End HIV
March 23rd 2022Congress’s spending bill allocated drastically less funding for HIV testing, prevention, and treatment than previously promised. Carl Schmid, executive director of the HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute, explains why it is so vital to continue the fight against HIV.
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Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy Challenges in Younger Children
March 4th 2022This week, one of the m-RNA COVID-19 vaccine’s effectiveness was shown to drop from 68% to 12% in children 5-11 years old within a month. This data raises concerns of what should be done to protect this pediatric population.
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The Potential Benefits of the Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
February 7th 2022The company recently submitted its data to the federal regulatory authorities for an Emergency Use Authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine, NVX-CoV2373. As it's time to think about this potential vaccine being available in the US, clinicians offer some insights and perspective on it.
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With Grant, Wistar Institute is Planning to Study COVID-19 in At-Risk Populations
January 10th 2022The award given to the research institute by the state of Pennsylvania looks to delve deep in understanding vulnerable populations and taking some lessons away in addressing future potential pandemics.
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