Although the current reimbursement model makes it difficult for pharmaceutical companies to recoup their investments, a subscription model like the prospective congressional bill, the Pasteur Act, may help change that paradigm. In addition, there are international measures being carried out that may bring about changes.
The companies announced a licensing agreement on cefepime-taniborbactam.
The patient advocacy organization has events in place and is ready to launch its annual C diff awareness campaign.
A new study that went beyond the current standard of testing for the respiratory virus resulted in greater incidence rates and a truer accounting of case loads.
A clinician discusses the ongoing challenges presented with critically ill patients and the timing and scope of antibiotic prescribing practices.
A study presented at IDWeek details some of the shortfalls in utilization.
Codagenix is reporting data at this year’s IDWeek for its live-attenuated vaccine candidate, CoviLiv.
Social determinants such as housing and transportation were strong predictors of patients receiving fecal microbiota transplants (FMT).
Earlier this year, cases of fungal meningitis were discovered at 2 surgical clinics in Matamoros, Mexico. The CDC offers an update on this deadly outbreak.
Toronto, Canada-based Bluedot offers surveillance tracking information to identify trends for viruses and syndromes efficiently to aid public health officials and other key stakeholders to assess situations and make decisions around this data.
The subject is one where it does not garner the attention of other serious health topics, but key stakeholders say it should.
In our continuing series with members of the Peggy Lillis Foundation, here is an opportunity to hear about people’s experiences, lessons learned, and the new treatments that can lead to hope and not the hopelessness people have been living with during their ordeals.
Misinformation created unnecessary hospitalizations and mortality and demonstrated the chasm in public health communication.
Alyssa Dykstra is experiencing a drastic increase in paying for her medication for autoimmune arthritis. Insurers are utilizing a loophole provided by the federal government to allow them to disallow coupons, thus raising prescription costs for patients.
With the FDA approval of nirsevimab-alip (Beyfortus), which is indicated for prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants, clinicians will need to have important conversations with families around this monoclonal antibody, beginning this fall.
A clinician offers a glimpse of what it is like to treat infants with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). And with the recent FDA approval of nirsevimab, how that will likely benefit families and the youngest population.
A new study being presented at the ongoing IAS conference showed that people with HIV found the injectable therapy, Cabotegravir plus long-acting Rilpivirine (Cabenuva) is more conducive to today’s lifestyles, reduced stigma, and improved adherence.
This conference is addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) from different perspectives and look at strategies to reduce this global health problem.
A company is developing a platform to enable engineering of the first recombinant human polyclonal antibody therapies with the goal of creating a functional cure for hepatitis b (HBV).
Lumen Bioscience's C diff therapy, LMN-201, combines four therapeutic proteins that act synergistically to neutralize both the C difficile bacterium and the toxin that causes its virulence directly in the patient’s gastrointestinal tract.
Although the literature and science may change, hanging onto beliefs about therapeutics is a tradition passed down from instructors to learners. A change in this paradigm may be warranted.
This variant, which is an ancestor of Omicron, is an emerging variant that is being seen most frequently in Utah, California, and New York State.
The Outpatient Automated Stewardship Information System (OASIS) is a platform that allows clinicians the ability to improve their prescribing practices in hopes of delivering a more judicious approach and moving towards stewardship.
HIV testing is for everyone, explains Dr. Uri Belkind, regardless of sexual orientation, race, or gender.
A company has developed an intelligence platform for better understanding influenza and other viral trends.
Pfizer's RSVpreF vaccine candidate has shown promising efficacy in preventing severe lower respiratory illness caused by RSV in infants. With the potential approval of RSVpreF, pediatric care could undergo a significant positive change.
RSVpreF receives strong support from the FDA's VRBPAC, with positive votes for efficacy and safety. The vaccine shows promise in preventing severe respiratory illness in infants, and an FDA authorization decision is expected in August 2023.
Candace Cotto, RN, and Andrew Skinner, MD, discuss the challenges of traditional fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in treatment of CDI.
Andrew Skinner, MD, reviews challenges in managing CDI, as well as the treatment guidelines from IDSA, SHEA, and ACG.
Steven Varga, PhD, explains why infants and young children are so susceptible to severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections.
