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In this week's news, CDC sent out a health advisory to change the prescribing recommendations for the newer preventative respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) monoclonal antibody; a clinician discusses the ongoing challenges presented with critically ill patients and the timing and scope of antibiotic prescribing practices; and antidepressants were associated with a greater risk of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI).

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