In a recent NIH press release, the organization announced a new study published in Nature Communications analyzing the safety and immunogenicity of a new temperature-stable tuberculosis (TB) vaccine....
Reckitt, a consumer goods company, recently issued a recall on two batches of its Enfamil 12.9 oz ProSobee Simply Plant-Based Infant Formula, amounting to more than 140,000 cans, due to potential...
On Tuesday, Pfizer announced that the FDA accepted for review its Biologics License Application (BLA) for the company’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine candidate RSVpreF. Depending on...
As public health officials become increasingly concerned about potential pandemic pathogen (PPP) research, the NIH has published a draft recommendation to guide future research policies and practices....
In a recent press release, the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) announced that the Mosaico study, an investigational HIV vaccine study, was discontinued at phase 3 after an interim review by the Data...
In an article published in Cell Host and Microbe, NIH researchers — including Anthony Fauci, David Morens, and Jeffery Taubenberger — discuss necessary considerations for scientists to...
On December 8, 2022, Democratic Representative Rick Larsen introduced the Protecting America from Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Act of 2022 — referred to as the Influenza Act. Backed by other representatives, clinicians, and public...
Over the past few years, healthcare professionals and public health experts have seen the resurgence of many diseases that were once obsolete or nearly obsolete. In part, these rising rates have been...
Over the past several months, parents, patients, and pediatric providers have been drowning in elevated rates of COVID, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection — coined the...
COVID vaccines and vaccination campaigns have had unparalleled benefits throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Many argue that vaccines have been the most effective public health tool against infection....
As the COVID pandemic has progressed, the healthcare industry has seen the virus and the state of the pandemic evolve. Equipped with the available vaccines and treatments, providers and other...
In recent months, patients, parents, and providers have become increasingly aware of the rise in viral infection rates. With the tripledemic — including COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus...
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and clinicians have worked tirelessly to develop new antiviral therapies to prevent, treat, and minimize the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 viral infection....
Antimicrobial stewardship is a plan to improve antibiotic use and prescription. Many organizations, such as Children's Hospital Colorado, are working to enhance antimicrobial stewardship practices. Michael Bozzella, DO, infectious...
Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a potentially fatal disease caused by infection with ebolavirus. This WHO statement regards EVD caused by the Zaire ebolavirus. Following a review of many randomized...
Antivirals have rapidly become a popular topic with their implications in treating COVID-19. Understanding antivirals, their mechanisms, classes, and subtypes is an essential part of being able to treat viral infections such as the...
Lyons Magnus LLC, a part of the food service industry, recently recalled several products due to potential microbial contamination. In the company statement, Cronobacter sakazakii and Clostridium...
On Saturday, July 23, 2022, the director-general of the WHO declared monkeypox a public health crisis. Public health organizations have encouraged vaccination for at-risk populations to minimize the...
Pfizer has announced or completed the acquisition of four pharmaceutical companies in the past year. The most recent of which incorporated ReViral Ltd, adding another antiviral drugmaker to...
