Monthly Archives: August 2023

Lymphopenia and corticosteroid use showed significant links to human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection and its severity in recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT) in a study. The study findings were reported in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. The study investigators also observed that the epidemiology of hMPV infection in these patients appeared to reflect […]

Bangladesh is struggling to deal with higher casualties and infections from dengue this year, with officials warning that the death toll this month could break records. The government’s Directorate General of Health Services reports the 2023 death toll from mosquito-born illness has reached 364 in the South Asian country. More than 78,000 people have been […]

ANI | | Posted by Akanksha Agnihotri, North Carolina Aug 11, 2023 07:28 PM IST Share Via Copy Link The gut microbiome may not always protect against human pathogens, according to new research published in Nature Biotechnology. The gut microbiome has drawn the interest of academics and non-scientists alike over the last decade. A recent […]

Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA: Before we conclude, I want to get some thoughts on unmet needs from each of you. Dr Welch, what are some of the other unmet needs associated with RSV [respiratory syncytial virus] infections in adults? Adam C. Welch, PharmD, MBA, FAPhA: Most individuals will have RSV and not realize it. […]

Air pollution could be helping drive a rise in drug-resistant infections, which pose a dangerous threat to global public health, according to a new study. The paper, published Monday in Lancet Planetary Health, concludes that particulate air pollution (PM2.5), which comes from burning fossil fuels for energy, industrial processes, and transportation, may be one of […]