Infectious Diseases
Conference Coverage
Flu vaccines cut seasonal death in heart failure patients
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC recommends hep B vaccination for most adults
The CDC said it wants to expand vaccinations because, after decades of progress, the number of new hepatitis B infections is increasing among...
News
Psychotropic med use tied to ‘striking’ post-COVID dementia risk
“It is possible that psychotropic medications may potentiate the neurostructural changes that have been found in the brain of those who have...
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: The long goodbye continues
At its peak, the Omicron surge placed the highest burden on older Hispanic children.
News
Moderna reports positive COVID-19 vaccine response in kids down to 6 months
Vaccine efficacy against infection was 43.7% in children aged 6 months to 2 years and 37.5% among children aged 2-6 years, the new data from its...
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: CDC gives perspective on hospitalizations
New cases continue to fall toward the pre-Delta lows seen last summer.
Article
Purulent Nodule on the Mandible
A 27-year-old man presented with a recurrent nodule with purulent discharge on the mandible of 3 months’ duration. He underwent several surgical...
Opinion
Waiting for the under-5 COVID-19 vaccine
This may be yet another instance of when the crafty COVID-19 has moved with a pace that will make an under–age-5 vaccine of relatively little...
News
Children and COVID: Decline in new cases reaches 7th week
Study shows that the COVID-19 vaccine is effective against the Omicron variant.
News
COVID-19 often more severe with congenital heart defects
“Hospitalized patients with heart defects are up to twice as likely to have critical outcomes of COVID-19 illness,” says author of a new study.