Infectious Diseases
Opinion
Masking in school: A battle of the op-eds
Vaccination should continue to be considered our primary tool in prevention and control of COVID-19, and children need to be in school. As for...
News
COVID-19 mitigation measures led to shifts in typical annual respiratory virus patterns
News from the FDA/CDC
Surge of new child COVID cases continues for 6th consecutive week
Upward trend in vaccine initiation is now in its 4th week among 12- to 15-year-olds.
News
Moderna says boosters may be needed after 6 months
News
‘A few mutations away’: The threat of a vaccine-proof variant
“When we have lots of people infected, we give more chances to the virus to diversify and then adapt to selective pressures.”
News
As common respiratory viruses resurface, children are at serious risk
Younger children may be especially vulnerable to the reemergence of common respiratory viruses such as influenza and respiratory syncytial virus...
Conference Coverage
When it comes to young women, regular check-ins support ongoing PrEP use
This is important in the U.S. because cisgender Black women make up 60% of all new HIV cases in the U.S. while accounting for just 14% of the U.S...
Conference Coverage
Two-drug dolutegravir treatment noninferior to 3/4 drug regimen
The fixed-dose dolutegravir-based regimen shows noninferiority versus any ART regimens, while also showing feasibility as a first-line treatment...
News
HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis: Single-dose regimen found non-inferior
Mortality from cryptococcal meningitis with a single-dose regimen of liposomal amphotericin B is similar to the...
Conference Coverage
Twice-a-year lenacapavir shows viral suppression in drug-resistant HIV at 26 weeks
“According to its long half-life of two subcutaneous injections per year, [it] could help reduce pill burden.”