Infectious Diseases
News
FDA OKs Tdap shot in pregnancy to protect newborns from pertussis
The agency has approved a second option for use during the third trimester to protect babies from whooping cough.
Livin' on the MDedge
Early retirement and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad cognitive decline
Plus: The ancient origins of smallpox and the medical world’s newest additions to an inventive hall of fame.
ID Consult
Measles
Only 81% of the world’s children have received their first measle vaccine dose and only 71% have received the second dose - a 95% vaccination rate...
Feature
New Omicron subvariant is ‘crazy infectious,’ COVID expert warns
‘All the things that have protected you for the past couple of years, I don’t think are going to protect you against this new crop of variants,’...
From the Journals
Autopsies show COVID virus invades entire body
Researchers did complete autopsies of 44 unvaccinated people who had severe COVID-19.
From the Journals
Advanced Primary Care program boosts COVID-19 results
Better outcomes were seen in higher vaccination rates and fewer infections, hospitalizations, and deaths from COVID-19.
Letters from Maine
Pediatric vaccination rates have failed to recover
Over the last half century we have produced several generations of parents who have little knowledge and certainly no personal experience with a...
Latest News
Berdazimer gel under review at FDA for treating molluscum contagiosum
A 3.4% formulation is in development for the topical treatment of acne.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: New cases fell as the old year ended
Emergency department visits keep increasing as the pandemic’s death toll in children nears 2,000.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC reports uptick in invasive Strep A infections
Consider this bacterial infection as a possible cause of severe illness in children and adults.
Latest News
AAP offers new guidance on child exploitation and sex trafficking
By virtue of their young age and stage of mental and emotional development, children and adolescents are vulnerable to manipulation and...