Infectious Diseases News

• Targeted Oxygen Support vs Standard Care: No Clear Winner Maintaining a targeted SpO2 of 90%-96% safely reduces oxygen use but does not significantly increase oxygen-free days in critically-ill patients, a randomized trial shows.
  Medscape Medical News, April 11, 2025
• Experts Provide Measles Tips for Dermatologists As the outbreak widens, dermatologists may see cases for the first time. “It’s really important to have this on our radar,” said Esther Freeman, MD, PhD, chair of the AAD’s Emerging Diseases Task Force.
  Medscape Medical News, April 11, 2025
• Australia Braces for Major Influenza, RSV, Pertussis Season Australians are preparing for significant numbers of respiratory infections this winter, as cases of influenza, RSV, and pertussis surge earlier than expected.
  Medscape Medical News, April 11, 2025
• Exclusive-US NIH Reverses Conference Travel Ban for Scientists The U.S. National Institutes of Health has reversed a ban on scientists traveling for conferences and meetings, a Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson told...
  Reuters Health Information, April 10, 2025
• Can Shorter Antibiotic Treatment Benefit Kids With UTIs? Individualised antibiotic treatment increases the risk for recurrence but reduces antibiotic use and the number of adverse event days in children with febrile UTIs, a Danish trial reveals.
  Medscape News UK, April 10, 2025
• Methylene Blue: Miracle Cure or Dangerous Trend? As influencers tout methylene blue as a cognitive enhancer and anti-aging solution, experts caution about its serious risks and lack of evidence.
  Medscape Medical News, April 10, 2025
• AAN 2025 AI-Powered Wearable Calms Essential Tremor The Felix NeuroAI wristband delivers tailored and dynamic electrical stimulation to the ulnar, median, and radial nerves throughout the day to relieve essential tremor.
  Medscape Medical News, April 10, 2025
• Cancer Deaths Fall in Europe, but Not Across All Types A new study has revealed significant reductions in cancer deaths across Europe, yet critical challenges persist for specific tumour types.
  Medscape News UK, April 10, 2025
• Canadian Medical Groups Urge Participation in April Election Medical groups are pressing their members to keep healthcare a priority for federal officials in an election campaign dominated by concerns about a trade war with the United States.
  Medscape Medical News, April 10, 2025
• Trump Administration Plans to Remove All Members Of HIV Advisory Council -The Trump administration plans to remove all the members of a presidential advisory council on HIV/AIDS and provided no timeline for replacing them as the government...
  Reuters Health Information, April 09, 2025
• US Measles Battle Hindered by Confusion Over Health Secretary Response U.S. pediatricians and infectious disease experts say the fight against rising measles cases nationwide is being hampered by a lack of forceful advocacy for vaccination from...
  Reuters Health Information, April 09, 2025
• USDA to Lose Bird Flu Response Employees, Source Says Several U.S. Department of Agriculture employees who worked on the agency's bird flu response will leave at the end of April, straining the federal capacity to monitor the...
  Reuters Health Information, April 09, 2025
• Experts Push Back on RFK Jr’s Infection Comments The new Secretary of Health and Human Services has made claims about measles and other communicable diseases that could lead to sickness, and even death, his critics claim.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2025
• Switching to Budesonide Tablet Shows Promise in EoE Budesonide orodispersible tablets show effectiveness in treating patients with eosinophilic oesophagitis after switching from off-label swallowed topical corticosteroids, a study shows.
  Medscape News UK, April 09, 2025
• Magnetic Brain Stimulation Shows Promise in Alzheimer's Care Personalised magnetic stimulation of the precuneus over 52 weeks slows cognitive and functional decline compared with sham in mild to moderate Alzheimer's, a trial shows.
  Medscape News UK, April 09, 2025
• Glucocorticoid Dose Guides PJP Prophylaxis Discontinuation Stopping prophylactic treatment in patients with rheumatic disease on > 12.5 mg/d of prednisone-equivalent corticosteroids raises the risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2025
• Modest Effects of Valacyclovir in Herpes Zoster Eye Disease Administration of low-dose valacyclovir over a year does not significantly reduce the occurrence of herpes zoster ophthalmicus but shows potential benefits over time.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2025
• Infections Higher With JAK Inhibitors in Eczema Study A prospective registry study found a greater risk for infections associated with JAK inhibitors in adolescents and adults with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis compared with biologics.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2025
• Anti-Inflammatory Mediators Linked to Exacerbations of COPD Decreased levels of resolvin D1 are linked to prolonged respiratory symptoms and slower clinical recovery in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2025
• ACC 2025 Private Equity Booms in Cardiology The cost of heart disease and high-priced procedures are fueling a surge in private equity–acquired cardiovascular outpatient practices and experts discuss how this is affecting patients.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2025