In a recent review, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force sought to update and/or reaffirm its 2009 recommendations for the screening of pregnant women for hepatitis B virus.
Influenza is a global health issue. In a new study, researchers aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of an orally active prodrug of ALS-033719 for the treatment of influenza.
Researchers reviewed data on more than 2.5 million patients from the Premier Healthcare Database to analyze the current burden, outcomes, and costs of managing patients with sepsis.
The Infectious Diseases Society of America released an updated guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of seasonal influenza in patients who are at high risk for complications from the illness.
More than 134,000 participants were evaluated so researchers could determine whether influenza vaccination is associated with improved long-term survival in patients with newly diagnosed HF.
There is currently not enough information available on the relationship between obesity and risk of complications related to seasonal influenza and other viral causes of influenza-like illness.
WHO and UNICEF analyzed data from 194 countries to determine whether the measles prevention milestone set by the World Health Assembly has been achieved.
The antibacterial drug is approved to treat travelers’ diarrhea, which is defined as having 3 or more unformed stools in 24 hours, in a person who is traveling.
