Happy New Year! It might be charitable to label 2025 as “intriguing” for healthcare. New years bring new challenges, but also new opportunities. As the Society and as individual practitioners,…
Medpage Today reports the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined research and development of an RSV vaccine for…
Sandra Arnold, MD, MSc, FPIDS, is Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center…
Healio reports on the unknown illness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that is causing influenza-like symptoms in hundreds of people and leading to some deaths. According to…
The Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society congratulate the 316 adult physicians and 43 pediatric physicians who matched today in infectious diseases. They are joining…
“Ohhhh, fuuuuudge!” That line from the holiday classic ‘A Christmas Story’ (my second favorite seasonal movie) came to mind when I learned of the nominees announced for the federal government’s…
Healio reports on research into RSV risk presented at the American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting. Researchers presented findings that infants who took the monoclonal nirsevimab…
Matthew Laurens, MD, MPH, FPIDS, is Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He earned his medical…
Medpage Today reports on small study research into malaria treatment resistance in Ugandan children with severe cases. The researchers found partial resistance to the recommended treatment for Plasmodium falciparum malaria,…
When I assumed leadership of our great Society in 2023, I pinpointed two intertwined areas that I hoped to truly impact for the betterment of PIDS and our specialty: workforce…
Healio reports on findings shared at IDWeek on antibiotic course length for acute otitis media. According to researchers, creating an order set to automatically select five-day courses for ear infections…
This month’s member spotlight will highlight a pair of PIDS members who recently launched a new initiative within the Society. Preeti Jaggi, MD, is Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship at Children’s…
Happy New Year! It might be charitable to label 2025 as “intriguing” for healthcare. New years bring new challenges, but also new opportunities. As the Society and as individual practitioners,…
Medpage Today reports the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined research and development of an RSV vaccine for…
Sandra Arnold, MD, MSc, FPIDS, is Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center…
Healio reports on the unknown illness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that is causing influenza-like symptoms in hundreds of people and leading to some deaths. According to…
The Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society congratulate the 316 adult physicians and 43 pediatric physicians who matched today in infectious diseases. They are joining…
“Ohhhh, fuuuuudge!” That line from the holiday classic ‘A Christmas Story’ (my second favorite seasonal movie) came to mind when I learned of the nominees announced for the federal government’s…
Healio reports on research into RSV risk presented at the American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting. Researchers presented findings that infants who took the monoclonal nirsevimab…
Matthew Laurens, MD, MPH, FPIDS, is Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He earned his medical…
Medpage Today reports on small study research into malaria treatment resistance in Ugandan children with severe cases. The researchers found partial resistance to the recommended treatment for Plasmodium falciparum malaria,…
When I assumed leadership of our great Society in 2023, I pinpointed two intertwined areas that I hoped to truly impact for the betterment of PIDS and our specialty: workforce…
Healio reports on findings shared at IDWeek on antibiotic course length for acute otitis media. According to researchers, creating an order set to automatically select five-day courses for ear infections…
This month’s member spotlight will highlight a pair of PIDS members who recently launched a new initiative within the Society. Preeti Jaggi, MD, is Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship at Children’s…
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