PIDS will continue to lead with our partners in infectious diseases, pediatrics, and all of medicine. I have heard from numerous Society members wanting to voice their frustrations, their anxiety,…
In the wake of an executive order, Helio reports on the reaction by public health experts to the removal of online resources relating to HIV, STIs and other health topics….
Grant Paulsen, MD, is Associate Professor of pediatric infectious diseases at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. He earned his medical degree at the University of Colorado and conducted his residency at the…
Healio reports on a recently published 10-year study into childhood vaccine guideline adherence. It found nearly 1 in 6 children in the United States received at least one vaccine outside…
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…