Most recent by Gerard Gallagher
RSV triples a person’s risk for death within 1 year, study shows
VIENNA — After decades of fits and starts, scientists finally got the world’s first vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus across the finish line in 2023.
Healio begins live coverage of European ID conference
Healio will have live coverage of this year’s ESCMID Global, one of the largest medical conferences dedicated to infectious diseases and clinical microbiology in the world.
HHS closes CDC lab that tracks STIs, alarming experts
The Trump administration has shut down a CDC laboratory dedicated to tracking STIs, which experts said could weaken the country’s ability to keep an eye on drug-resistant infections, including gonorrhea.
Mass HHS layoffs sow ‘chaos,’ make US less safe, experts say
The mass layoffs initiated by HHS this week, including in the upper echelons of the NIH, have sowed chaos and will make Americans less safe from disease, experts warned.
King Holmes, ‘giant’ of medicine and STI research, dies at 87
King Holmes, MD, PhD, an infectious diseases physician and researcher who helped create modern STI research and was a central figure in the early AIDS epidemic, died Sunday at the age of 87 years, the University of Washington announced.
Two more people potentially cured of HIV
Two more people have been potentially cured of HIV after receiving stem cell transplants to treat blood cancer or bone marrow disease, physicians reported Monday.
FDA cancels meeting to pick flu vaccine components for next season
The FDA canceled a meeting of vaccine advisors scheduled for next month to decide the composition of next season's influenza vaccines, an HHS official confirmed Thursday.
FDA sets date for decision on twice-yearly shots to prevent HIV
The FDA has accepted Gilead Sciences’ new drug application for lenacapavir as a long-lasting injectable to prevent HIV infection and set a date of June 19 to decide on its approval, Gilead announced Tuesday.
Senate confirms RFK Jr. as HHS secretary
The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next HHS secretary.
Discussion about NIH research funding cuts requires 'data, time and careful evaluation'
NIH’s plan to cut what it pays universities and other entities for indirect costs associated with scientific research would create “extremely challenging” short- and long-term impacts, according to a renowned data scientist and researcher.