Emerging Diseases News

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — In this Healio video exclusive, Neslyne B. Augustin, MD, reviews the case of a patient with ulcerative colitis and concomitant SARS-CoV-2 infection, which she presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

BOSTON — A single dose of benzathine penicillin G is effective against early syphilis regardless of HIV status, according to a study presented at IDWeek.

In the last few years, major strides have been made in the fight to control malaria, including the first two malaria vaccines ever recommended for use.

Pediatric mental health emergencies increased with each COVID-19 wave in New York City, a study in Pediatrics found.

Researchers completed the first ever human challenge trial for Zika virus, deliberately infecting volunteers to identify strains of the virus that can be safely used to test vaccines against the mosquito-borne pathogen.

Remdesivir use is associated with increased survival among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 requiring supplemental oxygen, researchers found.

Vibrio cases and deaths in Florida spiked last year after Hurricane Ian, lending credence to concerns that larger, longer, warmer tropical storms may increase the risk for viral infections, according to a study.

In this video, Sun Y. Lee, MD, MSc, an associate professor at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, discusses her recent review of the literature regarding hyperthyroidism and its clinical management.

The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in, among other things, a debate that almost no one could have anticipated prior to late 2019 — the value and necessity of in-person gatherings for medical conferences.

A test developed to detect Cache Valley virus and other similar and uncommon viruses yielded fast and accurate results, which could make testing for these viruses easier in the future, according to a study.