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Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his views on vaccines, abortion and other health-related matters in a frequently contentious hearing Wednesday to assess his nomination to be the next U.S. health secretary.

On Wednesday, the Senate will hold the first of two scheduled hearings to consider the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the nation’s health care apparatus as HHS secretary.

I became hooked on ID during my parasitology module in medical school.

President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from WHO, complaining that the agency has unfairly demanded too much in funding.

When we started our “Hooked on ID” series 6 years ago, the pitch was simple: “The field of ID has never been more important. Tell us why you chose it.”

Although Candida auris and Clostridioides difficile continue to be dangerous for patients, research published throughout this year has highlighted strides made in outbreak prevention and understanding nosocomial infections.

Each month, we ask one of our PharmD columnists to dig into the literature to find evidence-based answers to important clinical questions in the field of infectious diseases.

Each cover of Healio | Infectious Disease News is topped by a feature story on an emerging topic in the field of ID.

A new annual medical conference will focus on the topic of antimicrobial resistance, organizers announced Friday.

The number of physicians who matched in adult and pediatric infectious diseases this year improved slightly over 2023, signaling a potential boost to the specialties, officials said.