Research Summary
Research Summary
02/15/2024
Anthony Calabro, MA
The CDC reported more than 200,000 cases of syphilis in 2022, a 17% increase compared with the previous year. In response, the CDC provided new recommendations for testing syphilis in the laboratory.
02/15/2024
FDA Alert
FDA Alert
07/24/2023
Jessica Ganga
Following three clinical trials, the FDA has approved a new preventive treatment for neonates, infants, and toddlers that prevents respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in those age populations.
07/24/2023
FDA Alert
FDA Alert
06/01/2023
Jessica Ganga
The FDA has approved the first orally administered treatment for the gut infection—clostridioides difficile.
06/01/2023
Surgery
Surgery
10/24/2022
The researchers looked at 2 commonly used antiseptics to compare the effect of both formulations in preventing infections after bone fracture surgery.
10/24/2022
Prevention
Prevention
10/13/2022
The study findings suggest that an increased amount of steps each day may lessen the chance of developing dementia later in life
10/13/2022
Treatment
Treatment
10/04/2022
The American College of Rheumatology provided a summary of its updated guidelines, which include newly approved medications and recommendations for treating glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.
10/04/2022
prevention
prevention
03/10/2022
In a recent study, researchers examined the safety and efficacy of using an antiseptic medication vs standard antibiotics as prevention for UTIs in adult women.
03/10/2022
prevention
prevention
10/12/2021
After assessing recent data, the US Preventive Services Task Force has released 2 new recommendations related to low-dose aspirin use for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in older adults. ...
10/12/2021
prevention
prevention
09/22/2021
The American Heart Association has released a new scientific statement on the medical and surgical management of hypertension in individuals with overweight or obesity.
09/22/2021
prevention
prevention
12/20/2019
The Epilepsy Bioinformatics Study for Antiepileptogenic Therapy project aims to better understand epilepsy and, therefore, to develop epilepsy-preventive therapies. Project Director of EpiBioS4Rx Jerome...
12/20/2019