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DRC declares end to its largest Ebola outbreak ever

… In addition, clinical trials of four investigational medications cleared for compassionate use narrowed the group …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Stewardship / Resistance Scan for May 11, 2020

… that clinicians should consider discontinuing use of these medications during treatment whenever possible, since ASMs …

UAE study finds high MERS seroprevalence in some camel workers

… for MERS-CoV infection. Of just the market workers, giving medications to live camels and using cleaning equipment were …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Adults, too, develop rare but severe COVID-related syndrome

… four had tested negative for COVID-19 on PCR. Three needed medications to regulate their heart and blood pressure, and …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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COVID-19 surges at US hospitals may have led to 6,000 deaths

… noted that, while studies have found that more effective medications and better supportive care improved COVID-19 …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Wheeling COVID-19 patient into hospital

COVID-19 Scan for Aug 30, 2022

… for mAbs of $450 to $750 per dose, the deauthorized medications probably cost more than $71 million. "Whether …

Worrisome details noted in kids with COVID inflammatory syndrome

… days, and 148 (80%) needed intensive care, 90 (48%) needed medications to regulate their blood pressure, 37 (20%) …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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Smallpox exposure overrules all contraindications to vaccination, CDC plan says

… chemotherapy, treatment with oral steroids or transplant medications, and allergy to certain antibiotics contained in …
Robert Roos
 

Emergency medical services facing critical dextrose shortage

… the market and the downstream supply chain for essential medications," Schondelmeyer added. Detail image Date Thu, …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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Diagnostic stewardship tied to fewer blood cultures, antibiotics in sick kids

… antibiotic use, unwanted side effects from additional medications, and additional blood tests." To evaluate Bright …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Pneumococci bacteris growing in blood culture

New York launches mobile test-and-treat, World Bank OKs pandemic fund

… instant access to prescriptions for no-cost antiviral medications for eligible people who test positive for …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Type B viruses rise as overall flu activity declines

… "presents challenges for the selection of antiviral medications for the treatment and prophylaxis of influenza," …
Robert Roos
 

What does WHO pandemic declaration mean to your organization?

… have at least a 2-week supply of food, water, prescription medications, and other supplies to weather a wave of severe …
Michael T. Osterholm
 

Minnesota flu line will speed antivirals to at-risk patients

… which is faxed to the patient's pharmacy. Antiviral medications for people who are uninsured will come out of the …
Lisa Schnirring
 

Labs confirm same swine flu in deadly Mexican outbreaks

… a containment strategy such as dispatching antiviral medications to affected parts of Mexico in an attempt to stop …
Lisa Schnirring
 

Study: Flu vaccine doesn't lower death rates in elderly

… maintenance visits and disease screenings, take their medications exactly as prescribed—and quite religiously get …
Lisa Schnirring
 

Rand report proposes standards for mass antibiotic dispensing

… of people who will likely come to PODs to pick up their medications, which will help them determine the number of …
Lisa Schnirring
 

Europeans find Tamiflu resistance in seasonal flu virus

… who had the resistant strain had not taken antiviral medications. The ECDC report said it's not clear if the …
Lisa Schnirring
 

HHS budget proposal cuts state preparedness, boosts food safety

… that was mostly intended for buying vaccines and antiviral medications. At the press conference, Leavitt said the budget …
 

Fungal meningitis outbreak cases top 300

… and other patients by ensuring the safety of compounded medications, according to an Oct 19 statement from Rep. Rosa …
Lisa Schnirring
 

CDC launches antibiotic tracking system for hospitals

… to improve prudent and effective use of these life-saving medications is vital, as organisms with new mechanisms to …
Lisa Schnirring
 

Study confirms extreme obesity as novel H1N1 risk factor

… of obese patients in the study group received antiviral medications, but while nonobese and obese patients did not …
Lisa Schnirring
 

WHO Ebola emergency committee to meet next week

… for fast-forwarding the development of better and safer medications and vaccines. In a statement today, Johnson & …
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP News
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NEWS SCAN: PAHPRA reauthorization, select-agent inspections, fungal infection alert, European antimicrobial database

… of clinical status after treatment, and non-first-line medications. Clinicians who want more information on the new …
 

CDC reports two more novel flu cases

… viruses show that both are susceptible to the antiviral medications oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza). …
Lisa Schnirring
 

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