Respiratory Diseases Roundup
Respiratory Diseases Roundup
08/04/2026
Ashton L. Stahl
New influenza and RSV research offers clinically relevant insights into vaccine performance and outbreak prevention. This roundup examines an investigational mRNA flu vaccine, rapid oseltamivir use in...
08/04/2026
RESEARCH SUMMARY
RESEARCH SUMMARY
07/31/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
In a multicenter dose de-escalation and expansion study of adults with HIV-related DLBCL, ibrutinib plus R-da-EPOCH showed manageable toxicity and clinical activity, with 3-year event-free and overall...
07/31/2026
research summary
research summary
07/14/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
A retrospective surveillance study of critical care units at a tertiary care hospital found high CAUTI/UTI and CLABSI rates, with CLABSI rates increasing 2.64-fold during the COVID-19 era.
07/14/2026
Respiratory Diseases Roundup
Respiratory Diseases Roundup
07/14/2026
Ashton L. Stahl
Recent studies address Long COVID surveillance, household transmission, updated vaccine effectiveness, kidney outcomes, and influenza vaccine coadministration.
07/14/2026
Research Summary
Research Summary
07/08/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
Improving TDF-FTC uptake among US young men who have sex with men on HIV PrEP could yield substantial 10-year value, while a hypothetical study eliminating adverse event uncertainty would not change the...
07/08/2026
Research Summary
Research Summary
06/30/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
In an international Bayesian adaptive RCT of adults with MSSA bacteremia, cefazolin was noninferior to flucloxacillin or cloxacillin for 90-day all-cause mortality and was associated with less acute kidney...
06/30/2026
FDA Approval
FDA Approval
06/23/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
The FDA approved ensitrelvir (Xocova) for post-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older following contact with an individual with COVID-19.
06/23/2026
Research Summary
Research Summary
05/27/2026
Ashton L. Stahl
In a phase 3 trial, ensitrelvir reduced symptomatic COVID-19 after household exposure when started within 72 hours.
05/27/2026
Long COVID Roundup
Long COVID Roundup
05/14/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
Recent studies in children and adults associate long COVID with worsened academic performance, attention difficulties, subjective cognitive impairment, and persistent neurologic and psychiatric symptoms. ...
05/14/2026
FDA Approval
FDA Approval
05/13/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
The FDA approved a once-daily, 2-drug oral regimen for adults with virologically suppressed HIV-1 to replace existing antiretroviral therapy.
05/13/2026