Schools that stock epinephrine for emergency use to treat anaphylaxis caused by food reactions or other triggers can see striking benefits, a new study shows. What is the impact?
The oral respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) entry inhibitor GS-5806 reduces both viral load and clinical manifestations of RSV infection, according to results of a trial in which investigators infected healthy adults with a nasally delivered clinical strain of RSV. How could this help your patients?
It is easy to take for granted some of the technologies we use every day. The pulse oximeter was invented 40 years ago and has become such a routine part of medical practice that oximetry measurements have often been referred to as the "fifth vital sign." Discover its history.
As Mary Anne Jackson, MD, Division Director, Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, reports in our exclusive interview, as of October 14th, the CDC had begun utilizing a new, faster lab test for detecting the virus. » More with video.
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