1+ hour, 24+ min ago   (401+ words) Pritelivir, a new oral therapy, was significantly more effective against herpes simplex virus (HSV) than a comparator treatment for immunocompromised patients with refractory infections, based on data from 101 individuals. The findings were presented at the Tandem Meeting of the American…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (246+ words) Communication failures between hospitals and community services after patient discharge can lead to serious medication-related harm, a new report has warned. The investigation examined the case of a 53-year-old man whose diabetes medication was changed during a hospital stay." Although…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (779+ words) Japanese encephalitis virus continues to spread in Australia. It has been detected in the country's mosquito and arbovirus surveillance programs, as well as in feral pigs and commercial piggeries in most states and territories. The virus has claimed two lives…...

6+ mon, 5+ day ago   (659+ words) Implantation in the eye of the port delivery system loaded with a bolus of the antivascular endothelial growth factor ranibizumab was associated with similar improvements in visual acuity after 2 years as intravitreal injections with ranibizumab in people with diabetic macular…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago   (479+ words) Canada must move quickly to safeguard its health data, experts say, adding that the need has become urgent in today's changing political climate. "Health data are going to be extremely valuable going forward, not just for the provision of care,…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago   (985+ words) Human pegivirus (HPgV) " a member of the flavivirus family and long considered harmless " has emerged as a potential environmental trigger or contributor to Parkinson's disease (PD). Researchers found the virus in brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid from half the samples…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1232+ words) Mounting evidence points to a connection between dementia and common herpes virus infections, particularly herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which causes cold sores, and varicella zoster virus (VZV), the cause of chickenpox and shingles. Multiple studies have shown that individuals…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (313+ words) SEATTLE " A case series of children aged 7-17 years found that treatment with intralesional cidofovir was effective in healing recalcitrant warts, with several children experiencing complete resolution. The results were presented in a poster session at the Society for Pediatric Dermatology…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (484+ words) Individuals living with both HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) who ultimately developed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) showed greater suppression of plasma extracellular vesicles (pEVs) after HCV clearance than those who did not develop cancer, based on new data presented at…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (495+ words) Genetic sequencing of peptides in rebound virus in individuals with HIV who had analytic treatment interruptions (ATIs) confirmed the peptides" expression in HIV-1 infection, according to data presented at the International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science." Previous research has…...