The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unveiled new guidelines Thursday for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in the U.S. with a 12-dose regimen, administered once-weekly under directly observed therapy. The current regimen requires daily drug administration over nine months, making the new treatment simpler and easier for patients. People with LTBI are infected […]
HIV
If the criteria for the selection announced Wednesday night of Vice President Mike Pence to lead the U.S. efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 seemed […]
Tuberculosis
As a New Pandemic Spreads, World TB Day Reminds us of Unfinished Business – Efforts to fight the latest global health threat can come at the […]
Research & Development
This year marks the close of a dynamic decade in global infectious disease research and responses that changed expectations of what humanity can accomplish toward making […]
Policy
A coalition of medical, health care, health policy and other groups are calling on the United States Congress to swiftly and meaningfully fund emergency multifaceted domestic […]