Rising Threat of Antimicrobial-Resistant Fungus in Healthcare

Rising Threat of Antimicrobial-Resistant Fungus in Healthcare

Candida auris (C. auris), an emerging fungus considered an urgent antimicrobial resistance (AR) threat, spread at an alarming rate in U.S. healthcare facilities in 2020-2021, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in the...
Study: Mild fever helps infection clear faster

Study: Mild fever helps infection clear faster

Using a custom swim chamber to study how fish responded behaviourally to fever, researchers Daniel Barreda, Amro Soliman, Farah Haddad, and their team found that mild fever helped the fish clear their bodies of infection rapidly, controlled inflammation, and repaired...
SARS-CoV-2 weakens immune-cell response to vaccine

SARS-CoV-2 weakens immune-cell response to vaccine

Scanning electron micrograph of a cell (purple) infected with the Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (orange), isolated from a patient sample and colorized. CREDIT: NIAID/NIH The magnitude and quality of a key immune cell’s response to vaccination with two...
Pfizer Migraine Nasal Spray Receives FDA Approval

Pfizer Migraine Nasal Spray Receives FDA Approval

Pfizer Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ZAVZPRET™ (zavegepant), the first and only calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist nasal spray for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults. In...