Therapeutic Value of Drugs Lower for Supplemental Versus First Indications
For first three approved indications, second and third indication approvals less likely to have high value rating
CDC: More Than Three-Quarters of Americans 16 and Older Have Been Infected With COVID-19
Federal figures have made it clear how much the virus spread undetected or unreported
Long-Acting ART Achieves Virologic Suppression for People With HIV
97.5 percent were projected to achieve virologic suppression by a median of 33 weeks
Lower Extremities Have Highest Surgical Site Infection Rates With Mohs Surgery
Findings especially for flap and graft closures
Treatment Failure Down With Standard-Course Therapy in Pediatric UTI
Children receiving short-course therapy also had increased likelihood of asymptomatic bacteriuria or positive urine culture at follow-up
Incidence of Foodborne Pathogens Back to Prepandemic Levels
Annual incidences of illnesses caused by Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shigella, and Listeria during 2022 similar to those during 2016 to 2018
Mosquitoes Test Positive for Malaria in Florida
The testing follows discovery of four locally acquired cases of malaria in Florida and one in Texas -- the first known since 2003
Compliance With CMS Price Transparency Rule Improved With Penalty Increases
$500,000 increase in penalty linked to a 2.9 percentage point increase in compliance
Bulevirtide Linked to Decline in Hepatitis D Virus RNA Levels
Normalization of alanine aminotransferase also seen with bulevirtide 2- or 10-mg
Pegozafermin Leads to Improvements in Fibrosis in NASH
Improvements also seen in NASH resolution with pegozafermin 15 or 30 mg weekly, or 44 mg every two weeks
