Is It Time to Push?
Image credit: Hiroshi-Tsubono, Unsplash IV antimicrobials are a commonly utilized resource in a variety of clinical settings and are typically administered as IV piggyback solutions given over at least 30 minutes. Alternative IV antimicrobial administration strategies exist, such as IV push. IV push is characterized as a rapid administration (typically over 3-5 minutes) of drug […]
Tackling Soil-Transmitted Helminths with New Drug Combinations
Alejandro Krolewiecki, MD, director of innovation at Mundo Sano and principal investigator of the STOP2030 project, is leading a project to develop more effective tools for controlling neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), specifically soil-transmitted helminths (STH) in northwestern Argentina. The team is testing a combination of albendazole and ivermectin, which shows better efficacy against several STH […]
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Wegmans Chicken Nuggets
The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for frozen, fully cooked Wegmans breaded chicken breast nuggets that may be contaminated with extraneous material, specifically bone fragments. The agency is issuing a public health alert to ensure that consumers are aware that this product should not […]
Vaxart’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Moves Forward After Positive Safety Review
James F Cummings Image credits: Vaxart Vaxart, Inc announced that an independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) has reviewed the initial 30-day safety data from a sentinel cohort of 400 participants in its Phase 2b COVID-19 vaccine trial. The DSMB has recommended that the trial proceed without modifications, signaling a positive safety profile for the […]
