In this video I discuss the underuse of influenza antivirals — people should proactively ask their provider for a prescription when they test positive for influenza

In this piece I’m quoted about the approval of new antibiotics for gonorrhea and how critical the pipeline for new antibiotics is to all of modern medicine in the face of antibiotic resistance

“as of last week, flu activity was high in four states — Colorado, Louisiana, New Jersey and New York — and minimal or low in most others. Severity indicators are increasing but are still within the boundaries of a “mild” season”

If implemented (and vaccination levels drop) they will see the results of this irrational policy pretty quickly. Why would one send their children to de facto pesthouses where learning is disrupted by illness?

In this video I discuss gonorrhea in light of 2 new antibiotics that have a role in antibiotic resistant gonorrhea

“when you have this huge increase, it’s going to lead to antibiotic resistance in the future..We want a livestock system where we’re making continuous progress, but this was 1 yr where there was an unprecedented increase”

“All-cause mortality was 4.91 deaths per 1,000 person-months among COVID survivors, compared with 2.63 among controls.”

“NHS chiefs have warned the total has already increased sharply since the week covered by the data, with no peak in sight,”

“These VE estimates are similar to or higher than those observed in adults during the same season, and they exceed that reported in young children during the 2023-24 season”

Covid vaccine deaths review sent to top of FDA, but with far less certain conclusions, sources say -

In this @CIDRAP @cvdall piece I’m quoted about drug resistant gonorrhea and the potential of zoliflodacin, a novel and promising antibiotic developed using an innovative partnership

“After AstraZeneca stopped its work on antibiotics, a spinoff called Entasis (now Innoviva) partnered with the nonprofit GARDP to develop the drug specifically for gonorrhea. It started the large, pivotal trial in 2019”

“Both Ebola and Marburg infections resulted in “rapid and substantial transcriptional reprogramming,” identified by changes in a variety of markers, including inflammatory and metabolic pathways.”

“The emergence of a recombinant Mpox strain is a timely reminder that viral evolution does not pause,”

In this TV interview with @KeleighBeeson I discuss multiple aspects of the measles outbreaks occurring all over the US.

“Influenza vaccination between ages 40-50 shows no increased Parkinson’s risk, with a potential protective effect observed eight years post-vaccination.”

“Eleven studies that suggested a possible link were deemed to have major methodological flaws and a high risk of bias”

"Considering the urgent global need for new gonorrhea treatments, the finding that a single-dose of oral zoliflodacin was efficacious at curing urogenital and rectal and pharyngeal gonorrhoea is encouraging in the context of population-level public health”

“The approval makes Blujepa the first in a new antibiotic class for the treatment of gonorrhoea approved in decades”

“risk-based recommendation does not include younger at-risk adults aged < 50 years”