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Some Cases of Recurrent Wheeze in Kids May Need New Treatment
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 – Does your kid suffer from wheezing that returns again and again? They might be suffering from a “silent” viral lung infection that would be better treated by changing up the...
Simple Antibiotic Switch for Pneumonia Patients Could Prevent Hospital Infection
THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2023 – A new study on Clostridioides difficile infections finds that choosing an alternative antibiotic for high-risk patients with pneumonia can reduce infection risk. C. diff...
Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine Under Investigation for COVID-19
US to conduct clinical trials of chloroquine for COVID-19 Clinical trials of chloroquine and its less toxic metabolite, hydroxychloroquine, are ongoing or due to start in other countries. Both drugs...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Zithromax, Zmax (azithromycin): FDA Warning - Increased Risk of Cancer Relapse With Long-Term Use After Donor Stem Cell Transplant
ISSUE: The antibiotic Zithromax, Zmax (azithromycin) should not be given long-term to prevent a certain inflammatory lung condition in patients with cancers of the blood or lymph nodes who undergo a...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Azithromycin (Zithromax or Zmax): Drug Safety Communication - Risk of Potentially Fatal Heart Rhythms
ISSUE: FDA is warning the public that azithromycin (Zithromax or Zmax) can cause abnormal changes in the electrical activity of the heart that may lead to a potentially fatal irregular heart rhythm....
FDA Medwatch Alert: Zithromax (azithromycin): FDA Statement on risk of cardiovascular death
ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare professionals that it is aware of the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine May 17, 2012 reporting a small increase in cardiovascular deaths, and in t...
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