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No Link Seen Between Preop GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use and Postop Aspiration Pneumonia

THURSDAY, March 6, 2025 – Preoperative glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) use is not associated with short-term postoperative aspiration pneumonia, according to a study published...

Accelerated Kidney Function Decline Seen With COVID-19 Versus Pneumonia

MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 – COVID-19 is associated with accelerated decline in kidney function, especially after hospitalization, according to a study published online Dec. 26 in JAMA Network Open....

Has RSV Vaccine Hesitancy Subsided?

FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 – More Americans believe in the effectiveness of vaccines developed to protect newborns and seniors against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). More than half of U.S. adults...

Many PCPs Prescribe Antibiotics for Pneumonia Even With Negative Chest X-Ray

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 -- Many general practitioners prescribe antibiotics for suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) even when chest radiograph (CR) results are negative, according to a study ...

CDC Lowers Age for First Pneumococcal Vaccine to 50

THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 – The recommended first age at which Americans should get the pneumococcal vaccine has been lowered from 65 to 50, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Walking Pneumonia Cases Spike Among Young Kids

MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 – Walking pneumonia cases are surging among young children in the United States, federal health officials warn. "Bacterial infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae increased i...

FDA Approves Zevtera (ceftobiprole medocaril sodium) for Bacteremia, Skin and Skin Structure Infections, and Pneumonia

Allschwil, Switzerland, April 04, 2024 – Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd, Allschwil (SIX: BSLN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to meeting the needs of patients with severe...

Paratek Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval of Nuzyra (omadacycline) Oral Only Dosing Regimen for the Treatment of Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia (CABP)

BOSTON, June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRTK), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel...

FDA Approves Fetroja (cefiderocol) for the Treatment of Hospital-acquired Bacterial Pneumonia and Ventilator-associated Bacterial Pneumonia

OSAKA, Japan & FLORHAM PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE) September 28, 2020 --Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (hereafter “Shionogi”) today announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a sup...

FDA Approves Merck’s Recarbrio (imipenem, cilastatin, and relebactam) for the Treatment of Adults with Hospital-Acquired and Ventilator-Associated Bacterial Pneumonia (HABP/VABP)

KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE) June 5, 2020 – Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a...

FDA Approves Baxdela (delafloxacin) for the Treatment of Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia (CABP)

MORRISTOWN, N.J., Oct. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MLNT), a commercial-stage company focused on the development and commercialization of novel antibiotics to...

FDA Approves Xenleta (lefamulin) to Treat Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia (CABP)

DUBLIN, Ireland, Aug. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Nabriva Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: NBRV), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the commercialization and development of innovative anti-infective...

FDA Approves Nuzyra (omadacycline) for Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia and Acute Skin and Skin Structure Infections

BOSTON, Oct. 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRTK) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Nuzyra (omadacycline) for the...

FDA Approves Avycaz (ceftazidime and avibactam) for the Treatment of Patients with Hospital-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia and Ventilator-Associated Bacterial Pneumonia

DUBLIN, Feb. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN), a leading global pharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Allergan's...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial Drugs for Systemic Use: Drug Safety Communication - Warnings Updated Due to Disabling Side Effects

ISSUE: FDA approved changes to the labels of fluoroquinolone antibacterial drugs for systemic use (i.e., taken by mouth or by injection). Includes the following currently available fluoroquinolones:...

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