IDWeek 2021: Use of vancomycin vs metronidazole increased after the 2017 IDSA recommendation but CDI recurrence rates increased slightly, investigators report.

Complex regional pain syndrome is often a medical challenge. Try this in-depth quiz on the etiology, the differential diagnosis, and most effective therapies.

EASD 2021: For persons who have had obesity, returning to a healthy weight may reduce risk for hypertension and dyslipidemia, and modestly for diabetes.

Data from the CDC on the Delta variant and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

IDWeek 2021: Young people who inject drugs can be cured of hepatitis C virus infection, according to 2 new studies.

EASD 2021: Women with type 2 diabetes were less likely to meet targets for CV risk management vs men but at lower risk for future CV events, a new study found.

Data from the CDC on the Delta variant and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Helicobacter pylori infection in early-middle-aged adults was associated with higher BMI, triglyceride levels, carotid plaque formation, and carotid intima-media thickness.

Infectious disease expert and NIH-funded researcher Rodger MacArthur, MD, has questions about the evidence on which the Pfizer booster shot recommendations are based.

A new analysis showed a near 78% increase in citing safety concerns among parents with HPV vaccine hesitancy, contrary to no observed changes in serious adverse event reporting.

Data from the CDC on the Delta variant and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

The annual NIH-supported survey revealed changing substance use trends among college students and college-aged adults. Find key results for primary care in our quick slideshow.

Clinical decisions on LDL-C management currently rely on a measure at one time point, typically middle age. A new study suggests burden begins early and so should assessment.

Data from the CDC on the Delta variant and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

More than half of adults in every US state had either overweight or obesity in 2020. This at-a-glance slide show reports more findings from an annual compilation of public data.

Findings from a phase 3 clinical trial showed remdesivir reduced the risk of COVID-19-related hospitalizations by 87% in high-risk patients, the drug's manufacturer announced.

The Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot is authorized for use in persons aged ≥65 years, at high risk of severe disease, and who have frequent exposure to the virus increasing risk for severe infection.

Data from the CDC on the Delta variant and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

A new AHA scientific statement suggests metabolic surgery and weight-loss medications may reduce the long-term effects of obesity-related hypertension.

New hypertension research looks at stress hormones in early disease, the Quadpill as first Rx, tight BP control for older adults--for a start. We recap 8 new studies.