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0 Technological advances with dressings for wound treatment and detection
Dressings are long-established in the medical field for keeping wounds clean and preventing secondary infections. Here, Tim Sandle discusses technological advances with dressings for wound treatment and detection, including the incorporation of antimicrobials
0 Precision medicine in sepsis: where do we begin?
This opinion piece looks at the impact a precision (or personalized) medicine approach could have in sepsis, including early and accurate microbiologic diagnosis, determining the host immune response signature and assessing individual response to treatment.
0 The role of public health in precision medicine – an interview with Kelly Gebo
In this interview we speak to Kelly Gebo, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer for the All of Us Research Program,…
2 The emergence and spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Discover the latest information on 2019-nCoV including the current knowledge on its transmissibility, origin and clinical features.
0 Clinical trial of experimental HIV vaccine halted
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has stopped administering an experimental HIV vaccine in the South Africa HVTN 702 clinical trial, after an independent data and safety monitoring board has found that the vaccine is ineffective at preventing HIV infection.
2 Could tailor-made vaccines halve rates of serious Streptococcus pneumoniae infection?
Optimizing vaccine models for Streptococcus pneumoniae suggests that vaccine programs need to be tailored to target specific subgroups including age and geographical region.
2 Novel parasites and understanding parasite–host interactions – an interview with Sandra Maruyama
In October 2019 researchers from Brazil identified a new parasite, which presented with similar symptoms to visceral leishmaniasis. To discover more about this novel parasite and other parasitic diseases in Brazil, we interviewed Sandra Maruyama from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar; São Paulo, Brazil) about her research and the future of this field.
4 COVID-19: edging closer to a pandemic?
Fears are growing that COVID-19 could become a global pandemic as new cases are reported globally, including a huge spike in cases in South Korea and Iran, and more countries reporting cases.
