The Infectious Diseases Society of America strongly supports legislation introduced today by Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) —the Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STAAR) Act—that will strengthen US government responses to this growing public health crisis.
Brain cysts from a pork tapeworm infection are one of the most common causes of seizures worldwide. Identifying the infection – called neurocysticercosis – is key to ensuring appropriate treatment, according to the first comprehensive guidelines on the condition, released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) and published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.
New diagnostic methods and treatments – including fecal transplantation – will help improve the care of patients with Clostridium difficile (C. diff.), a deadly bacterial infection that can occur after antibiotic use, according to updated guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.
The Infectious Diseases Society of America urges Congress to reject the cuts proposed in the White House Budget Plan for Fiscal Year 2019 released Monday. More details on the priorities and impacts it promises are clearly needed.
During his State of the Union Address last night, the president emphasized his commitment to national security by supporting an end to budget caps for defense spending.
The confirmation of Alex Azar as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services provides new opportunities for an experienced public servant to continue work that he began when, as HHS general counsel and as the department’s deputy Secretary, he played pivotal roles in creating the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response.
The January 17 Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing in preparation for reauthorization of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act provides a valuable opportunity to consider how best to ensure that states, communities and healthcare facilities have the resources they need to protect against emerging public health threats.
The Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 under consideration in the Senate would repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund in FY2018, a source of support for essential public health activities.
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is deeply concerned that the proposed American Health Care Act under consideration in Congress would repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund.
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) welcomes the action taken by Congress to prevent a government shutdown and provide $1.1 billion for responses to the continuing spread of the Zika virus.
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is pleased that the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)” Committee has scheduled the hearing, “Laboratory Testing in the Era of Precision Medicine,” for September 20, 2016.
More than 500 members of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, its HIV Medicine Association and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society call on all presidential candidates to commit themselves to public health policies, programs, and investments in a bipartisan aimed petition.