Brian Hoyle, PhD

Highly-purified cannabidiol (CBD) marketed as Epidiolex can lower the chances of seizures in adults and children with epilepsy.

In this retrospective study, 18.5% of children became drug-free while on the ketogenic diet.

Findings indicate that treatment interruptions are possible, with caveats.

In a Meet-the-Professors session at ID Week 2018, experts addressed strategies to check for drug-drug interactions, direct-acting antivirals for special populations, and the management of hepatitis C virus infection for persons who inject drugs.

Individuals with HIV who have been detained at the US border are far more likely to be released having had some consultation about their health and steps to improve their outlook compared with those who were detained several years ago.

Community-onset cases still hovered around 45% of the annual cases, with the remainder being infections that developed once patients had been admitted to the hospital.

Study highlights differences in prescription of mental health medications for people living with HIV/AIDS.

The new treatment against multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, including carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), just received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval.