Dr Dariusz Hareza reflects on ESCMID Global 2025, highlighting its international scope, informal collaboration, and key themes in antimicrobial resistance. He discusses impactful sessions on global surveillance, Kazakhstan’s primary care initiatives, and novel approaches like CRISPR and AI, all pointing toward an innovative and integrated future in infectious diseases.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first virus-like particle (VLP) chikungunya vaccine PXVX0317 (VIMKUNYA™), for individuals aged 12 years and older, with Bavarian Nordic recently announcing its commercial launch.1,2 This approval addresses a critical unmet need for ...
Dr Simon Feys discusses his award-winning research on viral-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (VAPA) in critically ill patients, highlighting key insights into its pathophysiology, diagnostic challenges, and treatment gaps. His work combines clinical expertise with multi-omics analysis to improve understanding, detection, and management of this often-overlooked but potentially deadly fungal superinfection.
Dr Simon Feys discusses his journey into intensive care medicine, driven by the complexity and impact of treating critically ill patients. He highlights the central role of infections in ICU, the importance of broad medical knowledge, and how clinical experience and research together shape his approach to patient care and innovation.
Jon Salmanton-García discusses the challenges of diagnosing and treating invasive fungal infections in low- and middle-income countries, shares insights from studies in Peru and Honduras, and highlights key research and overlooked findings from ESCMID Global 2025.
For more than 40 years, Rebecca Denison has lived with HIV and advocated for women affected by the virus. A longtime activist and founder of WORLD, she has witnessed the epidemic’s evolution. In this interview, she reflects on scientific progress, ongoing challenges, and why the fight against HIV is far from over.
Dr Xin Hui Chan’s research focuses on developing equitable therapies for high-threat infectious diseases. She combines clinical trials, evidence synthesis, and modelling to address neglected infections and improve global health outcomes.
“An HIV vaccine wouldn’t just save lives; it would transform entire communities” Despite decades of research and advances in HIV treatment, an effective vaccine is still in development. The disease's ability to mutate, evade the immune system and persist ...
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are investigating a cluster of unexplained deaths in Ekoto Health Area, Basankusu Health Zone, Equateur Province. The initial report on 9 February 2025 documented 24 deaths in a single village, prompting an investigation ...
Dr Amesika Nyaku and the touchINFECTIOUS DISEASES team are thrilled to welcome a new editorial board member, Dr Jon Salmanton-García (University of Cologne, Germany), specializing in infectious diseases in immunocompromised patients, with a particular focus on respiratory viral infections ...
The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) is the leading global meeting for HIV research, bringing together over 4,000 experts from around the world. It serves as a platform for researchers to translate laboratory and clinical discoveries into meaningful advancements ...
The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA Pain Medicine) has introduced a new groundbreaking set of guidelines to enhance infection prevention in regional anesthesia and interventional pain medicine procedures. Developed over four years, these recommendations address infection ...
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