IDSA and ID in the News

Each week, IDSA spokespersons interview with media organizations across the country, providing facts, perspectives and important public health information about infectious diseases to the public. Since the last regular edition of IDSA News we have coordinated 14 interviews with member experts and issued numerous statements and news releases resulting in several articles quoting our spokespersons or highlighting our positions. Several of those stories are highlighted below.

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• Bloomberg News: Price-Hiking Drug CEO Creates Cloud Over Antibiotic Industry (Amanda Jezek, IDSA staff)
• Everyday Health: Researchers Hope Universal Flu Vaccine Trials May Yield Broader Protection (William Schaffner, MD, FIDSA)
• Healthday: New Therapy May Control HIV Without Daily Pills (Melanie Thompson, MD, HIVMA)
• Medpage Today: Pandemrix Vax for 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Tied to More Adverse Events (Amesh Adalja, MD, FIDSA)
• Medscape: Physicians Harness Power of Heavy Metal to Fight Bacteria (Amesh Adalja, MD, FIDSA)
• NBC News: Two big meat recalls affect cured ham, ground beef (Johan Bakken, MD, PhD, FIDSA)
• WebMD: California Typhus Outbreak Continues to Grow (Aaron Glatt, MD, FIDSA)

Coverage of IDSA/HIVMA Statements and News Releases:

• Homeland Preparedness News: IDSA outlines public health risks of Hurricane Michael
• Homeland Preparedness News: UN holds first high-level meeting to address global TB threat
• Infection Control Today: 100 Years after the Spanish Flu: Lessons Learned and Challenges for the Future
• Pharmacy Times: Misreported Penicillin Allergies Lead to Increased Risk of Infection, Antibiotic Resistance