We’re officially into autumn, which means flu season is just around the corner. Having a vaccine each year helps stave off the flu, but much is still to be learned about the virus.
Exploring new methods to eradicate HIV that lingers in brain cells despite conventional antiviral treatment is the focus of a new study by investigators at Children’s Hospital and Temple University.
Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, recently received an approximately $1.8 million contract from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to compare the effectiveness of broad and narrow-spectrum antibiotics in treating acute respiratory infections.
Despite its somewhat misleading name, H. influenzae does not cause influenza, but is instead associated with invasive infections and localized respiratory tract disease.
Noted microbiologist and Children's Hospital alumnus Joseph W. St. Geme, III, MD, was recently named CHOP's Physician-in-Chief and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. St. Geme, who officially started July 1, succeeds long-serving CHOP veteran Alan R. Cohen, MD, who held the post of Physician-in-Chief for 12 years.
