«Some infections in children that have typically been treated with oral antibiotics in the past may now require hospitalization, treatment with intravenous drugs, or both, as there may not be an oral treatment option available,» said Dr. Latania K. Logan, lead author of the study and an assistant professor of pediatrics and pediatric infectious disease specialist at Rush University Medical Center. (sciencedaily.com)
Arlene Dent, an assistant professor of pediatric infectious diseases at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, says there was a time when she actively sought female role models. (sciencemag.org)
At the hearing, Dr. David Kimberlin, who specializes in pediatric infectious disease at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, spoke of a situation in September, around the time Daraprim's price went up after Turing bought the rights to the drug, in which he found barriers to getting the drug because the monthly cost for four tablets suddenly spiked to $ 3,000 from $ 54. (businessinsider.com)