Plasma haem oxygenase-1 and interleukin-6 as adjunct host biomarkers associated with malaria

• by Theophilus Wakai, Irrinus Kintung, Temitayo Ogundimu, Shalom Chinedu, Israel Afolabi

• May 15, 2026

CAP Antibiotics May Not Benefit Nonsevere COVID-19 Infections

A retrospective cohort study of more than 520,000 hospitalized patients found no clinically meaningful improvement in deterioration or mortality with early treatment targeting community-acquired pneumonia.

• by Andrea Surnit

• May 13, 2026

• 4 min

7 Days Noninferior in Bacteremia

BALANCE compared 7 vs 14 days of treatment among hospitalized patients with bloodstream infections.

• by Kathryn Wighton

• May 12, 2026

• 5 min

FDA Clears AI Sepsis Warning System

An FDA-cleared AI tool developed at Johns Hopkins detects sepsis up to 48 hours earlier than clinicians — and has cut related deaths by 18%.

• by Kerri Miller

• May 12, 2026

• 2 min