News
Initial FLAG-Ida outperforms 7+3 for high-risk AML
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
The typical postremission therapy showed better overall survival than did standard induction.
News
WHO urges that ‘window of opportunity’ on containing novel coronavirus not be missed
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
“We must not look back and regret that we failed to take advantage of the window of opportunity that we have now.”
News
2019-nCoV: Structure, characteristics of key potential therapy target determined
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
The 2019-nCoV spike protein, critical to infection in coronaviruses, has been sequenced and synthesized and the 3-D structure determined.
News
Screen pregnant women with suspected 2019-nCoV infection
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
Severe complications caused by previous coronavirus outbreaks provide a warning sign for the potential effects...
News
Next-generation sequencing can expedite surveillance/discovery of new bat coronaviruses
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
Monitoring the bat coronavirus reservoir may help prepare for the next zoonotic outbreak in humans.
News
Occult HCV infection is correlated to unfavorable genotypes in hemophilia patients
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
Unfavorable interferon gentoypes were correlated to occult HCV infection in paitents with hemophilia.
Opinion
ID Blog: Wuhan coronavirus – just a stop on the zoonotic highway
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
The history of recent zoonotic viral outbreaks informs the current Wuhnan coronavirus outbreak.
Article
HCV a risk in HIV-negative MSM who use PrEP
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
HIV-negative MSM on PrEP are at risk for HCV-infection, with risk-factors similar to those in HIV-positive MSM.
Opinion
The rise of U.S. dermatology: A brief history from the 1800s to 1970
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
Dermatology had a rich and varied history leading up to the founding of Skin and Allergy News (now Dermatology...
News
ID consult for Candida bloodstream infections can reduce mortality risk
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
More patients survived Candida bloodstream infections when they had ID consultations.
Article
ID Blog: The waters of death
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
Disease was responsible for more deaths in the American Civil War than bullets or cannon fire, with foul water...
News
Dealing with off-label medical device use in vascular surgery
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
Few studies addressed off-label uses through both surgical and legal perspectives.
News
Proximal venous outflow obstruction associated with chronic lower back pain
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
Chronic lower back pain was unexpectedly prevalent in patients with proximal venous outflow obstruction ....
News
What’s new and different with ESVS guidelines for aortoabdominal aortic and iliac aneurysms?
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
There are generally still more ambiguities than clear recommendations, especially regarding the preferred...
News
Dealing with complications associated with central venous access catheters
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
Shorter dwell time was significantly associated with an increased infection rate and overall complication rate.