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The length of antibiotic therapy for US patients hospitalized with uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has decreased but remains excessive for too many patients, researchers reported today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. (Dall, 2/14)

A groundbreaking scientific study has unveiled a remarkable discovery that may have far-reaching implications for the treatment of heart disease. The implications are immense offering glimpses of a future where heart disease may no longer be an irreversible condition but a challenge that can be overcome through medical intervention. (Texas Heart Institute, 2/14)

A large study in Spain finds that COVID-19 is associated with a 30% increased risk of major cardiovascular events in people with HIV during the year following infection. The study is published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection. (Soucheray, 2/12)

The U.S. government did not violate the University of South Florida's patent rights by breeding mice with Alzheimer's disease for research purposes, a federal appeals court said on Friday. The government had the right to use the patented mice based on the National Institutes of Health's funding of the USF research that led to the patent, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit determined. (Brittain, 2/9)