The Never-Ending TAVNEOS Story

The Tavneos story is getting more bizarre by the day:  since January 2026 FDA is haggling with Amgen about a withdrawal.  The Agency’s reasoning is described in detail in their April 26 statement and mentioned in numerous Pharma newsletters.  The key issue is and was the unblinded re-adjudication of the Continue reading The Never-Ending TAVNEOS Story→

On Leptospirosis (Weil’s Disease)

In 1886, Weil published detailed case descriptions of 4 patients with icterus, splenic enlargement and nephritis [1].  All four patients presented with acute onset of fever, elevated liver function tests (LFTs), hepatic enlargement, splenomegaly, and proteinuria. Two cases were recorded more than12 years earlier, but the author felt that they Continue reading On Leptospirosis (Weil’s Disease)→

Where are the Chloramphenicol Derivatives?

The 1st edition of Mandell’s textbook ‘Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease’ was published in 1979.  It has grown ever since in size and numbers of chapters.  Now in its 10th edition, it is and remains an impressive publication, a 2-volume set, a comprehensive reference textbook, kept up-to-date with periodic Continue reading Where are the Chloramphenicol Derivatives?→