Summary and Closing of Discussion

At IDWeek 2026, IDSA and HIVMA leaders and clinician advocates outline how stories, relationships, and bipartisan outreach shape ID and HIV policy.

Insulin icodec-abae becomes the first once-weekly basal insulin cleared for children 10 years and older with type 2 diabetes.

At IDWeek 2026, Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, said USAID cuts are costing lives but that the field is "not back at square one."

More treatment choices does not always mean better patient outcomes, with care access remaining challenging in Florida.

About 9% of adults hospitalized with RSV died in the hospital or within 30 days of discharge, according to preliminary data presented at IDWeek 2026.

A systematic review found vitamin D did not consistently reduce MS relapse rates, though some studies reported lower MRI lesion activity.

Oncologists weighted how to choose, manage, and deliver new therapeutics beyond major academic centers.

Hiddo Heerspink, PhD, discusses finerenone data in type 1 diabetes, FSGS and IgA nephropathy, and open questions on sequencing CKD therapies.