This Fortnight in Medicine XVIII

No video this week — we had a bit of a computer meltdown — but two interesting articles.

1. Baloxavir Marboxil for Uncomplicated Influenza in Adults and Adolescents

• Efficacy of Baloxavir Treatment in Preventing Transmission of Influenza

• Clinical efficacy and safety of baloxavir marboxil in the treatment of influenza: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

• Benefit of Early Oseltamivir Therapy for Adults Hospitalized With Influenza A: An Observational Study

• The Wall Street Journal, which may have stimulated the market this year, reports that The flu is surging. How Antivirals Can Help.

2. Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of up-titration of guideline-directed medical therapies for acute heart failure (STRONG-HF): a multinational, open-label, randomised, trial

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