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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Could Be First-Line Therapy for C. Difficile
Clinical cure and no disease recurrence within 60 days for 66.7 percent in FMT group, 61.2 percent in vancomycin group
Wildfire-Induced Changes in Behavior Affect Spread of Airborne Disease
Wildfire-induced deterioration of air quality leads to increase in indoor activities fostering conditions conducive to airborne transmission
Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea More Common in Female Athletes Than Expected
Mild OSA present in 25 percent of female collegiate athletes in study
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Started Declining in 2023
Monthly DOD rate declined by −0.36 per 100,000 from August 2023 to February 2024, accelerating through October 2024
USPSTF: Screen Women of Reproductive Age for Intimate Partner Violence
However, for older and vulnerable adults, evidence is insufficient to assess balance of benefits and harms of screening for caregiver abuse, neglect
FDA Approves Dupixent for Bullous Pemphigoid
Benefits include sustained disease remission, reductions in itch, lower oral corticosteroids dose
Nearly 30 People in England Get Rare Illness After Botox
Relative Peripheral Refraction Predicts Myopia Progression in Children
Children with faster myopia progression have higher axial length, lower spherical equivalent, higher horizontal and vertical relative peripheral refraction
Onset of Sepsis in First Week of Life Tied to Increased Likelihood of Autism...
Early-onset neonatal sepsis also tied to increased likelihood of ADHD, but association attenuated in sibling-matched analyses
Higher Dietary Calcium Intake May Up Risk of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Higher dietary calcium intake linked to increased risk of BPH after adjustment for all covariates