Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

CDC reports cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults

(HealthDay)—Adult patients with current or previous severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can develop a hyperinflammatory syndrome, which resembles multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Variety of symptoms reported for COVID-19 patients

(HealthDay)—Nearly all symptomatic COVID-19 patients experience fever, cough, or shortness of breath, and a wide variety of other symptoms are reported, according to research published July 17 in the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Fecal transplants beat C. diff superbug 90% of the time

First reported in ancient China, human fecal transplants have made a comeback in modern medicine. Evidence shows this treatment can be effective in treating C. difficile—a gastrointestinal infection that can cause symptoms ...

Radiology & Imaging

Abnormal imaging findings key to EVALI diagnosis in vapers

Pulmonary imaging is important in the diagnosis of the acute lung injury associated with vaping, known as electronic cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI), according to a special review article published ...

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