Medications

Outcomes poorer with six versus 12 weeks of antibiotics for PJI

(HealthDay)—Antibiotic therapy for six weeks is inferior to 12 weeks of therapy among patients with microbiologically confirmed prosthetic joint infections that are managed with standard surgical procedures, according to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Getting vaccinated won't make 'long COVID' worse

A small case series of patients who received one dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine found that vaccination was not associated with worsening symptoms or quality of life in patients with persisting ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

They tested negative for COVID. Still, they have long COVID symptoms

Kristin Novotny once led an active life, with regular CrossFit workouts and football in the front yard with her children—plus a job managing the kitchen at a middle school. Now, the 33-year-old mother of two from De Pere, ...

Inflammatory disorders

The two sides of inflammation—the cure and the curse

One of the many wonders—and mysteries—of human biology is the complex response of the innate immune system, which is known for its swiftness in annihilating invading pathogens and capacity to mount an explosive inflammatory ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study finds lasting fatigue common after COVID-19 infection

More than half of people with acute COVID-19 infection continue to have persistent fatigue 10 weeks after their initial illness, according to a new study published November 9 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Liam Townsend ...

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