People with type 2 diabetes face a significantly higher risk of infection-related deaths, particularly in younger age groups, ...

Given the underlying evidence that hyperactivation of the inflammatory system is a feature of sepsis, it is understandable that most therapeutic strategies have targeted pro-inflammatory mediators ...

Other resources include a joint patient decision aid on asthma inhalers and climate change, all asthma drugs and treatments recommended by NICE and advice from the Scottish Medicines Consortium.

Predictors of in-hospital mortality among patients with nongonococcal bacterial knee septic arthritis in the United States include older age, a greater number of comorbidities, and Asian/Pacific ...

Scientists at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital have found a new treatment that provides significant relief from knee pain, particularly for individuals aged 50 and older.

This study aims to assess the efficacy of sofosbuvir (SOF)-based treatments in patients with GT 6 chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients with GT 6 HCV ...

With the rapid development of antibiotics in the 1930s, phage therapy – using viruses known as bacteriophages or phages to tackle bacterial infections – fell into oblivion. But as the current ...

In the context of future strategies for the treatment of sepsis, we provide an overview of the various strategies in clinical sepsis trials and review promising research results involving blockade ...

"Patients with bloodstream infections ... said sepsis and antibiotics were under-researched, noting, "Our aim was to determine if shorter or longer treatment durations had an impact on patient ...

By using AI to predict when people with urine infections have antibiotic-resistant bugs, we show how lab tests can better direct their antibiotic treatment. This approach could improve the care of ...