July 24, 2025

Penicillin Allergy Label? Or Antibiotic Overuse?

Structured testing in primary care boosted penicillin prescribing fivefold, lowered overall antibiotic use, and proved cost-effective.

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July 24, 2025

Maternal RSV Vaccine Shows 72% Effectiveness

Following national rollout, UK data provide early post-licensure evidence supporting maternal RSV vaccination as a real-world strategy to lower infant hospital admissions.

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July 21, 2025

Resistance to Bedaquiline Impacts TB Survival

A cohort study found that patients with bedaquiline-resistant tuberculosis had delayed microbiologic recovery, higher rates of treatment failure, and reduced tuberculosis-free survival at 18 months compared with those with bedaquiline-susceptible disease.

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July 21, 2025

Coping Trumps Pleasure in Predicting Comfort Eating

Researchers explore how psychological expectations—such as boredom relief and mood regulation—drive the frequency of comfort food consumption in adults.

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July 21, 2025

Sharp Rise in Fentanyl Overdoses During Pandemic

From 2019 to 2021, U.S. emergency departments saw a 125.4% rise in synthetic opioid overdoses, highlighting shifting trends in hospital use related to opioids during and before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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July 21, 2025

Tracking Meningitis, From Days to Years

Patients from the MeninGene study contributed serum samples over 5 years, revealing that autoimmune processes rarely drive long-term cognitive problems after bacterial meningitis.

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July 17, 2025

Vapes Outperform Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Cessation Trial

Researchers found vaporized nicotine products more effective than nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation among socioeconomically disadvantaged adults.

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July 17, 2025

Nirsevimab Shows 83% Efficacy Over 6 Months

A large clinical trial in Europe showed that a single dose of nirsevimab reduced infant hospitalizations for RSV-associated lower respiratory tract infections by over 80% over a six-month period.

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July 17, 2025

Medical Oddities: Plague, Still a Thing

Old threats, odd urges, crispy skin, toxic air, and tea with benefits—all in one go.

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