September 24, 2025

When High Hospital Prices Mean Higher Risk

High-markup hospitals, often for-profit, were tied to higher surgical risks, with commentary calling for transparency and oversight.

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September 22, 2025

Staffing Falls, Deaths Rise Post-Acquisition

Among Medicare patients, ICU stays shorten and transfers rise following private-equity acquisitions.

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September 12, 2025

FDA Considers Ending Routine Advisory Committees on New Drugs

The FDA move to limit advisory committee involvement in drug approvals has prompted debate on the balance between efficiency and transparency.

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September 09, 2025

Dietary Nitrate Lowers Blood Pressure in Older Adults, Study

Researchers show nitrate-rich beetroot reshapes the oral microbiome.

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September 02, 2025

Oral Antibiotics Safe in Infective Endocarditis

Patients switching to oral therapy spent 12 more days outside the hospital with no increase in treatment failure rates.

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June 17, 2025

FMT as First-Line CDI Treatment?

New randomized trial shows fecal microbiota transplantation may reduce antibiotic dependence in first-episode infections

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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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June 18, 2025

Are CBD Compounds Effective Antifungals?

CBD and CBDV exhibit antifungal activity against Cryptococcus neoformans and dermatophytes in vitro and improve survival in an in vivo model.

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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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