Health literacy gaps fuel unrealistic antibiotic expectations in primary care patients
Patients expecting antibiotics for common symptoms risk contributing to antibiotic overuse, making education on the dangers of misuse and resistance ...
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Thanks to Reddit, a new diagnosis is bubbling up across the nation
In a video posted to Reddit this summer, Lucie Rosenthal's face starts focused and uncertain, looking intently into the camera, ...
New gene editing technique offers hope for millions
A team led by Mass Eye and Ear researchers has demonstrated for the first time a successful restoration of hearing ...
CRISPR gene editing shows promise for treating individuals with a form of inherited blindness
Results from a groundbreaking clinical trial of CRISPR gene editing in 14 individuals with a form of inherited blindness show ...
Soft, stretchy throat patch empowers speech in people with voice disorders
People with voice disorders, including those with pathological vocal cord conditions or who are recovering from laryngeal cancer surgeries, can ...
Researchers receive £2.4 million to generate evidence on the new NHS Pharmacy First service
Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) have been awarded £2.4m by the National Institute for ...
Study demonstrates prolonged persistence of enteroviruses on commonly encountered surfaces
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a contagious disease that mainly affects young children in the Asia-Pacific region. The ...
Viral rebound common in lung transplant recipients treated with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir for COVID-19
Data on the viral rebound and safety of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in lung transplant (LTx) recipients are limited. The study prospectively followed ...
Study sheds light on how SARS-CoV-2 virus switches between replication and packaging
Immediately after the infection of a cell in the throat or lungs, the SARS-CoV-2 virus works very hard to replicate, ...
Intranasal inoculation study sheds light on nasal and systemic immune responses to SARS-CoV-2
In a recent pre-print uploaded to the medRxiv server, researchers inoculated 34 healthy volunteers with a pre-Alpha severe acute respiratory ...
