Dr. George O’Neil has implanted a device he invented into thousands of Australians who abuse opioids. But is it an…
Medical News Today: What to know about executive function disorder
Executive function is a broad set of mental skills that are important for achieving goals and interacting with others. People…
A Disturbing Decline
Foreword. In this Journal feature, information about a real patient is presented in stages (boldface type) to an expert clinician,…
Macrolide Resistance in MORDOR I — A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Niger
To the Editor: Mass administration of azithromycin reduced childhood mortality in the trials MORDOR (Macrolides Oraux pour Réduire les Décès…
Hope and Humility for Azithromycin
Azithromycin, which was discovered by Croatian scientists in 1980, has broad antimicrobial activity. Its seeming broad-spectrum activity led its discoverers…
Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis
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Longer-Term Assessment of Azithromycin for Reducing Childhood Mortality in Africa
The MORDOR I trial (Macrolides Oraux pour Réduire les Décès avec un Oeil sur la Résistance) showed that twice-yearly azithromycin…
Medical News Today: Kidney function tests: Everything you need to know
There are many different types of kidney function tests, usually involving the blood or urine. In this article, learn about…
Scientists recreate blood-brain barrier defect outside the body
Scientists have recreated a critical brain component, the blood-brain barrier, that functioned as it would in the individual who provided…
Just a phage? How bacteria’s predators can shape the gut microbiome
A phage can have a profound impact on the dynamics of the gut microbiome, not only affecting certain species directly…