The term “dysbiosis” usually refers to a change in the human microbiome from a healthy pattern toward a pattern associated…
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Drug-Resistant E. coli Bacteremia Transmitted by Fecal Microbiota Transplant
An altered intestinal microbiome has been implicated in the pathogenesis of many disorders. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) refers to the…
Where Were the Women? Gender Parity in Clinical Trials
In 2017, a total of 19% of all new HIV infections in the United States and nearly half of infections…
Donor Screening for Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
To the Editor: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has emerged as a treatment for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection. Procurement of safe…
Do open relationships really work?
Open relationships typically describe couples in which the partners have agreed on sexual activity with someone other than their primary…
New method identifies aggressive breast cancer
Aggressive forms of breast cancer often manipulate the immune response in their favor. This manipulation is revealed in humans by…
Drug overdose deaths in CT doubled in 6 years
Opioid overdose deaths in Connecticut doubled in the past 6 years, largely driven by use of multiple drugs together, according…
AI outperforms clinicians’ judgment in triaging postoperative patients for intensive care
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of a machine-learned algorithm correctly triaged the vast majority of postoperative patients to the…
Johnson & Johnson Says Recalled Baby Powder Doesn’t Have Asbestos
The F.D.A. had said it discovered evidence of the carcinogen in a bottle.
Johnson & Johnson Says Recalled Baby Powder Doesn’t Have Asbestos
The F.D.A. had said it discovered evidence of the carcinogen in a bottle.