Large report highlights safety, effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplantation
Photo Cred: Gustavo Fring/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) led to a cure of Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection in 90 percent of patients across 20 North American...
Read MoreSevere COVID-19 linked to overactive immune cells, study says
Photo Cred: Edward Jenner/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Samples from the lungs of patients show a runaway immune system reaction could be one mechanism behind severe novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, according...
Read MorePrevious infection may lessen severity of COVID-19, study finds
Photo Cred: Erkan Utu/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Being previously infected with other types of coronaviruses may decrease the severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infections, the virus that...
Read MoreStudy finds dietary fructose worsens inflammatory bowel disease
Photo Cred: Silviarita/Pixabay By Katherine Shagoury Consumption of fructose may worsen intestinal inflammation common to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a new study by researchers at Stone Brook University...
Read MoreCommon cold could protect from COVID-19
Photo Cred: Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury New research suggests past common colds may provide some protection from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to new research by infectious disease experts...
Read MoreReport observes recurrent acute pancreatitis in patient with COVID-19 infection
Photo Cred: Darko Djurin/Pixabay By Katherine Shagoury A new clinical report published in the American Journal of Case Reports highlights a patient with no precipitating risk factors for pancreatitis who...
Read MoreRoutine blood test predicts increased mortality risk in COVID-19 patients
Photo Cred: Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A standard test that assesses blood cells can identify which patients who are admitted to the hospital with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) face...
Read MoreStudy finds no link between influenza vaccine and COVID-19 risk
Photo Cred: Karolina Grabowska/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Receiving the influenza vaccine does not increase a person’s risk for contracting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) or worsen associated morbidity or mortality, according...
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