Oral HPV detected in 27.9% of men living with HIV across Brazil, Mexico, and Puerto Rico
Oral HPV found in 28 percent of HIV-positive men in Brazil, Mexico, and Puerto Rico
This cross-sectional study examined 700 men living with HIV in Brazil, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Oral HPV was detected in 27.9% of participan…
A cross-sectional study found oral HPV in 28 percent of men living with HIV across three countries, with higher rates linked to lower CD4 co…
Azithromycin reduces maternal infection in laboring women in low- and middle-income countries
Antibiotic reduces maternal infection risk in labor
This secondary analysis of an RCT found that azithromycin reduced maternal infection and sepsis in women in labor, with a larger reduction a…
A single dose of azithromycin during labor lowered maternal infections in a large trial across seven countries.
Preplanned subanalysis shows comparable viral suppression rates for two dolutegravir-based regimens in antiretroviral-naive people with HIV at week 48
New HIV drug combo shows similar virus control to standard care in people with resistance markers
A preplanned subanalysis of a phase IV study compared dolutegravir plus lamivudine against dolutegravir plus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate w…
A specific HIV drug mix controlled the virus just as well as a standard mix in people with certain resistance markers, offering a potential …
Local antibiotic delivery systems increase healing rates in diabetic foot osteomyelitis compared with control groups in this meta-analysis
Local Antibiotics May Boost Healing in Diabetic Foot Infections
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated local antibiotic delivery systems versus control groups for patients with diabetic foot o…
A new analysis suggests local antibiotic delivery may improve healing for diabetic foot bone infections, but more research is needed.
Ampicillin-gentamicin cuts chorioamnionitis risk to 1.9% vs 10.6% with ampicillin alone in PROM
Adding gentamicin to ampicillin cuts infection rates for women with long-term water breaks
This randomized controlled trial in 207 women with term PROM compared intravenous ampicillin-gentamicin to ampicillin alone. The combination…
A trial found that adding gentamicin to ampicillin lowered infection risks for women with prolonged water breaks, offering a clearer path to…
Systemic corticosteroid therapy significantly decreased length of hospital stay and fever duration in children with community-acquired pneumonia
Shorter hospital stays and fever for kids with pneumonia using steroids
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated systemic corticosteroid therapy versus controls in children with community-acquired pneum…
A large review found that adding steroids to standard antibiotics helped children with pneumonia leave the hospital faster and get over thei…
Women's contraceptive preferences align with method use in Kenya; long-acting preference strongest
What women want in contraception: preferences predict use
This analysis of baseline data from an RCT in 2599 women living with HIV in Kenya found that preferences for long-acting methods, avoiding d…
Women in Kenya who preferred long-acting or self-discontinuation methods were more likely to use them, a study of 2,599 women finds.
Susceptibility-guided sequential therapy shows no superiority over empirical therapy for H. pylori eradication
Susceptibility-guided therapy did not beat standard treatment for stomach bug infections
This randomised controlled trial in 500 treatment-naive adults with H. pylori infection compared susceptibility-guided sequential therapy to…
A new trial found that testing for drug resistance before treatment did not improve cure rates compared to standard care for stomach infecti…
Bibliometric analysis reveals growing research on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm resistance
Scientists reviewed thousands of papers about fighting tough bacteria infections in the lungs and wounds
A review of 6,537 publications shows steady research growth and emerging strategies against P. aeruginosa biofilm-mediated drug resistance.
A big look at medical papers shows more research on tough bacteria infections between 2014 and 2025. Doctors are now focusing on new ways to…
Educational interventions modestly reduce average drugs per prescription in MENA region hospitals
Educational programs show modest improvement in drug prescribing across MENA region
This systematic review and meta-analysis of sixteen studies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region evaluated multifaceted and edu…
A review of sixteen studies found that educational interventions slightly reduced the average number of drugs per prescription in the Middle…
Microplastic biofilms enrich antibiotic resistance genes in freshwater environments
Microplastics in water carry dangerous antibiotic resistance genes
This meta-analysis of environmental studies found that microplastic biofilms in freshwater settings significantly enrich antibiotic resistan…
Tiny plastic particles in freshwater environments gather antibiotic resistance genes more than the water itself. This review found that non-…
Nanomedicine strategies show promise for targeting pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Nanomedicine options for pancreatic cancer remain theoretical in current reviews
This narrative review surveys nanomedicine approaches for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, including polymeric nanoparticles, small-molecul…
Current reviews suggest nanomedicine and other advanced therapies for pancreatic cancer are still theoretical concepts without proven clinic…