Shorter antimicrobial prophylaxis duration is noninferior in preventing health care-associated infections following clean orthopedic surgery, according to a study published online April 12 in JAMA Network...

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The study covered in this summary was published on medRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways Novel reduced-dose intranasal oxytocin followed by a period of positive...

It may seem like déjà vu as not much has changed regarding the rankings of top US medical schools over the past 2 years. The University of Washington in Seattle retained its ranking from the US News...

Additional booster doses of vaccine against COVID-19 are particularly important for those who are immunosuppressed, namely those who have had solid organ transplants, a new study shows. The study, published...

GP ‘postcode lottery’ means patients in parts of the country have to compete for appointments with up to 70 TIMES more people… so use our handy search tool to work out how busy YOUR practice...

A mother-in-law took to Facebook to reveal that her son and his wife are expecting a baby — after being told not to! — and the wife blew up at her. The whole uncomfortable encounter was detailed...

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Scientists at UCL have significantly boosted the effectiveness of a therapeutic vaccine designed to control chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection, after uncovering and thwarting ‘the enemy within’. Published...

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