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From the Journals
Red blood cells made to deliver antibiotics to bacteria
The strategy “has become a universal red blood cell–based delivery platform that we call ‘smart blood’ ... that can safely and selectively deliver...
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The truth of alcohol consequences
Plus: It’s nice to share … COVID infection data, and there’s another reason to hate January.
From the Journals
Recurrent urinary tract infections: What’s good prophylaxis?
Study results on long-term prevention using cranberry products are inconsistent, and they are not recommended in the updated guideline.
Feature
Younger doctors call for more attention to patients with disabilities
As the number of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities grows, medical educators look to the next generation of physicians to...
Feature
From Frankenstein to Lecter: Hollywood’s baddest docs
When Dr. Frankenstein exclaims: “It’s alive, it’s alive!” little did he...
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Many specialists are on the wrong side of the patient-jargon relationship
Plus: Obesity could put the sand in sandwiches, and Reliebo could be the antianxiety robot we’ve been looking for.
From the Journals
Time to ditch clarithromycin for H. pylori?
“This study shows that multiple parts of the United States and Europe have high resistance rates.”
Conference Coverage
C. diff recurrence drops with highly targeted ridinilazole
“We need new agents to treat C. difficile.”
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This brain surgery was BYOS: Bring your own saxophone
Plus: Mosquito attraction tested and women’s verbal fluency advantage confirmed.
Feature
You and the skeptical patient: Who’s the doctor here?
“I spoke to him on many occasions about the dangers of COVID, but he just didn’t believe me.”
Opinion
The marked contrast in pandemic outcomes between Japan and the United States
Over time Japan has the least cumulative deaths per capita of any major country in the world.