Infected patients were at 3.5 times the risk for new-onset behavioral syndromes such as eating disorders and sleep disorders.

Syracuse, NY -- Upstate Medical University is looking for 1,000 volunteers -- its largest clinical trial to date -- to test a ...

Its spores are highly resistant to heat and many disinfectants, making them easily transmissible in hospitals.

Doctors should consider a patient’s risk of infection when prescribing opioids, the researchers behind the new study said. Opioid use may weaken immune systems, leaving patients more vulnerable to ...

In a review of nearly 120,000 patients, 31% taking opioids developed C. diff, compared to 17% not taking them Opioids may weaken immunity and disrupt healthy gut bacteria, making infection more likely ...

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Taking opioids may make some patients more likely to develop a dangerous infection, new research suggests. The infection is called Clostridioides difficile, ...

Over 55 million people live with dementia globally, a number projected to nearly triple come the year 2050. A significant portion of these cases, however, may be preventable. According to ...

ATLANTA -- A tapered and pulsed course of vancomycin was not significantly better than a standard course of the drug for treating a first or second recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection, a ...

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