All Robert Dickson articles
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NewsCommonly used antibiotic brings more complications, death in the sickest patients
Treatment with the commonly used antibiotic piperacillin/tazobactam was associated with a 5 percent increase in 90-day mortality, more days on a ventilator, and more time with organ failure for patients with sepsis, a new study finds.
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NewsStudy reveals the gut microbiome’s role in controlling the body’s thermostat
The average basal temperature of the human body has decreased since the 1860s for unknown reasons, but a new study points to the gut microbiome as a potential regulator of body temperature, both in health and during life-threatening infections.
