Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Clubbed nails, also known as digital clubbing or Hippocratic fingers, describe a ...

CoNS endocarditis is common and serious, with high mortality but improving prognosis. A major study explores key insights.

Steve Schwarz underwent spinal surgery, only to later succumb to MRSA due to discontinuation of antibiotics at a care home.

A "groundbreaking" £1.65 million treatment has been approved for use on the NHS, offering patients with severe sickle cell disease some hope of a cure. It is believed around 1,700 people could be ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded approval for Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray, Spravato, to allow it to be used as a standalone treatment for patients with severe depression ...

Lung cancer survival without treatment is shorter than survival with treatment. People with untreated non-small cell lung cancer—the most common type—typically live between five and 12 months after ...

Among the common diseases of the heart, none has been so resistant to treatment and so invariably fatal as subacute bacterial endocarditis. Although isolated cures occurred before the introduction ...

This is the second most common indication for surgery [8] and encompasses persistent bacteremia, extension of perivalvular infection and resistant organisms. An important distinction is the ...

Treatment for sleep apnea aims to improve your breathing during sleep and reduce the risk of underlying health concerns. Common options include CPAP machines, oral devices, and lifestyle measures ...

Using data from the National Inpatient Sample from 2000 to 2019, we conducted a trends analysis on rates of treatment modalities among all hospitalizations with infective endocarditis with ruptured or ...

Results of preliminary studies suggest that certain cephalosporin C derivatives may be useful in the treatment of bacterial endocarditis. 11–15 Both cephalothin and cephaloridine have the ...

These may include: Surgery and/or radiation therapy may be useful in certain situations (see below). Treatment can often shrink tumors (or slow their growth), improve symptoms, and help some women ...