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Eccentric vs concentric training for post–COVID-19 rehab: Which is better?
Eccentric and concentric training similarly improve walking distance in severe COVID-19 survivors in the CovExc trial.
Eccentric vs concentric training for post–COVID-19 rehab: Which is better?
17 Sep 2026
Tailored therapy reduces antibiotic use in infective endocarditis
A response-tailored strategy decreases antibiotic duration by 2 weeks compared with standard therapy in patients with left-sided infective endocarditis, without compromising their safety. This is the primary result of the POET-II study presented at ESC Congress 2026.
Tailored therapy reduces antibiotic use in infective endocarditis
09 Sep 2026
Nose-only swabs a viable alternative to nose + throat swabs for flu and SARS-CoV-2 detection
According to an outpatient surveillance study in Hong Kong, minimally invasive nose-only swabs achieved high agreement with joint nose and throat swabs (NTS) for reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) detection of influenza and SARS-CoV-2, thus presenting a viable alternative specimen type for supervised respiratory virus testing.
Nose-only swabs a viable alternative to nose + throat swabs for flu and SARS-CoV-2 detection
08 Sep 2026
Injectable HIV Tx trumps daily pill in virally suppressed adolescents
The week-96 LATA trial results demonstrate the superiority of long-acting injectable (LAI) cabotegravir/rilpivirine (CAB/RPV) to tenofovir/lamivudine/dolutegravir (TLD) for maintaining virologic suppression in adolescents with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.





