Researchers found a significantly higher eradication rate for H. pylori with a 14-day regimen of rifabutin, amoxicillin, and omeprazole compared to 14 days of amoxicillin and omeprazole.

Recurrent bacterial vaginosis is a problem that affects many women, with an estimated 50% of women developing a recurrence within 12 months of treatment. The authors of this study tested the efficacy of a novel product, Lactobacillus crispatus CTV-05 (Lactin-V), in reducing bacterial vaginosis recurrence in this phase 2b clinical trial.

In a study, 70% of patients with appendicitis who were treated with antibiotics avoided surgery at 90 days. This creates possibilities for patients and providers for a common diagnosis in the ED.

IqYmune is a highly purified 10% concentration of human immunoglobulin obtained from healthy volunteers. It appears to have similar efficacy in the treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) as conventional intravenous immunoglobulin, with 76% of the study patients showing a significant improvement in a standardized disability score.

Scrambler therapy appears to significantly reduce central neuropathic pain for patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, although pain reduction is not shown to be sustained for more than 30 days after treatment.