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Should You Take Antibiotics for a Sinus Infection? Students Are Working To Find Out

In the largest-of-its-kind study, Dan Merenstein, MD, professor in the School of Medicine and School of Health, and co-investigator Nawar Shara of MedStar Health, are…

April 14, 2025

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Antibiotics Aren’t Effective for Most Lower Tract Respiratory Infections

Use of antibiotics provided no measurable impact on the severity or duration of coughs, even if a bacterial infection was present, finds a large prospective study of people who…

April 15, 2024