The great programming transformation: How AI and Rust are quietly dethroning C in Linux - and Windows

Maintainers and developers are now using AI to help build Linux. Simultaneously, Rust has graduated to being a co-equal language with C for mainstream Linux development. However, the programming world ...
U.S. News & World Report

Opioid Use Linked to Higher Risk of C. Diff Infection, Study Finds

Opioid Use Linked to Higher Risk of C. Diff Infection, Study Finds WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Taking opioids may make some patients more likely to develop a dangerous infection, new ...
Medical Xpress

Targeted anti-toxin therapeutic shows promise against C. difficile infections

In a major step toward a precision therapy for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection, researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered how the body's bile acids bind to ...
New Atlas

Revolutionary full-time 4WD system dumps the diff

Full-time four-wheel drive is one of those annoying things that’s great to have until you really need it. At that point it stops working, unless you undo one of the things that lets it work well the ...
MedPage Today

For Recurrent C. Diff, Tapered/Pulsed Antibiotic Didn't Beat Standard Course

ATLANTA -- A tapered and pulsed course of vancomycin was not significantly better than a standard course of the drug for treating a first or second recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection, a ...
MedPage Today

C. Diff Deaths More Likely Among Women, Whites, and Urbanites

ATLANTA -- Mortality rates from Clostridioides difficile-related infections have fallen steadily since 2016, but the condition continues to take an uneven lethal toll based on sex, demographics, and ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Hospitals lose millions managing recurrent C. diff, study suggests

Recurring Clostridioides difficile infections could be costing hospitals millions, an AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center study found. The study, published Sept. 29 in Cambridge Core, included 29 ...
Becker's ASC

The therapies that could shape the future of C diff treatment

Fecal microbiota transplantation has become one of the most effective treatments for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections, but its long-term role in gastroenterology may hinge on moving ...
EurekAlert!

Disarming a hidden killer: Predicting – and preventing – C. diff before it strikes

SEATTLE – Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a stealthy threat. It infects more than 500,000 people in the United States each year, and kills up to 30,000. It is a leading cause of ...
Medical Xpress

C. diff infections: What to know about these gut bacteria

C. diff, which is short for Clostridioides difficile, is a type of bacteria that may cause serious problems in the digestive system. It is one of the most common causes of diarrhea linked to ...
Healio

Prophylactic vancomycin may reduce risk for recurrent C. difficile

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . However, this finding did not reach statistical significance, the researchers noted. “This is the first ...