A pill to fight dangerous gut infections has been approved by the FDA. The pill is made from healthy bacteria found in human waste. It is approved for adults 18 and older.

Fecal microbe transplants from healthy donors can treat patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infections. However, after tens of thousands transplants, little was known about which donor ...

Fecal microbiota transplantation was not inferior to vancomycin for the treatment of primary Clostridioides difficile infection, suggesting it could be a first-line option, according to research ...

With FDA nod for its fecal microbiome therapy, Ferring becomes No. 1 in No. 2 By Kevin Dunleavy Dec 1, 2022 11:00am Ferring Pharmaceuticals Clostridium Difficile drug approvals microbiome ...

Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, is a bacteria that causes cramping, nausea, and diarrhea. It can be particularly dangerous when it recurs and is linked to roughly 15,000 to 30,000 deaths a year.

Kelly CR, et al. Effect of fecal microbiota transplantation on recurrence in multiply recurrent Clostridium difficile infection: A randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2016;165 (9):609-616. Tian S, et al ...

The latest potential anti-aging hack is full of s–t. Fecal transplants — that is, when the excrement of one individual is implanted into another — are being studied as the next fountain of ...

But more research is needed before fecal transplant can be widely adopted as a front-line treatment for C. difficile, according to an editorial by Dr. Elizabeth Hohmann, an infectious disease ...

HealthDay News — For patients with type 1 diabetes with moderate-to-severe gastrointestinal symptoms, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is safe and improves clinical outcomes, according to ...