For how we live.
Yes, within limits. Short sleep is linked to more colds and weaker vaccine responses, but the strongest effects turn up when sleep is measured objectively, not from what people report.
Two Cochrane reviews put numbers on it: oral terbinafine and azoles cure far more toenail infections than placebo, while newer topical solutions work but cure a minority — over nearly a year of daily use.
A Cochrane review of 67 trials found topical allylamines and azoles cure far more foot infections than placebo, with allylamines slightly ahead. Oral pills are reserved for stubborn or failed cases.
SOLARIO randomised 500 patients after orthopaedic infection surgery to short or long systemic antibiotics. With a local-antibiotic carrier in place, the short course was noninferior and caused fewer side effects.
Smart rings and watches measure peripheral skin temperature and report drift from your own baseline, not a thermometer reading. That makes them decent trend sensors and poor fever detectors.