Antibiotics and MenB vaccination to be offered to young people in Dorset | UK Health Security Agency
Antibiotics and MenB vaccination to be offered to young people in areas of Dorset following 3 cases of…
Similar CAP Outcomes for Short vs Long Antibiotic Courses
A multicenter target trial emulation found that for eligible patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), health outcomes were…
Recent studies prove the ancient practice of nasal irrigation is effective at fighting the common cold
It starts with a slight scratchiness at the back of your throat. Then, a sneeze. Then coughing, sniffling…
A breath test reveals infections deep inside tissues
Diagnosing bacterial infections deep inside your tissues can be highly invasive, requiring procedures such as tissue biopsies or…
Antibiotics Turned This Woman’s Limbs Into an Unsettling Horrorshow
A woman’s skin care treatment inadvertently turned into its own nightmare. A recent case report describes how she…
Smart wound dressing delivers antibiotics to speed up healing
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Biomedical engineers…
Meningitis: Cases rise to 20 as health officials deal with ‘explosive’ outbreak
Five new cases of meningitis have been reported in Kent, taking the total number being investigated by health…
Neanderthals May Have Used Birch Tar as Natural Antibiotic
New experiments show that tar made from birch bark — long known as a tool adhesive — can…
Combinations of colistin and bacteriocins prevent the selection of colistin resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii
Gigante, V. et al. Multi-year analysis of the global preclinical antibacterial pipeline: trends and gaps. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother.…
Mucosal Vaccine Clears C. diff in Preclinical Study
Credit: KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images Researchers at Vanderbilt Health say they have developed a novel vaccine that…
Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Strain Found Preserved in 5,000-Year-Old Cave Ice
Scientists have isolated a new strain of the Psychrobacter cryohalolentis species from 5,000-year-old ice from Scarisoara Ice Cave…
Researchers discover 5,000-year-old bacteria resistant to modern antibiotics
Frozen bacteria kept for 5,000 years in an underground cave have been found to be resistant to modern…