Hospital-acquired infection reporting: ‘health care’s dirty little secret’
When a hospitalized patient shows signs of a dangerous, potentially deadly infection, you’d expect clinicians to move quickly:…
Chemical Discovery Could Lower Prescription Drug Costs
A new sustainable method to produce pharmaceuticals could help to lower prescription drug costs in the U.S. This…
Painkillers helping to fuel antibiotic resistance | The Star
They are the go-to palliative for hundreds of millions of people around the world when migraine strikes, when…
Common Food Ingredients, Including Caffeine, Weaken Antibiotics
Everyday substances like caffeine may alter how bacteria respond to antibiotics, according to new research. Scientists found that…
MHRA approves UK’s ‘first new’ UTI antibiotic in 30 years
MHRA approves UK’s ‘first new’ UTI antibiotic in 30 years Home29 Aug 2025 • By Darcy Jimenez Trials found gepotidacin…
Common Painkillers Like Ibuprofen Could Be Fueling a Global Health Threat
New research from the University of South Australia suggests that common painkillers like ibuprofen and paracetamol may unintentionally…
Millions of women get UTIs each year. An antibiotic 30 years in the making is finally offering hope.
Most UTIs, or urinary tract infections, are anything but subtle. When you’ve got one, you constantly feel like…
Urgent Care Linked to High Prescribing Rates
TOPLINE: Urgent care visits frequently result in inappropriate prescribing, with 12.4% leading to antibiotic fills, 9.1% to glucocorticoid…
Rescued by fat bubbles: Scientists treat rare genetic disease with designer molecule | Lifestyle
Tiny fat bubbles carrying gene therapy have successfully repaired DNA in the lungs and liver of animals with…
Northern Arizona resident dies from pneumonic plague
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials said Friday.…