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Hospitals in Ukraine Seeing Surge in Drug-Resistant Infections: CDC

FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 – As the war in the Ukraine rages on, new research shows that hospitals there are waging a battle of their own against a different kind of enemy: antibiotic-resistant...

One Death, 10 Hospitalizations From Listeria Outbreak

TUESDAY, Nov. 21, 2023 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that peaches, nectarines, and plums tainted with Listeria have caused one death and one premature birth and sent...

Clues to Mysterious New Sickness Affecting Dogs

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 – A new type of bacterial infection could be the culprit behind a mysterious canine respiratory illness that has been infecting dogs from coast to coast, New Hampshire...

Frustration with CDC Advisors Who Recommend Masks in Hospitals Without Naming Type

MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 – Advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have voted to recommend that health providers wear masks during routine care for patients who are thought to be...

Infection Control Recommendations for Hospitals Not Well Received

FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2023 – Advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expected to approve new draft guidelines for hospital infection control this week, the first update since...

Critics Slam Updated Infection Control Recommendations for Hospitals

FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2023 – Advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expected to approve new draft guidelines for hospital infection control this week, the first update since...

More Eyedrops Recalled Due to Infection Danger

THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2023 – Cardinal Health, Inc. is voluntarily recalling certain LEADER brand eyedrops because they may cause eye infections. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration informed the...

Many Antibiotics No Longer Work Against Common Childhood Infections

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023 – Many antibiotics long used to treat common childhood infections are no longer effective because of antibiotic resistance. The authors of a new study say global guidelines...

Infectious Diseases Society of America, Oct. 11-15

The annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America was held this year from Oct. 11 to 15 in Boston and attracted participants from around the world, including scientists, physicians,...

FDA Warns Eye Drops From Major Brands May Cause Infection

MONDAY, Oct. 30, 2023 – Federal regulators are warning consumers to stop using eye drops and gels from several major brands after finding unsanitary conditions in a manufacturing plant. Twenty-six...

FDA Warns Eyedrops From Major Brands May Cause Infection

MONDAY, Oct. 30, 2023 – Federal regulators are warning consumers to stop using eyedrops and gels from several major brands after finding unsanitary conditions in a manufacturing plant. Twenty-six...

Amazon to Test Drones to Deliver Prescriptions Directly to Patient Homes

THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 – Amazon announced Wednesday that it has started to test drone deliveries of prescription medications, delivering drugs to consumers' doorsteps within an hour. "We're taught...

Amazon to Test Drones to Deliver Prescriptions to Your Door

THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 – Soon, you may be able to step out on your front porch and wait for your prescription medication to drop from the sky. On Wednesday, Amazon Pharmacy announced that it is...

IDSA: A. Baumannii, C. Auris Common for Recipients of Mechanical Ventilation

THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 – For patients receiving mechanical ventilation, Acinetobacter baumannii and Candida auris are common, with an increased likelihood of colonization among those in long-term...

IDSA: Piperacillin-Tazobactam, Cefepime Comparable for Suspected Infection

THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 – For hospitalized patients with suspected infection for whom a clinician initiated an order for antipseudomonal antibiotics within 12 hours of presentation to the hospital,...

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