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A New Oral Antibiotic Is Available to Treat UTIs
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIllustration by Zoe Hansen for Verywell Health Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Key Takeaways The FDA approved a new oral antibiotic called Pivya to treat...
Antimicrobial resistance 'worse than climate change'
The Week· 19 hours agoThe rise of superbugs resistant to antibiotics poses a greater threat to humanity than climate change, England's former chief medical officer has warned....
A woman gave herself poop transplants using her brother's feces to treat debilitating IBS. Then she...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoDaniell Koepke turned to DIY poop transplants to find relief from debilitating gut symptoms. It...
‘Diary of a Dying Girl’: A mother’s loss launches a global effort to fight antibiotic resistance
North Platte Telegraph· 2 days agoIn November 2017, days after her daughter Mallory Smith died from a drug-resistant infection at the...
‘Diary of a Dying Girl’: A mother’s loss launches a global effort to fight antibiotic resistance
La Crosse Tribune· 2 days agoIn November 2017, days after her daughter Mallory Smith died from a drug-resistant infection at the...
When Giants Fight Microscopic Wars: Jumbo Viruses Tackle Superbugs
SciTechDaily· 3 days agoIn the early 20th century, antibiotics gained widespread recognition as an effective treatment for...
LFCHD: Case of whooping cough confirmed at Lafayette High School
LEX 18 Lexington· 12 hours agoA case of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, has been confirmed at Lafayette High School,...
Cleveland Clinic study finds artificial intelligence can develop treatments to prevent ‘superbugs’
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 4 days agoResearchers at the Cleveland Clinic are using artificial intelligence to create the next defense...
Is 'herd immunity' in intensive care doing more harm than good?
Medical Xpress· 1 day agoApproximately one ICU patient in four will acquire an infection, most commonly pneumonia (in 20%) or...
What do chigger bites look like? Photos to help identify and treat them
TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoChiggers are tiny larvae that bite skin and cause itchy, red bumps. Here are tips and photos to help...