Antibiotics

Fast-acting oral vaccines on the horizon, study says … Fewer antibiotics prescribed for conjunctivitis with standards in place … Flu shot lowered risk for related hospitalizations … 70% of Americans...

A recent study found that using probiotics and antibiotics for Clostridioides difficile is safe and effective. The study was published in JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance on Sept. 6.

Doctors may prescribe antibiotics inappropriately more in the winter months compared to summer, according to a study at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. This may affect older...

The Food and Drug Administration is speeding up the review process for an antibiotic combination that’s used to treat complicated urinary tract infections, or cUTIs.

Using rapid diagnostic tests and algorithms to make suggestions on how to best use antibiotics helped reduce the amount of days people needed to stay on them, a new report finds.

Flu shots are linked to less use of antibiotics, according to a study in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. But that link isn’t quite as strong for people who get the pneumococcal vaccine.

A new test takes the guesswork out of figuring out if you have a viral or bacterial infection. And it could mean that people may no longer receive antibiotics if they don’t need them.

New study underscores link between loneliness, death … Increased antibiotic use linked to severe COVID-19 … Demand for healthcare staff still outpacing number of available workers … Short-term resident...

The FDA has approved a new combination drug for treating patients with bacterial pneumonia caused by the highly antibiotic resistant A. baumannii.

Federal health agencies must urgently tackle key measures of a plan to curb the rising threat of antibiotic-resistant organisms, according to new testimony released by the Government Accountability Office...