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Inhaled Antibiotic ARIKAYCE Gets FDA Priority Review for Earlier Use in MAC Lung Disease, with Decision Due January

FDA granted priority review to ARIKAYCE's full approval bid for MAC lung disease, with a decision due Jan. 28, 2027. What patients should know.

Medical Daily · Sep 22

Hospital Antibiotic Cefepime Tied to Small Possible Rise in 30-Day Deaths in Review of 110 Trials

A review of 110 trials links cefepime to a small possible rise in 30-day deaths. Here is what the 94% figure means and what families can ask.

Medical Daily · Sep 18

Azithromycin Use in Unplanned C-Sections Climbed to Nearly 40% as Postpartum Infections Fell, Though Cause Is Unproven

A JAMA analysis of 1.6 million births found that azithromycin use in unscheduled C-sections rose as infections fell. Here is what expectant parents can ask.

Medical Daily · Sep 17

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Scrub Typhus Goes Undiagnosed for Weeks: Symptoms, Fever Patterns, and What to Track

What Scrub Typhus Actually IsOrientia tsutsugamushi, the bacterium behind scrub typhus, travels on the larval stage of trombiculid mites, chiggers, that live in tall grass, scrubland, and forest edges across India's northeastern states, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, and Odisha. The mite bites, feeds for a few hours, and leaves.…

Times Life · Sep 16

8 Conjunctivitis Mistakes Indian Households Make During an Eye Infection Outbreak Season

Sharing the same towel or handkerchiefThis is the single fastest route conjunctivitis takes through a household. The discharge from an infected eye, whether bacterial or viral, transfers to fabric immediately and survives there long enough to reach the next person who touches it. A 2022 review published in the Indian…

Times Life · Sep 16

7 Early Symptoms of Conjunctivitis You Shouldn’t Ignore

Red, watery eyes can look like a minor irritation, especially after a long day in front of a screen or a dusty commute. But when the redness comes with itching, discharge, swelling or unusual sensitivity, conjunctivitis could be the reason. Also called pink eye, conjunctivitis affects the thin membrane covering…

MyLifeXP · Sep 14

Why Rosacea on Brown Skin Goes Undiagnosed for Years, and What It Actually Looks Like

The redness that doesn't look redOn fair skin, rosacea annonces itself. Cheeks flush crimson. Capillaries show pink through thin dermis. Every dermatology textbook photograph confirms the look. On brown skin, the same inflammation sits underneath a layer of melanin that absorbs and mutes it, so what reads as bright red…

Times Life · Sep 11

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Purple Urine Triggered Antibiotics in 77 Percent of Patients Who Had No Sign of Infection

An analysis of 63 purple urine bag syndrome cases found that most patients had no infection symptoms, yet most still received antibiotics anyway.

Medical Daily · Sep 8

Anaphylaxis After a Common Antibiotic Shot Often Came Without a Rash in a New Federal Case Review

In a CDC-led review of severe events after ceftriaxone injection, most anaphylaxis cases had no skin involvement, and most facilities were outpatient.

Medical Daily · Sep 7

Ten Percent of Americans Carry a Penicillin Allergy Label, and Fewer Than One Percent Truly Have One

About 10% of Americans report a penicillin allergy, but the CDC says fewer than 1% truly have one. Testing is often a single supervised oral dose.

Medical Daily · Sep 7

A Lab-Grown Bladder with Flowing Urine Showed Why Antibiotics Keep Missing the Bacteria Causing Repeat Infections

A miniature human bladder with flowing urine revealed that a standard UTI antibiotic struggled where lab tests said it should work.

Medical Daily · Sep 7

Indian Home First Aid Kit: What Medicines to Keep and What to Throw Out Today

The Problem With the Drawer Under the StairsA 2019 survey by the Indian Pharmaceutical Association found that nearly 68% of urban Indian households store at least one expired medicine, and most families don't know it. The first aid kit isn't the problem. The audit habit is. Medicines degrade. Antiseptics lose…

Times Life · Sep 7

Breast milk shows benefit against antibiotic resistance

A CSIC-led study finds that certain components of breast milk are linked to fewer antibiotic-resistance genes in babies' gut microbiota.

Euronews · Sep 6

Brussels Just Froze $2 Billion in Brazilian Meat Over Antibiotics — Why It Could Last Two Years

The EU halted Brazilian beef, poultry, fish, egg and honey imports Sept. 3 over antibiotic gaps, freezing over $2B in trade as Brasília weighs retaliation

Latin Times · Sep 5

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Medical Daily · Sep 5

Twelve Deaths After Injections of a Common Antibiotic Prompted a Federal Review That Found No Tainted Vials

A CDC-led review of 31 severe cases after ceftriaxone injections found 12 deaths across 18 states and no contamination in the drug supply.

Medical Daily · Sep 4

Federal Money Moves Toward a Last Resort Antibiotic for Children as an FDA Decision Approaches in February

BARDA exercised a $36.9 million cefiderocol option under a contract that also funds a pediatric expansion now under FDA review.

Medical Daily · Sep 4

Omega 3 and Low Dose Aspirin Matched Antibiotics for Severe Gum Disease in a Year Long Trial

In a 109 patient trial, omega 3 plus low dose aspirin matched antibiotics for severe gum disease, with 57.7 percent versus 58 percent hitting the goal.

The Independent UK · Sep 3

Brazil considers reciprocal measures after EU halts imports of Brazilian goods

Brazil’s government and exporters of meat, poultry, eggs, honey and other animal products were scrambling Thursday after a European Union deadline passed for suspending imports over concerns about the use of antibiotics and antimicrobial drugs in livestock

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The Conversation · Sep 3

Brazilian meat, antibiotics and superbugs: what you need to know

From 3 September 2026, Brazilian beef, poultry and other animal products will no longer be authorised for import into the European Union (EU) or Northern Ireland. England, Scotland and Wales will continue accepting them during a separate UK assessment. The split concerns how antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines are used…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 3

EU suspends Brazilian meat imports over antibiotic concerns

The European Union has suspended imports of Brazilian meat and other animal products, as Brussels waits for assurances that the South American country is complying with the bloc’s rules on antibiotic use in livestock farming.

Medical Daily · Sep 2

Genetic Sequencing Predicted Reduced Antibiotic Response in All 98 Salmonella Cases Tied to Recalled Texas Eggs

Sequencing predicted the Salmonella strain in a 98-person egg outbreak would resist common antibiotics, and other illness sources remain unidentified.

Medical Daily · Sep 2

Government Buys $37 Million of a Last Resort Antibiotic as Hard to Treat Hospital Infections Persist

BARDA exercised a $36.9 million option for cefiderocol, an antibiotic reserved for drug-resistant infections and possible biothreat pathogens.

Medical Daily · Sep 2

Penicillin Wasn't Just Fleming's Lab Accident: The Mold That Saved Millions Came from a Rotting Cantaloupe

Fleming's 1928 accident opened the antibiotic era, but the strain that mass-produced penicillin came from a moldy melon in Peoria, Illinois.

France 24 · Sep 1

EU suspends Brazilian meat imports over antibiotic compliance concerns

The European Union will suspend imports of Brazilian meat and other animal products from Thursday, citing concerns over Brazil’s compliance with EU rules on antibiotic use in livestock. The move affects poultry, beef, eggs and honey, with Brussels offering no timeline for when trade can resume.

Medical Daily · Aug 31

Two Weeks Off the Antibiotic Clock for Heart Valve Infection, and a Relapse Signal That Came with It

The POET-II trial shortened antibiotic treatment for infective endocarditis from 41 days to 26, though relapses were more frequent.

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