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Seven Days of Antibiotics Was No Worse Than Four Weeks After Bone Infection Surgery with Implanted Local Antibiotics

In a 500-patient trial, 7 days of antibiotics after bone infection surgery was no worse than 4 weeks when local antibiotics were implanted.

Medical Daily · 14h ago

A Colon Mass That Looked Like Cancer Turned Out to Be a Rare Benign Disease Antibiotics Nearly Erased

A colon mass that looked malignant on CT and MRI proved to be malakoplakia, a rare benign disorder that nearly vanished after antibiotic treatment.

Medical Daily · Sep 22

Strep Infections Start Climbing as Children Return to Class, and Parents Should Know the Rare Warning Signs

CDC says strep infections are rising as kids return to school. Learn common strep throat signs, rare invasive warning signs, and when kids can go back.

Medical Daily · Sep 22

A Rat in His Toilet Bit His Fingers and Gave Him a Disease That Normally Spreads Through Urine

A Montreal man bitten by a rat in his toilet developed organ failure. The bacteria that nearly killed him spread through urine, not saliva.

Medical Daily · Sep 10

Federal Officials Close the Egg Salmonella Outbreak with 134 Illnesses and Questions About Its Timeline Unresolved

CDC declared the Midwest Poultry egg Salmonella outbreak over with 134 illnesses across 18 states and 34 hospitalizations reported.

Medical Daily · Sep 8

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

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

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