Pediatricians’ Group Urges Cuts in Antibiotic Use in Livestock
2015-11-16
Widespread practice is boosting bacterial resistance to drugs, putting kids in danger, AAP saysContinue Reading
Doctors Save Life of U.S. Child With Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
2015-11-15
Case highlights growing threat of strain of the lung disease that doesn’t respond to multiple antibioticsContinue Reading
SARS-like Virus in Bats Could Jump to Humans
2015-11-12
But, researchers don’t know if virus could then spread from person-to-personContinue Reading
What You Need to Know When Your Child Gets a Rash
2015-11-06
Most clear up on their own or are easily treated, but some are contagious — even dangerousContinue Reading
Kidney Transplant ‘Tourism’ Comes With Risks: Study
2015-11-06
Infections, complications, organ rejection more likely than in patients who get organ in own countryContinue Reading
Tapeworm May Have Spread Cancer Cells to Colombian Man
2015-11-04
CDC experts say this is first known case of the parasite causing tumors in a humanContinue Reading
In Rare Cases, Hepatitis C Drug Tied to Slowed Heart Rate: Study
2015-11-04
But experts say these types of medications have good safety profileContinue Reading
Childhood Whooping Cough Tied to Small Rise in Epilepsy Risk
2015-11-03
But chances of any one child getting the seizure illness remain low, one expert saysContinue Reading
Childhood Whooping Cough Tied to Small Rise in Epilepsy Risk
2015-11-03
But chances of any one child getting the seizure illness remain low, one expert saysContinue Reading
Antibiotics May Not Help After ‘Complicated’ Appendectomy
2015-11-02
Use of the drugs did not lower infection risk after these higher-risk operations, study foundContinue Reading