Certain Antibiotic Might Combat Children’s Wheezing Episodes
2015-11-17
Kids given azithromycin were less likely to develop severe respiratory illness, study saysContinue Reading
Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia Rates Rising for First Time in Years: CDC
2015-11-17
Increases are largely driven by STD epidemic among men, U.S. researchers sayContinue Reading
Rectal Thermometer Remains Gold Standard for Spotting Fever
2015-11-16
Better than temperatures taken by mouth or under arm, study saysContinue Reading
Preventive HIV Treatment Shown Effective at Health Clinics
2015-11-16
New research finds just two people out of more than 400 became infected in a yearContinue Reading
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