UNBELIEVABLE: Antibiotics - The Untold Story

Carbapenem Resistance in the ICU: What Families Need to Know

The doctor uses the phrase carbapenem-resistant organism and the room goes quiet. Carbapenems are not a first-line antibiotic. They are the ones hospitals reach for when everything else has already failed. Resistance to them does not mean the infection is untreatable, but it does mean the path forward is narrower…

Times Life · 22h ago

6 Hospital Infections That Start at an IV Line or Catheter

Every tube or line placed in a hospital patient is a trade-off. The IV delivers fluids, medication, or nutrition. The catheter drains urine when a patient cannot. Both work. Both also bypass the skin, which is the body's first and most effective barrier against infection. When that barrier is crossed,…

Times Life · 22h ago

A 40-Year-Old Breast Implant Filled with Salmonella After a Dog-Walk Pop, the Third Reported Case

A 74-year-old's 40-year-old silicone breast implant ruptured and filled with Salmonella pus. Doctors weighed eggs and gut bacteria as sources.

Medical Daily · Oct 27

5 Reasons Two Generic Drugs With the Same Name Behave Differently

Pick up the same generic drug from two different manufacturers and the strip looks nearly identical: same active ingredient, same stated dose, same approved indication. Yet doctors in India regularly hear patients report that one brand of amlodipine controls their blood pressure and another does not, or that one generic…

Times Life · Oct 25

Majority of Australians who report penicillin allergy not truly allergic

Peak body for immunologists changes guidelines as evidence shows up to 90% of those reporting allergy don’t have one

The Guardian - AU · Oct 21

Europe’s last penicillin plant faces a bitter fight against China’s cheaper drugs

The Sandoz penicillin plant in Kundl, Austria, is under threat from cheaper Chinese antibiotic production. European healthcare programs benefit from the lower prices, which could jeopardize self-sufficiency. China's share of the EU penicillins market has rapidly increased in recent years. European policymakers are becoming increasingly concerned about reliance on China…

The Economic Times · Oct 21

A Man's Spermatic Cord Inflammation Shrugged Off Antibiotics, and a PET Scan Pointed to His Blood Vessels

A 72-year-old's spermatic cord inflammation struck both sides and ignored antibiotics. A PET scan suggested vasculitis, and steroids helped.

Medical Daily · Oct 21

Round After Round of Antibiotics Couldn't Fix a Woman's Draining Ear Because the Real Culprit Was Tuberculosis

Months of ear pain and drainage resisted antibiotics. Then a cough exposed the cause: tuberculosis in her ear and lungs. Her hearing returned.

Medical Daily · Oct 21

That Puffy Forehead After a Sinus Infection Reached Inside the Skull in 38% of Adult Cases on Record

Pott's puffy tumor is seen as a teen sinus complication, yet a review of 181 adult cases found the infection reached inside the skull in 38%.

Medical Daily · Oct 20

‘Keep away from the doctor’: a visit to an influencer’s wellness event, where the advice could kill

Barbara O’Neill, identified as a risk to public safety in Australia, dismisses antibiotics, vaccines and scientifically proven cancer treatment at UK conference

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18