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Antibiotics 'hard to get' as big shortages bite

Most Hunter pharmacies have been struggling to secure medications, particularly antibiotics and diabetes medications.

Newcastle Herald

Say no to factory farming

Every year, antibiotic-resistant bacteria kill over 38,400 people in Thailand. On the YouTube channel of World Animal Protection Thailand, an animation titled Getting To Know Superbugs takes viewers to a crowded factory farm where a pig named Molly lives. Molly explains that since pigs live in crowded places, they feel…

Bangkok Post

Health secretary Thérèse Coffey gave leftover prescription drugs to a poorly friend – is this advisable or legal?

Thérèse Coffey, the health secretary for England, has admitted to giving her leftover antibiotics to friends and family who were feeling unwell. This led to the British Medical Association issuing a statement, describing her actions as “not only potentially dangerous, but also against the law”.

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Commentary: Washington is neglecting a key national security threat

At the Global Fund Seventh Replenishment Conference last month, President Joe Biden pledged $6 billion in U.S. funding to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, and strengthen health systems worldwide. The announcement is a welcome sign of the administration’s continued interest in global health as attention to the COVID-19 pandemic wanes.…

Tribune News Service

New Antibiotic-infused Cement For Bones Created To Combat Infections

The medicinal cement precisely targets the infection site and delivers the antibiotic to the bone tissue through the bone cement.

Zenger

‘Irresponsible’: Alarm over Coffey’s ‘plans to let patients get antibiotics without seeing GP’

Reported plans come in bid to clear up long GP waiting lists

The Independent UK

'Taking antibiotics before going to the dentist could stop heart infections'

After a friend's brush with death, Dr Miriam Stoppard shares research from Sheffield University linking bad teeth to a potentially fatal heart condition and the preventative measures that could save lives

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ITV Emmerdale's Kim Tate star Claire King says soap 'almost finished her off' as she ended up on antibiotics after storm drama

The actress, who has played Kim on-and-off for 33 years, has found her place in the Dales at risk

Manchester Evening News

Woman, 22, unable to eat without vomiting since taking antibiotics in 2019

Emma needs to raise £40,000 for surgery to correct her condition

Wales Online

Emmerdale's Claire King says explosion 'nearly finished her off' as Kim's death teased

Emmerdale's Kim Tate actress Claire King joked she was 'too old' for big stunts, as explosive scenes left her on antibiotics

Daily Mirror

Thérèse Coffey criticised for giving leftover antibiotics to a friend

Health secretary accused of ‘monumental stupidity’ for saying she had shared a prescribed medication

The Guardian - UK

Yorkshire student hasn't eaten without vomiting for years since taking antibiotics for kidney infection

She is unable to live her life as a normal 22-year-old

Leeds Live

Concerns raised over plans for chemists to prescribe antibiotics

It has been reported Health Secretary Thérèse Coffey is planning a Scottish-style scheme which would allow pharmacists to prescribe antibiotics

Wales Online

Why Covid-19 made this sexually transmitted superbug even worse

Gonorrhea is on the rise, but there are concrete steps that people can take to prevent it from getting worse.

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Gonorrhea became more drug resistant while attention was on COVID-19 – a molecular biologist explains the sexually transmitted superbug

COVID-19 has rightfully dominated infectious disease news since 2020. However, that doesn’t mean other infectious diseases took a break. In fact, U.S. rates of infection by gonorrhea have risen during the pandemic.

The Conversation

Medical guidelines that embrace the humility of uncertainty could help doctors choose treatments with more research evidence behind them

Clinical guidelines greatly influence how doctors care for their patients. By providing recommendations on how to diagnose and treat particular situations, guidelines can help standardize the care patients receive. For instance, when a patient is suffering from an infection, a physician can consult the relevant guidelines to confirm that antibiotics…

Tribune News Service

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Sinusitis and treatment options

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have had ongoing nasal congestion and mucus for the past several months. I thought it was allergies, but my doctor says I likely have acute sinusitis brought on by allergic rhinitis. I was advised to try nonprescription medications to relieve my symptoms rather than antibiotics. What…

The Conversation

Why has my cold dragged on so long? And how do I know when it's morphed into something more serious?

Common colds are caused by viruses. There are no effective cures, and antibiotics do not work on viruses, so treatment is targeted at managing the symptoms until your immune system has cleared the cold.

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'Untreatable' STD superbug that causes infertility and miscarriage is a 'silent spreader'

Scientists fear a 'silent spreader' STI called M. gen may "evolve into a superbug" due to the lack of research and testing - and the fact that the disease has proven resistant to antibiotics

Wales Online

Mum thought she was a 'hypochondriac' before receiving rare diagnosis

Kerry was given vitamins and antibiotics before a trip to A&E finally revealed the true issue

Daily Mirror

Girl bitten on LIP by false widow spider loses use of legs and mum fears she's paralysed

Phoebe-Lee Matthews, from Wales, woke up last month with a strange black dot on her lip - two days before her mum spotted an "unusual-looking" spider on the landing

Inverse

Your gut microbes can help fight cancer, new research reveals

In a new study, researchers found that your gut microbiome can have a significant influence on your gut microbiome and the development of cancer.

Irish Mirror

Young girl left paralysed after false widow spider bites her lip as she sleeps

Phoebe was rushed to hospital and doctors gave her antibiotics to tackle the infection.

Salon

The tide turns against superbugs

Humans were losing the war against antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Is that about to change?

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh primary school pupil contracts contagious Victorian infection

Edinburgh City Council have confirmed that a pupil attending a primary school in the north west of the capital has been diagnosed with a bacterial infection often associated with the Victorian era.

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