Ask Dr. Etingin: Aging Hands….Vaginal Discharge
A rigorous skin-care routine has kept my face and neck looking younger than my actual…
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Ask Dr. Etingin: ANA Test; Fingernail Infection
My arthritis flare-ups have been more severe than usual, and bloodwork revealed a positive ANA…
Be Aware of Pneumonia Symptoms and Vaccination’s Role in Prevention
Sometimes what seems like a bad cold is actually much more than that. For instance,…
Frontline: Heart Failure Detection in Women; Cancer Treatment; UTI Treatment Improvements
New MRI Method Improves Heart Failure Detection in Women Researchers have refined the use of…
Hospitals, labs, and health departments try to cope with blood culture bottle shortage
Hospitals across the country are facing a severe shortage of supplies of blood culture bottles,…
Ask Dr. Etingin: Calcium scoring test; Lyme Disease
I have a family history of fatal heart attacks, hypertension, and high cholesterol. My cardiologist…
Opinion: The FDA needs to embrace phage therapy to help fight antimicrobial resistance
My daughter, Mallory, died in 2017 at the age of 25 from a multiply resistant…
CDC endorses prophylactic antibiotics to reduce STIs in high-risk groups
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finalized its guidelines for post-exposure prophylaxis against bacterial…
Frontline: Heart disease; blindness and gut bacteria; Kundalini yoga
Too Much Niacin May Contribute to Heart Disease High levels of an essential B vitamin—niacin—may…
STAT+: Novo Nordisk’s growth plan
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STAT+: New antibiotics were underprescribed for hard-to-treat infections, study finds
Although U.S. regulators approved several new antibiotics for combating hard-to-treat bacteria during a recent five-year…
STAT+: Telehealth providers can drive antibiotic overuse — or choose to combat it
Ho Anh had just started working at Lemonaid Health when he was caught up in…
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STAT+: Chick-fil-A drops a ‘No Antibiotic Ever’ pledge on chicken over supply issues
Chick-fil-A, one of the largest fast-food restaurants in the U.S., is easing its commitment to…
Phage therapy: Researchers sharpen another arrow in the quiver against antibiotic resistance
Lynn Cole was in a never-ending cycle of getting recurrent blood infections. And no antibiotic…
Opinion: Gaza, Ukraine, and other conflicts could be accelerating antibiotic resistance
In recent months, evidence suggests, the war in Ukraine and the ongoing conflict in Gaza have led to…
News Briefs January 2024
Negotiations Will Lower Medicare Prescription Drug Costs The landmark Inflation Reduction Act gave Medicare the…
STAT+: Amid fears of superbugs, sales of antibiotics used in food-producing livestock rose last year
Amid fears of superbugs, the sale of medically important antibiotics given to food-producing livestock rose…
STAT+: Sales of antibiotics for food-producing animals dropped by more than half in Europe over the past decade
Amid concerns over the use of medically important antibiotics given to food-producing livestock, sales of…
STAT+: FDA cites cancer links in seeking to withdraw approval of antibiotic used in pigs
After years of trying, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is again seeking to withdraw…
New antibiotic targets gonorrhea as well as last existing treatment, study shows
An important Phase 3 trial has shown that a new drug that targets gonorrhea works…
The XBI biotech index hit its lowest point since 2018. No one knows what comes next.
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Giant sloths and woolly mammoths: Mining past creatures’ DNA for future antibiotics
PHILADELPHIA — Cesar de la Fuente believes the next breakthrough antibiotic might come from animals…
Opinion: STAT+: Preventive drugs may be the best solution to the antibiotic resistance crisis
The antibiotics crisis is a silent pandemic that threatens to knock modern society back into…
CDC proposes new antibiotics policy aimed at reducing STIs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is proposing a new policy aimed at dramatically…
Superbugs, antibiotic resistance get renewed scrutiny in Congress
Melanie Lawrence doesn’t think she’ll live long enough to see her son graduate college. Lawrence,…
Swollen Lymph Nodes in Your Neck: What You Need to Know
There are about 600 lymph nodes in your body, and most of them are located…
Diabetes Can Affect Your Skin
It’s fairly common to suffer from rashes and other skin problems in older age, but…
STAT+: Pharma’s ambitious antibiotic venture fund makes another investment
For only the second time since launching nearly two years ago, the AMR Action Fund…
Some Sinusitis Symptoms Are Similar to the Common Cold
If you have a cold, you probably have a runny nose, congestion, and postnasal drip—but…
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STAT+: McDonald’s adds targets for limiting antibiotic use in beef to its menu, but doesn’t say when
After being accused of backtracking on a commitment to reduce its use of medically important…
STAT+: Amid fears of superbugs, sales of antibiotics used in food-producing livestock barely declined last year
Amid fears of superbugs, the sale of medically important antibiotics given to food-producing livestock declined…
Spotlight on Supplements: Shark Cartilage
Globally, the continued increase of the bone and joint supplement market is attributed to our…
Opinion: Congress: Confront the superbug crisis and pass PASTEUR
By 2050, drug-resistant infections caused by “superbugs” could kill 10 million people each year around…
STAT+: Sales of antibiotics for food-producing animals dropped by nearly half in Europe over the past decade
Amid ongoing concerns over the use of medically important antibiotics given to food-producing livestock and…
How Long Does Tinnitus Last?
According to the American Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, tinnitus is a…
STAT+: Several big U.S. grocery chains are failing to stop antibiotic overuse in their meat supply chains
Amid rising concern over antibiotic resistance, a new report finds that a dozen of the…
Opinion: FDA and USDA need to get on board with the CDC about reducing antibiotic use in raising animals for food
The overuse of antibiotics and other antimicrobials in raising farm animals for food may not…
Newsbites: Antimicrobial resistance; multivitamins and cancer; supplements for losing body fat; vitamin D and COVID-19
Diet May Impact Antimicrobial Resistance Antibiotics have saved millions of lives, but resistance to these…
STAT+: In a first-of-its-kind deal, major drugmaker licenses antibiotic production for low-income countries
In a first-of-its-kind arrangement, Shionogi has reached an agreement with the Global Antibiotic Research and…
Urinary Tract Infections in the Elderly Are Different
UTIs in the elderly are more common than in younger adults. UTIs in elderly women…
Ask Dr. Etingin: Preventing Lyme disease; Diet and cataract risk; Respiratory infections
How can I protect myself from Lyme disease when I’m hiking this summer? Lyme disease…
Opinion: FDA needs to follow through on its plan to ban carbadox in animal feed
An antibiotic known as carbadox can damage genes and cause cancer. The European Union, Canada,…
STAT+: U.K. readies a Netflix-style subscription payment model for badly needed antibiotics
Amid rising concern over antimicrobial resistance, the U.K. has taken a major step toward becoming…
STAT+: Pharma’s ambitious new antibiotic venture fund makes its first investments
One year after its splashy launch, the AMR Action Fund has made its first investments…
Ask Dr. Etingin: Treatment for tinnitus; Causes of low red blood cell count
I recently started hearing chirping noises, and my doctor said it’s tinnitus. Are there any…
Why Do I Bruise So Easily? Common Causes for Bruising
Bruising is caused by breaks in tiny blood vessels that are beneath your skin but…
Hearing Loss Can Be Harmful to Your Health
About 37.5 million American adults report some degree of hearing loss, according to the National…
What You Need to Know About “Leaky Gut Syndrome”
In recent years, the internet has been full of articles describing symptoms of “leaky gut…
The Painful Journey of Kidney Stones
Kidneys are bean-shaped organs seated just below the ribcage. Their main job is to filter…
STAT+: McDonald’s accused of dragging its feet on goal of reducing antibiotic use in beef supplies
Dozens of advocacy groups are accusing McDonald’s (MCD) of failing to follow through on creating…