Pew focused on reducing the inappropriate antibiotic use in human health care settings and on expanding the use of effective stewardship programs that are designed to ensure antibiotics are used only ...

However, a common misconception is that antibiotics can treat such viral infections ... Once inside the body, viruses invade healthy cells and use them to reproduce. Since antibiotics are designed to ...

Both are used to treat mild to moderate ankle arthritis and typically performed on an outpatient basis. The purpose of ankle debridement is to remove inflamed tissue in the joint space (synovium), ...

First, one RCT study reported that the use of triple antibiotics of rifampicin gentamicin, and vancomycin for SSI prophylaxis could reduce the total cost of treatment by US$4,521 per patient compared ...

"A needle is passed into the muscle from the side of the neck. Surface landmarks and three-dimensional visualization are used by the surgeon, and an EMG device monitors and verifies muscle ...

While I don’t condone stopping antibiotics prematurely, that is not the main driver of antibiotic resistance. In fact, most antibiotics aren’t even used on humans. About two-thirds of all U.S ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - With potentially dangerous weather on the horizon in East Tennessee, officials with the Tennessee Department of Transportation are explaining how a mix of ice and rain can ...

TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A smartphone app appears to help people battle opioid use disorder (OUD). App users also remained in recovery nearly 19% longer than those who only got ...

But those who provide treatment for addictions say those people can find recovery, as long as those who are helping them don’t give up. Methadone, a drug used to curb the cravings of opioid ...

Stem cell treatment is one of the most valuable tools in medical science and now it is being used in the sporting world to aid injury recovery. Tom Curry has used a pioneering stem-cell procedure ...

The attack in the early morning hours of Jan. 1 also injured around 35 others and took place on the city's iconic Bourbon Street Rachel McRady is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE. She has been an ...