STDs rise to record levels in U.S., CDC reports
"We are in the midst of an absolute STD public health crisis in this country" as drug-resistant infections rise
Antibiotic
Why do urgent care clinics over-prescribe?
Antibiotics can be highly effective but over-prescribing and mis-prescribing the drugs has created a public health problem. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Tara Narula joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss research analyzing and comparing the antibiotic prescribing rates of various medical outlets and the rising rates of heart attack during pregnancy.
Do pill expiration dates have wiggle room?
The FDA advises against using expired drugs, yet many people, including doctors, keep taking medicines well past the date on the bottle
Morning Rounds: Antibiotic resistance report
Dr. Tara Narula joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss a new CDC report that highlights a rare antibiotic resistance, a lawsuit filed against a fertility clinic that accidentally destroyed more than 4,000 embryos and eggs, and how butterflies inspired the technology for a new camera used by surgeons.
Certain meds may increase baby's risk of allergies
New research suggests taking these common medications during the first 6 months of life may sharply increase risk for food allergies or asthma
"Huge concern" about spread of super-resistant gonorrhea
The infection is resistant to multiple dugs used to treat the infection, health officials in the U.K. say
Study warns of antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance has risen to dangerously high levels in all parts of the world in recent years. Yet despite this growing health crisis, new research shows worldwide use of antibiotics skyrocketed between 2000 and 2015, largely driven by dramatic increases in low-income and middle-income countries. CBS News' chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook joins CBSN to explain the research team's findings and what it means for treating illnesses.
Global use of antibiotics soars as resistance crisis worsens
The change was largely driven by a dramatic increase in low-income and middle-income countries, researchers found
Certain UTI medications linked to birth defects
Urinary tract infections can be problematic for pregnant women and their babies, but so can two antibiotics used to treat them, health officials warn
Contaminated raw milk warning in 4 states
CDC is warning people who drank raw milk from the company Udder Milk in the past six months to seek medical care
Do you really need to take all those antibiotics?
"We've long prescribed antibiotics out of fear and habit, not science," says expert who's advocating for change
Aggressive treatment for sepsis can save lives
Every additional hour it takes to give antibiotics and perform other key steps increases odds of death by 4 percent, according to a new study
Certain antibiotics linked to miscarriage risk
A new study finds certain meds seem safer than others, but overall danger is low, researchers say
KFC takes human antibiotics out of its chicken
The company is the third major chicken restaurant to remove human drugs from its supply chain
Could taking antibiotics raise colon cancer risk?
Drugs that alter gut bacteria might set stage for polyp development, researcher says
U.N. issues list of 12 most worrying bacteria
The report warns that doctors are fast running out of treatment options for dangerous bugs
Could this common weed help fight deadly superbugs?
The Brazilian peppertree, a weed commonly found in Florida, contains an extract that can disarm deadly drug-resistant bacteria, scientists say
Tooth infection led to young dad's death, family says
What started as a toothache turned quickly deadly for the 26-years-old father of two young children
"Superbug" CRE may be more widespread than thought
A new study of four U.S. hospitals found wide variety of deadly germs resistant to last-resort antibiotics
Woman died from superbug resistant to all available antibiotics in U.S.
The case serves as a "wake up call" that antibiotic resistance is a growing problem, experts say
U.S. doctors still overprescribing drugs
Despite evidence that certain drugs aren't always necessary, many doctors are still giving patients these treatments, a new survey finds
Superbug gene spotted on U.S. pig farm
The gene is resistant to drugs considered a last line of defense against hard-to-treat bacterial infections
These medicines often send Americans to the ER
New research from the CDC cites these medications for nearly half of adverse drug-related events
Tasmanian devil milk may help fight superbugs
Researchers have identified compounds in the animal's milk that could help fight deadly bacteria
Could the patient in hospital bed before you put you at risk?
New research looks at another way a serious infection, C. difficile, may spread within hospitals
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