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

• Aug 28, 2018

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.

• Jul 21, 2018
• 05:54

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

• May 3, 2018

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.

• Apr 7, 2018
• 05:24

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

• Apr 3, 2018

"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

• Mar 29, 2018

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.

• Mar 26, 2018
• 05:36

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

• Mar 26, 2018

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

• Jan 12, 2018

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

• Nov 21, 2017

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

• Aug 1, 2017

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

• May 22, 2017

Certain antibiotics linked to miscarriage risk

A new study finds certain meds seem safer than others, but overall danger is low, researchers say

• May 1, 2017

KFC takes human antibiotics out of its chicken

The company is the third major chicken restaurant to remove human drugs from its supply chain

• Apr 7, 2017

Could taking antibiotics raise colon cancer risk?

Drugs that alter gut bacteria might set stage for polyp development, researcher says

• Apr 5, 2017

U.N. issues list of 12 most worrying bacteria

The report warns that doctors are fast running out of treatment options for dangerous bugs

• Feb 27, 2017

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

• Feb 13, 2017

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

• Feb 1, 2017

"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

• Jan 17, 2017

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

• Jan 13, 2017

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

• Dec 6, 2016

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

• Dec 5, 2016

These medicines often send Americans to the ER

New research from the CDC cites these medications for nearly half of adverse drug-related events

• Nov 23, 2016

Tasmanian devil milk may help fight superbugs

Researchers have identified compounds in the animal's milk that could help fight deadly bacteria

• Oct 19, 2016

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

• Oct 10, 2016

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