Doctors issue warning after deaths caused by antibiotic-resistant infections

Doctors in Bury have warned that rising antibiotic resistance could turn routine infections into serious, hard-to-treat ...
The Healthy @Reader's Digest on MSN

‘Here’s How I Knew I Had Tonsil Stones’: How an Oddly Common Annoyance Upended A Patient’s Quality of Life

Not only are tonsil stones a "thing," they're far more prevalent than they're discussed. One woman details her year-long ...

5 Antibiotic Rules A Doctor Never, Ever Ignores

Antibiotics are only ever needed for bacterial infections and cannot do anything to help cure viral infections, “such as the ...
Bury Times

Bury GPs warn of life-threatening antibiotic resistance

Doctors in Bury have warned that rising antibiotic resistance could turn routine infections into serious, hard-to-treat health threats ...
The Guardian Nigeria

MSF expands diphtheria response as suspected cases rise in North

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has expanded its diphtheria response across Borno, Kano, and Bauchi states following a rise in ...

Now that's what you call breathtaking! Scientists want to make mouthwash from GARLIC – and say it could be more effective than Corsodyl

The new meta–analysis revealed that over the course of a week, a three per cent garlic extract mouthwash was 'significantly ...

A New, Potentially Severe Flu Variant Is Spreading in the US. Watch for These Symptoms

A mutated strain of influenza A, H3N2 subclade K, is surging worldwide, sparking concerns about a severe flu season in the ...

How viruses can cause long-term lung damage

University of Manchester biologists have for the first time started to unpick the long-term biological changes associated ...

Arizona State Fair pig may be source of E. coli that hospitalized kids

Dozens of kids reportedly went to the ER after exposure to E. coli. Several had acute kidney failure and said they touched a ...

E. coli outbreak among kids could be tied to Arizona State Fair

Health officials confirmed they were investigating if an outbreak of E. coli originated at the Arizona State Fair.
American Lung Association

Simple Steps to Prevent Respiratory Illness This Season

As the colder weather months begin, respiratory viruses like the common cold, the flu, RSV and COVID-19, become more ...
Verywell Health on MSN

Can You Catch Salmonella From Someone Else? What Science Says

You can get Salmonella through the fecal-oral route. This includes contact with infected persons or animals, contaminated food or water, or contaminated surfaces.