Medications
FDA approves new antibiotic against UTIs
As many patients already know, urinary tract infections (UTIs) can recur despite the use of antibiotics.
Apr 25, 2024
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Urinary Tract Infection
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Computer prompts could reduce empiric antibiotic use for UTI
For non-critically ill patients with urinary tract infection (UTI), computerized provider order entry (CPOE) prompts providing patient- and pathogen-specific multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) risk estimates can reduce empiric ...
Apr 22, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bacteria behind meningitis in babies explained
A study led by University of Queensland researchers has identified the main types of E. coli bacteria that cause neonatal meningitis, and revealed why some infections recur despite being treated with antibiotics.
Apr 16, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Biologic drug-device combination immunotherapy for metastatic prostate cancer patients
SYNC-T, an investigational therapy that combines a device-induced vaccination at the tumor site with intratumoral infusion of a multitarget biologic drug led to numerous clinical responses in patients with metastatic castrate-resistant ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibiotic resistance in treating UTIs highest in aged care facilities, researchers find
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by E. coli from aged care facilities show higher resistance to antibiotics compared to cases collected from hospitals and the wider community, find researchers from UNSW Sydney.
Mar 21, 2024
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Specialized nursing facility clinicians found to improve end-of-life care
Specialized nursing facility clinicians, or SNFists, may decrease the likelihood of nursing home residents experiencing stressful hospitalizations and improve the quality of life in their last days, according to researchers ...
Mar 15, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
An overgrowth of nerve cells appears to cause lingering symptoms after recurrent UTIs
A perplexing problem for people with recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs) is persistent pain, even after antibiotics have successfully cleared the bacteria.
Mar 1, 2024
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Medications
UTI drug gepotidacin performs well in clinical trials compared to nitrofurantoin
A team of medical researchers with affiliations to British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has found that a new antibiotic drug the company developed to treat urinary tract infections ...
Health
Reducing harmful health screenings and overtreatment in older adults
When a doctor ordered a routine prostate screening for an 80-year-old man—as doctors often do—a dramatic yellow alert popped up on the electronic health record with dire warnings.
Feb 10, 2024
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Health
Clinician decision support can reduce unspecified testing in primary care, study suggests
For older primary care patients, clinician decision support can reduce unspecified testing compared with traditional case-based education alone, according to a study published online Feb. 6 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Feb 6, 2024
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