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The BMJ just published a new study showing that nearly 25 percent of antibiotics prescribed in the U.S. are inappropriate, which some have claimed illustrates that U.S. doctors are being more judicious in prescribing antibiotics to outpatients. However, a deeper dive into the study shows that the opposite may be true.
Tomorrow marks the 39th annual International IV Nurses Day, created in 1980 by the Infusion Nurses Society to acknowledge the special skills that IV nurses bring to a medical team.
In mid-January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an updated version of its Antibiotic Resistance Map, which illustrates the CDC’s efforts both within the U.S. and abroad to help local health officials battle resistance.
The most recent report from the CDC notes that 16 children have died from flu this season and estimates that up to 83,500 people have been hospitalized.
At this year’s World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress, Dr. Tristan Timbrook delivered a...
WASH, which stands for water, sanitation, and hygiene, are basic...