Antibiotics

Kids seen by primary care clinicians for acute respiratory tract infections were prescribed antibiotics less often during telemedicine visits versus in-person visits in a cross-sectional study. The difference was driven by more telemedicine diagnoses of viral infections and sinusitis versus more in-person diagnoses of acute otitis media and streptococcal pharyngitis.…

Salmonella, a bacterium associated with chicken and other food birds, is already a common concern in poultry care, and consumers are generally educated on how to safely handle poultry products at home. Although unpleasant, a Salmonella infection usually passes after a couple of days and only requires managing symptoms, like…

More than 2.7 tonnes of antibiotics were used at a Tasmanian salmon farm lease in just two months, but the total amount that entered public waterways over summer remains under wraps. The Tasmanian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released its report on the use of florfenicol in the Zuidpool lease…

You wake up with that familiar urgency to go to the toilet and burning when you pee – and no matter how many times you go, that urgency doesn’t let up. You know exactly what it is: a urinary tract infection, or UTI. UTIs are common, affecting half of all…

— Increased risks observed for analgesics and corticosteroids, among others, in Swedish study April 3, 2026 • 3 min read Commonly prescribed antibiotics and non-antibiotic drugs were associated with significantly increased odds of Clostridioides difficile infection in a case-control study. Non-antibiotic drugs with the greatest observed risks for C. difficile…

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— Study address key concern with nonoperative management of appendicitis March 26, 2026 • 3 min read A key concern with antibiotic-only management of appendicitis is the delayed diagnosis of incidental appendiceal neoplasms. Among 2,293 appendectomies in this study, 1.6% had malignant or premalignant lesions, most commonly small and low-grade…

Science and Research By Joe Whitworth Published: March 26, 2026, 12:01 am Share to X Share to Bluesky Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share by email Scientists have estimated that most Campylobacter cases in an English county are associated with poultry meat, and that many of them are resistant to antibiotics. Researchers from the Ineos Oxford Institute for…

— Quotable quotes heard by MedPage Today's reporters by MedPage Today Staff March 22, 2026 • 2 min read "If you wait that long, you will have waited too long." -- Lori Handy, MD, MSCE, of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, responding to the FDA Commissioner's comment that he wouldn't…

— You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz by MedPage Today Staff March 21, 2026 • 1 min read The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted…