Category Archives: Infection

Amoxicillin shortage frustrates parents amid back-to-school strep outbreak

Pharmacies across the U.S. are contending with an industrywide shortage of the amoxicillin drug, commonly prescribed to treat a variety of childhood infections, including ailments like ear infections, strep throat and pneumonia.  The supply constraint is hitting drugstores as children head back to school and infections spread. A spokesperson for pharmacy chain CVS Health said […]

Shortage of common antibiotic used to treat kids’ infections frustrates parents

Pharmacies across the U.S. are contending with an industrywide shortage of the amoxicillin drug, commonly prescribed to treat a variety of childhood infections, including ailments like ear infections, strep throat and pneumonia.  The supply constraint is hitting drugstores as children head back to school and infections spread. A spokesperson for pharmacy chain CVS Health said […]

The Latest Infectious Disease News

Aug 25, 2023 News Article In this week’s biggest stories, masks are seeing a small resurgence; expanding HCV screening for all persons with HIV; Pfizer’s maternal vaccine gets FDA approved; and how a risk-based screening for multidrug-resistant gut microbes could improve accuracy and timeliness of empiric antibiotic treatment Related Videos Related Content Related Content

New guidelines urge patients to be vigilant about cardiac infections

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Patients with specific cardiac conditions such as valvular heart disease and congenital abnormalities, or those requiring a pacemaker, should practice good dental and skin hygiene to help prevent rare but potentially deadly infections of the heart’s inner lining and valves, according to European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on infective endocarditis, […]

Liam Payne Postpones South American Tour While Recuperating From Kidney Infection

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne has postponed a South American September tour due to a kidney infection. In an Instagram post and video today, Payne says he’s been hospitalized over the past week “with a serious kidney infection, it’s something I wouldn’t wish on anyone, and doctors orders are that I now need to […]

Large number of COVID-19 reinfections in Northern Hemisphere ‘concerning’: WHO

A surge in COVID-19 cases across countries in the Northern Hemisphere is causing concern for global health authorities, given that these regions usually witness a peak in respiratory illnesses during the winter months. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged countries to strengthen their surveillance and reporting of COVID-19 amid the spike in hospitalizations […]

COVID cases have been rising in Milwaukee since July. It’s the new normal for summertime, experts say.

Rates of COVID-19 are on the rise in the United States, Wisconsin and the Milwaukee area, but experts say we’re unlikely to see the kind of widespread infections and hospitalizations seen over the last three summers. Milwaukee County COVID-19 Surveillance Data reports that new positive cases have been on the rise in the city of […]