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01/04/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

The flu is causing chaos in the U.S. and the U.K. … Hospital beds are full, patients are forced to wait hours for an ambulance

If the scientific studies showing the inefficacy of the flu vaccine weren’t enough to dissuade you from lining up for the risky jab, a quick look around U.S. and U.K. hospitals these days should be enough to send you running in the opposite direction. Hospital beds are full and patients that are facing long waits […]

09/27/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Health care facilities are largely responsible for antibiotic resistant bacteria outbreaks, study finds

A study, published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, finds that communication failures in health care facilities are responsible for outbreaks of infection, according to a report by the Science Daily. The researchers from the Oregon State University of Pharmacy together with the Oregon Health Authority and other collaborators conducted a two-year study of Acinetobacter baumannii. […]

05/16/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

IRRESPONSIBLE: Doctors are prescribing antibiotics for the common cold

A stuffy nose, rattling cough, and fever are the typical symptoms of a common cold. While rest and strengthening the immune system are the best medicines to fight an army of sick-making viruses, many doctors unnecessarily prescribe antibiotics to treat the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections such as acute bronchitis and the common cold. […]

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