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Deaths caused by drug-resistant infections like MRSA and E. Coli is set to boom in the coming decades, a major new study has ...

As we continue through September, now is a perfect time to remind you that it is Dental Infection Control Awareness Month (DICAM). Our good friends at the Association for Dental Safety (formerly known ...

Cases of the potentially fatal blood infection sepsis are increasingly in the news. We look at its causes, symptoms and how ...

The availability of D&Cs for both abortions and routine miscarriage care helped save lives after the 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade, studies show, reducing the rate of maternal deaths for ...

Millions Worldwide Could Die From Antibiotic-Resistant Infections, Report Finds By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Millions more people will die ...

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A new report says that 13 percent of cancers are linked to bacteria or viruses. Vaccines and treatments offer powerful ...