Countless patients at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) will benefit from a new piece of equipment made possible ...

Do not take antibiotics over the counter, without a doctor's consultation, said Dr M Srinivas, Director at AIIMS, Delhi, on Monday, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned against their misuse. PM ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio address on Sunday to raise concern over the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, urging people to stop taking such medicines ...

A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line) is a type of central line. A central line (also called a central venous catheter) is like an intravenous (IV) line. But it is much longer than a ...

Steven David Pickering receives funding from the ESRC (grant reference ES/W011913/1) and the JSPS (grant reference JPJSJRP 20211704). New survey evidence from the UK and Japan shows people are open to ...

Objective: To explore the influencing factors of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) in neonates with peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU ...

The College Sports Commission has created a new "snitch line" for reporting rules violations. This reporting system is open to everyone, including coaches, players, and the general public. Reports can ...

When a cut he suffered on his left elbow turned into a serious infection in his left shoulder, Christian Vázquez didn’t think this day would come. Undergoing treatment that required a surgical ...

Background: Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are widely used for long-term intravenous therapy, especially in cancer patients. Although generally safe, PICC-related complications such ...

Current guidelines recommend 5 to 7 days of broad-spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis for upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis. In a systematic review and meta-analysis, shorter ...

Dr. Sarah Spencer sits in the back of the Ninilchik Community Clinic's mobile clinic, assembling an opioid harm-reduction kit. Medications like buprenorphine are important tools in the spectrum of ...