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Private Physicians Drive Up Antibiotic Resistance, Helped Along By Patients

Physicians who see patients outside of hospital systems, such as those working in private offices, contribute disproportionately to the spread of antibiotic resistance because they are more likely to prescribe drugs unnecessarily, a first-of-its-kind nationwide study that looked at patterns of antibiotic use and drug-resistant infections has found.

Oxycodone Addiction: "What Withdrawal Feels Like"

Getting off an addictive painkiller, antibiotic prescriptions for cows, news on hot flashes and more from our Daily Briefing.

Herd Immunity: Mapping MRSA and Other Superbugs, One Case at a Time

It shouldn't be easier to map where cows live in the United States than where superbugs live, so here's a new effort to crowdsource a Google map of MRSA and other superbug infections nationwide.

Older Moms, Fertility Treatments Lead to More Twins in U.S.

Why more twins are being born, "disappeared" drug study results, and a surprising HPV vaccine study, plus more from our Daily Briefing.

FDA Reneges on Promise to Consider Limits to Animal Antibiotics

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will no longer consider withdrawing its approval for the routine use of penicillin and tetracyclines in food-producing animals, despite mounting evidence that traces of these drugs in retail meat reduce the effectiveness of antibiotics in humans, the agency quietly announced in the Federal Register the Thursday before Christmas.

Applegate Farms Amplifies Appeals for Antibiotic-Free Food

Three out of four Americans want government to do something to curb overuse of antibiotics on animal farms that supply most of the nation’s meat, and many believe the resulting rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs is a serious threat to human health, Gergana Koleva reports.

Nurses' Strike: Patient's Death Raises the Stakes of Hospital Labor Conflict

A labor conflict intensifies with a patient's death during a nursing strike, a new map tracks antibiotic resistance, and unsustainable cancer treatment costs, plus more from our Daily Briefing.

Making the World Safe from Drug-Resistant Bacteria, One Hospital Scrub at a Time

Can strict rules regulating when and where health care workers may wear hospital scrubs really stem the spread of antibiotic-resistant germs? Dr. David C. Martin weighs in with a guest post.

Science Starts to Catch Up to Buggy Hospital Scrubs

Researchers are finally starting to answer the question of whether hospital scrubs can pose a danger to patients — and people on the subway.

Superbugs may show up wearing hospital scrubs

On Monday, Dr. David C. Martin, a retired Sacramento anesthesiologist, introduced the idea that the public should be on the watch for health care workers wearing hospital scrubs outside of a medical setting, especially in restaurants. Martin's plea for a public health response continues.

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