According to a recent study published in Advanced Materials Technologies, electrically controllable DNA nanolevers may be an effective tool in
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2021 USPSTF guidance expands eligibility for lung cancer screening
(HealthDay)—Adopting the 2021 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations for lung cancer screening will increase the number of eligible
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Safe dining: Things to consider while eating out during the pandemic
Respiratory droplets can also land on surfaces and objects, and it is possible that a person could get infected by
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Fighting E. coli with E. coli
According to findings published this week in mBio, Nissle, a strain of Escherichia coli, is harmless to intestinal tissue and
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Study calls for screening for drug-resistant E. coli in capsulized fecal transplants
Rigorous donor screening for drug resistant E. coli in fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) is an essential means of preventing infections
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E. coli in milk won’t necessarily make you sick—but it signals risks from other bacteria
Last Thursday, dairy company Lactalis Australia recalled eight varieties of milk over concerns the products could be contaminated with the
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E. coli outbreak likely linked to ground beef, CDC says
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday said that the outbreak has hospitalized 17 people and that
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A&E waiting times worst on record, NHS figures confirm
NHS figures confirm 2018/19 was the worst EVER year for struggling A&E departments as three million patients had to wait
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Cocktail of common antibiotics can fight resistant E. coli
Today, many disease-causing bacteria acquire resistance genes, which make antibiotic treatment ineffective. One gene especially—CTX-M-15, encoding an extended spectrum beta-lactamase
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Patients ‘should be recommended e-cigarettes’
Patients ‘should be recommended e-cigarettes as a way to quit smoking and be allowed to use them at hospitals’ The
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