Antimicrobials News

I routinely see prescribers avoid prescribing cephalosporin antibiotics for patients with a penicillin allergy.

Fluoroquinolone exposure did not appear to increase the risk for developing vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus colonization following pediatric hematopoietic cell transplantation, a study found.

The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next HHS secretary.

The FDA has approved the intravenous antibiotic Emblaveo for adults with complicated intra-abdominal infections who have limited treatment options.

The CDC on Thursday published its famed Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for the first time since the Trump administration ordered the nation’s various health agencies to freeze public communications.

Senators voted on party lines Tuesday to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next U.S. health secretary.

Febrile infants aged 22 to 60 days were less likely to be hospitalized or receive antibiotics after the AAP published updated recommendations for their management, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

The CDC’s removal of online resources related to HIV, STIs and other health topics following a Trump administration order to scrub references related to “gender ideology” has alarmed experts, who say it threatens public health.

Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his views on vaccines, abortion and other health-related matters in a frequently contentious hearing Wednesday to assess his nomination to be the next U.S. health secretary.