Trial finds rapid diagnostic testing alone does not reduce antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections

Two international studies, a clinical trial led by the University of Oxford and University of Utrecht, and a qualitative ...
Solicitors Journal

LXLP v St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: causation fails despite admitted negligence in cerebral palsy claim

The High Court has dismissed a cerebral palsy claim against St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, finding ...
Netmums

Waters breaking – what actually happens (and what to do next)

Think your waters have broken? NHS midwife and Netmums expert Sarah Joy Owen explains what it actually means and what to do next.
Medical News Today

Meningitis B: How does it spread and when should you see a doctor?

An unprecedented outbreak of meningitis B has spread quickly in the county of Kent in the United Kingdom. The bacteria that ...
The Lancet

How to test for hepatitis D virus infection: evidence and rationale to inform policy recommendations and future directions

Chronic hepatitis D virus (HDV) coinfection in people with chronic hepatitis B is associated with rapid progression to liver cirrhosis and high mortality. In 2020, the estimated global HDV burden ...

Strep throat cases spike in Ashtabula County, with some scarlet fever: What health officials are saying

The Ashtabula County Health Department is reporting "a spike" in cases of strep throat, plus a few reported cases of ...
British Journal of Ophthalmology

Advances in the laboratory diagnosis of non-viral microbial keratitis

Infectious keratitis remains a leading cause of corneal blindness and visual impairment worldwide, with bacterial, fungal, amoebic and viral pathogens presenting major diagnostic and therapeutic ...