Pooled data show that no or shorter antibiotic prophylaxis for upper GI bleeding in cirrhosis is very likely noninferior to longer courses for all-cause mortality, challenging long-standing advice.

A shorter course of prophylactic antibiotics, or even no course at all, appeared to be noninferior to longer courses in ...

Current guidelines for patients with cirrhosis and upper-GI bleeding recommend 5 to 7 days of antibiotic prophylaxis to ...

New research in JAMA Internal Medicine has challenged the current guideline recommending 5-7 days of preventive antibiotics ...

Prophylactic antibiotic use before tunneled cuffed catheter insertion was not linked to a lower rate of early hemodialysis catheter-related bloodstream infections, a study found.“Tunneled central ...

Guidelines prioritize nonantibiotic UTI prevention to combat resistance. Experts reveal nine evidence-backed alternatives ...

This raises the possibility that preventive strategies should vary based on the type of mitral surgery, but more research is needed.

Targeted vaccines and antiviral prophylaxis are expanding prevention options and redefining ‘safe sex’ for gay, bisexual and ...

This is the case of a 23-year-old male from Bulacan who, three days before being admitted to the emergency room had a ...

Studies suggest that as many as one in ten of us look to the growing army of chatbots powered by artificial intelligence, or AI, for answers to some of our most intimate health concerns.

A 58-year-old man succumbed to suspected meningococcemia, according to the initial report received by the Iloilo Provincial ...