I get frequent UTIs and was shocked you said they are caused by lax hygiene or sexual contact. I am meticulous about hygiene and have no sexual contact. My urologist said it is not the case all the ...

Even with correct antibiotic doses, some bacterial infections return because persister cells survive treatment by entering ...

Antibiotics are often taken casually, but repeated misuse is quietly changing how the body reacts to infections, making ...

A new rapid test could improve treatment of urinary tract infections, by identifying the most effective antibiotic for each individual patient. The test applies different antibiotics to bacteria found ...

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Six men ran a massive drug ring that pumped lethal narcotics into Long Island from The Bronx, getting caught with enough fentanyl to kill everyone in Suffolk County, police said. The half dozen men ...

Six men accused of trafficking catastrophic amounts of drugs to New York City and Long Island were arrested in a major narcotics takedown, authorities said. Federal, state and local officials said ...

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For decades, urinary tract infections (UTIs) have been seen as a matter of personal hygiene. But new research suggests that many cases may actually begin with what Americans bring home from the ...

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Dr. Céline Gounder, an internist, epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist, is a CBS News medical contributor as well as senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News.