One study suggested that Tennessee’s children have been prescribed antibiotics for illnesses that don’t necessarily require them.

To address the global threat of antibiotic resistance, scientists are on the hunt for new ways to sneak past a bacterial cell ...

Embedding discharge orders that reflected the latest guidelines helped drive a dramatic drop in the duration of antibiotics ...

Implementation of an electronic health record (EHR) order set increases compliance with the recommended duration of ...

While it was good at spotting bacteria resistant to certain antibiotics, it sometimes flagged bacteria as resistant when they were not, leading to possible delays in treatment. In comparison, human ...

Antibiotics are getting overprescribed and overused in Tennessee, particularly among children and teenagers, according to a ...

"Recurrent tonsillitis can be a real pain in the neck. The tonsils sit in the back of the throat and form part of a ring of ...

Tonsillitis itself is not contagious. However, “the viruses and bacteria that cause tonsillitis are highly contagious and can ...