Brits have been warned not to take a common pill for the flu or a cold. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued an ...
More cases of a hospital-related superbug were reported at the Royal Surrey County Hospital last year, recent figures show, as the number of cases also increased across England.
Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is a common hospital-associated bacterial infection that causes severe diarrhoea and ...
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More hospital superbug cases detected at the Stockport Trust

More cases of a hospital-related superbug were reported at the Stockport Trust last year, recent figures show, as the number of cases also increased across England.
All of this disproportionately affects the elderly. In a 2023 study of patients with a median age of 75, approximately 30% of ...
In a review of nearly 120,000 patients, 31% taking opioids developed C. diff, compared to 17% not taking them Opioids may weaken immunity and disrupt healthy gut bacteria, making infection more likely ...