What is antibiotic resistance and is it correct to describe it as a ‘looming global threat’? Antibiotic resistance is a consequence of antibiotic use. Bacteria adapt to the threat of antibiotics using mechanisms to overcome ...
Tags: Addressing Antibiotic Resistance, bacteria, implementing policies
There's no evidence to support the safety or effectiveness of nearly 8 percent of all components used in hip-replacement surgeries in England and Wales, a new study finds. The University of Oxford researchers said the current regulatory ...
After 85 years, antibiotics are growing impotent. So what will medicine, agriculture and everyday life look like if we lose these drugs entirely? A few years ago, I started looking online to fill in chapters of my family history that no ...
Tags: imagining, post-antibiotics, future
StelKast, a manufacturer and distributor of orthopedic implants for knee replacement and hip replacement, has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market EXp for the Proven Gen-Flex total knee system. ...
Tags: Stelkast, Total Knee System
Manufacturers who want to keep selling all-metal hips will have to prove that they're safe and effective, according to proposed new rules from the Food and Drug Administration. Incredibly, for the past decade manufacturers have been ...
Tags: all-metal hips, healthcare, hip implants