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Nurses insisted on ditching gloves in favor of intravenous antibiotics

Nurses insisted on ditching gloves in favor of intravenous antibiotics

A scoping review shows that nurses’ routine use of non-sterile gloves when preparing intravenous antibiotics does not provide proven protection and may even undermine infection control, increase costs and harm the planet. Test: Time to hang up the gloves: a review of the evidence on the use of nonsterile gloves during intravenous preparation and administration […]

What repetitive use of antibiotics can do with your child’s health

What repetitive use of antibiotics can do with your child’s health

Antibiotics have long been hailed as life -saving drugs, helping the body to fight everything from mild colds to life -threatening infections, such as pneumonia. However, scientists now warn that repeated use of antibiotics, especially in early childhood, can cost. In a new study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, researchers tried to examine […]