Every year, 700,000 people die due to antibiotic resistance. Now, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed a specialized drug-device delivery system to identify an effective ...

The field of artificial bone transplantation has faced a significant barrier: bacterial infection, a common culprit that often leads to transplant failure and, in severe cases, devastating ...

Procedures such as knee and hip replacements can expose patients to potential bacterial infections, and bone cements are one way physicians can lower the risk. These materials anchor the artificial ...

Doctors in Portugal describe how the cat likely transmitted a germ that usually only causes swollen lymph nodes and fever. Reading time 2 minutes A teen girl’s kitten turned out to cause much more ...

The schematic illustration of the synthesis process of Qx-D (A) and the rat model of femoral infectious bone defect (B). In the realm of orthopedic medicine, the challenge of managing infected bone ...

A research team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University has resulted in a significant advancement in the field of orthopedic implant materials. The study, published in Engineering, introduces a novel ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among people who inject drugs, partial-oral antibiotic treatment for bone and joint infections was effective ...

Bone infections caused by implants are difficult to treat and usually require a prolonged course of antibiotic treatment. In a new study, researchers from Kanazawa University discovered that ...

The antibiotic reservoir, called the Vetlen Pouch, was developed through research at University of Utah Health. The pouch has ...

A nuclear bone scan is an imaging technique that uses radioactive substances to create three-dimensional (3D) images of the bones. Doctors use bone scans to diagnose and monitor bone diseases, such as ...

A physician detailed the bone infection associated with Belal Muhammad’s withdrawal from UFC 310. UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad’s first title defense is indefinitely postponed after the ...