Preoperatively receiving epidural steroid injections increases risk of infection after a lumbar spinal fusion, according to a study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery. Researchers examined a ...

Corticosteroid, a drug that suppresses the immune system, is often injected into patients to alleviate pain and inflammation in the months before total joint replacement surgeries, but it may increase ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about counterfeit Ozempic injections that may pose an increased risk of infection for users of the medication. The ...

A recent phase 3 trial found that twice-yearly injections of Lenacapavir reduce the risk of contracting HIV by 96%. The corresponding study was published in The New England Journal of Medicine. PrEP ...

BERGEN COUNTY — Hospitals spent Monday reassuring hundreds of patients that they did not expose them to fungal meningitis by using tainted steroid injections, the Record reported. Hospital officials ...

HIV Positive Person Precautions: HIV/AIDS can spread not only through sexual relations but also through sharing infected blood, injections, and personal items. HIV Positive Person Precautions: HIV is ...

A drug currently used to treat HIV has also been found to dramatically reduce the risk of infection, significantly more than the primary option available for pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP. In a ...

A brand new drug might be more effective at preventing HIV than current methods. Many people take daily oral antiretroviral medication—known as PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis)—to protect themselves ...