To help in the fight against antibiotic overuse and resistance, researchers have developed a new wound dressing material that ...

In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 75% of hospitalized COVID patients received antibiotics on admission, ...

Taking azithromycin for as little as one day triggers antibiotic resistance in the respiratory tract, according to a first-of ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine going to the hospital for a bacterial ear infection and hearing your doctor say, “We’re out of options.” It may sound ...

A groundbreaking antibiotic discovery might finally tip the balance in the global fight against drug-resistant bacteria. Scientists have unveiled a rare molecule with a fresh way to stop dangerous ...

The discovery of an "Achilles' heel" in strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria may provide a better way to deal with this public health crisis. That is the conclusion of an international team of ...

Just a single course of treatment can leave a lasting impression, according to a study of nearly 15,000 people in Sweden ...

Forget bedbugs and cockroaches — NYC is battling “superbugs” that can’t easily be quashed. Candida auris, for one, survives ...

Researchers have developed antibiotics that can potentially kill drug-resistant gonorrhoea and MRSA with the help of artificial intelligence. The team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT ...