Bacteria can mutate surprisingly fast to resist antibiotics. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Antibiotic resistance is one of the ...

Health experts, gathering at the U.N., have begun to shift their focus to try to provide access to basic drugs in countries where preventable deaths from infections occur too frequently. By Andrew ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a global public health threat. Recent reports estimated that 4.95 million deaths in 2019 were associated with AMR. Beyond antibiotics, it has also been shown that ...

A new World Health Organization study finds 1 in 6 infections worldwide are resistant to some antibiotics, highlighting a growing threat from drug-resistant bacteria. The World Health Organization ...

To stem the surging antibiotic resistance public health crisis, scientists seek solutions inside the mechanics of bacterial infection. A new study has found a vulnerability related to magnesium ...

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 ...

“One of the most universally accepted beliefs around the world,” said Brad Spellberg, MD, chief medical officer at Los Angeles General Medical Center, “is that when you take antibiotics, you must ...

Chemists from the University of Warwick and Monash University have discovered a promising new antibiotic that shows activity against drug-resistant bacterial pathogens, including MRSA and VRE ...