In a major step toward a precision therapy for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection, researchers at The Hospital for ...

For the past quarter-century, the gold standard malaria treatment has been artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs). Yet there are issues of treatment nonadherence and malaria parasite drug resistance ...

Some common infections are increasingly failing to respond to the medicines that once treated them effectively, a trend experts link to the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The World ...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a hospital-acquired germ, is highly antibiotic-resistant, thriving in low-oxygen areas like chronic wounds, cystic fibrosis lungs, and medical implants, where it shields itself ...

The discovery of a new mechanism of resistance to common antibiotics could pave the way for improved treatments for harmful bacterial infections, a study suggests. Targeting this defense mechanism ...

Heidi Cope is a health and science writer based in Fort Worth, Texas. She often writes long-form, informational content about health, wellness, and disability, and enjoys interviewing healthcare ...

More than two dozen people in Canada have been confirmed as outbreak patients in relation to dog treats. Of the 31 laboratory confirmed patients, seven have required hospitalization according to the ...

Few hospital-acquired infections are as antibiotic-resistant as Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This opportunistic germ has earned a reputation for beating nearly every drug in the doctor’s arsenal. It ...

Drug-resistant bacterial infections are soaring to record numbers that could jeopardize the effectiveness of life-saving treatments, according to a new report from the World Health Organization. The ...

A popular dog treat sold in stores in the Midwest is being recalled due to potential salmonella contamination, with the Food and Drug Administration warning that the tainted products could also led to ...