The Latest Breaking News from Antibiotics

By understanding why bacteria have the ability to become tolerant, researchers hope to develop ways to avoid the spread of this ability.

LOS ANGELES — Bacteria that are resistant to colistin, a last-resort antibiotic, have for the first time been detected in Los Angeles County wastewater, suggesting that the germs are circulating more widely in the community than previously thought, according to researchers at the University of Southern California.

In late March 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlighted the threat posed by a rapidly spreading fungus called Candida auris that is causing infections and deaths among hospital patients across the country. The unexpected rise of this recently discovered pathogen is part of a larger trend…

A new design for ear tubes could make them safer and more effective while lowering antibiotic doses for patients.

Appendicitis refers to the inflammation of a small structure in the gastrointestinal tract. The condition can lead to dangerous complications.

Experts across the world are determined to slow down the rise in AMR, which is partly fuelled by unnecessary use of antibiotics.

The Vatican says Pope Francis has spent his second night in a Rome hospital serenely as he receives antibiotics intravenously to treat bronchitis

Pope Francis has seen a marked improvement in his health after receiving antibiotics for a bronchitis infection, the Vatican said on Thursday, a day after the pope was hospitalised with breathing difficulties.

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