The news is full of terms like superbug, post-antibiotic era, and abbreviations like MRSA. They all refer to various aspects of antibiotic resistance—the ability of bacteria to out-maneuver the drugs ...

Data reveal how the global challenge to reduce deaths and infections from drug-resistant bacteria is not going according to ...

A collaboration between researchers in Santa Cruz and Puebla, Mexico, is working to eliminate the bacterial genes driving ...

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Our world is rapidly running out of antibiotics that can combat bacteria and other microorganisms that have developed antimicrobial resistance. (Photo by Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images ...

The word “gauze” may have originated from the Palestinian territory Gaza, but even that wound care staple is running out in the besieged region. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, over ...

We see an increase in the number of people with colds and flu during the holiday season, as people get together more with others. Antibiotics are very important, but they can’t treat everything.

Biofilms play a crucial role in the persistence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in livestock production systems. Pathogens affecting cattle, ...

Researchers believe they have identified a new class of antibiotics, nearly three decades since the last new one came to market. Teams at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada and the University of ...