Increased antibiotic use can lead, seemingly paradoxically, to more problematic infections, as the bacteria evolve to resist the treatment. The answer to this antimicrobial resistance, which the ...

New cases of a dangerous, drug-resistant fungus have been identified in at least two states’ hospital systems. Candida ...

New cases of a dangerous, drug-resistant fungus have been identified in at least two states' hospital systems.

A drug-resistant type of bacteria that has adapted to health care settings evolved in the past several years to weaponize an antimicrobial genetic tool, eliminating its cousins and replacing them as ...

New research suggests that VREfm have the ability to produce bacteriocin, an antimicrobial that can kill or inhibit other ...

Some notoriously difficult to treat infections may not be as resistant to antibiotics as has been thought, according to new research using a microfluidic device that more closely duplicates the fluid ...

A new study from researchers at Boston University found microplastics may play a role in the spread of drug-resistant ...

We cover the fractured Democratic opposition to President Trump. By Lisa Lerer I cover politics and elections. Yesterday, several Democrats disavowed one of their own. Representative Al Green of ...

A study published in Nature Communications has revealed novel insights into bacterial resistance and offers a promising strategy for developing antibiotics that minimize the evolution of resistance.

In some cases, antibiotics can cause IBS to develop. Symptoms range in severity and can become permanent. If you have an infection or are at risk of developing one, antibiotics can help to kill ...

For people with Crohn’s, antibiotics may help lower the amount and change the composition of bacteria in the intestines, which may relieve symptoms. They can also treat infections. Antibiotics ...