By Kamal Choudhury Dec 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. health regulator on Friday approved Innoviva's oral antibiotic to treat ...

For the first time in decades, the US Food and Drug Administration has signed off on new antibiotics to fight gonorrhea. The approvals come at a critical moment: The sexually transmitted infection is ...

Dec 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Innoviva's oral antibiotic for common sexually ...

A new single-dose treatment for gonorrhoea, expected to be approved in the coming days, could be the key to tackling the ...

Prior to the discovery of antibiotics, infectious diseases were rampant. Communicable diseases were the most common cause of death, and the average lifespan was about 47 years old. However, this ...

Pivmecillinam has been used for decades in Europe and may work for UTIs that don’t respond to other antibiotics. Urinary tract infections are one of the most common reasons for antibiotic use.

Penicillin was the world's first antibiotic, a type of medication that kills or slows the growth of bacteria. After Scottish doctor Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in a petri dish containing ...

Healthcare professionals may prescribe antibiotics for types of rhinitis that are associated with bacterial infections. Treatments for other types of rhinitis include antihistamines, decongestants, or ...

Antibiotic resistance is a growing global crisis, particularly in India, where infections are increasingly defying common drugs. Uncontrolled access and misuse, like taking antibiotics for viral ...

Antibiotic-resistant infections have increased in England compared with pre-pandemic levels. There were 66,730 severe antibiotic-resistant infections last year, up 7% on 2019, according to data ...