McGill researchers have developed a diagnostic system capable of identifying bacteria—and determining which antibiotics can ...

Zuckerman is president of the National Center for Health Research and a former congressional investigator on FDA approval standards. Powers is professor of clinical medicine at George Washington ...

A study led by researchers at Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health found that use of antiseptic soap and nasal ointment among patients in hospitals and residents of nursing homes reduced countywide ...

Four major trends that will shape how we as a society will confront antibiotic resistance in the coming decade.

Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections often occur in patients with chronic inflammatory intestinal conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease, and in patients who have taken antibiotics for a ...

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have uncovered how a ...

Imagine going to the hospital for a bacterial ear infection and hearing your doctor say, "We're out of options." It may sound dramatic, but antibiotic resistance is pushing that scenario closer to ...

Direct-from-blood bacterial testing did not shorten vancomycin duration in adults with suspected infection compared with standard blood cultures.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Difficult-to-treat infections caused by dangerous, drug-resistant bacteria are on an alarming upward climb, the Centers for ...

A groundbreaking antibiotic discovery might finally tip the balance in the global fight against drug-resistant bacteria. Scientists have unveiled a rare molecule with a fresh way to stop dangerous ...

Each year, bacterial infections are responsible for roughly 7.7 million deaths worldwide, with this problem further exacerbated by rising antibiotic resistance. Not only are wound infections ...

Scientists in Switzerland have announced the discovery of a new class of antibiotics shown to be effective against deadly, drug-resistant bacteria. The antibiotic, called zosurabalpin, works by ...