‘Post-antibiotics’ era could spell disaster for the world and modern medicine
Antibiotics are one of the greatest breakthroughs in medical history. They turned once-deadly infections into treatable illnesses and…
Forgotten Medicinal Plant Shows Promise in Fighting Dangerous Superbugs
Scientists are revisiting a centuries-old herbal remedy and uncovering evidence that it can weaken dangerous bacteria in unexpected…
Antibiotics Turned This Woman’s Limbs Into an Unsettling Horrorshow
A woman’s skin care treatment inadvertently turned into its own nightmare. A recent case report describes how she…
Why the Bacterial Meningitis Outbreak in the UK is so Dangerous
A fast-growing outbreak of meningitis in southern England has killed a teenager and a 21-year-old student at the…
Neanderthals May Have Used Birch Tar as Natural Antibiotic
New experiments show that tar made from birch bark — long known as a tool adhesive — can…
How did the deadly Kent meningitis outbreak start?
Students living in halls at the University of Kent are to be vaccinated against meningitis B, the health…
Convergent MurJ flippase inhibition by phage lysis proteins
Murray, C. J. L. et al. Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis. Lancet…
Device Suggests Correct Antibiotic in 36 Minutes
If new research holds up, doctors may be able to get lab-style answers on pathogens before they’ve…
Amoxicillin Not Banned in Nigeria, NAFDAC Confirms
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has dismissed claims circulating on social media…
Which European countries use the most antibiotics?
Health experts have called on Europe to curb its reliance on antibiotics as the threat of drug resistance…