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…
Urgent warning issued over rise in drug-resistant sex bug | UK | News
Health chiefs have warned of “high levels” of the sexually transmitted infection Shigella after 2,560 diagnoses were recorded…
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…
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…
Why you shouldn’t skip your medication over the holidays
Many people are officially out of office, and while December is filled with lots of festivities and travelling,…
Common Drugs Can Rewire Your Gut For Several Years, Study Finds
Our gut is full of tiny creatures that help us digest our food, protect us from harmful intruders,…
AI has designed thousands of potential antibiotics. Will any work?
Credit: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Researchers are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to help design the next generation…
Polymyxin B lethality requires energy-dependent outer membrane disruption
Fanous, J. et al. Limited impact of Salmonella stress and persisters on antibiotic clearance. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08506-6 (2025). Article …
NHS issues omeprazole warning to people who take common medication
Omeprazole is among the most frequently prescribed medications in the UK, with latest statistics revealing 73 million NHS…