Every year, World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week, observed from November 18 to 24, is a reminder that antibiotics, once considered miracle medicines, are losing their power. The World ...

A new review finds that women receive 25%-40% more antibiotics, experience up to twice as many adverse reactions, yet are underrepresented in trials; clinicians should adopt sex-aware prescribing.

In a cave in Romania, scientists found a bacterial strain entombed in ice that is resistant to 10 modern antibiotics. But it may also help fight superbugs.

“Clarifying antibiotic allergy labels is a relatively low-risk intervention that can have meaningful downstream effects,” Belmont says. “For immunocompromised patients, being able to use first-line ...

The WHO has declared Nov. 16-22 World Antibiotic Awareness Week. As resistance increases, so do concerns from the medical and scientific community that the problem is quickly spiraling of control. The ...

Nearly a third of all antibiotics that people consume end up in the world’s rivers, a new study finds. This could potentially harm aquatic life and impact human health by promoting drug resistance, ...

April Hayes's PhD research was funded by NERC with CASE support from AstraZeneca. Scientists have long been worried about the buildup of antibiotics in the environment. But in a recent study I led, we ...