Thousands of people around the world battle disease, infection and bacteria each year. The 2013-2016 outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus took its toll around the world. Last year, the Americas saw the ...
Germ theory was never a given. This now-commonplace idea — the notion that human diseases can be sparked by tiny pathogens infiltrating the body — emerged on the backs of discoveries made by people ...
One of the greatest medical threats of our time is the impending one of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Slowly but surely over decades of antibiotic use, the bugs we fight with drugs have evolved to ...
CHICAGO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. government will set up a task force and presidential advisory council to tackle the growing threat of antibiotic resistance to national security, setting a Feb.
A study of patients at various hospitals in Atlanta has revealed a subpopulation of drug-resistant bacteria that utilize “heteroresistance” to hide among otherwise treatable types of bugs, leading to ...
Epocrates released Bugs + Drugs, a new tool on its mobile app showing bacterium varieties based on ZIP code, which helps clinicians better choose antibiotics and avoid worsening antimicrobial ...
Germ theory was never a given. This now-commonplace idea — the notion that human diseases can be sparked by tiny pathogens infiltrating the body — emerged on the backs of discoveries made by people ...
For many years, the efficacy of many front-line antibiotics has been declining because of the spread of antibiotic resistance among bacterial pathogens. Experts have long called for the development of ...
A new study reveals that antimicrobial resistance is rising worldwide - eroding the effectiveness of last-line antibiotics against bacteria.