Antibiotics are medical marvels that have transformed once deadly bacterial infections into manageable conditions. But with a rise in antibiotic resistance that renders existing treatments ineffective ...

Antibiotics are designed to wipe out infection-causing bacteria, but even a single course can leave a lasting mark on the gut microbiome, according to a new study of nearly 15,000 adults in Sweden.

A study of about 15,000 adults finds a lasting association between the use of certain antibiotics and the balance of the ...

Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the bacteria are not resistant? In their latest study, researchers challenge the ...

Doctors warn that frequent self-medication with painkillers, antibiotics or antacids may damage kidney function over time. Here's how common medicines affect kidney health.

Study reveals that Pseudomonas bacteria’s ability to resist toxic attacks from bacterial competitors leaves them more sensitive to antibiotics. Some bacteria use a kind of molecular ‘speargun’ to ...

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 ...

Antibiotic production from big pharmaceutical companies has slowed significantly in the last five years, leaving children in low- and middle-income countries particularly exposed to hard-to-treat ...

Study shows where antibiotics settle within the outer layers of liver cells could predict drug-induced toxicity early ...

The quest to contain gonorrhea has been a decades-long struggle, but there is hope on the horizon in the form of new ...