Antibiotic overuse is a key driver in the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a major global health crisis.

A "BEAUTIFUL" toddler would have lived longer if she'd been given antibiotics sooner, an inquest has heard. Ava Hodgkinson was just two years old when she contracted strep A. At the time ...

Imagine that the next time you catch a stomach bug and antibiotics fail to work, you knock back a vial of clear liquid. The solution teems with bacteriophages, viruses resembling tiny rocket ships.

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Antibiotic and antifungal drug resistance pose a major public health threat. Live Science is covering the spread of this problem and the potential solutions that are emerging in turn. A crisis ...

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Medically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MD Strep throat is a highly contagious infection caused by group A Streptococcus ...

Azithromycin is a versatile antibiotic used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections, including those affecting the ...

Certain antibiotics should be used very infrequently in children, such as azithromycin, commonly known as the “Z-Pak,” so it’s important to ask your child’s doctor what is truly necessary for their ...