A newly developed antibiotic called EVG7 could offer a powerful new way to stop Clostridioides difficile, a dangerous gut bacterium that often returns after treatment. In mouse studies, researchers ...

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.

Drugmakers must focus on developing new antibiotics to fight hospital “superbugs” including meningitis and other infections that can resist last-line treatments, the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

Scientists have created a genomic blueprint for Aeromonas bacteria, which can cause antibiotic-resistant diarrheal disease—with symptoms often misidentified as cholera—in humans and animals.

Antibiotic treatments can affect the composition of the community of bacteria living in the gut, known as the gut microbiome, for a long time.

A young mother died from sepsis contributed to by NHS neglect after she was given the wrong antibiotics, a coroner has ruled. Aleisha Rochester, 33, a bank cashier from Croydon, south London, died two ...

Aleisha Rochester, a bank worker from Croydon, died leaving a son, Xavier, now aged eight.

Antibiotics can alter the contents of your stomach for up to eight years, according to new research. Even a single course of ...

For over a year, Suzannah Weiss lived with unrelenting pain. After being dismissed by eight doctors, specialized testing ...

Over a third (36%) of surveyed parents believe children always need antibiotics for ear infections, according to new research appearing in BJGP Open. The study is titled "A survey of parental ...

Aleisha Rochester, 33, a bank cashier from Croydon, south London , died after a routine operation to remove an abscess from her left armpit in August 2023.

Antibiotic treatments can affect the composition of the community of bacteria living in the gut, known as the gut microbiome, for a long time. A new study shows that certain types of antibiotics can ...