Learn how antibiotic resistance and superbugs are making common infections harder to treat, why drug resistant bacteria are a ...

A bacteria-only sugar has become the Achilles’ heel that could help defeat deadly superbugs.

Scientists in Australia have uncovered a clever new way to fight some of the most dangerous drug-resistant bacteria by ...

Superbugs with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are a looming public health threat that could cause the deaths of 10 million people annually by 2050. In a recent study, scientists detail a new ...

From MRSA to norovirus, hospital infections remain a global problem. Here’s what they are, how they spread, and how to reduce ...

Under a microscope, this drug-resistant superbug looks as benign as a handful of pebbles. Yet carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, or CRAB, is a nightmare for hospitals worldwide, as it kills ...

Recce Pharmaceuticals CEO and managing director James Graham talked with Proactive about the company’s pioneering work in ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are poised to become a global health concern in the coming decades. In the race to develop new weapons, scientists from Texas A&M have created a novel family of ...

With time running out in the 2022 congressional session, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and infectious disease specialists is scrambling to pass a bill aimed at spurring the development of ...

Bacteria are fast developing resistance to our best drugs, leaving us poised on the edge of a major health crisis. But a new antibiotic has shown promise against several key “superbugs,” while ...

It’s not good news. New research shows that some of the most used hospital cleaners are completely ineffective on a deadly superbug that commonly causes sickness in medical settings, according to the ...