White House crafts first-ever plan to fight superbugs
White House crafts first-ever plan to fight superbugs
View ArticleDrug-resistant 'superbug' strain of typhoid spreads worldwide
Drug-resistant 'superbug' strain of typhoid spreads worldwide
View ArticleAre viruses the best weapon for fighting superbugs?
Antibiotics won the battle against resistant bacteria, but they may not win the war.
View ArticleCandida auris: Here's what you should know about the superbug fungus...
Candida auris is the latest superbug outbreak to worry the public – and for good reason.
View ArticleWhy you shouldn’t take antibiotics for a cold or flu
About 2 million Americans are struck by a drug-resistant “superbug” each year, with almost 23,000 of them dying from the infection. Here are some ways to protect yourself from them.
View ArticleBotanical 19th century medicines may be the answer for treating...
Researchers at Emory University discovered that a promising way to attack these bacteria that can’t be knocked down by the strongest of antibiotics is to call upon vintage treatments. Specifically,...
View ArticleAn ambitious plan to stop the rise of superbugs
Antibiotic resistance is here to stay, but that doesn’t mean we can’t do anything to stop it.
View ArticleAntibiotic-resistant bacteria a deadly threat 'that is not going away,' CDC says
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria and fungi cause more than 2.8 million infections and at least 35,000 deaths every year in the United States, according to a new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleChildren's hospitals are partly to blame as superbugs increasingly attack kids
The overuse and misuse of antibiotics in children’s hospitals are fueling superbugs — dangerous bacteria that attack adults and, increasingly, children. Doctors worry that the COVID-19 pandemic will...
View ArticleBreastfeeding may protect babies from antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs'
Breastfeeding is linked to a reduction in bacteria resistant to antibiotics in babies' gut microbiome. That means breastfed babies may be at lower risk of "superbugs" than infants who receive formula....
View ArticleThe COVID-19 pandemic reversed progress in combating superbugs
Infections caused by superbugs – microorganisms that are resistant to antibiotics and antifungal treatments and often spread in hospitals – surged during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new...
View ArticleAn overlooked STD could become the next superbug, scientists warn
Mycoplasma genitalium, an STD also known as M. genitalium or M. gen., is growing resistant to the most common antibiotic used to treat it, azithromycin, scientists warn. Superbugs are major public...
View ArticleCandida auris, a deadly fungal infection, is spreading rapidly in hospitals....
Candida auris, a deadly fungal infection that has become resistant to antifungal drugs, has been spreading at 'an alarming rate' in U.S. health care facilities, the CDC warned Monday, March 20. The...
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