The family of a 27-year-old Colorado woman who died while in custody has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging that jail ...

According to the lawsuit, Raisbeck had been in and out of jail for minor offenses, and she had indicated her allergy to ...

A startling new study warns that two of America’s most common over-the-counter painkillers, ibuprofen (Advil) and acetaminophen (Tylenol), may have an unexpected role in one of the world's most urgent ...

The last time a new class of antibiotics reached the market was nearly three decades ago—but that could soon change, thanks to a discovery by researchers at McMaster University. The discovery of the ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first drug in a new class of antibiotics for treating urinary tract infections — the first time that’s happened in nearly 30 years. The drug, a ...

There is not a significant difference in harm risks between one week and two weeks of antibiotic use, according to a study published Dec. 30 in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Shorter antibiotic courses ...

To stem the surging antibiotic resistance public health crisis, scientists seek solutions inside the mechanics of bacterial infection. A new study has found a vulnerability related to magnesium ...

Health experts, gathering at the U.N., have begun to shift their focus to try to provide access to basic drugs in countries where preventable deaths from infections occur too frequently. By Andrew ...

Yeah, so about my UTI. That has turned out to be more of an adventure than I anticipated. It included a long day in the emergency room, a total of four antibiotics, including two intravenous ones, and ...

Evolutionary biologist Tiffany Taylor explores the work being done to resensitize antibiotic-resistant bacteria to drugs as a strategy to defend ourselves against the growing antibiotic resistance ...

Microbiologists are on a quest to unravel a rare phenomenon involved in antibiotic resistance and how it may change our understanding of infections. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Our old dog has all kinds of issues with his heart, eyesight, ears, and skin. He takes cardiac medications daily and our vet gives us medication for his ears and skin when he has infections that flare ...