Medication & Drugs News

A study of U.S. data for 2015 finds that ambulatory care providers do not document the medical reason for the drug in 18% of antibiotic prescriptions.

Policymakers have warned that we face an antibiotic resistance crisis. Why is this, what are researchers doing to address it, and what can we do right now?

Researchers have found evidence to suggest that many common prescription drugs can impact the gut microbiome, potentially increasing human health risks.

Using mice, scientists have recently identified a mechanism independent of antibiotic use that can spread drug resistance among intestinal bacteria.

Scientists have exposed bacterial strains to cigarette smoke in the laboratory and found that the smoke increased the bacteria's resistance to antibiotics.

New research suggests that the rise in the often multidrug resistant fungus Candida auris is down to increasing global temperatures.

Drug resistance is a large and growing problem. On the hunt for fresh sources of drugs, scientists have turned to the seaweed in underwater forests.

New research finds that triclosan, a compound that is in many consumer products, could make the bacteria it is supposed to kill stronger.

Insects harbor bacteria that protect them from infection. Tapping this source could yield new antibiotics to combat the growing threat of drug resistance.

Dangerous, antibiotic-resistant bacteria present in remote Arctic soil indicate that superbugs have become a truly serious global threat, researchers warn.