A coalition of groups sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services secretary outlining steps he should take ...

The results of a large observational study provided more evidence that receiving antibiotics in the first 2 years of life can increase a child’s risk for obesity, researchers reported.The study did ...

The East African Community Competition Authority (EACCA) on April 27 issued a consumer alert on falsified and substandard medicines after Kenya recalled two drugs over quality issues. The drugs are ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of immune defense in E. coli bacteria that turns viral infection machinery against the ...

Some things just go together in your belly: peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper, bacteria and bacteria-eating viruses.

Scientists have long known that bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, live in our gut, but exactly what they do has ...

There are many ways to kill microbes that cause dangerous infections. Combining genetic screening with machine learning can ...

New study findings provided more promising data for primary care-based telehealth.Researchers here reported the results of a ...

Rodrigo Becerra, 26, had fallen seriously ill and was prescribed antibiotics the night before he was found convulsing in his ...

When we take medications, like antibiotics, we can wipe out our microbial diversity, at least in the short term. This is why ...

Throat pain that feels worse while yawning is most likely the result of an infection or allergies. Find a list of possible ...

Some medications and supplements can make your birth control less effective at preventing pregnancy. These include some ...