Bilophila wadsworthia bacteria, computer illustration. Anaerobic bile resistant bacterium found in lower parts of the human gastrointestinal tract, and implicated in a number of abdominal infections, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for 4.95 million deaths each year globally. Improved incentivization and ...

From strep throat to urinary tract infections (UTIs), we've all benefited from the modern medical marvel of antibiotics. But ...

Antibiotics that escape into the environment are widely recognized as a growing threat to ecosystems, wastewater treatment ...

Missing doses of your antibiotic can make them less effective, increase the risk of side effects, or lead to antibiotic resistance.

Most of us will need to take an antibiotic at one point or another. But if you have ulcerative colitis, you might have questions about when you’ll need the meds — and how they might affect you.

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NPR's Debbie Elliott talks with Lance Price of the Antibiotic Resistance Action Center about Chick-fil-A's decision to drop its "no antibiotics ever" pledge. You probably can't taste it, but there ...