antibiotics

Urgent care centers and retail clinics top the list when it comes to the inappropriate use of antibiotics, according to a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine

Even with the advent of the antibiotic era, infectious diseases are a global health concern.

Would our deceased Presidents fare better today medically than they did in their respective eras? The answer might surprise you.

Sepsis is an overwhelming infection that can lead to organ failure and death. It is a big problem.

Clostridium difficile is a bacterium that causes a life-threatening infection.

It's been one of those days where the truth is stranger than fiction.

When it comes to finding new antibiotics, no place is too weird to look.

Microbiologists often study microbes in isolation.

When legislators and policymakers try to do just about anything to encourage innovation—especially in drug research—it rarely works. This is because, for the most part, they have absolutely no idea what it takes to discover a drug. None.

"Ew, what was that?" is perhaps the most common refrain uttered by people as they drive past roadkill. Most people find these carcasses repulsive, as they glide their cars carefully around the bloody remains.