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BBC Morning Live's resident GP, doctor Punam Krishan, has said that people need to be careful about how and when they take ...

Discover the importance of antibiotics, bacterial cell walls, and resistance mechanisms in fighting bacterial infections effectively.

It was this combination that was supposed to epitomize the "New Antibiotic Era" or the "Third Antibiotic Era" (the second being that of the broad-spectrum antibiotics). Apparently, the promotion ...

Jumbo phages use a protein shield to protect their DNA from bacterial attacks. A special handshake controls which molecules ...

Most of Dr. Leah Schrupp’s patients know it. So do most of Dr. Erin Knudtson’s patients. If they visit their doctor with a runny nose, chest cold or the usual flu symptoms, they ...

Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the bacteria are not resistant? In their latest study, researchers challenge the ...

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The endTB trial is one of four recent randomized controlled trials testing new, shorter, and less toxic treatment regimens ...

Complementary discoveries have the potential to enhance treatment options for antibiotic-resistant infections. Researchers at ...