The Last Drug That Can Fight Gonorrhea Is Starting to Falter
Data gaps, funding cuts, and shyness about sex let gonorrhea gain drug resistance. There are no new treatments yet. ..
Data gaps, funding cuts, and shyness about sex let gonorrhea gain drug resistance. There are no new treatments yet. ..
Flu meds and prescription drugs have been in short supply all winter—but the problem goes back over a decade. ..
Antimicrobials cost as much to develop as other drugs, but don’t earn the same returns. Congress could give drugmakers a boost, but time is running out. ..
Phages may help fight drug-resistant infections—but finding the right ones for each bacterium is no mean feat. ..
As Covid swept ICUs, doctors prescribed antibiotics to ward off secondary infections. Now bacteria have evolved resistance—but hospitals are fighting ..
Researchers have created autonomous particles covered with patches of protein “motors.” They hope these bots will tote lifesaving drugs through bodily ..
A new FDA report shows that a long-awaited Obama-era initiative to stop the spread of superbugs and improve animal welfare has stalled out. ..
A team scoured the human proteome for antimicrobial molecules and found thousands, plus a surprise about how animals evolved to fight infections. ..
A new study says the reviled stinging insects play a critical ecological role—and their venom might even be useful to people. ..
The “hygiene hypothesis” says early contact with microbes trains our immune systems. But what happens after a year of distancing? ..