Rising heat and drought may spur bacteria to exchange antibiotic resistance genes, with potential risks to human health.

At WIRED Health, British surgeon Ara Darzi said AI is set to transform the diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant infections. But a lack of incentives means innovation may not reach patients.

From a Romanian pharmacist forced to dispense to Maltese GPs afraid of lawsuits, the barriers to change run far deeper than ...

Antibiotic resistance is accelerating globally, with more than a million deaths each year and nearly 5 million more linked to resistant infections. More than 39 million deaths are projected to occur ...

Every year, antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as staph, causes serious infections and outbreaks in ...

Four advances could help fight antibiotic resistance, from faster diagnostics to new therapies and policy reforms.

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are showing up in wildlife, with birds and foxes acting as unexpected carriers across ...

A study recently published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology may be changing the way we detect antibiotic resistance.

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)—segments of DNA that help bacteria survive the effects of antibiotics—can be present in ...

Taking antibiotics without a doctor’s consultation can increase your risk of antibiotic resistance, cause drug interactions, ...

Backyard chicken lovers beware: an outbreak of drug-resistant Salmonella bacteria linked to these birds is spreading across ...