When a bacterium becomes resistant to one antibiotic, it may sometimes become more sensitive to another. This biological side-effect offers an unexpected opportunity in the fight against antibiotic ...

Doxycycline PEP reduces chlamydia risk but is associated with higher gonorrhea odds in a real-world study of a diverse clinic population.

Millions of Americans have knowingly had sex while infected with a sexually transmitted disease, according to a survey. A poll of US adults found 45 percent of Americans diagnosed with an STD have had ...

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SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The County of San Diego added a handful of additional beaches to its Bacterial Exceedance Advisory list on Tuesday afternoon, including a portion of Carlsbad State Beach. The ...

A new perspective in Science in One Health examines the World Health Organization's 2024 Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (WHO BPPL), highlighting its strengths as a research roadmap while ...

Now that the condition is known to spread sexually, there are steps you and your partner can take to prevent it. By Rachel E. Gross Just as couples adopt each other’s social circles, musical tastes ...

Beneath the ocean’s surface, bacteria have evolved specialized enzymes that can digest PET plastic, the material used in bottles and clothes. Researchers at KAUST discovered that a unique molecular ...

It makes sense to want to turn things around quickly when you’re dealing with an itchy vaginal condition. So it’s understandably frustrating when you get treatment, only for the condition to return ...

Share on Pinterest Bacterial infections may sometimes trigger heart attacks, a new study says. Image credit: Viaframe/Getty Images In 2022, about 19.8 million people globally died from heart disease, ...