After 10 years, just over half the people in a trial of antibiotics for appendicitis have not needed an appendectomy.

Eye infections are relatively common in children. An expert explains why diagnosis is so important, why antibiotics are not ...

The moment you awaken, that well-known heaviness in your head is already there—the type that makes even a blink feel like a ...

The triage guide is intended to make sure patients get appropriate care, especially with the rise in telehealth and ...

Scientists are putting the pedal to the metal to develop new antibiotics. Metal-based drugs can open a new world of medicine, ...

News and commentary from the world of gastroenterology and hepatology ...

Research from the CDC suggests 30% of antibiotic prescriptions are not needed. Coughing, headaches, runny noses. Nobody likes to feel sick, so they turn to a doctor for advice. With people more ...

Australian research could be key to combating the rising threat of antibiotic resistance and saving millions of lives.

Antibiotics do not cause urinary tract infections (UTIs). However, research suggests there may be a link between prior use of antibiotics and a person developing an antibiotic-resistant UTI. A UTI may ...

It’s a story 30-odd years in the making. The tale begins in the 1990s, when Roche had an anti-infectives unit. Back then, plenty of pharmaceutical companies had scientists working on novel antibiotics ...