Decades-old hospital samples have helped University of East Anglia (UEA) researchers uncover how a deadly ...

Scientists pieced together the genetic history of Acinetobacter baumannii — a notoriously stubborn hospital pathogen — using ...

A genomic analysis of historical and modern bacterial samples showed how Acinetobacter baumannii accumulated antibiotic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The number of lives lost around the world due to infections that are resistant to the medications intended to treat them could ...

A new study reveals that blends of common spice oils inhibit superbacteria hidden in meat intended for human consumption.

After a routine C-section at an Auckland hospital, a mother developed severe pain and what seemed like postnatal fatigue. It turned out to be an infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cynthia Horton’s earaches are the stuff of nightmares. “I can wake up from my sleep in horrible pain, like I’m having a root canal ...

As the global health community grapples with the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers at the University of Regina in Canada have found promise in a powerful but often ...

The human body is a remarkable collection of biological processes that have evolved over thousands of years, but it now ...

A new antibiotic created by Harvard researchers overcomes antimicrobial resistance mechanisms that have rendered many modern drugs ineffective and are driving a global public health crisis. "While we ...

I woke up one morning with the side of my face purple and my ear swollen to more than twice its normal size. I’ll never forget the look on the face of the attending infectious disease physician when ...