Antibiotics are one of the greatest triumphs in the history of medical science - but these lifesaving tools have a dark side.

S ince they were first deployed almost 100 years ago, antibiotics – originally discovered in soil – have saved millions of ...

Antibiotics are one of the greatest triumphs in the history of medical science—but these lifesaving tools have a dark side.

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Antibiotic resistance isn’t your body adapting—it’s bacteria evolving. Here’s how it happens, why it’s dangerous, and what it ...

In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, we journey to the 2030s, when hormone implants enabled users to boost everything from pain tolerance to ...

New data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reveals that the number of cases of the sexually transmitted infection (STI) gonorrhoea, which are resistant to the antibiotic ceftriaxone, has ...

Ginger is an anti-inflammatory, which means it can reduce swelling and help treat symptoms of arthritis. Here’s what to know ...

A study of twins reveals two gut bacteria linked to multiple sclerosis, offering new targets for future treatments.

Fecal microbiota transplant cut recurrent urinary tract infections by 68% in postmenopausal women and reduced ...

I thought I had misheard. Scarlet fever sounds like something from a different century. Many people today are only vaguely ...