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Drug-resistant E. coli found in Vietnam

Drug-resistant E. coli found in Vietnam

A strain of the dangerous E. coli bacterium has been found to be resistant to carbapenems, used against multidrug-resistant bacteria, in Vietnam.

Antibiotics sales in Vietnam double over 9 years, exacerbate superbug epidemic

Antibiotics sales in Vietnam double over 9 years, exacerbate superbug epidemic

Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals, WHO urges farmers

Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals, WHO urges farmers

Drug-resistant infections are a 'global health emergency': WHO

Drug-resistant infections are a 'global health emergency': WHO

There is a lack of new treatments being developed to combat antibiotic-resistant infections.

September 19, 2017 | 08:00 pm PT

Cancer study: Antibiotics linked to dangerous polyps

Cancer study: Antibiotics linked to dangerous polyps

The digestive tract's complex network of bacteria may play a key role in cancer emergence.

April 6, 2017 | 06:09 pm PT

Antibiotics, not dirt, fostered hospital bugs: study

Antibiotics, not dirt, fostered hospital bugs: study

Overuse of antibiotics allowed drug-resistant bug to flourish.

January 24, 2017 | 05:53 pm PT

U.S. sees first case of bacteria resistant to all antibiotics

U.S. sees first case of bacteria resistant to all antibiotics

U.S. health officials on Thursday reported the first case in the country of a patient with an infection resistant to all known antibiotics, and expressed grave concern that the superbug could pose serious danger for routine infections if it spreads.

May 26, 2016 | 05:10 pm PT

Superbug review urges Big Pharma to "pay or play" on antibiotics

Superbug review urges Big Pharma to "pay or play" on antibiotics

Drug companies should agree to "pay or play" in the urgent race to develop new antibiotics to tackle a global threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to a British government-commissioned review.

May 18, 2016 | 05:42 pm PT

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