The Latest Breaking News from Antibiotics

EPA urged to ban spraying of antibiotics on US food crops amid resistance fears

Use of 8m pounds of antibiotics and antifungals a year leads to superbugs and damages human health, lawsuit claims

The Guardian - US · Nov 30, 2025

Europe shows no signs of antibiotic shortages this winter, EU medicines agency says

After years of winter medicine shortages, the European Medicines Agency told Euronews that there are currently no signs of antibiotic shortages, amid EU efforts to reduce dependency on foreign suppliers.

Euronews · Nov 26, 2025

Antibiotic resistance: how a pioneering trial is using old drugs to save babies from sepsis

The infection is responsible for 800,000 newborn deaths each year, but clinics in eight countries are working together to find new treatments

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025

Scientists make significant discovery on bacteria’s resistance to common antibiotics

Researchers hope that findings can help them treat infections more effectively

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025

10 Prescriptions That Doctors Say They No Longer Trust

There was a time when a doctor’s prescription pad was treated like gospel, the final answer to nearly any ailment. But medical science evolves constantly, and treatments once thought to be small miracles have revealed complicated side effects, limited effectiveness, or simply better alternatives that have come along. Many physicians…

Everybody Loves Your Money · Nov 10, 2025

Antibiotic found hiding in plain sight could treat dangerous infections, early study finds

Scientists have discovered a never-before-seen antibiotic that shows promising in treating drug-resistant infections.

LiveScience · Nov 9, 2025

Commonly prescribed antibiotic may reduce schizophrenia risk – study

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that typically emerges in early adulthood, and is often associated with hallucinations and delusional beliefs.

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025

Common antibiotic may lower schizophrenia risks, study finds

The researchers said their findings were ‘tentative but exciting’.

Euronews · Nov 5, 2025

The commonly prescribed drug that could reduce schizophrenia risk

Scientists may have found a new use for the ‘broad-spectrum’ antibiotic commonly used to treat infections and acne

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025

From antibiotics to antimalarials: how repurposed drugs might keep cancer from returning

Many cancer survivors live with the worry that their cancer might come back. This “recurrence” occurs when cancer cells hide somewhere in the body – like in the bone marrow – and start growing again, sometimes years later. Scientists have been trying to understand how to stop these cells from…

The Conversation · Oct 29, 2025