The Latest Breaking News from Antibiotics

New symptoms you must have before GP can say you have UTI and prescribe antibiotics

Doctors have been given new guidelines for diagnosing UTIs in a bid to reduce the number of antibiotics given out and prevent resistance to the drugs

Daily Mirror · Feb 15, 2023

Antibiotics are being inappropriately prescribed for COVID, increasing the threat of antimicrobial resistance – research

Antibiotics are drugs designed to treat infections caused by bacteria (for example, skin infections). They don’t work on infections caused by other microbes such as viruses (including COVID and flu) or fungi (for example, thrush).

The Conversation · Feb 15, 2023

Women must now have two symptoms before they can be diagnosed with UTI

It is being said that diagnosing urinary tract infections correctly will 'support appropriate management' and reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics

Chronicle Live · Feb 15, 2023

The fight against antibiotic resistance is growing more urgent, but artificial intelligence can help

Since the discovery of penicillin in the late 1920s, antibiotics have “revolutionized medicine and saved millions of lives.” Unfortunately, the effectiveness of antibiotics is now threatened by the increase of antibiotic-resistant bacteria globally.

The Conversation · Feb 9, 2023

Researchers Reveals How Antibiotic Helps To Fight Against Superbugs

Researchers from RMIT University have developed a novel antibiotic that can be quickly modified to avoid becoming resistant to harmful superbugs. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Feb 8, 2023

Mayo Clinic Q and A: 6 UTI myths and facts

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: As a woman in my mid-60s, I have been diagnosed with a urinary tract infection for the first time ever. I was surprised to find out that I don't need antibiotics because I don't have any symptoms. There's a lot of conflicting information online about UTIs, like…

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2023

Relief for millions of UTI sufferers with new medicine breakthrough

Experts are calling gepotidacin a massive step forwards in the fight against resistance to antibiotics

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

Plant toxin hailed as ‘new weapon’ in antibiotic war against bacteria

Scientists say albicidin has allowed them to take a giant step forward to creating a powerful new range of antibacterial drugs

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2023

Five-month-old baby has '20 year smoker's cough because of mouldy home'

Seven people across three generations are living in the Dublin flat, all of whom have been on antibiotics to combat illnesses they contracted they say as a result of the damp conditions

Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding ear infections

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 4-year-old daughter already has had three ear infections this winter. When she isn't feeling well, our entire family is miserable. The pediatrician says she may continue to get more infections and it is just her body. Why do some kids get ear infections so easily? And…

Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2023