The Latest Breaking News from Antibiotics

Boy swallows battery and survives after it stays stuck in his throat for FIVE weeks

Luke McMillan, 5, from Arizona, US, kept rubbing his ears and was taken to the doctors by his mum when he was told he had an ear infection and prescribed antibiotics but it didn't go away

Daily Mirror · Feb 11, 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: 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

Five-month-old baby has 20 year smoker's cough resident says, down to mould in Council housing

The baby has a shadow on her lung and everyone in the house has been on antibiotics

Dublin Live · Jan 26, 2023

EU must do more to tackle antibiotic shortages, say patient groups

The European Union's drug regulator needs to do more to tackle shortages of some widely-used antibiotics in the region, according to a letter from a group of European patient and consumer organisations reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday.

Reuters · Jan 24, 2023

AMA calls for medication plan amid amoxicillin antibiotic shortage

The peak body says the amoxicillin shortage is "potentially fatal" and cannot be addressed soon enough.

ABC News · Jan 24, 2023

TGA declares widely used antibiotic amoxicillin 'scarce' as stocks drop to record lows

A nationwide shortage of the widely used oral antibiotic amoxicillin has triggered an emergency response by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.

ABC News · Jan 23, 2023

'Super-gonorrhea' warning as people urged to reduce number of sexual partners

The new strain of the sexually transmitted disease proved resistant to five different antibiotics leading scientists to become concerned of the possibilites of a wider outbreak

Daily Mirror · Jan 23, 2023

Plant toxin discovery could boost fight against antibiotics resistance

Scientists say albicin, which has a unique way of killing harmful bacteria, is one of the strongest antibiotic candidates in decades.

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023