The Latest Breaking News from Antibiotics

UK dentists should give antibiotics to patients at risk of heart infection – study

Nice guidelines advising against antibiotic use for those at risk of infective endocarditis should be reviewed, researchers say

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2022

Doctor delayed antibiotics for dying mum

An obstetrician prioritised delivering a mum's stillborn baby over giving her antibiotics despite knowing there was a golden hour after diagnosing sepsis.

AAP · Aug 18, 2022

Mum suffers 'chipped teeth after biting down on metal bolt in kebab takeaway'

'I have been on antibiotics for two weeks, I broke down in the dentist's room. It is not the nicest, it really isn't'

Wales Online · Aug 15, 2022

Dog's miraculous recovery after being shot in the head at close range

Little Arthur was shot between the eyes and seemingly left for dead by his cruel attacker - and has been spending his days in the hospital being treated with oral and topical antibiotics ever since

Daily Mirror · Aug 4, 2022

Mother Fears COVID-Canceled Treatments Lead To Baby’s Disability

From April 2019 to April 2020 Spree went through chest infections, conjunctivitis, and ear infections requiring antibiotics.

Zenger · Aug 1, 2022

'Covid left me looking like a monster, I even hid from my daughter'

Jaime Graves said things were so bad she could barely leave the house

Liverpool Echo · Jul 31, 2022

Typhoid mutated to beat antibiotics. Science is learning how to beat those strains

The ancient disease is still a killer. And even though there are new drugs, there's a growing rate of antibiotic-resistance cases. Here's a look at the latest strategies to tame typhoid.

WEKU · Jul 28, 2022

Nature is the world's original pharmacy – returning to medicine's roots could help fill drug discovery gaps

While humans evolved over a period of approximately 6 million years, breakthroughs in modern medicine as we know it today got going only in the 19th and 20th centuries. So how did humans successfully survive through millions of years of diseases and illnesses without modern drugs and treatments?

The Conversation · Jul 27, 2022

Mum felt 'like a monster' and hid from own daughter after rare Covid symptom

Jaime Graves, 42, from Bedfordshire, developed a breakout of cystic acne after testing positive for Covid, but antibiotics failed to clear her skin as they usually do

Daily Mirror · Jul 27, 2022

Mum felt 'like a monster' and hid her face from daughter when struck with cystic acne after Covid

"The worst side effect I suffered from Covid was another cystic acne outbreak. It was so bad that my skin was red raw and so sore"

Manchester Evening News · Jul 27, 2022