The Latest Breaking News from Antibiotics

So-called “poo transplants” have reached an important milestone with the publication of a new UK guideline that recognises their effectiveness at treating some persistent gut infections.

Rhianna McKenna, 28, said she first suspected something wasn't right when she began feeling breathless and dizzy and noticed she had swollen glands and bruises across her body

'It got worse - my sight started to go in my left eye, things were blurry, and I didn’t know what was going on'

An inquest into the death of seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath at Perth Children's Hospital hears her infection was so advanced that her odds of survival would have been low even if staff had acted sooner.

The treatment targets infections that are hard to treat with traditional antibiotics

Revolutionary treatment for C diff infections that transfers gut bacteria from healthy faeces given the green light by Nice

C.diff infections can be tricky to treat with traditional antibiotics.

While much of our attention during the past few years has been focused on COVID, a more insidious and more dangerous pandemic has been spreading unabated. This pandemic concerns antimicrobial resistance, which is when bacteria evade the antibiotics we use to treat them. You’ve probably heard these bacteria called “superbugs”…

The lawsuit also claims Whole Foods financially exploited its customers by charging significantly more for its meat products compared to competitors, under the guise that their products are healthier.

Replacing swallowed medicines with inhaled versions means the lowest possible effective dose can be administered and helps stop bugs becoming resistant to drugs, writes Dr Miriam Stoppard

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