At WIRED Health, British surgeon Ara Darzi said AI is set to transform the diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant infections. But a lack of incentives means innovation may not reach patients.

Backyard chicken lovers beware: an outbreak of drug-resistant Salmonella bacteria linked to these birds is spreading across ...

The sickness appears to be linked to backyard chickens.

Rising heat and drought may spur bacteria to exchange antibiotic resistance genes, with potential risks to human health.

Four advances could help fight antibiotic resistance, from faster diagnostics to new therapies and policy reforms.

A common stomach bug is becoming harder to treat, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, adding to the growing ...

The world urgently needs new antibiotics, yet the market routinely punishes companies that take on the long, risky and ...

A groundbreaking antibiotic discovery might finally tip the balance in the global fight against drug-resistant bacteria. Scientists have unveiled a rare molecule with a fresh way to stop dangerous ...

A CDC alert warns that drug-resistant Shigella infections have increased substantially in the U.S., with cases spreading domestically since 2011.

Drug-resistant gonorrhoea is on the rise worldwide, but a new antibiotic could buy us more time before the emergence of completely untreatable strains of the bacteria, which is known to potentially ...

A new class of antibiotic has been found to be safe and effective in treating gonorrhea in late-stage trials, according to a new study published Monday in The Lancet. The drug, called gepotidacin, ...