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How generative AI and physics can help design new antibiotics

By 2050, scientists estimate that antibiotic-resistant infections will be associated with more than eight million deaths around the world every year.

The Conversation

An Oral Antibiotic Pill Proved Just as Effective as IV Treatment for Drug-Resistant UTIs

A clinical trial found oral fosfomycin as effective as IV carbapenem for drug-resistant UTIs from ESBL bacteria. Here's what the finding means for patients and prescribers.

Medical Daily

'Big deal': lives saved with antibiotic breakthrough for horrendous infection

'No one had ever done a trial, so we did one.'

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65 Organizations Petition the FDA to End Routine Antibiotic Use in Healthy Farm Animals Over Human Health Concerns

A 65-organization coalition petitioned the FDA June 2026 to end routine farm antibiotic use. Drug-resistant bacteria from livestock contribute to 35,000 U.S. deaths/year. Here's the issue.

Medical Daily

Gut Infections Are Spreading: Here's How to Stay Safe

That sudden stomach cramp after lunch. The nausea that won't go away. A day that starts normally but ends with multiple trips to the bathroom. Most of us brush these symptoms off as "something I ate." But as gut infections become more common, especially during the monsoon, ignoring the early…

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16 fixed-dose combination drugs banned in India: Check full list here

Fixed dose combination banned full list: India has banned 16 fixed-dose combination drugs, including certain antibiotics and antispasmodics, deeming them therapeutically unjustified. Regulatory reviews found no proven medical benefits for these combinations, prompting immediate prohibition under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. This move aims to ensure only scientifically validated medicines…

The Economic Times

A new nanotech breakthrough could help heal dangerous wounds antibiotics can’t treat

Scientists are using nanomaterials to heal stubborn wounds that resist antibiotic treatment through a new era of smart wound care. These light-activated therapies target antibiotic-resistant bacteria, destroy protective biofilms, and support faster healing. Research shows up to 99% bacterial reduction in animal studies. The breakthrough could transform treatment for diabetic…

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A New Antibiotic That Defeats Superbugs Just Received FDA Approval for Dangerous Drug-Resistant Urinary Tract Infections

FDA approved Zaynich (cefepime and zidebactam) on May 29, 2026 for complicated urinary tract infections caused by drug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens. ENHANCE-1 Phase 3 trial showed superiority to meropenem at test of cure. Here is how it works and who benefits.

Medical Daily

Antibiotics use in livestock could rise by a third in next 15 years, UN report warns

Governments urged to act to prevent potentially disastrous impacts on human resistance to medicines

The Guardian - UK

Scientists create new antibiotic that could help treat drug resistant infections

Antibiotic resistance is responsible for more than a million global deaths a year

The Independent UK

'A broken market’: What is antimicrobial resistance and how does it affect the economy?

More people are expected to die every year from superbugs than cancer by 2050. Antibiotic resistance is ‘a major threat’ to our health and economy, according to Japanese pharma experts.

Euronews

Addressing Antibiotic Resistance in Women's Health: The Potential of Vlisse™ by COOLOGICS

A study analyzing antimicrobial resistance patterns in vaginal swab samples from 2019 to 2022 shows an increasing resistance among vaginal pathogens, making it more challenging to manage these infections with standard treatments.

International Business Times

Father of student who died of meningitis pays tribute to ‘kind-hearted’ son

Lewis Waters, who attended Henley College in Oxfordshire, was one of three cases reported in the outbreak.

Evening Standard

‘Life won’t be the same now he’s gone’: Tributes paid to student who died of meningitis in Reading

Lewis Waters, who attended Henley College in Oxfordshire, was one of three cases reported in the outbreak

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Schools at centre of meningitis outbreak in Reading named

The UK Health Security Agency said the patients attended Reading Blue Coat School and Highdown Secondary School and Sixth Form Centre.

Evening Standard

Meningitis outbreak in Reading: Everything we know so far

Close contacts of people linked to the outbreak in the London commuter town are being offered antibiotics as a precaution

Evening Standard

Meningitis outbreak Reading: Student dead and two other young people treated

The student who has died went to Henley College in Oxfordshire, with close contacts of the cases being offered antibiotics as a precaution

Euronews

‘The problem is not the antibiotics’: Animal welfare groups react angrily to Brazilian meat ban

Inhumane farming is a bigger problem than antibiotics, experts say, after Brazil meat ban.

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Impetigo Home Remedies Parents Can Use to Limit Contagion from Staphylococcus Among Kids

Impetigo in kids explained: causes, how contagion spreads, safe impetigo home remedies, and when to seek medical care for effective impetigo treatment and prevention.

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Some Everyday Foods Can Make Prescription Medications Dangerous

Most people assume prescription medications only interact with other drugs, but many everyday foods can also create serious health risks. A simple breakfast choice or...

The Conversation

Warmer temps bring soaring tick populations – here’s how to stay safe from Lyme disease

Spring’s warmer weather lures people outdoors – and into possible contact with ticks that spread Lyme disease.

The Independent UK

Man says severe medical neglect at problem-plagued jail in Atlanta resulted in amputations

A Georgia man says he was traumatized by severe medical neglect at a problem-plagued jail in Atlanta

The Conversation

Bacteriophages: meet the viruses that hunt superbugs

Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that infect and kill bacteria. These microscopic predators are found everywhere from soil and water to food and the human gut. Because they attack only specific bacteria, researchers are increasingly exploring them as tools for reducing harmful bacteria in humans and animals without disturbing helpful…

The Conversation

What a ‘post-antibiotic era’ could mean for modern medicine

Antibiotics are one of the greatest breakthroughs in medical history. They turned once-deadly infections into treatable illnesses and made modern healthcare possible. But bacteria are changing, and some of the drugs we have depended on for decades are becoming less effective.

Medical Daily

From Bacteria to Viruses and How Appropriate Use of Antibiotics Can Help Slow Resistance

Learn when infections truly need antibiotics, how bacteria differ from viruses, and why appropriate use matters to protect effectiveness and reduce antibiotic resistance.

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