Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Antibiotics

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

'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

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

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

A ‘super strain’ of gonorrhea circulating in the U.S. is so powerful that it can evade many antibiotics used to treat it, experts say

The case comes amid “a rising epidemic of sexually transmitted disease” in the U.S., a public health expert told Fortune.

Fortune

How do you vaccinate a honeybee? 6 questions answered about a new tool for protecting pollinators

Honeybees, which pollinate one-third of the crops Americans eat, face many threats, including infectious diseases. On Jan. 4, 2023, a Georgia biotechnology company called Dalan Animal Health announced that it had received a conditional license from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a vaccine designed to protect honeybees against American…

The Conversation

Why cholera continues to threaten many African countries

Malawi is facing its worst cholera outbreak in two decades. The outbreak started early in 2022 and has, so far, resulted in over 18,000 cases and the loss of 750 lives. It’s also forced the closure of schools and many businesses. Microbiologist Sam Kariuki, who is the director of Kenya’s…

The Conversation

Full list of 219 medicines there is currently a shortage of - including cough syrups and key antibiotics

Some medicines are not expected to be back in stock for months - with Benylin Dry Coughs Syrup expected to remain off the shelves until April

Irish Mirror

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Over-40s on antibiotics ‘nearly 50 per cent more likely to develop Crohn’s disease’

The researchers recorded 36,000 cases of colitis and nearly 17,000 new cases of Crohn’s disease

The Independent UK

Mayo Clinic Minute: What are superbugs?

Antibiotics treat bacterial infections, prevent the spread of disease and reduce serious complications of disease. But misusing antibiotics can lead to drug resistance and strains of superbugs.

Tribune News Service

River Murray flooding kills 'thousands' of wombats, but rescuers work to save survivors

Crews take to the swollen River Murray in search of wombats in need most days, but only those in the most dire of circumstances can be taken into care.

ABC News

Nationwide shortage of common antibiotics

Several antibiotics used to treat infections in children are in short supply, sparking concerns among doctors and pharmacists.

AAP

Overseas supply issues are causing a shortage of some antibiotics in Australia

Overseas supply issues are leading to a shortage in some antibiotic medications used to treat illnesses such as pneumonia and strep throat.

ABC News

A "new" STI is on the rise

A bacterium called Mycoplasma genitalium, or Mgen, can cause inflammation, miscarriage, and even infertility

Salon

Woman says she was ‘stupid’ not to get flu jab after two weeks in hospital

Carole Hildreth, 64, was left needing oxygen and IV antibiotics in Stoke Mandeville Hospital’s respiratory ward in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Times of India

When should we actually take antibiotics? Expert has this to say

We all are aware of the indiscriminate use of antibiotics in India. The blame for this doesn't entirely lie with doctors who rampantly prescribe them but also on people who simply refer to an old prescription or a friend to get immediate relief from something as basic as a cold.…

Manchester Evening News

Pharmacy bosses issue warning over shortage of cough and cold medicines

Supply issues have been reported over other medicines including HRT and antibiotics

The Independent UK

‘Lack of planning’ blamed for cold and flu medicine shortages

It comes after supply issues with other medicines including HRT and antibiotics.

Newcastle Herald

The huge antibiotics problem

"There will be more people dying of this than dying of cancer."

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Dublin Live

Concern over antibiotics shortage due to Strep A outbreak

Due to the recent outbreak of Strep-A and the fear associated with it, patients and parents are “more inclined to attend early”

Daily Record

Toddler dies in sleep hours after A&E staff tell parents take her home and give her Calpol

The tot was prescribed antibiotics but suffered an allergic reaction so she had to stop taking them.

Daily Mirror

Mum spends days hunting antibiotics prescribed for her four kids with Strep A

Sarah Zahra and her husband searched for medication in more than 25 pharmacies across Kent and London after her daughter and three sons became ill with Strep A symptoms

Daily Record

Bristling Jurgen Klopp cuts short BBC interview as Liverpool boss fumes over reporter’s chest infection

The German was unhappy when the interviewer revealed she was taking antibiotics and walked away.

The Independent UK

Strep A cases in your area as 24 children among UK dead

NHS leaders worried as cases climb alongside flu surge

The Independent UK

Are vaccines available for Strep A and scarlet fever?

UK outbreak has already led to the deaths of 24 children and localised shortages of antibiotics used to treat the bacterial infection

Radio France Internationale

Medicine shortage hits as France grapples with health 'tripledemic'

France is one of several countries facing shortages of the widely used antibiotic amoxicillin and other medications, with surging illnesses among children increasing demand for the drugs.

1 … 22 23 24 25

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

UK Health Security Agency

Department of Agriculture

106 stories

DPH

25 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.