Doctors usually prescribe antibiotics for certain types of colitis, such as ulcerative colitis and ischemic colitis. While antibiotics help with symptoms, there may be some adverse effects. Colitis ...

Cellulitis may have different symptoms depending on the type of bacteria involved and where on your body it affects. These factors may influence which antibiotics a doctor prescribes to treat ...

When to Use and Avoid Antibiotics and Other Treatments to Try Medically reviewed by Kimberly Brown, MD Sinus infections that do not clear up on their own may need treatment with antibiotics. Common ...

Antibiotics for pneumonia include Zithromax (azithromycin), Biaxin (clarithromycin), and Erythrocin (erythromycin). Azithromycin is often the first-line treatment since it is effective against many ...

CDC reports a major surge in NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales infections that may defy most antibiotics.

The way antibiotics called polymyxins pierce the armour of bacteria has been revealed in stunning detail by high-resolution ...

Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics are a growing health problem. These dangerous pathogens are already thought to contribute to the deaths of over 4 million people every year, worldwide. The ...

In the U.S., rates of reported gonorrhea have increased 118% from 2009 to 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A pill developed by GSK was found to be safe and effective ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new type of antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections. The pill, gepotidacin, will be sold under the brand name Blujepa and is expected to be ...

Resistance to antibiotics has led to one million worldwide deaths each year since 1990, for a total of 36 million. It is expected to cause more than 39 million more fatalities by 2050 — three per ...

While probiotic supplements have been touted as a gut-health booster, recent research shows why three groups of people may ...