Decades-old hospital samples have helped University of East Anglia (UEA) researchers uncover how a deadly ...

A new study reveals that blends of common spice oils inhibit superbacteria hidden in meat intended for human consumption.

Scientists pieced together the genetic history of Acinetobacter baumannii — a notoriously stubborn hospital pathogen — using ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cynthia Horton’s earaches are the stuff of nightmares. “I can wake up from my sleep in horrible pain, like I’m having a root canal ...

A genomic analysis of historical and modern bacterial samples showed how Acinetobacter baumannii accumulated antibiotic ...

After a routine C-section at an Auckland hospital, a mother developed severe pain and what seemed like postnatal fatigue. It turned out to be an infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...

The human body is a remarkable collection of biological processes that have evolved over thousands of years, but it now ...

A superbug fungus that is resistant to antifungal drugs is proving itself a menace in U.S. hospitals, mostly in New York and New Jersey right now. Known as Candida auris, the fungus was first ...

Superbugs are what we routinely call bacteria that grow resistant to antibiotics. The name isn't exaggerated, as these acquired defenses allow the superbugs to survive and potentially provoke more ...

(CNN) — The number of lives lost around the world due to infections that are resistant to the medications intended to treat them could increase nearly 70% by 2050, a new study projects, further ...