These tests revealed that two molecules, including premethylenomycin C lactone, were much more effective than methylenomycin ...

“Vaccination also plays a critical role. Vaccines are available for some waterborne diseases such as cholera, typhoid, ...

Norovirus activity has started to increase in recent weeks, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Norovirus is ...

Researchers have just identified a powerful new antibiotic – in a significant discovery made not by breaking new ground, but ...

A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It ...

The UK Health Security Agency has issued advice on what to do if you've caught the 'winter vomiting' bug - and one key alert ...

It advises that you should "stay off school or work until you've not been sick or had diarrhoea for at least two days", and ...

Nearly 80 people got sick in a norovirus outbreak on an Oceania Cruises ship. Among the 637 guests aboard its Oceania ...

Bacteria from our toilets, the cold sore virus and thrush-causing yeast can thrive on our toothbrushes. But there are ways to ...

The World Health Organization says a pillar of modern medicine is weakening. Antibiotics cure deadly infections and make medical care like surgery safer, but bacteria are evolving resistance to ...

Heading into cold and flu season, doctors are warning about the overuse of antibiotics. When should you take them and when shouldn’t you? When we are sick, or our family members are sick, we just want ...