Antibiotics are often thought of as an easy cure to bacterial infections, but they could be fueling an urgent public health ...

For years, Radha Lama bought antibiotics in bulk at a clinic near her home in Kathmandu, Nepal. She took the pills whenever she had a stomachache or headache, without talking to a doctor or nurse, ...

The drug is used to treat E. coli, pneumonia, or meningitis and is also used to prevent infection in people having certain ...

Antibiotic overuse is a key driver in the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a major global health crisis. Researchers have provided compelling evidence that short-course antibiotic treatments ...