The widespread use of antibiotics in industrial animal agriculture is contributing to the rise of antibiotic resistance, with ...

People with diabetes are more prone to developing Staphylococcus aureus, a leading cause of infections and death associated ...

Antibiotic misuse, poor infection control, and high transmission rates of resistant pathogens fuel antimicrobial resistance and superbugs in hospitals.

Illinois accounts for one-fifth of all U.S. cases of a deadly fungal superbug that's increasingly difficult to treat. But ...

Indeed, the pathogen seems like ancient history — but as recent developments indicate, tuberculosis isn’t done with us yet.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took offline recommendations on how doctors should treat sexually transmitted infections and vaccinate adults Friday, as part of a sweeping purge of all ...

"These drugs save lives every single day," Michael Craig, the Director of the CDC's Antimicrobial Resistance Coordination and Strategy Unit, said. But anytime we use antibiotics, they can cause ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Antibiotic-resistant infections are a growing problem in Southwest Virginia and across the nation. According to the CDC, nearly three million people in the U.S. get ...

Leaders of four state agencies on Friday launched a major five-year plan to work together with partners in public health, health care, agribusiness, environmental protection and other fields to ...