antibiotics
The Results of the First American Gut Project Are In
In the largest citizen science experiment to date, more than 11,000 people sent poop samples to a San Diego lab.
It May Soon Be Impossible to Treat Gonorrhea
Two-thirds of countries have reported gonorrhea cases that resist all known antibiotics.
So Really, What Are the Benefits of Probiotics?
People take probiotics for digestion, immunity, depression, you name it. We looked into whether they're worth it.
Can You Drink on Antibiotics?
No doctor is going to tell you to go out partying if you’re taking antibiotics. But can you really not drink at all?
This Woman Is Exploring Deep Caves to Find Ancient Antibiotic Resistance
"Hazel’s like the Lara Croft of microbiology.”
Untreatable Infections Are Likely Killing More People Than Doctors Thought
The parents of one 27-year-old who died are speaking out.
What It Means for Your Sex Life Now That the Worst-Ever Cases of Super Gonorrhea Are Here [Updated]
Doctors in the United Kingdom and Australia have identified three cases of gonorrhea that are immune to both of the standard antibiotic treatments.
Antibiotics Don’t Make Birth Control Less Effective
Your doctor may have told you to use condoms when he handed you an antibiotic prescription, but he's almost certainly wrong.
All the News You Need to Read This Morning
New studies found grammar school success down to privilege and safe spaces being used to inhibit free speech on campuses.
Bacteria-Killing Viruses Found in a Pond Knocked Out an Antibiotic-Resistant Infection
Phage therapy isn’t a new idea, but it’s taken a while to gain traction in the US.
Surfers May Be Spreading Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria From Swallowing Poop-Laced Water
People swabbed their own butts for this study.
Surfers May Be Spreading Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria From Swallowing Poop-Laced Water
People swabbed their own butts for this study.