Sorbequiline, a new antibiotic likely to serve as a breakthrough in Tuberculosis treatment

Researchers in the TB Alliance informed the Union Conference on Lung Health in Copenhagen that Sorbequiline, a new antibiotic ...

Phages to the rescue? Pitt lab develops viruses to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Bacteria-killing viruses built from scratch in a University of Pittsburgh lab could be a breakthrough in the battle against ...
Phys.org

Genetically modified phages deliver bacterial toxins to combat multidrug-resistant E. coli

At the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)—Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), biologist Jessie Vandierendonck has been investigating new, alternative treatments to combat bacterial infections ...
GEN

Potent New Antibiotic Against Resistant Bacteria Found in Streptomyces coelicolor

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the world’s most urgent health challenges, with the WHO’s recent report showing there are “too few antibacterials in the pipeline” and the limited commercial ...
Wired

Resistant Bacteria Are Advancing Faster Than Antibiotics

One in six laboratory-confirmed bacteria tested in 2023 proved resistant to antibiotic treatment, according to the World Health Organization. All were related to various common diseases. According to ...
Beyond Pesticides

Escalating Bacterial Resistance Supports Call for Antibiotic Pesticide Ban in Agriculture and Synthetic Turf

(Beyond Pesticides, October 20, 2025) With the release of a study that links the use of nitrogen fertilizer in combination with antibiotic pesticides to escalating bacterial resistance, public health ...
WRAL

Drug-resistant bacteria on the rise in North Carolina

The World Health Organization is warning drug-resistant bacteria, dubbed ‘superbugs’ are on the rise. These bacteria do not respond to the first-line antibiotics often used by clinicians. Other WRAL ...
Newsweek

What To Know About ‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Surging in the US

Infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” are on the rise in the U.S.—meaning that it is important to be aware of the risks, causes and how to slow the spread. The surge comes as part ...
Phys.org

Q&A: How do bacteria become resistant to antibiotics?

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the deadly drug-resistant bacteria NDM-CRE found a 70% rise in infections in the U.S. between 2019 and 2023. Also known as ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Drug-resistant bacteria pose growing global threat: WHO

A new report from the World Health Organization sounds the alarm on rising antibiotic resistance globally. The 2025 Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report shares prevalence estimates for 22 ...
The Nation Newspaper

WHO warns of rapid rise in global antibiotic resistance

Bacteria are rapidly developing resistance to antibiotics, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Monday, with one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections now caused by ...