When to Use and Avoid Antibiotics and Other Treatments to Try Medically reviewed by Kimberly Brown, MD Sinus infections that do not clear up on their own may need treatment with antibiotics. Common ...

Meningitis is an infection that causes swelling in the membranes (meninges) that protect your brain and spinal cord. The infection ranges from mild to life threatening and can lead to severe long-term ...

Antibiotics are medications that treat bacterial infections. They achieve this by killing bacteria or slowing their growth. Some common types of antibiotics include penicillin and macrolides. Medical ...

Millions of Americans have at some point in their lives gotten a long course of antibiotics to treat a bacterial infection. But according to new recommendations from a major U.S. doctors' group, some ...

GoodRx reports on tracking prescription fills for flu and COVID-19 treatments, revealing seasonal trends and insurance ...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion for the marketing authorization of Emblaveo (aztreonam-avibactam), recommended for treating complicated intra-abdominal and urinary ...

Nosocomial infections are infections that develop while a person is receiving medical attention. Examples include pneumonia, urinary tract infections (UTIs) and gastrointestinal (GI) infections. The ...

A GSK pill that offers a lower potential for drug resistance is now FDA approved as a new treatment for a common type of urinary tract infection, the first new oral antibiotic for this indication in ...

Research led by Lancaster University has discovered that a class of antibiotics—fluoroquinolones—can directly alter the ...