Antibiotics

Japan uses financial incentives to steer doctors' everyday practice, including their use of antibiotics. An identical approach might not work in the U.S., though. (Image credit: Getty Images, edited by Live Science) Nicoletta Lanese is the health channel editor at Live Science and was previously a news editor and staff…

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An incident response ensued. University officials found that the stockroom freezer where the P. shigelloides was stored also, for some inexplicable reason, held a vial labeled N. meningitidis. University officials determined that 33 people linked to the lab class had been exposed. They called in state public health officials, who…

Complex social dynamics may explain why doctors sometimes prescribe antibiotics when they're not needed. (Image credit: Rasato Ma for Live Science) Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox. Nicoletta Lanese is the health channel editor at Live Science and was previously a news editor and staff…

Antimicrobial resistance in children is rising globally and will worsen over the next decade, threatening the effectiveness of life‑saving antibiotics, according to a world-first monitoring platform. The findings, led by Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) in collaboration with the University of Sydney , Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) and The…

Bacteria send protein packages to dormant neighbors to endure antibiotic attack By Jacek Krywko edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier When attacked by antibiotics E. coli bacteria were observed sharing proteins with their neighbors, helping the population as a whole survive. Ted Horowitz Photography/Getty Images When antibiotics attack microbes, their stressed…

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Rodante Marcoleta is “clinically stable” and  “fit to travel,” but the Philippine National Police General Hospital (PNPGH) Health Service still recommends that he finishes his antibiotics by July 15. “Clinically stable naman po si Sen. Marcoleta, controlled po ang blood pressure po natin ngayon nakapag pasa na…

Nicoletta Lanese is the health channel editor at Live Science and was previously a news editor and staff writer at the site. She is a recipient of the 2026 AHCJ International Health Study Fellowship, with a project focused on antibiotic stewardship practices in Japan and the U.S. They hold a…