Childhood asthma rates have fallen as doctors prescribe infants fewer unnecessary antibiotics, Canadian researchers have found.

As superbugs grow in strength and number, Nova Scotia health experts are encouraging the public to take a second look at their use of antibiotics.

Giving patients antibiotics is standard care before many operations and medical procedures, experts say. So what happens if they no longer work as well?

An outbreak of drug-resistant typhoid in Pakistan has infected around 11,000 people since 2016.

Nearly twice as many people are dying from drug-resistant infections as previously thought, U.S. officials said in a new report.

The report's authors found that drug-resistant bacteria kills nearly as many Canadians as Alzheimer's disease.

Researchers say that a type of C. difficile is well-adapted to survive in hospitals, and it's on the verge of becoming a new species.

The gel could someday be used for healing wounds or purifying water, the researchers at McMaster University say.

As bacteria become resistant to drugs, doctors have to find new ways to fight infections like UTIs.

Urgent action is needed to address this growing threat to humankind, the report's authors say.