Taking a common antibiotic after sex greatly reduces the chances of developing syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea among men who have sex with men and among trans women.
Tag: Antibiotics
WHO Lists Top Fungi Health Threats
The pathogens cause infections that kill millions of people each year and often go undiagnosed. Even when identified, a growing number of infections is resistant to the current crop of drugs.
A Closer Look at the Colon Condition That Hospitalized the Pope
Francis suffered a disorder that is relatively common and treatable, and doctors expect him to make a full recovery.
Drug Giants Create Fund to Bolster Struggling Antibiotic Start-Ups
New medicines are desperately needed to treat a growing number of drug-resistant infections, but many companies developing the drugs are short on cash and investments.
Doctors Heavily Overprescribed Antibiotics Early in the Pandemic
Now they are using lessons from the experience to urge action on the growing problem of drug-resistant infections before it’s too late.
How Pandemics End
An infectious outbreak can conclude in more ways than one, historians say. But for whom does it end, and who gets to decide?
Essential Drug Supplies for Virus Patients Are Running Low
Medicines to alleviate breathing difficulty, relieve pain and sedate coronavirus patients are in very high demand, depleting stock around the country.
Scientists Identify 69 Drugs to Test Against the Coronavirus
Two dozen of the medicines are already under investigation. Also on the list: chloroquine, a drug used to treat malaria.
As Coronavirus Disrupts Factories, India Curbs Exports of Key Drugs
The outbreak has hobbled Chinese factories that supply India’s vast drug industry with ingredients for antibiotics and vitamins, raising the prospect of global shortages.
W.H.O. Warns That Pipeline for New Antibiotics Is Running Dry
In two new reports, the global health agency says only government intervention can fix the broken market for new antimicrobial drugs.