The antibiotic could help tackle extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, which kills tens of thousands each year.
Author: Aimee Cunningham
The first chlamydia vaccine has passed a major test
A clinical trial for a vaccine against the sexually transmitted disease found that the product provoked…
Two of four Ebola treatments prove highly effective in a clinical trial
An Ebola field trial in Congo is shifting its focus toward treatments that preliminary data suggest…
Racist words and acts, like the El Paso shooting, harm children’s health
Racism can take a lifelong toll on children’s and adolescents’ health. U.S. pediatricians are tackling the…
Hospitalizations highlight potential dangers of e-cigs to teens’ lungs
E-cigarette use can harm the lungs, and eight Wisconsin teens who developed severe lung injuries after…
Climate change could raise the risk of deadly fungal infections in humans
The rise of Candida auris, a deadly fungus spurring outbreaks in the United States and worldwide,…
Botox may relieve persistent pelvic pain caused by endometriosis
The wrinkle-smoothing treatment Botox may relieve pain from muscle spasms in the pelvic floor of women…
WHO declares a public health emergency over Congo’s Ebola outbreak
The yearlong Ebola outbreak in the Congo has been declared a public health emergency by the…
California’s new vaccine rules kept more kindergartners up-to-date
Three statewide interventions improved the rates of kindergartners behind on required vaccinations in California, researchers report.
Thick calluses don’t make feet any less sensitive
Bare feet that develop thick calluses are just as sensitive as shoe-clad feet, a study in…