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Doctors and pharmacists in Canada are having trouble finding an important antibiotic for treating bacterial infections in children, and some are insisting a surge in respiratory illnesses is contributing to the shortage.Amoxicillin is one…

A fecal microbial transplant -- giving a recipient fecal matter from a donor to change the recipient's gut microbial community in the colon -- has been a successful last resort therapy for people with recurrent Clostridium difficile…

British scientists intentionally created hybrid Covid strains in risky experiments judged to be like 'playing with fire', MailOnline can reveal.Hamsters were infected with mutant viruses, blends of the original Wuhan strain and parts of…

Two Omicron splinter variants — considered the most immune-evading strains yet to have spawned — are now officially being monitored by British health chiefs.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), tasked with fighting off viral…

This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news. If you haven't subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. New Omicron subvariants that can evade immunity better than previous strains are…

Each year, 700,000 people die due to antibiotic resistance. A growing global population unfortunately generates a growing resistance to established antibiotic treatments -- a threat that has been met with insufficient funding and dwindling…

Issued on: 06/10/2022 - 22:42 French President Emmanuel Macron is a friend of Britain, Prime Minister Liz Truss said on Thursday, having declared earlier this year while…

This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news. If you haven't subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Scientists are closely watching new Omicron subvariants that can evade immunity…

A temperature sign at an El Dorado Savings Bank during a heatwave in Sacramento, California, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCalifornia has avoided ordering rolling blackouts after electricity demand…

Entirely new Covid variants could emerge this winter but existing vaccines should protect people from serious illness and death, the EU’s drug agency said on Friday. The comments came as the 27-nation European Union prepares to roll out a…