Make your antibiotic medication as effective as possible by getting these answers before you leave the doctor's office or pharmacy.

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The crucial drugs can have unintended consequences. Innovative therapies could shield the microbiome from their effects.

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You probably think “antibiotic resistance” means that a bacterial infection can’t be cured by any antibiotics. But the FDA ...

The US president's tariff strategy has so far forced Mexico, Canada, Colombia and Panama to toe the line. But with America's economy and reputation at stake, how long can such a coercive approach work ...

Leaders of four state agencies on Friday launched a major five-year plan to work together with partners in public health, health care, agribusiness, environmental protection and other fields to ...