For years, public-health authorities downplayed the risk that pathogens could spread via droplets light enough to circulate ...

Cold germs from someone’s nose or cough can live on surfaces for hours to days, depending on many factors. Learn which ...

Microplastics provide an excellent bacterial breeding ground that may be contributing to the growing problem of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, a new study says.

Antibiotic resistance is a major global health problem: it implies that vital drugs are no longer effective. A study led by ...

Microplastics may be contributing to the spread of dangerous antibiotic resistant superbugs, according to a new study.

I visited a local NHS urgent care center with my toddler on what might be called a semi-annual pilgrimage related to having a ...

A new study from researchers at Boston University found microplastics may play a role in the spread of drug-resistant ...

Cases in Multnomah County among people who have not left the country nearly doubled last year, and the number appears to be ...

The interdisciplinary and international research group also shows that smoking increases the spread of resistant bacteria in the human lung. The study is published in the journal Environmental ...