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A GP waiting room

Health

Doctors ‘nudged’ into prescribing far fewer antibiotics

Sending a subtle letter to 800 GP practices has reduced antibiotic prescriptions by more than 73,000, the UK “nudge unit” has claimed

Incan mummies on display

Health

Antibiotic resistance discovered in the guts of ancient mummies

Woman coughs in snow

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It’s safe to prescribe fewer antibiotics for coughs and colds

Partly transparent silhouette of man against a crowded streetscape

Health

Tourists pick up antibiotic-resistance genes in just two days

Environment

Microbial mass extinctions were kicked off by human evolution

A person biting into a piece of chocolate

Health

Your choice of chocolate and contraceptive affect your gut bugs

operation

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Antibiotics apocalypse: Tales from fighters on the front line

Tim Leighton

Health

I’m finding new ways to beat antibiotic resistance

MRSA bacteria

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MRSA superbug’s resistance to antibiotics is broken

E. coli bacteria found in a urine sample

Health

UTI bacteria use hooks to hang on inside you when you pee

Bacteria have a nasty trick for climbing up into your bladder and causing cystitis: whenever you pee, a grappling hook stops them getting flushed out

Health

Use vaccines as a weapon against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Health

Crisis in antibiotic resistance could be slowed by blood test

Health

Mining the hidden treasure of the world’s unknown bacteria

Health

Keep antibiotics useful: A new year’s resolution for all of us