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Study finds three new safe, effective ways to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis

Tuberculosis remains one of the top infectious disease killers worldwide, a challenge amplified by drug-resistant forms of the disease. Now,…

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Antibiotic treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis found to be safe and effective in clinical trial

A clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that the oral antibiotic levofloxacin taken once-daily for…

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Drug-resistant hookworms put pets and people at risk

Canine hookworms are becoming increasingly resistant to drugs across Australia, according to new research. Scientists at The University of Queensland…

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Discovery provides hope in fighting drug-resistant malaria

Malaria, caused by a parasite transmitted to humans through an infected mosquito’s bite, is a leading cause of illness and…

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From Yemen to Mayotte, the spread of a highly drug-resistant cholera strain

Scientists from the National Reference Center for Vibrios and Cholera at the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with the Centre hospitalier…

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Key strategies against drug-resistant prostate cancer

An enzyme called EZH2 has an unexpected role in driving aggressive tumor growth in treatment-resistant prostate cancers, according to a…

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An innovative antibiotic for drug-resistant bacteria

Antibacterial drugs are important for treating infections. But increasingly, bacterial resistance to current drugs — so they don’t work well,…

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‘Achilles heel’ of drug-resistant pathogens

A University of Otago-led study has found highly vulnerable weakness in drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, offering a new way to kill…

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Groundbreaking research unlocks precision therapy for drug-resistant leukaemia

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their collaborators have identified an inherited genetic variation prevalent among East Asians that contributes…

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Researchers enhance screening methods to prevent spread of drug-resistant fungal infections in hospitals

Mount Sinai researchers have enhanced hospital screening protocols for Candida auris, an often-drug-resistant fungal pathogen the Centers for Disease Control…

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