Antibiotics are unnecessary and ineffective against certain types of infections, such as viral or fungal infections. Taking antibiotics when they are not necessary may lead to antibiotic resistance.

Health experts, gathering at the U.N., have begun to shift their focus to try to provide access to basic drugs in countries where preventable deaths from infections occur too frequently. By Andrew ...

Prior to the discovery of antibiotics, infectious diseases were rampant. Communicable diseases were the most common cause of death, and the average lifespan was about 47 years old. However, this ...