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# Antibiotics

Last year
2023
Popular antibiotic in short supply amid ongoing medicines shortage problem
All time
'GPs see a lot of coughs at this time of year': HSE warns people off antibiotics to treat coughs
The Explainer: What is antibiotic resistance and why should we be concerned about it?
Cranberry juice 'doesn't help clear urinary tract infections'
Man with world's first recorded case of treatment-resistant super-gonorrhoea cured
Opinion: 'Antibiotics don't work for colds, coughs, sore throats or sinus infections'
Patients should be advised 'to stop treatment when they feel better' instead of full antibiotics course
Explainer: What is Ireland doing to tackle antibiotic resistance?
Gonorrhoea 'sometimes impossible' to treat due to antibiotic-resistance - WHO
'Epidemics' of TB and pneumonia could hit Ireland due to antibiotic resistance
Poll: Do you take antibiotics for a cold?
Use antibiotics as a 'quick fix' for a cold? It won't work and could be very damaging
Doctors warn of 'end of the road for antibiotics' as drug-resistant superbug found in the US
10 million people could die every year due to resistance to antibiotics
'Urgent response' needed to tackle drug-resistant germs in Ireland's food chain
'Invincible' bacteria will make common diseases untreatable
People around the world could make a tidy sum by sending one startup their soil
Resistance to antibiotics could be causing unnecessary deaths in Ireland
Antibiotics are creating superbugs
Today's top stories in 6 seconds
A new antibiotic could finally turn the tide against superbugs and drug-resistant infections
Study: Irish people on medication still drink alcohol, even when they shouldn't
Kids who take antibiotics before their first birthday may be more likely to get asthma
Poll: Would you take antibiotics that weren't prescribed for you?
Overuse of antibiotics is giving killer bugs free reign --- WHO
Ireland's casual attitude to antibiotics leading to 'alarming rise' in superbugs
Resistance crisis looms as antibiotics 'handed out like cough sweets'
Hospital apologises for death of 8-year-old boy
Infant antibiotic use may have implications for allergies, asthma and obesity - study
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
Taking antibiotics for colds and flu is pointless - pharmacists
One in 20 patients has hospital acquired infection
WHO warns urgent action needed to prevent spread of 'untreatable' gonorrhoea
HSE wages war on unnecessary antibiotics use
Visiting restrictions remain in place at Limerick hospital