The spikes on the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, change shapes. New research reveals ways that antibodies can […]

In the absence of effective treatments for COVID-19, many countries have approved the therapeutic use of blood plasma […]

A rise in vaccine-resistant bacteria shows the need for a new vaccine to fight childhood empyema after a […]

Canterbury teacher’s decades-long struggle to get rare disease diagnosed  Stuff.co.nz

Using viruses instead of antibiotics to tame troublesome drug-resistant bacteria is a promising strategy, known as bacteriophage or […]

New research shows that the opioid and HIV epidemics are intertwined in West Virginia, and therefore should be […]

A team of researchers has developed a mathematical means of assessing tests’ false-negative rate.

A new study identifies a mechanism that makes bacteria tolerant to penicillin and related antibiotics, findings that could […]

Northland boy dies from suspected meningococcal disease  Stuff.co.nz

Flesh-eating skin infection found in inner Melbourne for the first time  New Zealand Herald Flesh-eating disease spreading through Australia […]