The discovery of the original antibiotic remains one of the most remarkable success stories in medicine. So why do we know ...

Alexander Fleming’s 1928 discovery of a mold with antibacterial properties was only the first serendipitous event on the long road to penicillin as a life-saving drug. Hannah is an Assistant Editor at ...

OB/GYNs reported feeling more comfortable performing penicillin allergy delabeling among pregnant women compared with ...

SAN DIEGO — Bypassing referrals to allergists and using electronic consults to reassess if patients are allergic to ...

I was told never to take penicillin again. I’m allergic to many antibiotics, which makes treating me (an elderly person) very challenging. Now my doctor feels that I should be able to take ...

Fleming presented his findings in 1929, but they raised little interest. He published a report on penicillin and its potential uses in the British Journal of Experimental Pathology. Fleming worked ...

Mattiedna Johnson was a nurse, laboratory technician, and medical researcher who revolutionize modern antibiotic treatments.

Accordingly, a study comparing the absorption, excretion, therapeutic activity and toxicity of penicillin G and penicillin X, and the in vitro sensitivity of various bacteria to these fractions ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: About 45 years ago, I came down with a rash on my chest and stomach from taking ampicillin. I was told never to take penicillin again. I’m allergic to many antibiotics, which makes ...

I was told never to take penicillin again. I’m allergic to many antibiotics, which makes treating me (an elderly person) very challenging. Now my doctor feels that I should be able to take ...