Bacteria Developing New Ways to Resist Antibiotics, Doctors Warn
Bacteria are increasingly developing ways of resisting antibiotics, threatening a future in which patients could become untreatable, doctors have warned. Keep Reading
HHS, DoD, VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals to Co-Develop Antibiotic to Treat Drug-Resistant Infections
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated antibiotic-resistant infections, including infections such as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), as urgent public health threats. Keep Reading
Could Seagulls be the Biggest Threat to Human Health?
Seagulls could be spreading deadly infections, say researchers who have discovered that the birds carry antibiotic-resistant superbugs. The team’s findings were described by the scientists as a “wake-up call” to authorities across the world. Keep Reading
WHO Steps Up Fight Against ‘Invisible Pandemic’ of Antimicrobial Resistance
As resistance to antibiotics grows, the World Health Organization has launched the latest stage of its campaign to fight this deadly health risk – likened by the agency to an 'invisible pandemic'– with the launch of a new online tool for health professionals. Keep Reading
UK Publishes Action Plan for Controlling Antimicrobial Resistance
Antibiotic resistance is predicted to kill 10 million people every year by 2050 without action. Without effective antibiotics, straightforward, everyday operations like caesarean sections or hip replacements could become too dangerous to perform. Keep Reading
World Leaders Take Part in Crisis Simulation of Superbug Pandemic
The crisis simulation put ministers in a fictional scenario where an E. Coli outbreak that is resistant to antibiotics spreads across borders. Keep Reading
U.S. Challenges World to Intensify Global Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance
“We’ve had some success fighting antibiotic resistance but, if we don’t all act fast together, we will see global progress quickly unravel," warns HHS. Keep Reading
Germs with Unusual Antibiotic Resistance Widespread in U.S.
These include germs that cannot be killed by all or most antibiotics, are uncommon in a geographic area or the U.S., or have specific genes that allow them to spread their resistance to other germs. Keep Reading
