High rates of resistance among antimicrobials frequently used to treat common infections, such as urinary tract infections or some forms of diarrhoea, indicate that the world is running out of effective ways to tackle these diseases. Keep Reading
Until effective incentives are introduced, more drug companies may exit the antibiotic development sector, and the pipeline of new treatments may continue to decrease. Keep Reading
An artificial virus capable of attacking superbug infections resistant to antibiotics has been bioengineered by researchers at University College London, National Physical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, University of Exeter and King’s College London. Keep Reading
Bacteria are increasingly developing ways of resisting antibiotics, threatening a future in which patients could become untreatable, doctors have warned. Keep Reading
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
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
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
The world is facing multiple health challenges. These range from outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and diphtheria, increasing reports of drug-resistant pathogens, growing rates of obesity and physical inactivity to the health impacts of environmental pollution and climate change and multiple humanitarian crises. Keep Reading