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With time running out in the 2022 congressional session, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and infectious disease specialists is scrambling to pass a bill aimed at spurring the development of antibiotics to combat the deadly spread of drug-resistant pathogens.

Latest figures show a steep rise in cases of the bacteria since peaks seen in 2016.

In today’s newsletter: Pharmacists had warned about a supply shortage before rising cases of the infection were reported – were they right?

It is something of a horror story. Children are getting sick with a perfectly treatable illness but parents are struggling to get their hands on the right drug — penicillin, no less — and some are dying. People are visiting eight, nine pharmacies and travelling to different cities to fill…

Parents and doctors alike fear meningococcal infection, which has been in the news again. Doctors never want to miss a diagnosis, as early treatment with antibiotics may be life-saving. Parents fear the disease because up to 10% of children who become infected die from the disease and its complications.

Concerns raised over pharmacists’ losses as market prices outpace NHS reimbursement tariffs

Department says "system has been working hard to replenish stocks as quickly as possible"

Researchers have discovered particular bacteria in the bladder that may identify which postmenopausal women are more prone to recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs), and they discovered that estrogen may contribute to lowering that vulnerability.Read on for details:

Parents with sick children told the Standard that dozens of pharmacists they visited were completely out of stock

A number of chemists have reported difficulties obtaining amoxicillin and penicillin as concern over infection grows

Pharmacy representatives have repeatedly warned that they cannot fill all antibiotic prescriptions.