The Latest Breaking News from Antibiotics

Man who almost died several times after tooth extraction issues warning to others

Greg Hutton estimated it has cost the NHS around £400,000 to keep him alive

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2024

Man who almost died after tooth extraction calls for changes to medical guidance

Greg Hutton, 62, wants to see changes to Nice guidance after surviving two bouts of endocarditis, a serious and often fatal heart infection.

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2024

39 Medical Professionals Spill The Beans On Common Health Misconceptions

Many people may have fallen for some of the popular health myths. Now, medical experts are debunking them in this Reddit thread. The post 39 Medical Professionals Spill The Beans On Common Health Misconceptions first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Dec 4, 2024

Telanagana: Spurious antibiotics worth Rs 1.33 crore seized from a pharmaceutical company

The drugs-control-administration">Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, seized a huge stock of antibiotics worth Rs 1.33 Crores from a manufacturing facility on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Nov 27, 2024

Why is it so difficult to make a new antibiotic?

The discovery of antibiotics is one of the greatest medical breakthroughs of the 20th century. Before antibiotics, childbirth, a urinary tract infection, or a simple cut could lead to death from infection.

The Conversation · Nov 21, 2024

Curious history of life-saving viruses

Bacteria-eating viruses called bacteriophages are drawing new interest, Lina Zeldovich writes in her new book

Salon · Nov 20, 2024

We studied drug-resistant bacteria on hospital surfaces in six countries. This is what we found

Antimicrobial resistance happens when bacteria and other microbes that can cause infections gain the ability to resist treatment by antibiotics or other antimicrobial medicines.

The Conversation · Nov 20, 2024

Antibiotic resistance threatens to “undo a century of medical progress”: 5 essential reads

Who hasn’t been prescribed antibiotics by a doctor – for a chest infection or perhaps a sore throat? It’s terrifying to think that these infections can become life threatening if the antibiotic drugs needed to treat them stop working.

The Conversation · Nov 18, 2024

Flies carry bacteria – and some of those are resistant to antibiotics. What we found in three South African hospices

Houseflies live close to humans and domesticated animals and because they are so mobile they can easily spread bacteria that make people sick.

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2024

‘It is a pandemic’: UK’s envoy on superbugs says scale of threat underestimated

Dame Sally Davies says action on deadly antibiotic-resistant infections must be prioritised

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2024