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Ancient deadly disease could be tackled through DNA as UK mutant superstrains feared

TB is overtaking Covid-19 as the most deadly infectious disease and experts fear mutant superstrains could be imported to Britain

Daily Mirror

Removing antimicrobial resistance from the WHO’s ‘pandemic treaty’ will leave humanity extremely vulnerable to future pandemics

In late May, the latest version of the draft Pandemic Instrument, also referred to as the “pandemic treaty,” was shared with Member States at the World Health Assembly. The text was made available online via Health Policy Watch and it quickly became apparent that all mentions of addressing antimicrobial resistance…

The Conversation

Symptoms of 'most common STI you've never heard of' that could cause cancer

If it is diagnosed, patients with Trich are usually prescribed antibiotics, which clear up the infection quickly

Irish Mirror

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Explained | Abaucin, the potential new antibiotic found with machine-learning

Researchers in the US and Canada have reported rediscovering a known compound called abaucin for its antibacterial properties against Acinetobacter baumannii, a notorious pathogenic bacteria known to resist multiple antibiotics, using machine learning.

The Hindu

'Doctors wouldn't diagnose my son with strep A as symptoms look different on Black skin'

Last year's worrying scarlet fever outbreak in Britain posed a particular problem for Black parents who weren't told about what to look for on their children's skin

Daily Mirror

UTI trial the latest front in 'turf war' between Pharmacy Guild and peak GP group

A Queensland pilot allowing pharmacists to prescribe antibiotics for UTIs was popular with patients, but the peak body for GPs has serious concerns with the program and it's opened up a new front in their turf war with pharmacists.

ABC News

Symptoms of 7 Victorian diseases making a comeback in UK - see all warning signs

Clean water, good food, education, antibiotics and vaccinations have meant over the last 150 years the improvements in preventing and treating diseases spreading has been remarkable, with some eradicated completely

Daily Mirror

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Scientists use AI to discover new antibiotic against deadly hospital superbug

‘AI methods afford us the opportunity to vastly increase the rate at which we discover new antibiotics’

The Independent UK

Scientists tackle deadly bug that attacks the weak and lives on surfaces and door handles

Premature babies and those with compromised immune systems are particularly vulnerable to the infection, which can survive on surfaces for long periods

Wales Online

Cheap pill found to cure acne in weeks during trial for blood pressure treatment

It comes as other treatments are falling out of favour

Wales Online

This Is What Happens After Antibiotic Resistance Takes Hold — And It’s Already a Huge Problem

Antibiotic tolerance happens when a bacterium survives for a long time after exposure to an antibiotic.

Inverse

Inside A Wild Method to Resurrect Ancient Molecules And Concoct New Antibiotics

Exploring Earth's microbial past presents exciting opportunities to recover lost chemistry.

Inverse

Study: Antibiotics don’t have to cause ‘collateral damage’ to vital gut bacteria

Scientists have discovered drugs that lessen the collateral damage ro the gut caused by antibiotics without compromising their effectiveness.

The New Daily

Cancer patient’s tongue turned black and hairy ‘after rare antibiotics reaction’

The sixty-year-old patient’s face skin also turned grey, doctors say

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'Lost' bacteria found on Neanderthal teeth could be used to develop new antibiotics

Fossilized dental plaque from archaic humans is revealing extinct bacteria that could lead to the development of new medicine.

Daily Mirror

'Doctor misread scan and gave me antibiotics - now I'm 33 with incurable cancer'

Victoria Power had a history of cancer after beating the disease in 2017 but more than five years on it was back after doctors told her there was nothing to worry about

The Independent UK

Cancer patient’s tongue turned black and hairy ‘after rare antibiotics reaction’

The sixty-year-old patient’s face skin also turned grey, doctors say

Daily Mirror

'I feared being labelled 'the angry Black woman' - but 5 weeks later my baby was dead'

Lois Carew Doyley had one breech birth before her second child died at five weeks old, and says she still wasn't listened to at the birth of her third baby despite knowing the treatment she needed

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Pharmacist at former Sunak family chemist wary of PM’s health plans

Jithender Ballepu says more staff and funding would be needed and has concerns about passing antibiotics over the counter

Wales Online

Emergency doctor misdiagnosed a 75-year-old woman and then falsified records after she died

The Royal Glamorgan Hospital doctor lied during an inquest into the death of a woman with sepsis

Wales Online

New shape-shifting antibiotics could fight deadly infections that kill 1.2m every year

Essential and effective antibiotics have been overused - leading to some bacteria and fungi developing resistance

Daily Mirror

Photos taken just 2 weeks apart show toll chemotherapy taking on girl, 4, who needs donor

Poppy Dixon is facing her second battle against leukaemia, and has endured 10 days of intense chemotherapy which has left her needing several blood transfusions and IV antibiotics

Daily Mirror

Boy given antibiotics for lump on his neck before being told it was stage 3 cancer

Alfie Yardley underwent an ultrasound test before undergoing a biopsy to remove a lymph node in his neck. Tests confirmed the then 10-year-old had stage three cancer

Daily Record

Mum diagnosed with lung cancer after A&E doctor 'misread' scan and gave her antibiotics

Victoria Powers, 34, was first diagnosed with breast cancer back in 2017 and was celebrating being rid of the disease for over five years.

The Conversation

Reconstructing ancient bacterial genomes can revive previously unknown molecules – offering a potential source for new antibiotics

Microorganisms – in particular bacteria – are skillful chemists that can produce an impressive diversity of chemical compounds known as natural products. These metabolites provide the microbes major evolutionary advantages, such as allowing them to interact with one another or their environment and helping defend against different threats. Because of…

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