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_E. coli_ is one of the most widely studied organisms – and that may be a problem for both science and medicine

In 1857, a young pediatrician named Theodor Escherich discovered what may very well be the most well-studied organism today. The rod-shaped bacterium named Escherichia coli, better known as E. coli, is a very common microbe residing in your gut. It’s also the workhorse of early molecular biology.

The Conversation

Antibiotics with promise — a lifeline India awaits

The situation, where each year, millions of lives are lost due to the inadequacy of available antibiotics in the face of formidable pathogens, can be reversed

The Hindu

NI man's cancer shock after given antibiotics to 'treat possible boil or cyst'

It is a rare cancer with only 15 people being diagnosed daily in the UK

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Tyson axes “no antibiotics ever” label

The multinational food corporation says the antibiotics it will use "are not important to the treatment of humans"

Salon

Dad begs doctors to cut off his toe after false widow hid in his slipper

A few hours later the 60-year-old spotted a tiny sweetener-sized blister on his left big toe

Wales Online

UK health experts explain dangers of Madonna's bacterial infection and the signs to look out for

The pop megastar is thankfully expected to make a full recovery - but doctors warn people not to dismiss syptoms

Manchester Evening News

Stark warning to parents as 'silent infection' can be fatal in baby's first days

Group B streptococcus doesn't normally show symptoms, but the silent infection can be fatal for newborns.

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Group B Strep: 8 things every parent should know

Known as the silent infection, GBS can be fatal for newborns. Ahead of July’s Awareness Month, here are the key signs to be aware of. By Lisa Salmon.

The Independent UK

Dad's toe 'rotting off' after being bitten by false widow spider hiding in his slipper

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Frank Fox, 60, will have to have his big toe amputated as he says it is "literally rotting off" after he was bitten by a false widow spider in his Milton Keynes garden

Daily Mirror

UK supermarket supplier’s chickens given antibiotics critical for humans

Investigation of meat sourced by Polish firm that sells frozen poultry to Lidl, Asda and Iceland raises superbug concerns

The Guardian - UK

Mrs Hinch says 'I've never felt a fear like it' as she announces son's diagnosis amid rush to hospital

Influencer Sophie Hinchliffe, said she'd "never heard" of the disease her three-year-old son, Ronnie, was diagnosed with

Manchester Evening News

Fentanyl-tainted pills now found in Mexican pharmacies from coast to coast

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Some of the pills looked just like antibiotics. Others were unlabeled white tablets. Several mimicked well-known American pills, and a few came in sealed bottles.

Los Angeles Times

Maddison smiled without a care in the world. Days later the unthinkable happened

A report has revealed 'delays' in Maddison's hospital care

Manchester Evening News

Letter to DCGI seeks emergency use nod for investigational antibiotics to save lives

Intensivists and infectious diseases specialists, faced with a dire situation where effective antibiotics to treat drug-resistant infections are lacking, have called on the government to allow emergency use authorisation (EUA), as successfully done during the COVID-19 pandemic, for certain life-saving drugs.

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Endometriosis may be caused by a common gut bacteria, small study suggests

New research offers a possible link between endometriosis and a common bacteria that can be treated with antibiotics.

Wales Online

'Doctors thought my baby was reacting to an infection but I pushed for a scan - leading to emergency brain surgery'

Doctors gave baby Seb antibiotics but when they had no long-term effect mum Victoria kept going back to the doctors until he was scanned and given tests

Chronicle Live

Mrs Hinch says 'everything feels like fog' as son, 3, rushed to hospital with 40C temperature

The social media influencer - real name, Sophie Hinchliffe - apologised for 'radio silence' over the last week, as her son's temperature alarmingly spiked to over 40C

Bristol Post

Warning as cases of medieval disease surge - and most would dismiss symptoms

It's also 'becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics' and there is a risk of it 'becoming untreatable in the future'

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Daily Mirror

Experts say infections and antibiotics may be behind surge of colon cancer under 40s

With colon cancer numbers on the rise in individuals under 40 years old, doctors and researchers have published several studies just this year to try and determine the cause.

The Hindu

Will the WHO’s ‘pandemic treaty’ leave out antimicrobial resistance?

Removing antimicrobial resistance from the WHO’s ‘pandemic treaty’ will leave humanity extremely vulnerable to future pandemics, and this is what an update to the instrument in late May indicated.

Daily Mirror

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

The Conversation

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…

Irish Mirror

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

The Hindu

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.

Daily Mirror

'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

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