The Latest Breaking News from Antibiotics

Australian gardener becomes first person to survive deadly flesh-eating bacteria

Woman treated with antibiotics and hyperbaric oxygen therapy to survive infection by pathogen that causes blackleg disease in cattle and sheep

The Guardian - AU · Sep 29, 2023

When the drugs don’t work: can we do anything about antimicrobial resistance?

One little girl’s tragic death in an Abuja hospital this summer illustrates a global problem, but one that is worst in Africa where it could kill 4 million people by 2050

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023

Silent killer: How deadly is air pollution?

It kills 7 million people a year. New research shows it also raises antibiotic resistance and is linked to cancer risks

Al Jazeera · Sep 28, 2023

Resistance to antibiotics in northern Nigeria: what bacteria are prevalent, and which drugs work against them

Antimicrobial resistance – the ability of microorganisms to resist drugs that have been developed to control them – is a severe problem in African countries. The continent has the highest global burden of antimicrobial-resistant infections, with 114.8 deaths per 100,000 people.

The Conversation · Sep 17, 2023

Superbugs catch a ride on air pollution particles. Is that bad news for people?

Antibiotic resistant microbes from the soil, from aquaculture, from sewage and from hospitals can hook onto air pollution particles. A new study looks at the implications.

WEKU · Sep 7, 2023

Breeding breakthrough paves way for controversial tuna farming on land

Spanish research centre achieves first tank-bred Atlantic bluefin as NGOs warn of poor welfare, more antibiotic use and water pollution

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023

Disruptive treatments

Medical research has brought slow but significant changes to disease diagnostics, drugs, and surgery. Disruptive medical inventions have converted some "surgical" diseases to medical ones, reducing the need for surgery. Examples include polio vaccine, antibiotics for gastric ulcers, and Ponsetti plaster casts for club foot. We hope for more such…

The Hindu · Sep 2, 2023

New antibiotic that slays superbugs discovered in 'dark matter' microbes from North Carolina soil

Deadly superbugs are unlikely to develop resistance to a new antibiotic produced by bacteria, scientists say.

LiveScience · Aug 30, 2023

Ayurveda co-op society teams up with Milma to produce drugs for cattle

Kozhikode-based Ayurveda co-op teams up with Milma to produce vet medicines, reducing antibiotic content in milk. Treats eight diseases, reduces treatment cost and anti-microbial resistance. PM Modi mentioned it in 'Mann Ki Baat'.

The Hindu · Aug 28, 2023

Scientists Develop Powerful Antibiotic That Can Tackle Superbugs

We urgently need new antibiotics to combat bacteria that become increasingly resistant to most clinically used antibiotics.

Zenger · Aug 23, 2023