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Deficiencies in pregnant mum's healthcare before death

There were deficiencies in the medical care given to pregnant Melbourne mum Annie O'Brien before her death from sepsis in August 2018, a coroner has found.

AAP · Mar 7, 2023

This Simple, Everyday Hack Can Help Fight Antibiotic Resistance

Research on the evolution of antimicrobial resistance has focused more on evolutionary selection than hygiene.

Inverse · Mar 4, 2023

A ‘super strain’ of an antibiotic-resistant stomach bug is on the rise in the U.S. Here are the symptoms to watch for

It’s never been more important for clinicians to ensure that the antibiotics they’re prescribing are appropriate, one expert tells Fortune—and for patients to understand that if their provider isn’t prescribing antibiotics, it may be for good reason.

Fortune · Mar 4, 2023

One easy way to fight the evolution of antibiotic resistance: Hand washing

It's well known that good hand hygiene can prevent illness. But can it thwart the development of bacterial resistance as well?

Fortune · Feb 28, 2023

How officials cracked case of eyedrops that blinded people: 'A public health victory'

An infection that's usually easy to treat with common antibiotic eyedrops "has become an infection that can be deadly and has pretty much no treatment except one IV antibiotic,” one expert said.

Fortune · Feb 28, 2023

One easy way to fight antibiotic resistance? Good hand hygiene

Can washing your hands help stop the evolution of antibiotic resistance? Mathematically, it’s possible.

The Conversation · Feb 28, 2023

Climate change is fuelling the rise of superbugs. What can we do to save ourselves?

The next time you need to take antibiotics, they may not work. So you may be prescribed a different antibiotic, which also may not work. Maybe nothing works.

The Conversation · Feb 27, 2023

‘Looming global health crisis’: urgent action needed to prevent spread of drug-resistant superbugs, CSIRO says

National science agency warns of a ‘post-antibiotic world’ in 2050, marked by declines in lifespan, quality of life and livestock production

The Guardian - AU · Feb 27, 2023

Salmon company Tassal tried to block release of report on antibiotic use, documents show

Memo to Tasmania’s Environmental Protection Agency reveals standoff with company after more than two tonnes of oxytetracycline used at fish farms

The Guardian - AU · Feb 27, 2023

EPA confirms salmon giant Tassal tried to stop public release of report on antibiotic use in fish farms

The head of Tasmania's Environment Protection Authority confirms the state's largest fish farmer tried to prevent a report on antibiotic use in its fish pens being released because it was 'commercial in confidence'.

ABC News · Feb 27, 2023