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Antibiotics

September 2024

  • Clostridium difficile, a bacterium that causes diarrhoea, was among pathogens found in airborne dust particles.

    Pathogenic microbes blown vast distances by winds, scientists discover

    Living microbes that cause disease in humans and host antibiotic-resistance genes carried 1,200 miles

August 2024

  • Bacteria in a lab

    Australian climate and environment in focus
    Unregulated antibiotic use in animal research likely contributes to human drug resistance, study finds

  • A medical worker guides a patient as they walk in a hospital ward

    A common condition
    As a cancer care expert, my fears over my own diagnosis run deeper than just curing the disease

    Jeff Dunn
  • Gulls flying over landfill site.

    Urban birds are teeming with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, study finds

  • A woman in a niqab looks at a small baby lying in a cot and hooked up to machines in a hospital

    ‘It’s happening on the scale of a pandemic’: the drug-resistant infections killing African babies

  • ‘I lost my son to sepsis’: the fightback against the spread of superbugs

  • Britain’s pharmacists could be treating more people

  • Fifth of medicines in Africa may be sub-par or fake, research finds

June 2024

  • Close up of a lock on a toilet door featuring the word 'pain'

    Science Weekly
    The infection that affects half of women and its link to antibiotic resistance – podcast

  • A gloved hand is pushing a black cartridge into a white box.

    Rapid UTI test that cuts detection time to 45 minutes awarded Longitude prize

  • Scanning electron micrograph of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

    AI used to predict potential new antibiotics in groundbreaking study

  • A composite image in two parts. On the left is a dark background with woman walking, her clothes are covered in squiggles. On the right she is walking into a bright field of flowers

    Agony and the urge to pee: the growing evidence giving hope to chronic UTI sufferers

May 2024

  • Staphylococcus aureus bacteria

    Huge number of deaths linked to superbugs can be avoided, say experts

  • Two pharmacists restock the shelves

    UK pharmacists demand powers to change whooping cough prescriptions

  • Drugs in a pharmacy

    The Guardian view on antimicrobial resistance: we must prioritise this global health threat

  • White chickens in a crowded barn

    Post-Brexit rules on antibiotic use on farms water down EU laws, experts say

  • Rise of drug-resistant superbugs could make Covid pandemic look ‘minor’, expert warns

  • What is antimicrobial resistance and how big a problem is it?

April 2024

  • A woman has her teeth checked during a dental appointment.

    Vulnerable Britons may be dying due to watchdog not approving dental antibiotics

    Exclusive: Refusal to approve antibiotic prophylaxis for those at risk of infective endocarditis may have increased deaths

February 2024

  • A laminated yellow sign with black writing and a headline saying "Plague Warning!!!", with red circles crossing out both an icon of a person walking and an icon of a dog.

    A case of bubonic plague was reported in Oregon. Here’s what to know

    US cases of plague are exceedingly rare, and modern therapies are effective when patients are treated in time
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