Tackling future threats is never easy. Last year, the UN launched a new initiative aimed at tackling a growing problem that could someday lead to catastrophe. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) essentially means antibiotics are becoming less effective, laying the foundation for a looming...
We know now exactly which drug-resistant “superbugs” are most likely to kill us. This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a “global priority list,” of bacteria intended to guide research and discovery of new drugs and treatments. It is...
More than 700,000 people die each year from drug resistant bacteria. And if present trends continue, that number will skyrocket to 10 million people by 2050. This is roughly the equivalent of the current global burden of cancer deaths. But...
One of the least reported global health stories of the last decade is the rises of bacteria that resist antibiotics. The more often antibiotics are used – even when they are used correctly – the more bacteria have a chance...