Drug-resistant diseases cause at least 700,000 deaths globally a year, including 230,000 deaths from multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, according to the report, which was published Monday. In the [...]
The rise of Candida Auris embodies a serious and growing public health threat: drug-resistant germs. Date: April 6, 2019 Source: The New York Times Author: [...]
Discovery of genes, possibly carried by birds or humans, shows rapid spread of crisis Date: 28 January, 2019 Source: The Guardian Author: Fiona Harvey Excerpt: "Genes associated with [...]
Medics will be ordered to cut use of antibiotics by 15 per cent by using electronic prescribing. Date: 24 January, 2019 Source: The Telegraph Author: [...]
There will be 18.1 million new cases of cancer and 9.6 million people will die with the disease this year worldwide, a report predicts. Date: [...]
The number of elderly people in the UK diagnosed each year with cancer is set to rise by 80% in less than 20 years, a [...]
Nautilus presents: A dispatch from the front lines of the war against antibiotic resistance. Date: May 24, 2018 Source: Nautilus - Biology/Health Author: Julian G. West [...]
Scientists are warning that levels of resistance to treatments for fungal infections are growing, which could lead to more outbreaks of disease. Date: 18 May [...]
The Ottawa Hospital is reporting outbreaks of the superbug Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in two units at its General campus. Date: March 28, 2018 Source: Ottawa [...]
The new report highlights the work of the CDC's Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network, formed in 2016 to help detect antibiotic resistance in health care, food [...]