Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest global threats to health, food security and development. This month, The Conversation’s experts explore how we got here and the potential solutions. “What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger”, originally coined by Friedrich...
University of Virginia researchers are working to outrace two dangerous germs known for quickly developing resistance to new antibiotics – and the scientists’ efforts could help us better combat antibiotic resistance more broadly. A team led by Jason Papin, PhD, is...
Introduction: Antibiotic resistance has become an urgent global concern, presenting formidable challenges to healthcare professionals (HCPs) worldwide. According to a source, 50% of antibiotics used globally are prescribed incorrectly and almost 214,000 newborns die...
Research finds superbugs increase in tandem with levels of small particulate matter in the air Air pollution may be a vector for superbugs, according to a new study that suggests a link between the two for the first time and raises the possibility that curbing smog...
Telemedicine (i.e. delivering clinical care at a distance with the use of technology) can improve the management of current infections and avoid antibiotic misuse. Susanna et al. have recently published three studies on telemedicine for healthcare systems in pediatric...
Solu, is a Finnish start-up company that combats antibiotic resistance by building the world’s most extensive, i.e., fastest, smartest, and easiest-to-use, bacterial DNA library. The company was started in January 2023. Sam started medical school one and a half...
Social media platforms have great potential for research on public health initiatives, as they have a wide reach and accessibility: 4.9 billion users and 227 million new users per year. Furthermore, social media platforms contain a diverse population sample: people...
AMR is the ability of microbes to defeat the medicines designed to kill them. They multiply and grow at presumably fatal concentrations of antimicrobials. It can affect parasites, fungi and viruses, but it is especially known in the field of antibiotic resistance,...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to global health. Understanding the emergence, evolution, and transmission of individual antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) is essential to develop sustainable strategies combatting this threat. Here, we use metagenomic...
World Health Organization (WHO) is warning of a ‘silent pandemic’ due to a lack of antibiotic development The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning of a “silent pandemic” of antimicrobial resistance from infections caused by deadly...
