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Rapid tests needed to detect viruses or bacteria, amid antibiotics shortage

GPs give antibiotics 'just to be safe', fearing worse-case bugs.

Newcastle Herald

England’s National Park rivers are contaminated with medication including antidepressants and antibiotics

Pharmaceutical pollution was found in river water at 52 locations

The Independent UK

All for one, not one for all: The promise and challenges of personalized medicine

Personalized medicine describes a treatment tailored to one or a few individuals who have potentially deadly health conditions, such as cancer that no longer responds to chemotherapy, or an infection resistant to multiple antibiotics.

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Fighting the looming 'silent pandemic'

A medical 'disaster' is looming as the pipeline of antibiotics dries up, with efforts underway to stop the 'silent pandemic'.

AAP

Bacteria that switch antibiotic resistance on and off are going undetected. Microbiologist Karin Hjort is on a mission to find out how they do it.

Microbiologist Karin Hjort discusses what heteroresistance is and how it could change the way we treat bacterial infections.

LiveScience

How fast can antibiotic resistance evolve?

Bacteria can mutate surprisingly fast to resist antibiotics.

LiveScience

10 of the deadliest superbugs that scientists are worried about

These bacteria have evolved the ability to resist treatment with antibiotics, leaving doctors scrambling to help patients who are infected.

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What's the difference between gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria?

There are two main types of bacteria, and these categories reflect the microbes' biology and their vulnerability to different antibiotics.

LiveScience

Scientists have found a secret 'switch' that lets bacteria resist antibiotics — and it's been evading lab tests for decades

Microbiologists are on a quest to unravel a rare phenomenon involved in antibiotic resistance and how it may change our understanding of infections.

LiveScience

Breakthrough in fight against a global health threat

Scientists have developed a method to predict when a bacterial infection will become resistant to antibiotics in what is believed to be a world first.

AAP

Britain’s pharmacists could be treating more people

Letter: Allowing pharmacists to prescribe antibiotics for a wider range of conditions could take pressure off GPs, writes Dr Jack Pickard

The Guardian - UK

Babies in Nigeria are being born with antibiotic resistant bacteria

Sepsis occurs when one’s immune system has an extreme response to an infection. It’s a life-threatening condition: globally, it accounts for about 11 million deaths – 20% of all deaths per year.

The Conversation

Dangerous strains of 'hypervirulent' superbug detected in US and 15 other countries

A drug-resistant bacterium that causes severe infections has been spreading globally, and it's now in at least 16 countries, the WHO warns.

LiveScience

Double whammy antibiotic makes antibiotic resistance much harder – new study

Most antibiotics are natural products of bacteria and other microorganisms from the environment. They are part of a silent chemical warfare among microorganisms in soils, rivers and seas right now. The fact that they are natural products that have been around for millions of years means that even as we…

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“Vomited 10 Times”: Olympic Star Pukes On Live TV After Swimming In Polluted Paris River

"I would urgently take antibiotics right after this competition" The post “Vomited 10 Times”: Olympic Star Pukes On Live TV After Swimming In Polluted Paris River first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Conversation

Hospital-acquired infections are rising – here’s how to protect yourself in health care settings

A new study from the National Institutes of Health shows a jump in both hospital-acquired infections and resistance to the antibiotics used to treat them. The findings are based on data gathered at 120 U.S. hospitals from January 2018 to December 2022, a five-year period that included the COVID-19 pandemic.…

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New, faster sepsis test could save lives, scientists say

Preliminary experiments suggest that a new test could diagnose bacterial infections that cause sepsis days faster than conventional approaches, with potentially lifesaving consequences.

The Conversation

Cranberry juice really can help with UTIs – and reduce reliance on antibiotics

Cranberry juice has been used medicinally for centuries. Our new research indicates it should be a normal aspect of urinary tract infection (UTI) management today.

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The Conversation

What’s the difference between ‘strep throat’ and a sore throat? We’re developing a vaccine for one of them

What’s the difference? is a new editorial product that explains the similarities and differences between commonly confused health and medical terms, and why they matter.

The Conversation

Tiny animals use stolen genes to fight infections – and could fight antibiotic resistance too

A little-known group of microscopic animals has spent millions of years copying recipes for antibiotics from bacteria and using them to fight infections, we have shown in a new paper. We think this unusual defensive strategy could offer short-cuts in the race to develop antimicrobial treatments.

Medical Daily

Antibiotics Use In Childhood Elevates Asthma Risk; Study Identifies Gut Molecule With Protective Effects

The study identified a molecule called IPA, produced by gut bacteria, that shows promise as a dietary supplement in the future to prevent asthma development in children at risk of the disease.

Salon

Climate change harming antibiotics

We are in a race with ever-evolving bacteria — and we are losing. Climate change is making the battle much harder

AAP

Antibiotics may not have saved toddler: doctor

A pediatrician says he believed a two-year-old girl was "getting better" before her death and a late course of antibiotics may not have saved her life.

The Independent UK

Most kids get antibiotics for pink eye, study shows. Experts say they're usually not needed

Researchers say doctors are prescribing antibiotics to most kids and teens who have pink eye, despite guidelines that discourage their use

Dynamite News

Experts developing immune-enhancing therapies to treat TB

Experts are developing revolutionary immune-enhancing medicines known as host-directed therapies, which employ the body's immune system to target TB, to tackle even drug-resistant strains of the illness. Read further on Dynamite News:

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