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'I feared being labelled 'the angry Black woman' - but 5 weeks later my baby was dead'

Lois Carew Doyley had one breech birth before her second child died at five weeks old, and says she still wasn't listened to at the birth of her third baby despite knowing the treatment she needed

Daily Mirror

Pharmacist at former Sunak family chemist wary of PM’s health plans

Jithender Ballepu says more staff and funding would be needed and has concerns about passing antibiotics over the counter

The Guardian - UK

Emergency doctor misdiagnosed a 75-year-old woman and then falsified records after she died

The Royal Glamorgan Hospital doctor lied during an inquest into the death of a woman with sepsis

Wales Online

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New shape-shifting antibiotics could fight deadly infections that kill 1.2m every year

Essential and effective antibiotics have been overused - leading to some bacteria and fungi developing resistance

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Photos taken just 2 weeks apart show toll chemotherapy taking on girl, 4, who needs donor

Poppy Dixon is facing her second battle against leukaemia, and has endured 10 days of intense chemotherapy which has left her needing several blood transfusions and IV antibiotics

Daily Mirror

Boy given antibiotics for lump on his neck before being told it was stage 3 cancer

Alfie Yardley underwent an ultrasound test before undergoing a biopsy to remove a lymph node in his neck. Tests confirmed the then 10-year-old had stage three cancer

Daily Mirror

Mum diagnosed with lung cancer after A&E doctor 'misread' scan and gave her antibiotics

Victoria Powers, 34, was first diagnosed with breast cancer back in 2017 and was celebrating being rid of the disease for over five years.

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Reconstructing ancient bacterial genomes can revive previously unknown molecules – offering a potential source for new antibiotics

Microorganisms – in particular bacteria – are skillful chemists that can produce an impressive diversity of chemical compounds known as natural products. These metabolites provide the microbes major evolutionary advantages, such as allowing them to interact with one another or their environment and helping defend against different threats. Because of…

The Conversation

How do _Candida auris_ and other fungi develop drug resistance? A microbiologist explains

One of the scariest things you can be told when at a doctor’s office is “You have an antimicrobial-resistant infection.” That means the bacteria or fungus making you sick can’t be easily killed with common antibiotics or antifungals, making treatment more challenging. You might have to take a combination of…

The Conversation

Use of antibiotics in farming ‘endangering human immune system’

Study suggests antimicrobial used to promote livestock growth breeds bacteria more resistant to our natural defences

The Guardian - UK

Many with walking pneumonia don't realise they're sick

DEAR DOCTORS: My wife and I both had Covid-19. I recovered, but my wife kept feeling sick. We worried it might be long Covid. But when she saw her doctor, she got diagnosed with walking pneumonia. She took antibiotics and got better. How is walking pneumonia different from regular pneumonia?

Bangkok Post

Happy Pear twins apologise after controversial antibiotic comments from podcast guest

The Happy Pear brothers responded after a guest's remarks about antibiotics caused considerable controversy online

Dublin Live

Happy Pear twins apologise after antibiotic comments from podcast guest spark backlash

The Happy Pear brothers responded after a guest's remarks about antibiotics caused considerable outrage online

Irish Mirror

'Shape-shifting' antibiotic gives hope in superbug war

Scientists from the University of Adelaide hope the discovery of a new technique to bolster antibiotics can be used in the fight against superbugs.

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Antibiotic with no side effects could be on horizon as microbe clue found

Scientists said they identified have compounds that reduce the risk of nausea, indigestion, bloating and diarrhoea

Inverse

Deadly Fungal Infections Are Rising in the U.S. — A Doctor Answers 5 Key Questions

Deadly Candida auris is spreading in hospitals amid a broader trend of rising fungal infections.

Wales Online

Patients are at serious risk because of shortage of medicine, say pharmacists

Recent shortages have included antibiotics, HRT drugs and even medicine for coughs and colds

The Independent UK

Pharmacists sound the alarm over ‘devastating’ condition of community amid medicine supply issues

Pharmacies are facing supply problems with antibiotics and even some cough and cold remedies

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The Independent UK

Pharmacists sound the alarm over medicine supply issues

The warning comes after supply problems with antibiotics, HRT medicines and even some cough and cold remedies.

Fortune

Looming behind antibiotic resistance is another huge threat—antibiotic tolerance

By understanding why bacteria have the ability to become tolerant, researchers hope to develop ways to avoid the spread of this ability.

Los Angeles Times

Discovery of antibiotic-resistant superbugs in LA wastewater sparks worry

LOS ANGELES — Bacteria that are resistant to colistin, a last-resort antibiotic, have for the first time been detected in Los Angeles County wastewater, suggesting that the germs are circulating more widely in the community than previously thought, according to researchers at the University of Southern California.

The Conversation

Looming behind antibiotic resistance is another bacterial threat – antibiotic tolerance

Have you ever had a nasty infection that just won’t seem to go away? Or a runny nose that keeps coming back? You may have been dealing with a bacterium that is tolerant of, though not yet resistant to, antibiotics.

The Independent UK

Scientists turn to honey in their urgent search for alternative antibiotics

Over one million people died globally from antibiotic-resistant infections in 2019

Manchester Evening News

False widow spider snuck under duvet and bit mum as she slept

Warning: This story contains graphic images. Tracey Carse had to go to A&E and ended up on antibiotics for a month

Fortune

A deadly fungus is spreading across U.S. hospitals. Here's what you need to know, according to a physician

What Candida auris is, how it is spreading, and how worried you should be.

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