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Blown up by terrorist, saved by virus

BACTERIOPHAGES A woman was seriously injured in the 2016 terror attacks [in Brussels]. For two years, an infection in her…

Fighting harmful bacteria with nanoparticles

Multi-resistant pathogens are a serious and increasing problem in today’s medicine. Where antibiotics are ineffective, these bacteria can cause life-threatening…

Water quality tests in Ireland are not good enough – the real picture is a lot worse

Some 73% of the 148 beaches and lakes which are formally designated as swimming spots are deemed to be of…

Ready to start traveling again this summer? Watch out for “super-bacteria”

Dutch and American researchers at Maastricht University in the Netherlands took faecal swabs of 190 Dutch travellers before and after…

Omani doctor on a mission to combat AMR

“As an infectious disease specialist, by the time you get involved, there is nothing much you can do for the…

The effect of generic market entry on antibiotic prescriptions in the US

When patented, brand-name antibiotics lose market exclusivity, generics typically enter the market at lower prices, which may increase the consumption…

Special Issue 5: F2F, Livestock, & AMR

MEP: Livestock breeding ‘neglected’ in the fight to tackle AMR The Farm to Fork strategy (F2F) sets out an aim…

How to stop a pandemic before it starts

PRESS RELEASE: “Human health, not shareholders’ profits, must come first!”

MPs from all major groups representing 10 countries in PACE on AMR: “Human health, not shareholders’ profits, must come first!”…