This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Urban ducks and crows might offer us a connection to nature, but scientists have found wild birds that live near humans are more likely to harbor bacteria resistant to important antibiotics. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is largely caused by the overuse … Read more
Health leaders have sounded the alarm over a rise in cases of drug-resistant gonorrhoea. Cases of the sexually transmitted infection (STI) have soared and are now at their highest level since records began in 1918. The latest figures for England show there were 85,223 cases of gonorrhoea diagnosed in 2023. As well as a rise … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size In response to the rising threat of antimicrobial resistance, the Public Health Agency of Canada on Friday announced new national prescribing guidelines for antibiotics. PHAC is partnering with Vancouver-based health technology company Firstline to roll out digital national guidelines to health-care providers across Canada. These guidelines will … Read more
But Coleâs progress was short-lived. Her blood infection returned, and her doctors determined the phage-antibiotic combination was no longer effective. She passed away from pneumonia in March 2022, seven months after phage therapy was stopped. Coleâs case demonstrates both the hope and limitations of phage therapy. The problem this time wasnât just bacterial evolution. When … Read more
