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Metro - 21-Jan-2025Drug-resistant infections could strain the NHS without urgent action and preparation
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It's almost unbelievable to think that antibiotics were discovered less than a century ago, and that before then people were severely disabled or killed by what we now regard as easily treatable diseases. Scientists have been warning for years that bacteria is slowly becoming resistant to our wonder cure and that there is no plan B when the last carefully controlled antibiotics no longer work.
Recently there has been a few stories of potential new forms which prevent us going back to the dark ages so I'll be monitoring developments of those here.
Drug-resistant infections could strain the NHS without urgent action and preparation
Global efforts to reduce misuse and invest in new drugs are essential
How drug-resistant infections could claim millions of lives by 2050 without urgent action
Approach offers hope in combating the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance.
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Biotechnology company developing a novel platform technology designed to overcome antibacterial resistance