Drug-resistance
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Antibiotic resistant bacteria can spread in an unexpected way — through cloudsThe rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has made it increasingly challenging to effectively treat a growing number of bacterial infections.EnvironmentMay 3, 2023
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‘Worsening spread’ of deadly fungal infection raising alarm in U.S.'Worrisome' CDC data was released amid an outbreak of the drug-resistant fungal infection, Candida auris, in U.S. long-term care facilities.HealthMar 21, 2023
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Joint research on soil bacteria via McMaster University shows potential for anti-malaria drugA study from the DeGroote Institute and University of Hamburg may have stumbled on a new antimalarial compound.HealthNov 1, 2021
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CDC estimates antibiotic-resistant infections kill 35,000 Americans per yearNearly twice as many people are dying from drug-resistant infections as previously thought, U.S. officials said in a new report.HealthNov 14, 2019
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Superbugs to kill nearly 400,000 Canadians by 2050, report predictsThe report's authors found that drug-resistant bacteria kills nearly as many Canadians as Alzheimer's disease.HealthNov 12, 2019
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Canadian team invents gel made from viruses that eat bacteriaThe gel could someday be used for healing wounds or purifying water, the researchers at McMaster University say.HealthJul 25, 2019
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Drug-resistant malaria spreading in Southeast AsiaMultidrug-resistant malaria is becoming the dominant strain in some parts of Southeast Asia, researchers have found.HealthJul 24, 2019
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Urinary tract infections don’t always respond to antibiotics anymore, thanks to drug resistanceAs bacteria become resistant to drugs, doctors have to find new ways to fight infections like UTIs.HealthJul 21, 2019
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Drug-resistant fungus is sprouting worldwide, and it has health researchers worriedDrug-resistant fungi are appearing around the globe, and some are known to cause illness in humans.HealthApr 14, 2019
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Farmers fear losses if they aren’t allowed to use antibiotics on livestockIn some countries, farm animals consume more antibiotics than people, which contributes to antibiotic resistance.HealthJun 27, 2018
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