Antibiotic Resistance

• Manitoba doctors increasingly prescribing antibiotics inappropriately, study finds

  The over-prescription of antibiotics was more common among older doctors and doctors who saw more patients on a daily basis, the study found.

  Health

  Oct 19
• How antibiotic resistance has an impact on future diseases

  Ten million deaths per year by 2050 related to antimicrobial resistance — that’s what a large British study, conducted in 2014, predicts if the current trend continues.

  Commentary

  Jan 25
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• Prescribing babies fewer antibiotics has led to lower asthma rates: B.C. study

  Childhood asthma rates have fallen as doctors prescribe infants fewer unnecessary antibiotics, Canadian researchers have found.

  Jun 19, 2020
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• As superbugs grow stronger, Nova Scotia health experts encourage judicious use of antibiotics

  As superbugs grow in strength and number, Nova Scotia health experts are encouraging the public to take a second look at their use of antibiotics.

  Health

  Nov 20, 2019
• How superbugs and antibiotic resistance will make common medical procedures harder

  Giving patients antibiotics is standard care before many operations and medical procedures, experts say. So what happens if they no longer work as well?

  Health

  Nov 17, 2019
• Pakistan begins vaccinating against ‘superbug’ typhoid that has infected 11,000

  An outbreak of drug-resistant typhoid in Pakistan has infected around 11,000 people since 2016.

  Health

  Nov 15, 2019
• CDC estimates antibiotic-resistant infections kill 35,000 Americans per year

  Nearly twice as many people are dying from drug-resistant infections as previously thought, U.S. officials said in a new report.

  Health

  Nov 14, 2019
• Superbugs to kill nearly 400,000 Canadians by 2050, report predicts

  The report's authors found that drug-resistant bacteria kills nearly as many Canadians as Alzheimer's disease.

  Health

  Nov 12, 2019
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• How certain C. difficile strains have evolved to live in your hospital room

  Researchers say that a type of C. difficile is well-adapted to survive in hospitals, and it's on the verge of becoming a new species.

  Health

  Aug 18, 2019
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• Canadian team invents gel made from viruses that eat bacteria

  The gel could someday be used for healing wounds or purifying water, the researchers at McMaster University say.

  Health

  Jul 25, 2019