Antimicrobial Resistance
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Canada has not done enough to fight growing antimicrobial resistance: AGCanada hasn't done enough to address a "concerning" rise in resistance to antimicrobial drugs, including antibiotics, Auditor General Karen Hogan said Thursday.CanadaOct 19, 2023
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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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SFU research team studies superbug genes to help fight global health threatSuperbugs are micro-organisms that have evolved to resist common antibiotics and are considered a global health threat by the World Health Organization.ScienceApr 6, 2023
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Canadian company partners with WHO to provide guidance on antimicrobial assistanceA Canadian health technology company has partnered with the WHO to provide new guidance for prescribing antibiotics to address the rising threat of antimicrobial resistance.HealthDec 8, 2022
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‘Silent pandemic’: Antimicrobial resistance a growing threat to Canadians, experts sayA rising threat of superbugs, caused by antimicrobial resistance, has become a 'silent pandemic' contributing to thousands of deaths every year in Canada, experts say.HealthNov 30, 2022
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McMaster researchers want Canada to expedite approval of ‘newer’ antibioticsThe group say they have some recommendations to make a dozen or so new drugs available to hospitals.HealthFeb 16, 2022
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Has COVID-19 made the superbug crisis worse?Antimicrobial resistance, AMR, is projected to claim 10 million lives every year by 2050; superbugs with no treatment options. Now experts worry the pandemic has made AMR worse.HealthFeb 12, 2022
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Antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’ killed over 1.2M globally in one year: studyWHO officials said in a statement that the new study ``clearly demonstrates the existential threat'' that drug-resistant germs pose.HealthJan 20, 2022
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How antibiotic resistance has an impact on future diseasesTen 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.CommentaryJan 25, 2021
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Prescribing babies fewer antibiotics has led to lower asthma rates: B.C. studyChildhood asthma rates have fallen as doctors prescribe infants fewer unnecessary antibiotics, Canadian researchers have found.Jun 19, 2020
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