Antimicrobial Resistance

• Canada has not done enough to fight growing antimicrobial resistance: AG

  Canada hasn't done enough to address a "concerning" rise in resistance to antimicrobial drugs, including antibiotics, Auditor General Karen Hogan said Thursday.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2023
  
• Antibiotic resistant bacteria can spread in an unexpected way — through clouds

  The rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has made it increasingly challenging to effectively treat a growing number of bacterial infections.

  Environment

  May 3, 2023
  
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• SFU research team studies superbug genes to help fight global health threat

  Superbugs are micro-organisms that have evolved to resist common antibiotics and are considered a global health threat by the World Health Organization.

  Science

  Apr 6, 2023
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• Canadian company partners with WHO to provide guidance on antimicrobial assistance

  A Canadian health technology company has partnered with the WHO to provide new guidance for prescribing antibiotics to address the rising threat of antimicrobial resistance.

  Health

  Dec 8, 2022
• ‘Silent pandemic’: Antimicrobial resistance a growing threat to Canadians, experts say

  A rising threat of superbugs, caused by antimicrobial resistance, has become a 'silent pandemic' contributing to thousands of deaths every year in Canada, experts say.

  Health

  Nov 30, 2022
• McMaster researchers want Canada to expedite approval of ‘newer’ antibiotics

  The group say they have some recommendations to make a dozen or so new drugs available to hospitals.

  Health

  Feb 16, 2022
• 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.

  Health

  Feb 12, 2022
• Antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’ killed over 1.2M globally in one year: study

  WHO officials said in a statement that the new study ``clearly demonstrates the existential threat'' that drug-resistant germs pose.

  Health

  Jan 20, 2022
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• 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, 2021
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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