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• Fraser Health buys 14 new germ-killing robots to fight COVID-19

  The health authority has purchased more ultraviolet germicidal irradiation robots to help disinfect hospitals.

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  Dec 2, 2020
  
• Drug-resistant diseases could kill millions unless the world takes action: report

  Urgent action is needed to address this growing threat to humankind, the report's authors say.

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  Apr 29, 2019
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• Superbugs are becoming resistant to alcohol disinfectants, study says

  Some superbugs have become resistant to hand sanitizer and disinfectant, a new study found.

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  Aug 2, 2018
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• How Canada ‘dropped the ball’ on drug-resistant infections

  Antimicrobial resistance has been growing worldwide, and critics say Canada isn't prepared. This has already had deadly results.

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  Jun 25, 2018
• This woman’s near-death experience shows why you should always clean your makeup brushes

  One woman landed in the emergency room after mistaking a staph infection for a pimple,

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  Aug 8, 2017
• Here’s why maggots could be key to killing antibiotic-resistant superbugs

  Researchers in Britain say maggots could be used to fight off antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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  Oct 18, 2016
• Superbug infections: could salt be the solution?

  Doug Olson isn't a scientist but he invented something in his garage that has the potential to save lives from superbugs. It has just one ingredient: salt.

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  Oct 3, 2016
• How superbugs are threatening Canada and the world

  Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are responsible for nearly 700,000 deaths annually. How is it that these "superbugs" are winning the battle?

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  Sep 21, 2016
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• Potential new antibiotic found right under our noses

  Scientists hunting for ways to treat hard-to-beat bacterial infections have found a new antibiotic hiding right under our noses — literally.

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  Jul 28, 2016
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• Ancient treatment for eye infections could be cure for superbugs

  Garlic, onions, wine and cow bile – a medieval concoction once used to treat eye infections could be a modern day answer to fighting stubborn superbugs.

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  Apr 1, 2015