antibiotic resistance

Despite improvement over the recent years, more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur every year in the United States. Medical uncertainty amid the COVID-19 pandemic contributes to the surge of wrong prescriptions and treatments, amplifying the threat of antibiotic resistance.…

Today, antibiotics are the best bet we have for helping COVID-19 patients who have developed secondary bacterial infections. Doctors are concerned with the dangers of antibiotic resistance, a major health crisis worldwide. For more information, click here.  

Recent research has shown much concern for drug-resistant strains of the malaria parasite, which seems to have originated in Southeast Asia. Health officials are worried that the failure of malaria drugs will eventually become a global issue. For more information, click here.

Antibiotic resistance poses a major threat to the worldwide goal of improving health and safety of humans. In a new United Nations committee report, the ongoing presence of superbugs has been deemed a ‘global crisis.’ For more information, click here.

BBC News: A new five-year plan is being unveiled in the United Kingdom to attempt to combat drug-resistant superbugs. The plan will attempt to cut antibiotic use in humans by 15% over the next five years. A new payment plan for pharmaceutical companies will also be enforced; payment will be made…