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Look no further than the coronavirus pandemic to see an immediate and high-profile example of the evolutionary battle between microbes and humans and the antimicrobial resistance it breeds. Even as …
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In 2016, a landmark report was issued on the global problem of antimicrobial resistance. The paper, commissioned by the U.K. government and the Wellcome Trust, sought to quickly grab the …
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This week’s “First Opinion Podcast” takes a look at antimicrobial resistance, a topic that should be worrying everyone, but isn’t. I talk with David Hyun and Rachel Zetts, both with …
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What if another devastating pandemic came on the heels of Covid-19? Unfortunately, that looks increasingly possible. For years, the antibiotics used to fight various bacterial infections have grown gradually less …
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Editor’s note: The livestream of this event is posted below. The Covid-19 pandemic has shown what happens when we let our guard down against infectious disease, despite years of increasingly …
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Several months after a splashy announcement, an ambitious pharmaceutical industry venture to tackle antibiotic resistance has hired its first chief executive officer and received $140 million in additional funding commitments. …
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Winter is coming. With the end of Covid-19 nowhere in sight, the U.S. must brace for the annual surge of influenza, bronchitis, sinusitis, bronchiolitis, and other acute respiratory illnesses. Last …
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