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Antimicrobial resistance

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5,000-year-old bacteria could lead to new antibiotics against superbugs

13 Mar 2026

3 min read

Antimicrobial resistance Spotlight on AMR

A young boy receiving his dose of liquid antibiotic. Previous research shows antimicrobial resistance contributes to more than four million deaths each year. Copyright: © Raul Vasquez (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Few new antibiotics for children, report warns

11 Mar 2026

5 min read

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How vaccines – and yoghurt – could reduce colonisation with antibiotic-resistant bugs

1 Dec 2025

5 min read

Antimicrobial resistance Routine immunisation Pneumococcal

High angle pills beside virus bacteria. Credit: Freepik

Common bacterial infections becoming increasingly untreatable, WHO warns

21 Nov 2025

5 min read

Antimicrobial resistance

A Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug susceptibility test. Credit: CDC/Unsplash

Book Review: The Mixed Blessing of Antibiotics

21 Oct 2025

7 min read

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Plastic straws. Credit: Islam Imantay on Unsplash

How microplastic pollution is boosting antimicrobial resistance

17 Oct 2025

7 min read

Antimicrobial resistance

A Tepeth girl at home in Karamoja, north-eastern Uganda. Following a study in the region, experts are calling for urgent action to protect children and wider community from contaminated food and water. Copyright: Rod Waddington (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Drug-resistant Salmonella rife in Uganda’s poorest region

15 Oct 2025

4 min read

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Ukraine war medics. Credit: Yevhenii Vasyliev / Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

The pernicious infections infiltrating Ukraine’s front lines

8 Oct 2025

18 min read

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Low-temperature electron micrograph of a cluster of E. coli bacteria, magnified 10,000 times. Each individual bacterium is oblong shaped. Credit: Eric Erbe, digital colorisation by Christopher Pooley, both of USDA, ARS, EMU.

Microbes with memory: why some infections fight back

27 Aug 2025

3 min read

Research summary Antimicrobial resistance

Phages (red) attacking a bacterium (green). nobeastsofierce/Shutterstock.com

How ancient viruses could help fight antibiotic resistance

30 Jul 2025

4 min read

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Warning signage for suspected cases of measles is seen outside the main entrance of Woodstock General Hospital in Woodstock, Ont., on May 22, 2025. Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS, Nicole Osborne

How falling vaccination rates are fuelling the antibiotic resistance crisis

29 Jul 2025

4 min read

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Virus particles. Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Six things you need to know about how vaccines fight antimicrobial resistance

1 Jul 2025

6 min read

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