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Health Jul 29

The potential benefits and risks of fighting STIs with doxycycline

By Laura Barrón-López, Claire Mufson

Health Apr 04

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FDA finds sterility issues at factory that manufactured eyedrops linked to injuries, deaths

Recalled eyedrops made at the plant have been linked to 68 bacterial infections in the U.S., including three deaths and eight cases of vision loss. The outbreak is considered particularly worrisome because the bacteria driving it is resistant to standard…

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

Science Feb 03

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Hedgehogs are the cutest reminder that we shouldn’t overuse antibiotics

Antibiotic resistance is an international public health threat. New research involving hedgehogs can help inform the way we address the crisis.

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

Making Sen$e Jul 30

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How a crumbling antibiotics infrastructure could yield ‘catastrophe’

The antibiotics industry has suffered an alarming collapse that has become even more troubling as secondary bacterial infections threaten patients with COVID-19. Why has production of these vital medicines stagnated, and what can be done to address the problem? Economics…

By Paul Solman

Health Nov 14

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Why overuse of antibiotics is a massive, ‘staggering’ problem in health care

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that we are losing ground in the battle against so-called superbugs -- the harmful or deadly bacteria resistant to nearly all our antibiotic defenses. William Brangham talks to…

Mar 13

Worsening environment is deadly but not hopeless, UN report says

By Seth Borenstein, Christina Larson, Associated Press

The sixth Global Environment Outlook indicates environmental problems are making things more dangerous for people.

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Dec 11

Your gym mats may be breeding antibiotic-resistant germs

By Nsikan Akpan

It may be time to reconsider the use of some spray sanitizers.

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Sep 22

Puppies are making people sick — and it’s people’s fault

By Helen Branswell, STAT

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria that have infected more than 100 people and that have been linked to pet store puppies appear to have spread at least in part because healthy dogs were given antibiotics — a decision that all but surely fostered…

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Mar 28

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Global antibiotic overuse is like a ‘slow motion train wreck’

By Miles O'Brien

Deadly antibiotic resistance is predicted to eclipse the number of people affected by cancer by 2050, and one of the biggest causes is overuse. A new study out Monday found the use of antibiotics worldwide has increased 65 percent in…

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Aug 09

How a flood of antibiotics landed in your chicken

By Nsikan Akpan

In the book "Big Chicken," Maryn McKenna chronicles how humanity went from developing antibiotics to keep healthy to standing on the verge of an onslaught of unstoppable diseases.

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