Economy Aug 10 Watch The economic reason this chicken producer gave up antibiotics For decades, almost all factory-farmed chickens were raised on antibiotics. But low doses of “maintenance” antibiotics can spur bacteria to build resistance, creating superbugs. Economics correspondent Paul Solman and science correspondent Miles O’Brien report team up to examine why one… By PBS NewsHour
Science Aug 09 Watch 9:38 How industrial farming techniques can breed superbugs As high-density, industrial-scale livestock farms have become fertile breeding grounds for disease, they’ve also become a major source of drug-resistant superbugs. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien and economics correspondent Paul Solman team up to report on how scientists are studying how… By Miles O'Brien
Science Aug 09 How a flood of antibiotics landed in your chicken 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. By Nsikan Akpan
Science Aug 08 Column: The never-ending debate over finishing your antibiotics Some health professionals are advocating for shorter antibiotics courses, going so far as to say maybe patients should stop taking antibiotics once they feel better. By Fedor Kossakovski
Aug 04 Watch 9:28 Drug companies aren’t making new antibiotics. Is there an economic cure? By PBS NewsHour As drug-resistant infections proliferate, financial barriers are preventing the pharmaceutical industry from investing in new drugs to fight off superbugs. Economics correspondent Paul Solman, in a series of reports with science correspondent Miles O'Brien, explores how researchers could be incentivized… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 8:46 The financial barrier to developing antibiotics? No big payday for drug companies By PBS NewsHour As current antibiotics begin to lose their punch, there’s an economic reality putting a damper on development. Since every use of an antibiotic drives resistance, and doctors are reluctant to use a drug until there's no alternative, why would a… Continue watching
Aug 03 Why so many companies have stopped trying to create new antibiotics By Paul Solman Dr. John Rex discusses the growing concerns around antibacterial resistance and why so many companies have stopped trying to create new drugs. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 9:04 We are running out of effective antibiotics fast By Miles O'Brien Each year, superbugs -- viral bacterial infections resistant to common antibiotics -- infect more than two million Americans, killing at least 38,000. As the list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria grows, so have the extraordinary efforts to prevent the spread of infection… Continue watching