Science Feb 03 Hedgehogs are the cutest reminder that we shouldn’t overuse antibiotics By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas
Health Nov 14 Watch 6:11 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…
Science Mar 28 Watch 7:40 Global antibiotic overuse is like a ‘slow motion train wreck’ 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… By Miles O'Brien
Economy Aug 03 Watch 8:46 The financial barrier to developing antibiotics? No big payday for drug companies 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… By PBS NewsHour
Science Aug 02 Watch 9:04 We are running out of effective antibiotics fast 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… By Miles O'Brien
Aug 04 Watch 5:55 CDC offers new call to arms on nightmare bacteria By PBS NewsHour Drug-resistant bacteria infect at least 2 million people and kill 23,000 each year. Now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued a call to slow the rate of hospital-acquired infections. Gwen Ifill talks to Dr. Michael Bell from… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 5:48 Armor-like shark skin may offer blueprint for defense against superbugs By PBS NewsHour Do sharks offer a key to fighting deadly bacteria? The White House unveiled a new campaign Friday to contain drug-resistant bacteria known as “superbugs,” and one of the unlikely resources that researchers are turning to is shark skin. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching