Category: Microbiology

Superbugs ‘could kill 39m people by 2050’ amid rising drug resistance

Child deaths from infections see ‘remarkable’ decline but AMR fatalities of over-70s likely to rise by 146%, study findsAnalysis: Drug-resistant infections are on the rise – so why aren’t we getting any...

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Rise of drug-resistant superbugs could make Covid pandemic look ‘minor’, expert warns

Common infections will kill millions if drug resistance through misuse of antibiotics is not curbed, says England’s ex-chief medical officerWhat is antimicrobial resistance and how big a problem is it?The Covid-19 pandemic...

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Revealed: UK government was warned of infected blood risks in 1970s

Documents show officials were told blood plasma harvested from US convicts was contaminated with virusesA commercial blood product at the centre of the biggest treatment scandal in the history of the NHS was approved for use...

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Patrick Vallance contradicts Rishi Sunak’s evidence to Covid inquiry

PM would almost certainly have known concerns over ‘eat out to help out’ scheme, says former chief scientific adviserExplainer: How Vallance’s diaries exposed chaos inside No 10UK politics live – latest...

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People urged to report results of home Covid tests after follow-up PCRs suspended

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the shift reflected the high accuracy of the testsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople are being urged to register the results of home Covid tests...

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