Antimicrobial resistance is projected to cause up to 10 million deaths each year by 2050, making it one of the most pressing ...

Thought LeadersJunxia SongSenior Animal Health OfficerFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) For World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) 2022, we speak to Junxia Song, FAO ...

Antimicrobial resistance—which can lead to higher medical costs, longer hospital stays, and an increased risk of death—was labeled as a “top global public health and development threat” in a new ...

Thought LeadersDr. Tomislav MeštrovićAffiliate Associate ProfessorUniversity of WashingtonAs part of World Antimicrobial Resistance Week 2022, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Tomislav Meštrović about his ...

AMR presents a challenge to pharmaceutical companies engaging in new drug development: When new antimicrobials come to market, medical providers face incentives to not use them, limiting sales.

Antimicrobial chemotherapy has many important uses in healthcare, including treating bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections. Side effects depend on the medication you receive, but they’re ...

The coronavirus pandemic is a public health emergency that is now coinciding with flu season. Coinfections with bacteria can occur with COVID-19, although it is not common. Early data suggests that ...

Making sure that over 54 million Kenyans are fed quality and safe animals and animal products is no mean feat. This is a huge responsibility that farmers in Kenya have to bear. The elephant in the ...

The threat of antimicrobial resistance — the ability of organisms to defeat the very drugs designed to kill them — is well known in modern medicine. It is the reason infections are becoming harder to ...