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UTI trial the latest front in 'turf war' between Pharmacy Guild and peak GP group

A Queensland pilot allowing pharmacists to prescribe antibiotics for UTIs was popular with patients, but the peak body for GPs has serious concerns with the program and it's opened up a new front in their turf war with pharmacists.

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Symptoms of 7 Victorian diseases making a comeback in UK - see all warning signs

Clean water, good food, education, antibiotics and vaccinations have meant over the last 150 years the improvements in preventing and treating diseases spreading has been remarkable, with some eradicated completely

Daily Mirror

Scientists use AI to discover new antibiotic against deadly hospital superbug

‘AI methods afford us the opportunity to vastly increase the rate at which we discover new antibiotics’

The Independent UK

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Scientists tackle deadly bug that attacks the weak and lives on surfaces and door handles

Premature babies and those with compromised immune systems are particularly vulnerable to the infection, which can survive on surfaces for long periods

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Cheap pill found to cure acne in weeks during trial for blood pressure treatment

It comes as other treatments are falling out of favour

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This Is What Happens After Antibiotic Resistance Takes Hold — And It’s Already a Huge Problem

Antibiotic tolerance happens when a bacterium survives for a long time after exposure to an antibiotic.

Inverse

Inside A Wild Method to Resurrect Ancient Molecules And Concoct New Antibiotics

Exploring Earth's microbial past presents exciting opportunities to recover lost chemistry.

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Study: Antibiotics don’t have to cause ‘collateral damage’ to vital gut bacteria

Scientists have discovered drugs that lessen the collateral damage ro the gut caused by antibiotics without compromising their effectiveness.

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Cancer patient’s tongue turned black and hairy ‘after rare antibiotics reaction’

The sixty-year-old patient’s face skin also turned grey, doctors say

The Independent UK

'Lost' bacteria found on Neanderthal teeth could be used to develop new antibiotics

Fossilized dental plaque from archaic humans is revealing extinct bacteria that could lead to the development of new medicine.

LiveScience

'Doctor misread scan and gave me antibiotics - now I'm 33 with incurable cancer'

Victoria Power had a history of cancer after beating the disease in 2017 but more than five years on it was back after doctors told her there was nothing to worry about

Daily Mirror

Cancer patient’s tongue turned black and hairy ‘after rare antibiotics reaction’

The sixty-year-old patient’s face skin also turned grey, doctors say

The Independent UK

'I feared being labelled 'the angry Black woman' - but 5 weeks later my baby was dead'

Lois Carew Doyley had one breech birth before her second child died at five weeks old, and says she still wasn't listened to at the birth of her third baby despite knowing the treatment she needed

Daily Mirror

Pharmacist at former Sunak family chemist wary of PM’s health plans

Jithender Ballepu says more staff and funding would be needed and has concerns about passing antibiotics over the counter

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Emergency doctor misdiagnosed a 75-year-old woman and then falsified records after she died

The Royal Glamorgan Hospital doctor lied during an inquest into the death of a woman with sepsis

Wales Online

New shape-shifting antibiotics could fight deadly infections that kill 1.2m every year

Essential and effective antibiotics have been overused - leading to some bacteria and fungi developing resistance

Daily Mirror

Photos taken just 2 weeks apart show toll chemotherapy taking on girl, 4, who needs donor

Poppy Dixon is facing her second battle against leukaemia, and has endured 10 days of intense chemotherapy which has left her needing several blood transfusions and IV antibiotics

Daily Mirror

Boy given antibiotics for lump on his neck before being told it was stage 3 cancer

Alfie Yardley underwent an ultrasound test before undergoing a biopsy to remove a lymph node in his neck. Tests confirmed the then 10-year-old had stage three cancer

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Mum diagnosed with lung cancer after A&E doctor 'misread' scan and gave her antibiotics

Victoria Powers, 34, was first diagnosed with breast cancer back in 2017 and was celebrating being rid of the disease for over five years.

The Conversation

Reconstructing ancient bacterial genomes can revive previously unknown molecules – offering a potential source for new antibiotics

Microorganisms – in particular bacteria – are skillful chemists that can produce an impressive diversity of chemical compounds known as natural products. These metabolites provide the microbes major evolutionary advantages, such as allowing them to interact with one another or their environment and helping defend against different threats. Because of…

The Conversation

How do _Candida auris_ and other fungi develop drug resistance? A microbiologist explains

One of the scariest things you can be told when at a doctor’s office is “You have an antimicrobial-resistant infection.” That means the bacteria or fungus making you sick can’t be easily killed with common antibiotics or antifungals, making treatment more challenging. You might have to take a combination of…

The Guardian - UK

Use of antibiotics in farming ‘endangering human immune system’

Study suggests antimicrobial used to promote livestock growth breeds bacteria more resistant to our natural defences

Bangkok Post

Many with walking pneumonia don't realise they're sick

DEAR DOCTORS: My wife and I both had Covid-19. I recovered, but my wife kept feeling sick. We worried it might be long Covid. But when she saw her doctor, she got diagnosed with walking pneumonia. She took antibiotics and got better. How is walking pneumonia different from regular pneumonia?

Dublin Live

Happy Pear twins apologise after controversial antibiotic comments from podcast guest

The Happy Pear brothers responded after a guest's remarks about antibiotics caused considerable controversy online

Irish Mirror

Happy Pear twins apologise after antibiotic comments from podcast guest spark backlash

The Happy Pear brothers responded after a guest's remarks about antibiotics caused considerable outrage online

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