The Latest Breaking News from Antibiotics

C.diff infections can be tricky to treat with traditional antibiotics.

While much of our attention during the past few years has been focused on COVID, a more insidious and more dangerous pandemic has been spreading unabated. This pandemic concerns antimicrobial resistance, which is when bacteria evade the antibiotics we use to treat them. You’ve probably heard these bacteria called “superbugs”…

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Replacing swallowed medicines with inhaled versions means the lowest possible effective dose can be administered and helps stop bugs becoming resistant to drugs, writes Dr Miriam Stoppard