antibiotics

Health news

Better infection controls could prevent 750,000 superbug deaths a year

A new four-part series in the Lancet details how so-called superbugs are impacting global health and how preventing bacterial infections in the first place could reduce drug resistance.

24/05/2024

Health news

Commission approves superbug-busting antibiotic

The European Commission today (22 April) authorised a new antibiotic designed to counter anti-bacterial resistance, one of the biggest health threats the EU is currently facing.

22/04/2024

Health news

Agency chief seeks help from pharma industry with medicines shortages

Greater transparency between regulators and manufacturers can foster a better understanding of supply chain vulnerabilities and reduce risks of drug shortages, European Medicines Agency (EMA) Executive Director Emer Cooke told Euronews in an interview.

04/04/2024

Health news

Scientists create new synthetic antibiotic to kill superbugs

The new antibiotic was effective against multidrug-resistant strains of bacteria in the lab but further testing is needed to determine if it works in humans.

15/02/2024

Health news

Scientists discover first new antibiotics in over 60 years using AI

A new class of antibiotics for drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria which was discovered using more transparent deep learning models.

31/12/2023

Health news

Bleach no more effective at killing superbug than water, study finds

Researchers have found that chlorine-based disinfectant does not kill a superbug on hospital scrubs.

22/11/2023

Business

AMR Awareness: The European startup fighting a 'silent pandemic'

Helsinki-based startup Resistomap has raised €2 million to develop a biosecurity intelligence platform - a new tool to monitor antibiotic resistance.

19/11/2023

Health news

US health officials propose using an antibiotic to prevent STDs

The guideline was released on Monday and officials will move to finalise it after a 45-day public comment period.

03/10/2023

Health news

Antibiotic resistance may be linked to air pollution, study finds

A new global study found that rising air pollution levels correlated with increased antibiotic resistance – one of the biggest threats to human health.

08/08/2023

Living

Will factory farming cause the next pandemic?

Antimicrobial resistance could cause 10 million deaths per year by 2050. Here’s what can be done about it.

07/06/2023

Brussels, My Love?

Euroviews. Watch: Is the EU pharma package a fair prescription for Europe?

Panelists elaborated on the EU Pharma Package and the potential showdown with the pharma sector and called Europe out for being late to the Artificial Intelligence party.

29/04/2023

Health news

'Shapeshifting' antibiotics could help combat drug-resistant superbugs

Tens of thousands of people die every year from antibiotic-resistant infections. 'Shapeshifting' antibiotics could be the key to stopping it.

18/04/2023

Health news

Which countries use antibiotics the most and least in Europe?

Antibiotic use dropped dramatically during the COVID pandemic. But some Europeans continue to take them without a justification.

30/03/2023

Europe News

Brussels to present plans to avoid medicine shortages later this year

The situation is considered critical in most European countries, but according to Steffen Thirstrup, Chief Medical Officer at the European Medicines Agency (EMA), people should not start stockpiling medicines.

18/01/2023

Health news

Europe’s medicine shortages: Which drugs are in short supply and why?

From amoxicillin to paracetamol, some drugs have become harder to find. Supply issues are not new, but the problem has worsened in recent years.

06/12/2022

Green News

Which of the world’s rivers are the most polluted with medical drugs?

The first global investigation into pharmaceutical pollution has revealed the extent of caffeine, antidepressants and other drugs in our waterways.

15/02/2022

Health news

Antibiotic resistance killed 1.2 million people in 2019, study says

Deaths from previously treatable infections such as pneumonia are rising as antibiotic resistance grows worldwide.

20/01/2022

Green News

Chemical pollution has now passed safe planetary limit, scientists say

The rate at which we are producing chemicals has now outstripped our ability to assess and monitor their risk to the environment.

18/01/2022

Green News

Are microplastics making us resistant to antibiotics?

Polystyrene is pretty much everywhere - in plastic packaging, teabags, clothing and take-away food containers - this means we’re likely ingesting millions of bacteria laced with microplastics.

08/12/2021

Health news

Is antibiotic resistance an increasing threat to our health?

November 18 marks European Antibiotics Awareness Day. Here’s what you need to know about them and what impact our bodies' resistance to them could have.

18/11/2021