As the global health community marks World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) from November 18 to 24, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is emerging as one of the greatest public health threats of our ...

Minuscule particles of plastic are not only bad for the environment. A study led from Umeå, Sweden, has shown that the so-called nanoplastics which enter the body also can impair the effect of ...

Belgium is taking significant steps to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with the development of a new National Action Plan for 2025-2029.

Fifteen projects designed to reduce the growing global threat of antifungal drug resistance in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have received UK government funding via the University of Exeter ...

Every year, over 2.8 million people in the U.S. contract infections due to antibiotic resistance, resulting in more than ...

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is taking strides to address significant global health threats by investing over $3 million ...

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced last week that it's awarding $5 million to six partners to boost surveillance of antimicrobial ...

The carrots were sold under different brands at a number of popular retailers in the US and Canada, including Trader Joe's, ...

Who hasn't been prescribed antibiotics by a doctor—for a chest infection or perhaps a sore throat? It's terrifying to think that these infections can become life threatening if the antibiotic drugs ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised concern over the misuse of antibiotics and other medicines leading to ...

Researchers in Germany, Hungary and Sweden discovered that microscopic plastic particles can blunt the affects of antibiotics ...