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Ten important moments in the history of antibiotic discovery

Starting in the 1930's, scientists began discovering antibiotics. These drugs have gone on to save millions of lives by killing the bugs responsible for infectious diseases. Here are the ten key moments in the discovery of antibiotics.

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Seven things YOU can do to combat antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest public health threats of our time. CORRECTIV reporters have been covering superbugs for more than two years. Here are the seven things they've learned that we can all do to help fight drug resistant bugs.

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Less than half of antibiotics used in hospitals worldwide are prescribed appropriately, confirms a comprehensive new study

A new meta-analysis from a team of Cochrane scientists looked at 221 studies to assess the effectiveness and safety of interventions which try to improve how doctors prescribe antibiotics to in-patients. The analysis also identified ways of reducing unnecessary use of antibiotics in hospitals.

Graveyard: 10 million people will supposedly die of drug-resistant germs

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Projected death toll from drug-resistant superbugs ‘based on incomplete data and flawed assumptions’

An official estimate of the massive number of deaths that will be caused each year by antimicrobial resistance – and cited widely by the UN and world leaders – is “unreliable” and “undermines” the fight against superbugs, a new scientific study has warned.

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Top Priority Antibiotic Resistance

In Great Britain, superbugs have been in the center of attention since some well publicised outbreaks. Government initiatives aim to tackle the issue, but problems, like the lack of reliable data, remain. Here we provide an overview over the complex situation in the country and help you to get the most relevant information.