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City birds can be carriers of antibiotic resistant bacteria, study suggests

Wild birds such as ducks and crows living close to humans are “reservoirs” of bacteria that are resistant to human antibiotics, a study suggests. Researchers say this creates an urgent need for policy makers and health services to consider how ...

13 Aug 2024 at 16:00

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Scifest - AVS student’s research into antimicrobial surfaces bags top prize

AVS student Ciara Cannon was crowned overall winner of Scifest Donegal for her innovative project ‘Using silica nanoparticles to create self sustaining antimicrobial surface coatings.’ Scifest took place in ATU Donegal on Wednesday and was ...

11 May 2023 at 11:33

Scotland

Health Secretary hails scheme that sees patients receive IV drugs at home

A new scheme that allows patients to receive IV drugs to treat infections outside of hospital – and sometimes even at home – is being further expanded after new figures showed it has cut NHS bed days by 45,000 so far this year. The ...

20 Sept 2022 at 13:39

Older people less likely to be given antibiotics, despite higher risk – study

Older people are less likely to be given antibiotics for common infections by their GP compared with younger adults, a new study suggests. Academics called on GPs to “better target” antibiotics for those at highest need after ...

04 Apr 2025 at 00:01

Antibiotics and resistance ‘two-way street’ between animals and humans – study

Antibiotic consumption and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a two-way street between animals and humans, researchers have suggested. The findings reveal the use of antibiotics in animals like cattle, pigs and chickens is ...

03 Apr 2023 at 23:30

‘More than 1.2m deaths from antibiotic-resistant infections worldwide in 2019’

More than 1.2 million people died in 2019 from antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, more deaths than HIV/Aids or malaria, a new study suggests. The research indicates antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is now a leading ...

20 Jan 2022 at 01:26

William to attend celebration of efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance

The Prince of Wales will attend an event on Thursday which will celebrate global efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance and build stronger health systems, food security and climate resilience. Antimicrobial ...

16 May 2024 at 02:45

‘Limited’ progress in addressing health threat of antibiotic resistance – report

Crumbling NHS hospitals could be hampering the UK’s efforts to tackle the “major public health threat” of antibiotic resistance, a new report suggests. Poor practices across the world, including in the UK, ...

26 Feb 2025 at 00:01

Use ‘mothballed’ Covid mega lab to help tackle antibiotic resistance, MPs urge

A “mothballed” Covid mega lab currently on sale on the property website Rightmove should instead be used as a research facility to help combat the worsening threat of antibiotic resistance, MPs have said. ...

03 Jan 2024 at 00:01

‘Zoo poo’ could save NHS £1bn a year

Viruses found in the poo of endangered animals could be used to treat diabetic foot ulcers and save the NHS £1 billion a year, researchers have suggested. A team from the University of Sheffield said ...

21 Sept 2023 at 00:01

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