Superbugs

• Deadly, drug-resistant fungus spreading at ‘alarming rate,’ CDC warns

  A fungal superbug is spreading through hospitals and nursing homes at an 'alarming rate,' with the CDC recently calling it an urgent antimicrobial resistance threat.

  Health

  Mar 27, 2025
  
• Superbugs are on the rise — could ants be our secret weapon?

  In the fight against drug-resistant bacteria, researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton are enlisting an unexpected army: ants, bees and beetles.

  Health

  Dec 30, 2024
  
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• Pfizer sees promising results from antibiotic combo for superbug infections

  Deaths from antibiotic-resistant bacteria have been on the rise globally, prompting calls for the development of newer treatments as resistance to older antibiotics grows.

  Health

  Jun 1, 2023
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• SFU research team studies superbug genes to help fight global health threat

  Superbugs are micro-organisms that have evolved to resist common antibiotics and are considered a global health threat by the World Health Organization.

  Science

  Apr 6, 2023
• Canadian company partners with WHO to provide guidance on antimicrobial assistance

  A Canadian health technology company has partnered with the WHO to provide new guidance for prescribing antibiotics to address the rising threat of antimicrobial resistance.

  Health

  Dec 8, 2022
• ‘Silent pandemic’: Antimicrobial resistance a growing threat to Canadians, experts say

  A rising threat of superbugs, caused by antimicrobial resistance, has become a 'silent pandemic' contributing to thousands of deaths every year in Canada, experts say.

  Health

  Nov 30, 2022
• McMaster researchers want Canada to expedite approval of ‘newer’ antibiotics

  The group say they have some recommendations to make a dozen or so new drugs available to hospitals.

  Health

  Feb 16, 2022
• Has COVID-19 made the superbug crisis worse?

  Antimicrobial resistance, AMR, is projected to claim 10 million lives every year by 2050; superbugs with no treatment options. Now experts worry the pandemic has made AMR worse.

  Health

  Feb 12, 2022
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• Antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’ killed over 1.2M globally in one year: study

  WHO officials said in a statement that the new study ``clearly demonstrates the existential threat'' that drug-resistant germs pose.

  Health

  Jan 20, 2022
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• Drug-resistant superbugs are the other thing keeping researchers up at night

  Antimicrobial resistance or AMR is a slower-moving pandemic than COVID-19, but one that is worsening every day, says Lori Burrows of McMaster University.

  Commentary

  Apr 26, 2020