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Antibiotic misuse

Doctors operate under a dim light in a clinic.

Invisible ‘superbug’ could be more deadly than bombs in Middle East war zones

Health & Medicine

The “superbug” bacteria often strike at much higher rates in the Middle East, according to Doctors Without Borders. The bacteria attack invisibly and without warning in the mangled limbs, bullet holes and other wounds of civilians and fighters in war zones.

Case of drug-resistant microbes are on the rise around the world, especially bacteria resistant to antibiotics. This map from the World Health Organization shows the proportion of cases of tuberculosis that are resistant to multiple drugs, based on the la

A World Health Organization report warns we’re moving toward a world where antibiotics don’t work

Environment

California takes a cue from Europe and considers tough rules to limit the spread of antibiotic-resistant bugs

Health & Medicine

Antibiotic use fuels drug resistant superbugs from India

Health & Medicine

Superbugs: India and the Rise of Drug-Resistant Germs

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