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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria

A nurse treats a TB patient on a hospital bed

Hope for tuberculosis patients: FDA approves treatment for deadliest strain of drug-resistant TB

Health & Medicine

Tuberculosis is the deadliest infectious disease in the world, killing about 1.6 million people in 2017. Drug-resistant strains make the disease even harder to contain.

A facsimile of a page from Bald's Leechbook

A deadly modern disease may have an unexpected ancient cure

Medicine

Antibiotics losing effectiveness

Health & Medicine
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