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Bacteria found in underground cave after thousands of years is resistant to antibiotics: study. Just don’t let it escape from the lab and transfer those genes to its friends.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 18, 2026 Source:Bacteria found in underground cave after thousands of years is resistant to antibiotics: study Reference:First genome sequence and functional profiling of Psychrobacter SC65A.3 preserved in 5,000-year-old cave ice: insights into ancient resistome, antimicrobial potential, and enzymatic activities
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Canadian scientists discover new class of antibiotics that seem to work well against multidrug resistant bacteria
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 27, 2025 Source:How antibiotics could fight superbugs: Canadian scientists make key discovery Reference:A broad-spectrum lasso peptide antibiotic targeting the bacterial ribosome
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Phase 1 trial of new antibiotic uses novel method to target deadly drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, study says.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 4, 2024 Source:New antibiotic uses novel method to target deadly drug-resistant bacteria, study says
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‘Highly resistant’ gonorrhea on the rise in Canada, other countries: World Health Organization
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 26, 2023 Source:‘Highly resistant’ gonorrhea on the rise in Canada, other countries: World Health Organization
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The last drug that can fight gonorrhea is starting to falter. Report from Massachusetts Department of Health uncovers new resistant strains to multiple antibiotic regimens.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 2, 2023 Source:The Last Drug That Can Fight Gonorrhea Is Starting to Falter Reference:Department of Public Health announces first cases of concerning gonorrhea strain
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Bacterial antibiotic drug resistance is a major health issue and is not abating. Changes to agricultural and medical policy among other strategies are required to mitigate this trend.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 13, 2019 Source:Drug resistance likely to kill 400,000 Canadians by 2050, report predicts Reference:When Antibiotics Fail
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“Hey! Can you please pass me the antibiotics? My google diagnosis says I should take them.”
Health Headlines Commentary for November 7, 2018 Source: ‘Alarming’ number of families share leftover antibiotics, study suggests Reference: Survey Finds Alarming Percentage of Families Share Leftover Antibiotics
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Opinion paper questions advice to complete full course of antibiotics
Health Headlines Commentary for July 28, 2017 Source: Doctors question ‘finish your antibiotics’ advice Reference: The antibiotic course has had its day Analysis: Questions over advice to finish courses of antibiotics
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Sunday House Call, #616, June 4, 2017: Attention all shoppers, there is fluoride in you beer and pass the pasta!
Sunday House Call, #616, June 4, 2017 Topics today include:Organic acids in animal feed do just as well as antibiotics with causing antibiotic resistance, Big Pasta’s study showing how beneficial eating pasta is for kids (what a surprise), the measles outbreak in Minnesota now exceeds the total number of measles cases for the US in…