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Will we die from minor scratches in the future? Q&A antibiotic resistance expert
- Bluestein 2y ago""According to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of antibacterial agents, including antibiotics, has increased from 80 in 2021 to 97 in 2023. However, the health agency says there is a “pressing need for new, innovative agents for serious infections and to replace those becoming ineffective due to widespread use”.""
- downrightmike 2y agoSounds like they need to hoard a few of the new 17 for a decade or two so we have something to work with.
- BaculumMeumEst 2y agoI just thought of a great business model for a new startup!
- Bluestein 2y agoHoarding? :)
- p51-remorse 2y agoAs usual, the answer to a question in the headline can safely be assumed to be “no”.
- Bluestein 2y agoBetteridge's law ...
- surfingdino 2y agoI have a feeling natural selection will take care of this problem, not that we should abandon efforts to come up with medicines to counter it.
- thenerdhead 2y agoWhere is the accountability from health experts? Shifting the blame to patients is ridiculous and irresponsible. Humans naturally have diverse immune systems to prevent our species from being wiped out by a single pathogen. We should invest much more money into countermeasures and advancing our understanding of complex systems like the immune system and the microbiome. AI is crucial in this area nowadays. New therapeutics countering resistance are emerging. We should double down.
- BaculumMeumEst 2y agoWill we start sending people who engage in emotional manipulation for clicks to Siberia? Q&A criminal justice expert
- jasonvorhe 2y agoI'm glad my ADHD brain always had me forget getting prescribed antibiotics from the pharmacy whenever I had to go to the doctor to get a sick note. Miraculously I always got back to health after just a few days.