Bacteria are outsmarting antibiotics due to overuse and decline in production. These antibiotic-resistant superbugs pose another global health risk. It's the Slow Pandemic.
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We are running out of safe, effective antibiotics
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The last two pharmaceutical companies that received approval from the FDA (before the pandemic) to produce new antibiotics - one went bankrupt and the other got sold off. There is little financial incentive to research or produce these drugs. Researcher Lori Burrows talks to us about new supply models that could re-ignite research in this area.…
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Globally, we are quickly running out of antibiotic solutions to fight both common and high-risk bacterial infections. Bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to over-used antibiotics, and it is no longer financially viable for pharmaceutical companies to invest in the research and development of new antibiotics. The WHO and UN have prioritized…
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The phone call no parent ever wants to receive… Hear how Seana and her husband went through the harrowing first 14 months of her daughter Kiera’s illness before receiving a proper diagnosis, her 18-month stay in hospital and all the care, logistics and education that come with living with a child who requires an IV catheter connected to her heart, …
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A caregiver by nature and registered nurse by training, SterileCare CEO Karen Mueller explains why solution-driven healthcare, as opposed to our current fear-driven healthcare, along with a dash of good business sense, is the right path forward to a more effective system. This approached helped her see that a solution eradicating the formation and …
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In Canada, 34 people die every single day from PREVENTABLE bloodstream infections acquired in hospitals. Why? Because bacteria are about to outsmart antibiotics due to overuse and decline in production. Hear from a patient, a researcher and the CEO of a Canadian-made solution about the danger of bacterial resistance to antibiotics for populations a…
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