Antimicrobial Resistance Related News
High fibre diet reduces risk of antibiotic resistant infections
Eating a high fibre diet may be an effective way to reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR), with research suggesting that consuming soluble fibre reduces antibiotic...
How the MEP Interest Group on AMR is tackling antimicrobial resistance
Cristina Pricop and Jean-Yves Stenuick outline the key objectives of the MEP Interest Group on AMR whose remit is centred on driving forward the...
Health Europa Quarterly Issue 21
Welcome to Health Europa Quarterly Issue 21, which insightfully explores women’s health, antimicrobial resistance, health policy, infection control, COVID-19, cutting-edge health technology, medical cannabis,...
The importance of patient-centred care for resistance to antibiotics
HEQ spoke to Dr Neda Milevska-Kostova, chair of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO) and chair a.i. of the AMR Patient Alliance about...
FluoretiQ: Fighting AMR with Rapid Diagnostic Systems
FluoretiQ CEO Neciah Dorh shares his vision to improve antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by developing rapid diagnostics that optimise antibiotic use.
The COVID-19 pandemic has made...
Answering healthcare needs with point-of-care testing
With its advanced point-of-care testing abilities, the LumiraDx platform is enhancing the delivery of care for both patients and healthcare practitioners.
Founded in 2014, LumiraDx...
Inflammatix: Advancing diagnostics for acute infection and sepsis
Inflammatix explores the unmet needs associated with the diagnosis of acute infection and sepsis and how new diagnostic technologies are helping to improve the...
‘Antimicrobial resistance is a slow tsunami’
University of Oxford’s Professor Timothy Walsh reflects on the lack of immediacy and accountability in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and why bolder...
CAST-R automated technology identifies optimal antibiotics for blood infections
Scientists in China have developed an automated system that expertly pinpoints the best antibiotics for treating blood infections, a potentially life-saving innovation that will...
NICE announces two new antimicrobial drugs coming to the NHS
Cefiderocol and ceftazidime-avibactam, two antimicrobial drugs, will be made available on the NHS with the hopes to tackle antimicrobial resistance.
The National Institute for Health...
Progress being made on AMR, but marketplace reforms needed
AMR Industry Alliance discusses the findings from their latest progress report, which pays heed to the importance of a global, multi-stakeholder approach to tackle...
Catalysing a New Golden Age of Antimicrobials
Martin Heidecker, CIO of AMR Action Fund outlines the need for a sustainable ecosystem of research and development for antimicrobials and how the Fund...
A strengthened regulatory framework to tackle AMR in Europe
Cristina Pricop and Jean-Yves Stenuick discuss the urgent need to shore up the AMR response and increase European cooperation under a ‘One Health’ approach...
The critical role of good hand hygiene practices
Expert panellist and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) advisor to the Global Hygiene Council, Sabiha Essack explores the role of hand hygiene in reducing the risk...
How can we reduce the use of antibiotics in food production?
Dr Muhammad Asaduzzaman of the University of Oslo makes the case for the reduction of overused and misused antibiotics in food production to support...
Scientists develop synthetic antibiotics to tackle drug-resistant superbugs
Synthetic antibiotics could unlock the capability of killing drug-resistant superbugs and tackling the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis.
A groundbreaking discovery by a team of scientists...
Strengthening Europe’s defences against antimicrobial resistance
With a particular focus on tackling antimicrobial resistance this year, we speak to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control about how it...
Combatting antimicrobial resistance with automated and fast PCR testing
Dr Beryl Oppenheim, Senior Director, Medical Affairs at Cepheid, an industry-leading company in molecular diagnostics, provides insights into how their cutting-edge technology can alleviate...
RUMA: Pioneering responsible antibiotic use in agriculture
Chris Lloyd and Mary Bawn of the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture (RUMA) Alliance explain how effective antibiotic use can significantly alleviate antimicrobial...
The Next Step in Solving Antimicrobial Resistance – POC Diagnostics
Dr Avishay Bransky, CEO and co-founder of PixCell Medical outlines the benefits of diagnostic testing in mitigating the risk of antimicrobial resistance.
The discovery of...
