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Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scientists</span></a> Create <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Superbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superbug</span></a>-Killing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Paint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paint</span></a> For <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hospitals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hospitals</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.onlygoodnewsdaily.com/post/scientists-create-superbug-killing-paint-for-hospitals" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">onlygoodnewsdaily.com/post/sci</span><span class="invisible">entists-create-superbug-killing-paint-for-hospitals</span></a></p>
michael<p>2-Apr-2025<br>New <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antibiotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotic</span></a> for multidrug resistant <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/superbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superbug</span></a><br>Researchers from the universities in Konstanz and Vienna discover a new class of antibiotic that selectively targets Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gonorrhoea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gonorrhoea</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1079168" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">079168</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AntibioticsResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntibioticsResistance</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> cracks <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/superbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superbug</span></a> problem in two days that took scientists years<br>Their hypothesis is that the superbugs can form a tail from different <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/viruses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>viruses</span></a> which allows them to spread between species. Prof Penades likened it to the superbugs having "keys" which enabled them to move from home to home, or host species to host species. <br>Critically, this hypothesis was unique to the research team and had not been published anywhere else. Nobody in the team had shared their findings. <br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyz6e9edy3o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/clyz6e9e</span><span class="invisible">dy3o</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years — <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyz6e9edy3o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyz6e</span><span class="invisible">9edy3o</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Superbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superbug</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Breakthrough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Breakthrough</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Innovation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Flipboard Science Desk<p>AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@BBCNews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BBCNews</span></a></span> reports: <a href="https://flip.it/FzBl0Y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/FzBl0Y</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Superbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superbug</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disease</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a></p>
Glyn Moody<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> bombardment worsens <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/superbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superbug</span></a> outbreaks - <a href="https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-11-19/gaza-bombardment-worsens-superbug-outbreaks/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thebureauinvestigates.com/stor</span><span class="invisible">ies/2024-11-19/gaza-bombardment-worsens-superbug-outbreaks/</span></a> "Israeli blockades and bombings have left doctors without basic medicines to treat infections" and those superbugs will spread worldwide...</p>
César Sánchez<p>‘It’s at the scale of a pandemic’: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/superbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superbug</span></a> emergency puts babies on the frontline</p><p>"In Nigeria and Ethiopia, neonatal <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sepsis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sepsis</span></a> poses a major threat to newborns. And as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AntibioticResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntibioticResistance</span></a> grows, a crisis is mounting"</p><p><a href="https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-08-08/its-at-the-scale-of-a-pandemic-superbug-emergency-puts-babies-on-the-frontline/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thebureauinvestigates.com/stor</span><span class="invisible">ies/2024-08-08/its-at-the-scale-of-a-pandemic-superbug-emergency-puts-babies-on-the-frontline/</span></a></p>
Maggie Fox<p>People are going to catch <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/superbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superbug</span></a> infections in hospitals. It's like accepting burnt toast, says Dr Nour Shamas <a href="https://onehealthtrust.org/news-media/podcasts/when-superbugs-get-personal-from-professional-preoccupation-to-a-familys-nightmare/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">onehealthtrust.org/news-media/</span><span class="invisible">podcasts/when-superbugs-get-personal-from-professional-preoccupation-to-a-familys-nightmare/</span></a></p>
AutisticMumTo3<p>Superbug that now kills 300,000 people a year evolved rapidly from common bacteria | The Independent<br> <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/superbug-antibiotic-resistance-origin-spread-b2575769.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">independent.co.uk/news/science</span><span class="invisible">/superbug-antibiotic-resistance-origin-spread-b2575769.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Superbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superbug</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommmonBacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommmonBacteria</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bacteria</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Evolution</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CysticFibrosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CysticFibrosis</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PseudomonasAeruginosa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PseudomonasAeruginosa</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LungDamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LungDamage</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Smoking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smoking</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Macrophages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macrophages</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DenselyPopulatedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DenselyPopulatedAreas</span></a></p>
Athena Fatima<p><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/life/health/superbug-fungus-cases-hit-record-high-in-southern-nevada-3005044/amp/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reviewjournal.com/life/health/</span><span class="invisible">superbug-fungus-cases-hit-record-high-in-southern-nevada-3005044/amp/</span></a> <a href="https://beekeeping.ninja/tags/infection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infection</span></a> <a href="https://beekeeping.ninja/tags/superbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superbug</span></a></p>
Lorraine<p>The Strange and Curious Case of the Deadly <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Superbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superbug</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Yeast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yeast</span></a> | <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Wired" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Wired@mstdn.social</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://press.coop/@WIRED" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WIRED@press.coop</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/the-strange-and-curious-case-of-the-deadly-superbug-yeast/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/the-strange-an</span><span class="invisible">d-curious-case-of-the-deadly-superbug-yeast/</span></a></p><p>You know, just because we could all use a refresher course on <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/candidaAuris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>candidaAuris</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Fomites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fomites</span></a> are still a thing but <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/airborne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airborne</span></a> IS VERY MUCH a thing too🖤🖤🖤</p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Experimental <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/antibiotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotic</span></a> kills deadly <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/superbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superbug</span></a>, opens whole new class of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugs</span></a><br>Relatively large molecule clogs a transport system, leading to lethal toxicity. In this case, the new <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/drug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drug</span></a>—dubbed <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/zosurabalpin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zosurabalpin</span></a>—fights off the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/GramNegative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GramNegative</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/bacterium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacterium</span></a> carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, aka CRAB. Though it may sound obscure, it's an opportunistic, invasive <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a> that often strikes hospitalized and critically ill patients, causing deadly <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/infections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infections</span></a> worldwide. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/experimental-antibiotic-reveals-entirely-new-way-to-kill-drug-resistant-bacteria/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2024/0</span><span class="invisible">1/experimental-antibiotic-reveals-entirely-new-way-to-kill-drug-resistant-bacteria/</span></a></p>
Matt Willemsen<p>Experimental antibiotic kills deadly superbug, opens whole new class of drugs<br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/experimental-antibiotic-reveals-entirely-new-way-to-kill-drug-resistant-bacteria/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2024/0</span><span class="invisible">1/experimental-antibiotic-reveals-entirely-new-way-to-kill-drug-resistant-bacteria/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/experimental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>experimental</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antibiotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/superbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superbug</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GramNegative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GramNegative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zosurabalpin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zosurabalpin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CRAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CRAB</span></a></p>
Poetry News<p>Superbug strikes hard<br>Drugs of a new class appear<br>Hope to save lives now</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antibiotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/superbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superbug</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/discovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discovery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/experimental-antibiotic-reveals-entirely-new-way-to-kill-drug-resistant-bacteria/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2024/0</span><span class="invisible">1/experimental-antibiotic-reveals-entirely-new-way-to-kill-drug-resistant-bacteria/</span></a></p>
The-14<p>Antimicrobial resistance now hits lower-income countries the hardest, but superbugs are a global threat we must all&nbsp;fight<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bacteria</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Superbugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superbugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antibiotics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Superbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superbug</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GlobalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UrgentAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UrgentAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AntibioticResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntibioticResistance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WHO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WHO</span></a> <br><a href="https://the-14.com/antimicrobial-resistance-now-hits-lower-income-countries-the-hardest-but-superbugs-are-a-global-threat-we-must-all-fight/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">the-14.com/antimicrobial-resis</span><span class="invisible">tance-now-hits-lower-income-countries-the-hardest-but-superbugs-are-a-global-threat-we-must-all-fight/</span></a></p>
Giuseppe Michieli<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/War" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>War</span></a> in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> fuels ‘alarming increase’ in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/hospital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hospital</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/superbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superbug</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/infections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infections</span></a>, report warns, The Telegraph: <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/ukraine-war-superbug-infections-antimicrobial-resistance/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">telegraph.co.uk/global-health/</span><span class="invisible">science-and-disease/ukraine-war-superbug-infections-antimicrobial-resistance/</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/AMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMR</span></a></p>
Rupert Cocke<p>Forgotten Antibiotic From Decades Past May Be a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Superbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superbug</span></a> Killer <a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/forgotten-antibiotic-from-decades-past-may-be-a-superbug-killer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencealert.com/forgotten-ant</span><span class="invisible">ibiotic-from-decades-past-may-be-a-superbug-killer</span></a></p>
Hari Tulsidas<p>A new superbug has been discovered that can devour ocean plastic. The bacterium, named Ideonella sakaiensis, can break down PET, a common type of plastic used in bottles and clothing. The superbug could help solve the problem of plastic pollution, but it also raises questions about its ecological impact and potential applications. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Superbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superbug</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OceanPlastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OceanPlastic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Nautilus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nautilus</span></a> <a href="https://nautil.us/the-superbug-that-devours-ocean-plastic-412863/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nautil.us/the-superbug-that-de</span><span class="invisible">vours-ocean-plastic-412863/</span></a></p>
Denis - The COVID info guy -<p>Victorian gastro superbug case rise sparks public warning.</p><p>@VicGovDH <a href="https://aus.social/tags/gastro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gastro</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/superbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superbug</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/shigellosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shigellosis</span></a> @VictorianCHO</p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>The first <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadian</span></a> study using <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/phages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phages</span></a> to treat <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/superbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superbug</span></a> infections is underway with scientists reporting a preliminary but encouraging early success case.</p><p>"You are considered clinically and biologically cured," said Victoria Marshall as she read a text message from her doctor on the latest test results.<br>It brought her to tears.</p><p>"Well, I can have my life back. It's been really hard."</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PhageTherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhageTherapy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UTI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UTI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/first-canadian-trial-successfully-uses-phage-therapy-to-stop-life-threatening-uti-caused-by-superbug-1.6466739?cid=sm%3Atrueanthem%3A%7B%7Bcampaignname%7D%7D%3Atwitterpost%E2%80%8B&amp;taid=64a4ffecd6b4f0000125bd75&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ctvnews.ca/health/first-canadi</span><span class="invisible">an-trial-successfully-uses-phage-therapy-to-stop-life-threatening-uti-caused-by-superbug-1.6466739?cid=sm%3Atrueanthem%3A%7B%7Bcampaignname%7D%7D%3Atwitterpost%E2%80%8B&amp;taid=64a4ffecd6b4f0000125bd75&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter</span></a></p>
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