Get to know the carbapenem-resistant superbugs brewing in hospital wastewater

Mairo is the matron of an emergency paediatric unit at a hospital in Nigeria. She is part of a team caring for seriously ill children experiencing severe malaria. Caregivers anxiously wait by bedsides, hoping treatments will work and their loved ones make a full recovery. Severe malaria is a medical emergency resulting from delayed treatment … Continued

Digital pathogen detection and NGS technology can quickly and accurately pinpoint the cause of infection, so patients can quickly receive more targeted and effective therapies. “Microbiological diagnostics in medicine are complex and diverse,” explains Dr med. Klaus Rensing, MBA, VP Medical Affairs at Noscendo, a provider of software-based pathogen identification technology. “Meaning, pathogens that cause … Continued

End tuberculosis in high-burden countries. Adapt and implement evidence-based interventions to stop the spread of this deadly, but curable, disease. The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in countries with a high burden of this airborne disease is falling at a glacial pace. In 2022, 10.6 million people fell ill with TB and 1.3 million died — … Continued