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The antibiotics industry is in trouble. Operation Warp Speed may hold some solutions.

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Daniel Shin
Jul 7, 2021
The antibiotics sector needs a revitalizing shot. The U.S. government's response to COVID may hold some answers.
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Got a cold or the flu? Think twice about antibiotics

by Dan Gorenstein
Jul 18, 2018
Why overprescribing antibiotics is increasing fears of "super bugs."
Bottles of antibiotics line a shelf.
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Drug-resistant infections threaten economy

by Annie Baxter
Dec 26, 2016
The World Bank has stressed the threat of drug-resistant infections.
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Sherwin-Williams wants germ-killing walls in hospitals

by Kimberly Adams
Nov 3, 2015
The company says its new paint kills 99.9 percent of infection-causing bacteria.
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Tyson cuts antibiotics in chickens, are hogs next?

by Dan Weissmann
Apr 28, 2015
Eliminating routine antibiotic use is most challenging in cattle
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The Micky-D ripple effect

by Dan Gorenstein
Mar 6, 2015
Now that McDonalds is promising us antibiotic free chicken, who else will join?
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Merck invests in new antibiotics

by Scott Tong
Dec 8, 2014
Pharmaceutical companies have stayed away from developing new antibiotics even though deaths from drug-resistant infections are rising.
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by Tony Wagner
Sep 19, 2014
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Will farmers feed their livestock fewer antibiotics?

by Adriene Hill
Dec 12, 2013
As the FDA tries to curb antibiotic use on the farms, what are the economics of feeding antibiotics to livestock and poultry?
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