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In February, we hosted a symposium with the Royal College of Nursing (UK), bringing together doctors, nurses, test developers and patients to draw attention to the impact of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and showcase the near-to-market solutions that will transform treatment for patients and clinicians. We’ve written a blog on the outcomes of the day.
As a practicing GP, Dr. Oliver van Hecke speaks on the importance of patients receiving the right antibiotics and the need for better evidence about using rapid diagnostic tests in general practice so that GPs and nurses can improve how and when to treat UTIs
24/04/2020
Education: future proofing antibiotic use
Public Health England's free educational resource e-Bug UK recommend their Antibiotic Guardian programme to parents and carers.The resource covers key health topics to help parents through the COVID-19 pandemic with 17 fun activities to choose from.
e-Bug have also reopened their FutureLearn course to support parents carers and educators in using e-Bug teaching resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. Course topics include: microbes, hand and respiratory hygiene, food and oral hygiene, antibiotics.
23/04/2020
COVID-19 Testing Resources
A resource page to facilitate information sharing and to provide technical expertise to Longitude teams developing COVID-19 tests.
In the last of our six-part series with the Science History Institute we share the story of how Hazen and Brown discovered nystatin, an early antifungal medication.
In the fifth of our six-part series we meet the pioneers of rational drug design, Hitchings and Elion, who produced effective drugs for such illnesses as leukemia, gout, and malaria.
03/04/2020
Antibiotic Pioneers: Paul Ehrlich
In the fourth of our six-part series we share the story of Paul Ehrlich who conducted research on understanding the body’s immune response and introduced the concept of a “magic bullet.”
In the third of our six-part series we share the story of Howard Florey and Ernst Chain who furthered Fleming's research in penicillin, eventually enabling the testing and production of the drug.
20/03/2020
Antibiotic Pioneers: Alexander Fleming
In the second of our six-part series we share the story of Alexander Fleming. Fleming’s serendipitous discovery of penicillin changed the course of medicine and earned him a Nobel Prize.
13/03/2020
Antibiotic Pioneers: Gerhard Domagk
In the first of our six-part series we share the story of pathologist Gerhard Domagk who's pioneering research led to the development of the first antibiotic drug to cure bacterial infections.
Today we have launched a new study, offering a snapshot of the threat that rising antibiotic resistance poses to the treatment of cancer.
At the opening exhibition of Superbugs at the National Science Centre Delhi, we caught up with some innovators and clinicians about their thoughts on the impact of antibiotic resistance on healthcare and the people facing these issues in India.