Environmental waste, especially pharmaceuticals and toxins, needs high-level action to stop its major contribution to antimicrobial resistance
Superbugs are fighting back and our state hospitals don’t have the right specialists or enough funding to stop more germs from becoming untreatable
Scientists have the technology (and apparently the inclination) to make fungus better, stronger, faster
A microbial fuel cell can process sewage on a small or very large scale and solve the problem of water treatment, some five years from now.
A new study has found that your kitchen counter is more likely to be contaminated by disease-causing bacteria than the handle of your toilet.
Health authorities fret at the prospect of a global outbreak similar to the 2003 Sars crisis.
A new strain of drug-resistant bacteria has made landfall in South Africa.
MRSA is the superbug causing alarm in hospitals around the world. South African hospitals have not been spared.
We pay for antibacterial wipes while Third World children die because of a lack of basic sanitation.
Barbara Ludman reviews Robert Baker’s latest book about the indelible impact of epidemics.