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Superbugs are a big public health issue. So is climate change. Put the two together and the problem becomes even bigger. (Dylan Bush)
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Superbugs plus climate change equals double trouble. Here’s why

As the Earth becomes hotter, we’re seeing more floods and droughts. Flooding can make superbugs spread faster and further. And heat helps germs adapt faster

  • Ida Jooste
11 min read
Tackling gender imbalances in our health system would save lives and herald a healthier future (Photo by Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
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Superbugs: Why hospitals need more money to fight drug resistance

Germs are outsmarting medicine faster than South Africa’s overburdened facilities can keep up with them

  • Zano Kunene
  • Linda Pretorius
8 min read