Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Bacteriocin Is The Latest Weapon In The Fight Against AMR; New Hybrid Drug Proves Effective Against Malaria
ScienceDaily: Certain Skin Bacteria Can Inhibit Growth Of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
The fact that we have medicines against bacterial infections is something many people take for granted. But increasing resistance among bacteria means that more and more antibiotics do not work. (UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 11/21)
ScienceDaily: New Approaches In The Fight Against Drug Resistance In Malaria
Malaria is one of the most widespread and deadly infectious diseases worldwide. New compounds are continuously required due to the risk of malaria parasites becoming resistant to the medicines currently used. A team of researchers has now combined the anti-malaria drug artemisinin with coumarin, which, like artemisinin, is also found in plants, and developed an auto-fluorescent compound from both bioactive substances. (Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, 11/20)
Newsweek: Woman Says Male Doctor Gave Her Two-Year Max Contraceptive For A Decade
A TikTok video highlighting the seldom discussed risk of a particular contraceptive has gone viral, with thousands of women reacting in anger. The video, uploaded to TikTok by influencer Morgan Roos, reveals how she had been using the injectable contraceptive called Depo-Provera for 10 years under her male doctor's advice, only to be told by her new female doctor that the drug should only be taken for two years at the most. (Jess Thomson, 11/20)
