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Antimicrobial resistance #AMR
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AMR Antimicrobial Resistance
Fernanda C. Petersen,
Professor, University of Oslo and
Ulf R. Dahle,
Specialist Director,
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
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#AMR is real and growing. Misuse today means untreatable infections tomorrow. Public awareness matters, but we need leaders to step up with strong policies, regulation, and investment to protect antibiotics as a shared global resource.
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PM Modi flags antibiotic resistance: Doctor says the concern is real
PM Modi has warned that misuse of antibiotics is weakening their effectiveness, citing ICMR studies that show rising resistance to drugs used for common infections.
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December 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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£8m from @Wellcome is funding a new global initiative at @LivUni, led by Prof William Hope, to tackle #AMR by identifying effective combinations of existing antibiotics. Project will start with high-impact solutions for Southeast Asia.

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£8m secured to tackle antimicrobial resistance - University of Liverpool News
£8m secured to tackle antimicrobial resistance
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December 18, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Two new antibiotics, zoliflodacin and gepotidacin, approved by the FDA on 11–12 Dec 2025, represents major breakthrough against drug-resistant gonorrhoea. They are the first new treatments in decades.
#AMR
#InfectiousDisease
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New antibiotics hailed as ‘turning point’ in treating drug-resistant gonorrhoea
First new treatments for sexually transmitted disease in decades approved by US Food and Drug Administration as number of cases worldwide surge to 82m
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December 16, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Swedish medtech Amferia secures an oversubscribed €3.5M funding round to accelerate its antimicrobial peptide hydrogel platform for human and animal wound care. This strong investor momentum may advance new tools in the fight against #AMR.

#InfectiousDisease
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Medtech Firm Amferia Secures €3.5M Investment to Accelerate Breakthrough Antimicrobial Technology in Human and Animal Health
Mölndal, Sweden — December 15, 2025 — Amferia, a Swedish medtech company developing next-
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December 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Being named a University Scholar is one of the highest honors in the U of I. Exceptional research, teaching, and future promise + $15K/year for three years to advance scholarship. Huge kudos to Michael Federle for this well-deserved recognition. Sincere congratulations.
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University Scholar Michael Federle | UIC today
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December 8, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Ethiopia has launched its 4th National Action Plan on #AMR during #WAAW2025, strengthening #OneHealth surveillance, stewardship, labs, IPC, and awareness. Govt and partners reaffirm strong commitment to tackle AMR and protect life-saving medicines.

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Ethiopia launched the fourth National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance during WAAW 2025 commemoration
Ethiopia commemorated World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW) 2025 with a high-level national event held at the Africa CDC Headquarters in Addis Ababa, where the Government officially lau...
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December 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Denmark just mapped its entire environmental microbiome. More than 10,000 samples revealing hidden, dominant nitrifiers that shape fertilizer use, water quality, and climate impact. A national microbiome atlas could transform sustainable agriculture across Europe.
#AMR
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The Microflora Danica atlas of Danish environmental microbiomes - Nature
Microflora Danica—an atlas of Danish environmental microbiomes—reveals that although human-disturbed habitats have high alpha diversity, species reoccur, revealing hidden homogeneity.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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This paper highlights regulatory and evidence gaps slowing phage therapy, contrasting Belgium’s personalised approach with US fixed-phage RCTs. Stronger clinical data, better manufacturing capacity, & global coordination are key to moving phage treatments forward. #AMR
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Considerations and perspectives on phage therapy from the transatlantic taskforce on antimicrobial resistance
Nature Communications - Phage therapy shows promise for treating bacterial infections, including those resistant to antibiotics, but its development faces scientific and regulatory hurdles. This...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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November 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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The Resisforce network strengthens global #AMR & biofilm collaboration, bringing together partners from Norway, Brazil, the US, Canada, and India through major meetings, exchanges, and research initiatives driving innovation in microbiome and AMR.
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News - Institute of Oral Biology
Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Today is World Antibiotic Awareness Day and this week is #WAAW
See the recording of our recent symposium on the theme.
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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#WAAW is here.
This year’s theme is “From Resistance to Resilience”, spotlights how healthcare workers tackle tough, #AMR infections.
Join the free online event on 18 Nov and help keep antibiotics working. #KeepAntibioticsWorking
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European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) 2025
European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) is a European health initiative coordinated by ECDC.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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If antibiotics aren’t helping, go back to your doctor, don’t wait it out. Use antibiotics only when prescribed, finish the course, don’t save leftovers, and never share them. Smart use = slowing #AMR.
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#WAAW
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South West sees 9% rise in antibiotic-resistant infections
A woman who suffered antibiotic resistance says go back to your doctor if they are not working.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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AMR is hitting LMICs hard. But with stronger political commitment, better surveillance, improved WASH and IPC, and sustained investment in stewardship and innovation, these countries could make major progress in containing #AMR.
#WAAW

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WAAW 2025: AMR will continue to threaten health, development, and economic stability, particularly in low- and middle-income countries
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most critical global health challenges of the 21st century, undermining decades of progress in the treatment and co
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November 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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This virtual seminar “Societal Perspectives and Prioritisation of AMR Interventions” — 14 Nov 2025, 09:30 UK will present perspectives on which #AMR Interventions matter most.

Part of the global momentum after #UNGA79 & ahead of the new WHO AMR strategy (2026).
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Societal perspectives and prioritisation of AMR interventions | LSHTM
In 2025, the Network’s seminar series invites 2-3 speakers for each event to present their work on a particular theme around prioritisation. This third seminar of the series presents ‘Public
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November 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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The World Federation for Animals (WFA) has joined the WHO Civil Society Task Force on #AMR, an advisory group that has, for the first time in its history, welcomed the animal health and welfare perspective to strengthen the #OneHealth approach.
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World Federation for Animals joins WHO task force on antimicrobial resistance - Sustainability Online
The World Federation for Animals (WFA) has been appointed to the World Health Organization’s Civil Society Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).
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October 30, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Science, Trust, and Democracy: Communicating Health Challenges in a Polarized Era.

Read about the event and watch the full recording here: www.odont.uio.no/english/abou...

Inside you also find the link to the Inside Medicine newsletter by @jeremyfaust.bsky.social .

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Science, Trust, and Democracy: Communicating Health Challenges in a Polarized Era - Faculty of Dentistry
On October 24, 2025, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) hosted the symposium “Science, Trust, and Democracy: Communicating Health Challenges in a Polarized Era.” The event gathered expert...
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October 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Congratulations to @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, MedPage Today's editor-in-chief, who was chosen as a winner of the 2025 National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications! ✨🎉
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Congratulations to the 2025 winners of the National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications given by @nationalacademies.org in partnership with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social !

Learn more about the winners: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10... #scicomm
October 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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The fight against AMR will not be won in laboratories alone, but in our shared habits of everyday life. We need infection prevention, vaccination, hand hygiene, and a global culture that values responsibility over convenience and stewardship over complacency.
October 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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"Too often #AMR is framed as an immense although conceptually simple challenge: delay resistance to current drugs and produce new drugs. But we need to go beyond this, we need to pull every lever at our disposal to minimise infection even before we turn to drugs."

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AMR is more complicated than a lack of drugs
Later this month (Nov 18–24) is World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW), the annual reminder of this long smouldering crisis in modern health care. This is the first year with the new name as it was formerly ...
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October 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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WHO reports 1 in 6 bacterial infections worldwide are antibiotic-resistant, with resistance rising sharply since 2018. Gram-negative bacteria like E. coli and K. pneumoniae pose the biggest threat. Action on #AMR surveillance and responsible antibiotic use is needed.

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WHO warns of widespread resistance to common antibiotics worldwide
One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common infections in people worldwide in 2023 were resistant to antibiotic treatments, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) r...
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October 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Across Southeast Asia most newborn infections are now caused #AMR bugs, making standard treatments for neonatal sepsis ineffective. Without updated, locally informed treatment guidelines and new antibiotic development, infant mortality rates will rise.

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Pathogen distribution and antimicrobial resistance among neonatal bloodstream infections in Southeast Asia: results from NeoSEAP, a multicentre retrospective study
Neonatal sepsis in tertiary hospitals in Southeast Asia is predominantly caused by gram-negative bacteria, with high rates of non-susceptibility to commonly prescribed antibiotics.
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October 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Pioneering Norwegian research demonstrates that environmental criteria in antibiotic procurement can boost sustainability, reduce shortages, and protect public health.

#PublicHealth #AMR

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October 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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The deadly Klebsiella pneumoniae can resist nearly all antibiotics. Colleagues found a new antibody that blocks its protective coat, helping the immune system clear the infection. This offers hope against the “silent pandemic” of #AMR.
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Monoclonal antibodies protect against pandrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae - Nature
Capsule-specific human monoclonal antibodies are protective against bloodstream infection by Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 147 in a mouse model of septicaemia, and could provide a useful strategy against pathogens with antimicrobial resistance.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Horizon Europe has launched a €253M AMR partnership to accelerate innovation and move potential therapies closer to market. The first funding call, focused on treatments, will open in November following a pre-announcement in mid-October.
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Horizon Europe’s new antimicrobial resistance partnership looks to the market
Horizon Europe’s partnership for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) research launched last week with a plan to bring Europe closer to finding new anti-microbial therapies in the next decade. With more of ...
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September 30, 2025 at 6:18 AM