Fernanda Petersen
@amr-twilight.bsky.social
Professor,
Institute of Oral Biology
University of Oslo
Institute of Oral Biology
University of Oslo
Reposted by Fernanda Petersen
Today is World Antibiotic Awareness Day and this week is #WAAW
See the recording of our recent symposium on the theme.
See the recording of our recent symposium on the theme.
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 .
#AMR #PublicHealth
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 .
#AMR #PublicHealth
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...
www.odont.uio.no
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Today is World Antibiotic Awareness Day and this week is #WAAW
See the recording of our recent symposium on the theme.
See the recording of our recent symposium on the theme.
Reposted by Fernanda Petersen
#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
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
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
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) 2025
European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) is a European health initiative coordinated by ECDC.
www.ecdc.europa.eu
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
#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
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
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
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
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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.
#vanessacarteramr.bsky.social
#WAAW
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#vanessacarteramr.bsky.social
#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.
www.bbc.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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.
#vanessacarteramr.bsky.social
#WAAW
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#vanessacarteramr.bsky.social
#WAAW
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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
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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
www.downtoearth.org.in
November 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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
www.downtoearth.org.in/health/waaw-...
#WAAW
www.downtoearth.org.in/health/waaw-...
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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.
sustainabilityonline.net/news/world-f...
sustainabilityonline.net/news/world-f...
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).
sustainabilityonline.net
October 30, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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.
sustainabilityonline.net/news/world-f...
sustainabilityonline.net/news/world-f...
Reposted by Fernanda Petersen
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 .
#AMR #PublicHealth
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 .
#AMR #PublicHealth
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...
www.odont.uio.no
October 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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 .
#AMR #PublicHealth
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 .
#AMR #PublicHealth
Reposted by Fernanda Petersen
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! ✨🎉
@nationalacademies.org @schmidtsciences.bsky.social
@nationalacademies.org @schmidtsciences.bsky.social
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
Learn more about the winners: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10... #scicomm
October 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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! ✨🎉
@nationalacademies.org @schmidtsciences.bsky.social
@nationalacademies.org @schmidtsciences.bsky.social
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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
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.
Reposted by Fernanda Petersen
"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."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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 ...
www.thelancet.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
"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."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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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.
www.who.int/news/item/13...
www.who.int/news/item/13...
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...
www.who.int
October 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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.
www.who.int/news/item/13...
www.who.int/news/item/13...
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.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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.
www.thelancet.com
October 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Reposted by Fernanda Petersen
Large numbers of CDC employees are reportedly terminated during the government shutdown, including senior leaders and critical staff, in what observers describe as a politically motivated effort to weaken the agency. Legal challenges are already underway.
We have breaking news in Inside Medicine.
We had heard rumors of RIFs to CDC.
But this is the first visual confirmation that it has occurred tonight, and at high levels in the agency.
Here is what we know...and then some well-sourced rumors (but rumors, nonetheless, not confirmed) 🧵...
We had heard rumors of RIFs to CDC.
But this is the first visual confirmation that it has occurred tonight, and at high levels in the agency.
Here is what we know...and then some well-sourced rumors (but rumors, nonetheless, not confirmed) 🧵...
October 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Large numbers of CDC employees are reportedly terminated during the government shutdown, including senior leaders and critical staff, in what observers describe as a politically motivated effort to weaken the agency. Legal challenges are already underway.
Reposted by Fernanda Petersen
Pioneering Norwegian research demonstrates that environmental criteria in antibiotic procurement can boost sustainability, reduce shortages, and protect public health.
#PublicHealth #AMR
doi.org/10.1016/j.pu...
#PublicHealth #AMR
doi.org/10.1016/j.pu...
Redirecting
doi.org
October 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Pioneering Norwegian research demonstrates that environmental criteria in antibiotic procurement can boost sustainability, reduce shortages, and protect public health.
#PublicHealth #AMR
doi.org/10.1016/j.pu...
#PublicHealth #AMR
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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.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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.
www.nature.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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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.
sciencebusiness.net/news/r-d-fun...
sciencebusiness.net/news/r-d-fun...
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 ...
sciencebusiness.net
September 30, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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.
sciencebusiness.net/news/r-d-fun...
sciencebusiness.net/news/r-d-fun...
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The group in #brianhie.bsky.social at Stanford used AI to design the first-ever functional bacteriophages. AI can explore countless phage genomes in silico, speeding discovery of new alternatives to antibiotics. A breakthrough for #AMR, but also raises ethical & safety questions. #AI #Biotech
In a new preprint from @brianhie.bsky.social's lab, the team reports the first generative design of viable bacteriophage genomes.
Leveraging Evo 1 & Evo 2, they generated whole genome sequences, resulting in 16 viable phages with distinct genomic architectures.
Leveraging Evo 1 & Evo 2, they generated whole genome sequences, resulting in 16 viable phages with distinct genomic architectures.
September 22, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The group in #brianhie.bsky.social at Stanford used AI to design the first-ever functional bacteriophages. AI can explore countless phage genomes in silico, speeding discovery of new alternatives to antibiotics. A breakthrough for #AMR, but also raises ethical & safety questions. #AI #Biotech
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New study: NAPs haven’t always led to quick reductions in antibiotic sales. But they may still strengthen infection prevention & control, surveillance, and stewardship. With clearer goals, these efforts could hopefully deliver lasting gains against AMR. #AMR #IPC
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Impact of implementation of World Health Organization National Action Plans on antibiotic rates: a time series analysis of 37 countries | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology | Cambridge Core
Impact of implementation of World Health Organization National Action Plans on antibiotic rates: a time series analysis of 37 countries
www.cambridge.org
September 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
New study: NAPs haven’t always led to quick reductions in antibiotic sales. But they may still strengthen infection prevention & control, surveillance, and stewardship. With clearer goals, these efforts could hopefully deliver lasting gains against AMR. #AMR #IPC
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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See our 2024 symposium recording here.
AMR: "Wake-up call" or "Dream on"?
www.odont.uio.no/english/abou...
AMR: "Wake-up call" or "Dream on"?
www.odont.uio.no/english/abou...
Antimicrobial resistance: “Wake-up call” or “Dream on”?
- Faculty of Dentistry
This crucial question framed the recent symposium organized by the NORSE and RESISFORCE networks in collaboration with the AMR Centre at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH). The symposium ...
www.odont.uio.no
September 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
See our 2024 symposium recording here.
AMR: "Wake-up call" or "Dream on"?
www.odont.uio.no/english/abou...
AMR: "Wake-up call" or "Dream on"?
www.odont.uio.no/english/abou...
Reposted by Fernanda Petersen
Program for our joint event with the NORSE network on October 24th in Oslo.
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International Symposium – Science, Trust, and Democracy: Communicating Health Challenges in a Polarized Era
How do we communicate health challenges at a time when trust is under pressure and misinformation spreads faster than a virus?
www.fhi.no
September 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Program for our joint event with the NORSE network on October 24th in Oslo.
www.fhi.no/en/ab/confer...
www.fhi.no/en/ab/confer...
Reposted by Fernanda Petersen
Annual Norwegian NORM/NORM-VET report released.
Norway’s strict antibiotic policies pay off. Record-low use in humans & animals, and some of Europe’s lowest #AMR rates. But ESBL & VRE are on the rise, so vigilance is vital.
www.unn.no/4a675d/sitea...
Norway’s strict antibiotic policies pay off. Record-low use in humans & animals, and some of Europe’s lowest #AMR rates. But ESBL & VRE are on the rise, so vigilance is vital.
www.unn.no/4a675d/sitea...
www.unn.no
September 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Annual Norwegian NORM/NORM-VET report released.
Norway’s strict antibiotic policies pay off. Record-low use in humans & animals, and some of Europe’s lowest #AMR rates. But ESBL & VRE are on the rise, so vigilance is vital.
www.unn.no/4a675d/sitea...
Norway’s strict antibiotic policies pay off. Record-low use in humans & animals, and some of Europe’s lowest #AMR rates. But ESBL & VRE are on the rise, so vigilance is vital.
www.unn.no/4a675d/sitea...
Reposted by Fernanda Petersen
Today on World Sepsis Day, neonatal sepsis remains a major killer, taking over 400,000 newborn lives each year, driven by weak immunity, delayed care, and #AMR. Strengthening hygiene, diagnostics, and timely treatment is crucial to closing the survival gap.
www.financialexpress.com/life/health/...
www.financialexpress.com/life/health/...
World Sepsis Day 2025: 400,000 babies die each year from this silent infection—Can it be stopped?
World Sepsis Day 2025: Sepsis is a silent infection that takes 400,000 newborn lives every year. Weak immunity, delayed treatment, and drug resistance make it harder to save babies.
www.financialexpress.com
September 13, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Today on World Sepsis Day, neonatal sepsis remains a major killer, taking over 400,000 newborn lives each year, driven by weak immunity, delayed care, and #AMR. Strengthening hygiene, diagnostics, and timely treatment is crucial to closing the survival gap.
www.financialexpress.com/life/health/...
www.financialexpress.com/life/health/...
Reposted by Fernanda Petersen
Communication for all, in a polarized world. Join us for the annual Resisforce and Norse international symposium.
#PublicHealthhttps://www.odont.uio.no/english/about/events/2025/amr-communication-for-all-in-a-polarized-world.html
#PublicHealthhttps://www.odont.uio.no/english/about/events/2025/amr-communication-for-all-in-a-polarized-world.html
Science, Trust, and Democracy: Communicating Health Challenges in a Polarized Era
- Faculty of Dentistry
How do we communicate health challenges in a time when trust is under pressure and misinformation spreads faster than viruses?
This is the theme for NORSE and RESISFORCEs annual AMR symposium
This f...
www.odont.uio.no
September 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Communication for all, in a polarized world. Join us for the annual Resisforce and Norse international symposium.
#PublicHealthhttps://www.odont.uio.no/english/about/events/2025/amr-communication-for-all-in-a-polarized-world.html
#PublicHealthhttps://www.odont.uio.no/english/about/events/2025/amr-communication-for-all-in-a-polarized-world.html
Reposted by Fernanda Petersen
Step by step, more countries back the #CopenhagenDeclaration, empowering pharmacists worldwide to drive responsible antibiotic use and protect global health. #AMR.
www.arabtimesonline.com/news/kuwait-...
www.arabtimesonline.com/news/kuwait-...
Kuwait commits to AMR fight with the signing of Copenhagen Declaration
LONDON, Sept 6: The Kuwait Pharmaceutical Association (KUPFA) has signed the Copenhagen Declaration on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), committing to global col...
www.arabtimesonline.com
September 7, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Step by step, more countries back the #CopenhagenDeclaration, empowering pharmacists worldwide to drive responsible antibiotic use and protect global health. #AMR.
www.arabtimesonline.com/news/kuwait-...
www.arabtimesonline.com/news/kuwait-...
Reposted by Fernanda Petersen
A new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s Kasai province has killed 15 people, with 28 suspected cases of the Zaire strain. WHO is aiding the response, but recent aid cuts challenge containment.
Building the lost U.S. Ebola expertise and response capacity takes time.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Building the lost U.S. Ebola expertise and response capacity takes time.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
15 dead after new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Health officials have recorded at least 28 suspected cases amid the central African nation’s 16th outbreak of the deadly disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 6, 2025 at 4:55 AM
A new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s Kasai province has killed 15 people, with 28 suspected cases of the Zaire strain. WHO is aiding the response, but recent aid cuts challenge containment.
Building the lost U.S. Ebola expertise and response capacity takes time.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Building the lost U.S. Ebola expertise and response capacity takes time.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Reposted by Fernanda Petersen
PAHO launched the Suzan McLennon-Miguel AMR Leadership Award to honor Caribbean leaders tackling #AMR, with nominations open until 30 September 2025. The award commemorates Dr. McLennon-Miguel’s One Health legacy and will be announced on 18 November 2025.
www.paho.org/en/news/5-9-...
www.paho.org/en/news/5-9-...
PAHO launches award to recognize Caribbean leadership in the fight against superbugs
Nominations open until 30 September 2025Bridgetown, Barbados, 5 September 2025 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the Suzan McLennon-Miguel Caribbean Antimicrobial R...
www.paho.org
September 6, 2025 at 4:39 AM
PAHO launched the Suzan McLennon-Miguel AMR Leadership Award to honor Caribbean leaders tackling #AMR, with nominations open until 30 September 2025. The award commemorates Dr. McLennon-Miguel’s One Health legacy and will be announced on 18 November 2025.
www.paho.org/en/news/5-9-...
www.paho.org/en/news/5-9-...