A decade ago, Britain’s top health official issued a grim warning: antibiotic resistance posed an apocalyptic threat, with patients having simple operations at risk of dying from routine infections that could no longer be treated. Sally Davies, then the chief medical officer for England, said global action was required to fight antibiotic resistance and fill… Continue reading In the absence of solutions, tackling the causes of antibiotic resistance is key | Antibiotics
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Ulez key to tackling ‘unacceptably high’ child illness and death, doctors say | Air pollution
Leading doctors and scientists have warned politicians against watering down plans to expand city-wide schemes aimed at reducing traffic pollution levels linked to thousands of deaths each year. They urged politicians not to lose their nerve over plans to improve poor air quality, such as the expansion of the ultra low emission zone (Ulez) in… Continue reading Ulez key to tackling ‘unacceptably high’ child illness and death, doctors say | Air pollution