The troubling rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, Podcast with Christopher Murray

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Podcast: Global health expert warns about a potential ‘pandemic in the shadows’

For nearly a decade, public health experts have been warning that bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics. In 2014, the World Health Organization even said the post-antibiotic era is near. Despite these warnings, the problem has only worsened: Antibiotic-resistant superbugs like MRSA are rising—and faster than expected.

University of Washington Professor Christopher Murray co-authored a recent study in The Lancet, which found that antibiotic-resistant infections directly killed over a million people worldwide. The study also found that superbugs might have played a role in five million more deaths worldwide. Murray explains what's causing this troubling trend—and how we can combat it.

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