Drug-resistant bacteria pose a growing threat. Can new antibiotics be developed fast enough to combat them?

(By Ed Silverman for STAT)

In 2016, a landmark report was issued on the global problem of antimicrobial resistance. The paper, commissioned by the U.K. government and the Wellcome Trust, sought to quickly grab the attention of policymakers — by tapping a former high-profile Goldman Sachs economist named Jim O’Neill to lead the effort. He issued a particularly dire warning of what was to come if the issue was ignored.  Continue reading the article here…

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