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• 03.12.2026  |  WHO releases guidance for urgently needed new antibiotics

  CIDRAP | The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday published blueprints to guide development of urgently needed new antibiotics for three types of bacterial infections.

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• 03.10.2026  |  Pipeline of new drugs to fight superbugs is ‘worryingly thin’, experts warn

  THE GUARDIAN | The pipeline of new drugs to fight superbugs remains “worryingly thin” and has shrunk by 35% in the last five years, experts have said, predicting the annual number of deaths linked to drug-resistant infections globally will double to 8 million by 2050.

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• 02.26.2026  |  CARB-X targets 4 product themes for new funding round

  CIDRAP | CARB-X today announced the product themes for its latest funding round.

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• 02.23.2026  |  Study: Antibiotic resistance threatens 30-year decline in deaths from lower respiratory infections

  CIDRAP | A new analysis of global data shows that while deaths from lower respiratory infections (LRIs) declined from 1990 to 2021, deaths caused by antibiotic-resistant LRIs in 2021 were nearly three times higher than those caused by susceptible infections.

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• 02.09.2026  |  Updated PASTEUR Act reintroduced in Congress to boost antibiotic development

  CIDRAP | A bipartisan group of US lawmakers is taking another shot at legislation that advocates hope could boost antibiotic development efforts.

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• 01.28.2026  |  Reviewing recently approved antibiotics for uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea

  CONTAGION LIVE | This past December, the FDA approved both zoliflodacin and gepotidacin for this sexually transmitted infection marking a significant advance amid rising antibiotic resistance. Here is an overview of the antibiotics.

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• 01.22.2026  |  New global consortium aims to transform antibiotic discovery to counter the growing AMR crisis

  NOVO NORDISK FOUNDATION | Philanthropic partners invest US$60 million to support collaborative research to accelerate the discovery of next-generation antibiotics.

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• 01.21.2026  |  Antibiotic resistance could undo a century of medical progress – but four advances are changing the story

  THE CONVERSATION | Imagine going to the hospital for a bacterial ear infection and hearing your doctor say, “We’re out of options.” It may sound dramatic, but antibiotic resistance is pushing that scenario closer to becoming reality for an increasing number of people.

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