Aug 10, 2018
Stat: At least 2 million Americans get
antibiotic-resistant infections each year.
Story: Nearly a century after Alexander Fleming’s
discovery of penicillin, bacteria continue to develop the ability
to defeat antibiotics. Doctors worldwide are concerned about the
spread of superbugs that are resistant to all antibiotics. Host Dan
LeDuc visits Fleming’s London lab for some history and talks with
Pew’s Allan Coukell about current efforts to reduce unnecessary use
of these drugs and encourage development of new ones.