BIZARRE: 11 - What They Never Told You

'Nightmare bacteria' infections are on the rise in the US

Though the numbers are still small, the rate of US cases jumped more than fivefold in recent years.

Euronews · Sep 24, 2025

‘Lyme disease ruined my life – I was misdiagnosed with hypochondria and depression for over 20 years’

AS TOLD TO : Frédéric Roscop, 49, contracted Lyme disease aged five years old but wasn’t diagnosed with it until his mid-thirties. He tells Charlotte Cripps about his lifelong battle with the disease, along with co-infections and associated mental health challenges, and how he found his way to a normal…

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2025

Health warning issued as drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ infections continue to rise

It's likely many people are unrecognized carriers of the drug-resistant bacteria, which could lead to community spread

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025

Lay Off Our Eggs Market, French Producers Tell Ukraine

The leading French eggs association has sounded alarm over the import of hundreds of thousands of eggs from Ukraine, warning they breach with European production standards and may contain banned antibiotics.

International Business Times · Aug 29, 2025

AI has produced 2 new antibiotics to kill ‘superbugs’. It’s promising – but we shouldn’t get too excited yet

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have used artificial intelligence (AI) to design two new antibiotics effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, or “superbugs”.

The Conversation · Aug 19, 2025

Antibiotic use likely fuelled the rise of a ‘superbug’ in NZ – genomics offers a defence against the next threat

After a routine C-section at an Auckland hospital, a mother developed severe pain and what seemed like postnatal fatigue. It turned out to be an infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a “superbug” spreading across New Zealand and beyond.

The Conversation · Aug 17, 2025

MIT scientists use AI to develop new antibiotics for stubborn gonorrhoea and MRSA

The researchers aimed to find completely new ways of tackling antimicrobial resistance.

Euronews · Aug 15, 2025

Scientists use AI to create new antibiotics that can kill deadly drug-resistant superbugs

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing public health crisis and is estimated to be responsible for more than one million deaths globally each year

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025

Why So Many Organic Certifications Are Under Fire

The “USDA Organic” seal is one of the most trusted labels in the grocery store. Consumers rely on it as a guarantee that their food was produced without synthetic pesticides, GMOs, or antibiotics. However, a series of recent scandals and systemic problems have put this trusted certification under fire. Critics,…

Grocery Coupon Guide · Aug 14, 2025

Family welcome inquest into death of boy sent home from A&E

A coroner has begun an investigation into the death of Yusuf Mahmud Nazir eight days after he was seen at Rotherham Hospital.

Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2025