antimicrobial resistance

IIIT-Delhi, French researchers develop AI tool to outsmart drug-resistant superbugs – ET HealthWorld

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IIIT-Delhi, French researchers develop AI tool to outsmart drug-resistant superbugs – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: In a boost to scientific advancement aimed at curbing the global threat of drug-resistant infections, researchers from the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology-Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) and France’s Inria Saclay have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based system that can recommend effective combinations of existing antibiotics to fight superbugs. Superbugs are germs like bacteria and fungi … Read more

IIIT-Delhi researchers develop innovative tool to combat AMR – ET HealthWorld

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IIIT-Delhi researchers develop innovative tool to combat AMR – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: The Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) has achieved global recognition, with its research team winning the prestigious Innovation Award at the 2024 AMR Surveillance Data Challenge. The award-winning project, AMROrbit Scorecard, was spearheaded by Prof Tavpritesh Sethi and Jasmin Kaur. It was chosen from 56 entries across 27 countries in the … Read more

Telangana CM to launch action plan to curb antimicrobial resistance

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Telangana CM to launch action plan to curb antimicrobial resistance

Dr Ranga Reddy Burri, Chairperson of G-SPARC conference along with R Govind Hari, Co-Chair, addressing the media in Hyderabad on Monday. While COVID-19 had a clear beginning and an end, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) does not follow the same pattern, according to Dr. Ranga Reddy Burri, President of the Infection Control Academy of India. Speaking to … Read more

Innominds introduces deeptech-driven solution to combat antimicrobial resistance

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Innominds introduces deeptech-driven solution to combat antimicrobial resistance

Innominds, a U.S.-based digital transformation and product engineering company, in partnership with Hyderabad-based SCIINV Biosciences introduced AMRx, an advanced AI/ML-driven digital diagnostic tool designed to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The tool would revolutionise the detection and treatment of antibiotic-resistant infections without the need for traditional cultures. It was a culture-free companion … Read more

Innominds, SCIINV Biosciences introduce AMRx, AI/ML-driven digital diagnostic tool to combat AMR – ET HealthWorld

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Innominds, SCIINV Biosciences introduce AMRx, AI/ML-driven digital diagnostic tool to combat AMR – ET HealthWorld

Hyderabad: Innominds announces its partnership with SCIINV Biosciences to introduce AMRx, an advanced AI/ML-driven digital diagnostic tool designed to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This innovative tool promises to revolutionise the detection and treatment of antibiotic-resistant infections without the need for traditional cultures. The World Health Organization has identified AMR as one … Read more

UoH Professor outlines challenges of Antimicrobial Resistance in G20 healthcare resolution

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UoH Professor outlines challenges of Antimicrobial Resistance in G20 healthcare resolution

In a significant development at the recent G20 summit, a chapter on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) authored by a professor from the University of Hyderabad (UoH) has been incorporated into the healthcare resolution. The chapter, a part of the book titled ‘Accelerating Global Health: Pathways to Health Equity for G20’, was penned by Dr. Ranga Reddy … Read more

‘The Other Pandemic’: Antibiotic Resistance Growing Worldwide

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‘The Other Pandemic’: Antibiotic Resistance Growing Worldwide

Jan. 22, 2022 — Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve all been there. You wake up feeling lousy — headache, scratchy throat, coughing — and you find the energy to go see your doctor. What you really want is validation — yes, something is going around — and a prescription that will knock the illness … Read more

Covid-19: Health experts express concern over pandemic-led increase to antimicrobial resistance

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Covid-19: Health experts express concern over pandemic-led increase to antimicrobial resistance

The WHO has branded antimicrobial resistance a global health and development threat and called for urgent multisectoral action. (Representative image) Covid-19 has led to a higher antimicrobial resistance with the pandemic impacting antimicrobial stewardship and pushing back years of work to control it, scientists said at a webinar organised by Tata Institute for Genetics and … Read more

Possible linkage between global warming and drug resistance: Two imminent threats to public health

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Possible linkage between global warming and drug resistance: Two imminent threats to public health

Mitigation of climate change (SDG 13) is one of the key pillars for realization of SDGs. (Representational image: IE) The SDGs 2030 were meticulously constructed to put an “end to all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change while ensuring that no one is left behind,” through global and multisectoral collaborations and interventions. … Read more

Double burden of Antimicrobial Resistance along with COVID-19 is a public health threat

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Double burden of Antimicrobial Resistance along with COVID-19 is a public health threat

The environmental burden of AMR is understandably higher around pharmaceutical manufacturing hubs. Representative Image By Robin Koenig Over the years, antibiotics have been foundational to healthcare systems and medical advancements across the world. However, due to wide-ranging causes, we are witnessing a continuous rise of resistance to antibiotics which is threatening the world with a … Read more