The AMR data repository, hosted by the Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO), now covers nearly 70 countries and 783,000 patients, after launching last year to provide a secure, sustainable...
Life just got more difficult for those fighting antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Researchers at McGill University have discovered two enzymes that use a never-before-seen mechanism to confer...
Entrepreneurial spirit is thriving at McGill, as shown by a record-breaking 31 applications to the McGill Innovation Fund (MIF) this year. Since its inception in 2020, the MIF has been a catalyst...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the top ten global health threats and poses a major risk to public health and the economy. As the threat continues to increase, it is vital that...
The world is on the brink of a silent pandemic—one where currently treatable infections risk becoming once again life-threatening. This looming danger is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), a...
On August 13, the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced that the Government of Canada is investing more than $43 million to support 14 new clinical trials focused on preparing...
Infectious diseases pose a real and dire threat to our world. One only need look at the past three years to understand the toll a single, microscopic virus can take. For millennia, viruses,...