Hi everyone. Before we get into this week's episode of the Oostrom update,

we here at Sidrab have an exciting announcement. Season two of our podcast series,

Superbugs and You, just launched. This series focuses on the threat of antimicrobial resistance,

and it features conversations with patients, physicians, and scientists about what we can all

do to reduce the threat of drug-resistant infections. Click on the link in the episode description

to tune in and please enjoy the trailer.

More and more common medications are losing their ability to fight dangerous infections,

accelerating a hidden crisis that threatens the health of people around the world.

I mean antibiotics to treat people 10 years from now, and antibiotics, they're the only drugs we

give to people where if I give you a drug, it might mean that it might not work for your mother

in six months, and that's really different. In season two of Superbugs and You,

we will continue to explore the factors that contribute to the rise in antimicrobial resistance.

Antibiotics are probably the most emotionally delayed in therapies that we have.

It is very difficult to change prescribing behaviors because physicians and patients alike are

really attached to antibiotics, often when we don't really need to use them.

We will also discuss why it's so important to preserve these antibiotics, especially for the

most vulnerable among us. I think it's important to remember that antibiotics have in many ways

transformed the care of our cancer patients. Their body's lines of defense against infection

are significantly disrupted and we often must rely solely on antibiotics to mitigate that risk of

infection. There are actions we can all take today to curb the spread of drug-resistant infections.

Join us in taking part in this important work. In the same way that I have a conversation about

why you need to put sunscreen onto a void cancer, well why have you stopped your antibiotics

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