Episode

Prescription for a superbug crisis

Podcast: Living Planet
Published: May 8, 2026
Duration seconds: 1738
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Summary

After a life-changing accident, Vanessa spent years fighting a dangerous infection that kept coming back. Eventually, doctors discovered why: the bacteria fueling it were resistant to antibiotics. Her story leads us far beyond the hospital, into waterways, soils, and a hidden world where the medicines meant to save us may be helping create the next superbugs.