Drug-resistant superbugs are a growing health threat across Europe, and they could “reverse years of medical progress,” health authorities warned in a new report. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when pathogens such as bacteria or viruses evolve to the point where they can evade existing drugs, making infections harder to treat and procedures such as organ transplants and cancer treatments riskier. AMR causes more than 35,000 deaths every year in the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein,