We’re flush with drugs — but they’ve lost their edge. An antibiotic-resistant superbug responsible for bad diarrhea and fever symptoms has been on the rise in the US since at least 2023, according to explosive new data detailed by the CDC . Shigella infections were once easily zapped by antibiotics like azithromycin and ciprofloxacin, but the CDC reported that 8.5% of all Shigella bacteria samples sent to labs across the country in 2023 were “extensively drug-resistant,” or XDR. They no longer

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