Summary:

- A new study suggests that deaths from antibiotic-resistant infections could reach 39 million per year globally by 2050 if no action is taken to address the problem.
- The study, published in The Lancet, estimates that the annual death toll from antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could surpass the current annual death toll from cancer, which is around 10 million.
- The researchers call for urgent action to develop new antibiotics, improve infection prevention and control, and promote more responsible use of existing antibiotics to combat the growing threat of drug-resistant infections.