Now we can die of pneumonia again
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Peter Frölich, leader of Norway's foreign affairs committee, writes a regular column for E24. He notes that while many Norwegians contract pneumonia each year, few die due to the availability of effective antibiotics. However, antibiotic resistance has become a major issue, with over a million people dying annually from infections that no longer respond to treatment. Frölich warns that without effective antibiotics, modern medicine, including cancer treatment and surgeries, becomes much riskier.
Written by urgent.news from E24 Norway's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.