Pew addresses the growing public health challenge of multidrug-resistant infections by supporting policies that stimulate and encourage the development of antibiotics to treat life-threatening illnesses. Pew also is working to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics by phasing out the overuse and misuse of the drugs in food animal production.
Left unchecked will dangerously undermine health care.
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria pose an urgent and growing public health threat. The more we use existing antibiotics, the less effective these life-saving drugs become. Pew supports policies and research that spur the creation of new antibiotics to...
Read MoreSince 1985, Pew has supported the groundbreaking research of promising early-career biomedical scientists in the United States and Latin America. Our multiyear grants encourage informed risk-taking and collaboration among researchers. Biomedical...
Read MorePew works to protect patients from the risks of drugs produced under dangerous and illegal conditions. We focus on compounded drugs—medications made by pharmacists or physicians for people whose needs cannot be met by FDA-approved products and aim...
Read MoreFood contaminated with pathogens cause an estimated 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations, and 3,000 deaths annually in the United States. Pew is working to modernize food safety approaches used by federal agencies and businesses so that...
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