Deirdre Fitzgerald Hughes

2

Sam Stephenson/Alamy Stock Photo

September 11, 2023

Deirdre Fitzgerald Hughes, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and Eoghan O'Neill, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

The COVID pandemic made flu less severe. But now flu is back with a vengeance and all eyes are on Australia.

Antibiotics are for bacterial infections – they shouldn’t be prescribed to treat viruses. PH888/Shutterstock

February 15, 2023

Fidelma Fitzpatrick, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and Deirdre Fitzgerald Hughes, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Antibiotics are a cornerstone of modern medicine, but resistance is a big challenge – and it’s possibly being exacerbated by the COVID pandemic.