Topic: Ndm 1 Superbug

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Checkpoint Nation
Episode 225 1:48:26 - 1:52:39

225: Checkpoint Nation

NDM-1 Superbug and Medical Tourism

A new antibiotic-resistant gene mutation called NDM-1 has been identified in patients returning to the UK from India. The hosts suggest the timing of this "superbug" news is designed to discourage medical tourism to India, which offers cheaper healthcare alternatives to the failing British National Health Service.