💊 Antibiotic resistance made worse by climate change; Africa CDC ramps up its local manufacturing initiatives; BP says climate? What climate?

#272 | Hitchhiking robots reach the lung; Our plan to save glaciers is all dung; Coffee with milk just reached a higher rung

Hello, and welcome back to The Kable, where, as always, we have an interesting selection of industry news, research developments, climate change and more to whet your appetites. Some say The Kable is the most interesting life sciences newsletter of all time. 

Covid may be over, but it is still the leading cause of death for children and young people in the US as of last month.

Nigerian doctors and health professionals have been leaving the country in droves over the past few years. Many of them are making their way over to the UK. Now a Nigerian politician too is in the UK. However, the politician is in the UK to possibly deny a hand in any organ harvesting. No brain drain here. Literally.

A battle royale is currently ongoing between autism researchers. On one side are researchers who think the condition is a disorder. Opposing them are researchers who believe autism is a difference. 

Oil and gas companies have been making record profits all year long. Oil major BP is no exception, with its latest posting revealing, yes, record profits. And promptly, it decided that when it comes to emissions, its approach will be "We don't believe in emissions."

And finally, Mexico's mystery meningitis outbreak we mentioned yesterday? Well, it's not a mystery anymore. Apparently, it was caused by one single anesthesiologist who used contaminated morphine in procedures.