There are relatively large regional differences in Sweden in the proportion of newborns receiving antibiotics for suspected sepsis, according to a study at the University of Gothenburg. The researchers want to call attention to overuse as well as highlight good examples.
When newborns receive antibiotics, it is almost always for suspected sepsis. Despite Sweden’s low antibiotic use compared to other countries, last year researchers found unjustifiably high usage levels in newborns. The gradual decline in sepsis prevalence over time has not affected antibiotic use.
This new study provides an overview of antibiotic use in six major regions in Sweden. The dataset also includes the corresponding data from individual hospitals with neonatal units where newborns are treated, a total of 37 hospitals.
The study is based on data from more than one million infants born in Sweden between 2012 and 2020. The infants encompassed were born at 34 weeks’ gestation or later. The results are presented in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal & Neonatal Edition.
Considerable differences
The study presents the proportion of newborns receiving antibiotics during the first week of life, an internationally dominant metric. In the western world, where sepsis rates are low, the goal is to treat no more than one percent of infants while maintaining low sepsis prevalence and mortality rates.
In the study, western Sweden ranked highest in antibiotic use, followed by northern Sweden, south-eastern Sweden, southern Sweden, central Sweden, and eastern Sweden. The figures for western Sweden and eastern Sweden were 3.0 percent and 1.3 percent, respectively. Sepsis prevalence in all Swedish regions was below one per thousand live births.
At hospital level, the lowest antibiotic use of newborns during the first week of life was 0.9 percent, and the highest 4.3 percent.
Greater awareness key
One of the driving forces behind the study is Johan Gyllensvärd, a PhD student in pediatrics at Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and a practicing pediatrician at Ryhov County Hospital in Jönköping.
“The threshold for antibiotic intervention varies, explained in part by prevalence levels, but it’s also down to local practices. It’s very much a matter of the policies and traditions seen at the different hospitals,” he says.
Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by the immune system’s reaction to an infection. Treatment must be started immediately. At the same time, antibiotics disrupt the bacterial flora, which is sensitive in newborns. Overuse also increases the risk of becoming a carrier of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
“Antibiotics are essential in the treatment of sepsis in newborns, and if you have a sicker population, then it’s reasonable for antibiotic use to be higher. However, we need to increase awareness of the overuse of antibiotics and improve at distinguishing infected and uninfected infants. This study helps highlight good examples and demonstrates that it’s possible to have a treatment rate of one percent or less of all newborns while maintaining low sepsis and mortality rates,” Johan Gyllensvärd explains.
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Proportion of newborns receiving antibiotics during the first week of life
The five hospitals with the lowest proportions: Västerås 0.9 percent, Örebro 1.0 percent, Södersjukhuset 1.0 percent, Visby 1.1 percent, and Norrköping 1.2 percent.
The five hospitals with the highest proportions: Luleå, 2.6 percent, Umeå 2.6 percent, Skövde 2.9 percent, Borås 3.7 percent, and Trollhättan 4.3 percent.
Sources: University of Gothenburg, Swedish Medical Birth Register, Swedish Neonatal Quality Register
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Archives of Disease in Childhood – Fetal and Neonatal Edition
Method of Research
Observational study
Subject of Research
People
Article Title
Variations in antibiotic use in late preterm and term newborns from 2012 to 2020: a nationwide population-based observational study
Article Publication Date
18-Jul-2025
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The remains of a man who had been missing for 28 years were recovered from a glacier in the remote Lady Valley of Kohistan.
The body was identified as Naseeruddin alias Hajo, son of Bahram, from the Saleh Khel tribe, through a national identity card found in his pocket.
The body, remarkably preserved by the glacier’s conditions, was discovered on August 1 by local shepherd Umar Khan, who frequents the area during the summer months.
According to eyewitnesses, the clothes and physical features of the body were largely intact.
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Family sources confirm that Naseeruddin disappeared in 1997 after reportedly falling into a glacial crevasse along with his horse while returning from the Sapit Valley.
Despite extensive search efforts at the time, no trace was found, and he was declared missing. The recent glacial melt revealed the body.
Locals recall that years after Naseeruddin went missing, his family was forced to migrate from Pallas Valley to the nearby Alai tehsil due to a violent family feud. His younger brother, Gardezi, was killed in what was described as an honour-related dispute, and the family became embroiled in legal troubles.
Both Naseeruddin and another brother, Kaseeruddin, reportedly lived in hiding during that time.
Abdul Aziz, a retired police officer from the area, said that police presence in the region during the late 1990s was limited, and many criminal cases remained unreported or unresolved.
Eventually, Bahram was arrested but released due to the plaintiff’s lack of interest in pursuing the case.
Speaking to The Express Tribune, Kaseeruddin, who was with Naseeruddin at the time of the 1997 incident, said they had taken an unconventional route through the mountains to avoid potential threats. He recalled hearing gunshots during their return journey. In an attempt to evade attackers, Naseeruddin tried to hide in an icy cave and was never seen again.
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Despite exhaustive searches in the glacier, no body was found, and a symbolic funeral prayer was held at the spot.
Now, with the body recovered after 28 years, Kaseeruddin is returning to Lady Valley to decide whether to bury the remains there or transfer them to their ancestral home.
Dr Muhammad Bilal, a professor at COMSATS University Abbottabad, explained that the extreme cold, low humidity, reduced oxygen, and snow cover inside glaciers contribute to a natural mummification process that can preserve a body for decades, even centuries.
According to Dr Adnan Ahmad Tahir, glaciers in northern Pakistan are melting rapidly. July 2025 recorded unprecedented temperatures in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan, accelerating glacial melt and exposing long-hidden objects and human remains.
Kohistan Additional Deputy Commissioner Aminul Hassan said that reaching Lady Valley requires a three-hour drive followed by 15 to 18 hours of trekking.
The region, known for its pastures, lakes, and forests, is a seasonal destination for local herders.
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Pakistan Shaheens took a commanding 202-run lead over the South Asian Cricket Academy and MCC Young Cricketers XI at the end of day two of their three-day match in Canterbury, England, on Monday.
SACA-MCC XI managed to reach 183 for 6 in their first innings by the close of play, which was halted early due to poor light.
Their 60-over batting display saw Stuart van der Merwe top-scoring with 41 runs, while Feroze Khushi contributed 33 and Andy Umeed added 30. Jack Carney remained unbeaten on 32.
From the Shaheens’ bowling side, spinners Mubasir Khan, Mehran Mumtaz, and pacer Ubaid Shah each claimed two wickets.
Earlier in the day, Pakistan Shaheens resumed their first innings at 369 for 8 and declared shortly after, adding just 16 more runs.
The highlight of their innings was wicketkeeper-batter Roheil Nazir’s brilliant unbeaten century as he smacked 100 off 120 balls.
He had started the day on 98 not out and went on to anchor the innings till the declaration.
Partnering him was Maaz Sadaqat, who also remained unbeaten on 39, striking two fours and two sixes.
The duo compiled a crucial 88-run partnership for the ninth wicket, further solidifying the Shaheens’ dominance.
For the host team, bowlers Sana Khan, Hisham Khan, and Isa Nadeem each picked up two wickets, but failed to prevent Pakistan Shaheens from building a substantial total of 385 for 8 declared.
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft successfully tested its ice-penetrating radar system during a close flyby of Mars earlier this year, proving that the probe is ready for its main mission: peering beneath the frozen crust of Jupiter’s moon Europa to search for signs of subsurface liquid water and possibly even determine if those oceans have the ingredients to form and sustain life.
Launched in October 2024, Europa Clipper is on a 1.8-billion-mile (2.9-billion-kilometer) journey to study Jupiter and its moons. On March 1, it flew within 550 miles (884 kilometers) of Mars’ surface in a planned gravity assist maneuver to fine-tune its trajectory.
The flyby also provided a valuable opportunity to test Clipper’s two onboard scientific instruments in deep space conditions, including its radar system, known as REASON (short for Radar for Europa Assessment and Sounding: Ocean to Near-surface). The instrument successfully sent and received signals that bounced off the volcanic plains of Mars “without a hitch,” according to a NASA statement. The 40-minute radar test produced approximately 60 gigabytes of data, confirming that the system is performing as intended and ready for its primary mission at Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, the statement read.
“We got everything out of the flyby that we dreamed,” Don Blankenship, a research professor at the University of Texas at Austin who serves as the principal investigator for the REASON instrument, said in the statement. “The goal was to determine the radar’s readiness for the Europa mission, and it worked. Every part of the instrument proved itself to do exactly what we intended.”
REASON is designed to take a look inside Europa primarily by transmitting radio waves that reflect off structures within the underlying ice, according to NASA.
The radar uses two pairs of slender antennas mounted on Europa Clipper’s massive solar arrays to transmit and receive signals. The antennas span roughly 58 feet (17.6 meters), while the solar arrays to which they are attached are the size of a basketball court, designed to capture as much sunlight as possible in Europa’s dim environment, where sunlight is only about 1/25th as strong as it is on Earth.
While engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) conducted extensive prototype testing outdoors using towers on a hilltop above the lab, the final flight hardware had to be kept sterile and tested indoors — limiting full-scale trials. A proper echo test of the fully integrated system would have required a chamber at least 250 feet (76 meters) long, nearly the length of a football field, the statement read.
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That made the Mars flyby the first opportunity to test the radar system in its complete, operational form in space.
“All of us who had worked so hard to make this test happen — and the scientists seeing the data for the first time — were ecstatic, saying, ‘Oh, look at this! Oh, look at that!’ Trina Ray, the deputy science manager for Europa Clipper at JPL, said in the statement.
The spacecraft is currently about 280 million miles (450 million kilometers) from Earth and is set to receive another gravity assist — this time as it whips around Earth — in December 2026. It is expected to arrive in the Jupiter system in 2030, where it will begin a 40-flyby mission of Europa.
The men’s Volleyball Nations League 2025 Dream Team was announced on Monday, the day after Poland, Italy and Brazil lined up on the podium in Ningbo, while Slovenia finished in fourth place. Members of all four of these teams made it among the ideal seven of the competition:
Setter: Simone Giannelli (Italy) Opposite: Kewin Sasak (Poland) Outside hitters: Alessandro Michieletto (Italy), Wilfredo Leon (Poland) Middle blockers: Jakub Kochanowski (Poland), Jan Kozamernik (Slovenia) Libero: Maique Reis Nascimento (Brazil)
The Most Valuable Player (MVP) will also be announced on Monday.
JUBA (South Sudan) – The Bright Stars of South Sudan turned heads by becoming the youngest nation to qualify for both the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2024 Paris Olympics.
At the upcoming AfroBasket in Angola from August 12-24, South Sudan is expected to capture the spotlight, with fans eager to see if the East African nation can conquer the continent.
As the top-ranked team on the continent, South Sudan has a lot to live up to as the youngest nation.
South Sudan made Olympics debut against Puerto Rico.
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After finishing seventh at the 2023 AfroBasket, the South Sudanese worked their way up to become the number one team in Africa.
South Sudan finished with an 11-1 record in its group in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers.
Road to Angola
South Sudan secured its spot in the AfroBasket tournament by finishing the qualifiers with an impressive 4-2 record.
The Bright Stars secured two victories over Morocco, as well as wins against the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali, ensuring that the East Africans would be among the 16 nations competing in the tournament.
However, the journey was not without setbacks. Losses to the Democratic Republic of Congo in November and to Mali in February served as a reality check, highlighting the intense competition in the qualifiers.
Despite these losses, South Sudan’s overall performance demonstrated resilience and growth, solidifying its place among Africa’s emerging basketball contenders.
AfroBasket History
In their 2021 AfroBasket debut, South Sudan secured group-stage wins against Cameroon and its East African neighbor, Uganda.
Their second-place finish led to a playoff win against Kenya, but they fell to the eventual champions, Tunisia, in the quarterfinals.
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Under Luol Deng, South Sudan finished 4-2 in the 2025 AfroBasket Qualifiers.
Federation president and former NBA All-Star Luol Deng masterminded the Bright Stars’ successful qualification for the AfroBasket.
It’s not the first time Deng has led South Sudan to a basketball milestone.
Deng did, for some time, coach the national team during the 2021 AfroBasket qualifiers, in November 2020 and February 2021.
The 3-3 record in those qualifiers saw South Sudan qualify for its maiden AfroBasket.
Key players
Nuni Omot
Omot played in three qualifiers for South Sudan, and he came out blazing in the 82-66 win over Morocco in the qualifiers. His 17 points against Morocco helped South Sudan get off to a good start in the qualifiers.
Against DR Congo and Mali, Omot had quiet games, managing nine points in both games. Given the magnitude of the AfroBasket, fans can expect the forward to step up for South Sudan.
Lual Acuil
Acuil was impactful for South Sudan in the last three games, adding to his country’s firepower. He posted 14.7 points per game, 9.7 rebounds per game and 1.3 assists per game in the qualifiers. A player who can get to the rim, he was 18/31 in the paint.
Wenyen Gabriel
After leading the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in block shots, Wenyen Gabriel played his official games on African soil in Dakar
Former NBA player Gabriel played in two games against Mali and the Democratic Republic of Congo in the opening window of the qualifiers. He posted a double-double (20 points and 10 rebounds) in the loss to Congo. Gabriel has built extensive experience playing in the World Cup and at the Paris Olympics.
Outlook
South Sudan is among the nations touted for the AfroBasket trophy – the talent at its disposal is superior, and it has made the Bright Stars the top team in Africa. In a couple of weeks, in Angola, they will show what all the hype is about.
An OpenAI engineer said some of the company’s “most-prized” talent is focused on debugging AI models — just don’t expect him to mention their names.
OpenAI chief data scientist Jakub Pachocki and Szymon Sidor, an OpenAI technical fellow, recently appeared on the “Before AGI” podcast and chatted about working at the company.
A brief exchange in the episode stands out for what isn’t said — and is an indicator of just how protective AI companies have become amid the AI talent wars, as Big Tech circles star employees.
“We hired a bunch more people at OpenAI who are really great at debugging,” Sidor said while speaking about the importance of debugging AI models. “And I think those are some of our most-prized employees, and I won’t even…”
Before Sidor could complete his thought (he mentions not going into “details”), another person on the podcast interjects by saying, “No names,” before laughter can be heard.
It’s unclear who jumped in with “No names” — it was either OpenAI’s Pachocki or podcast host Aleksander Mądry. While it would typically be easy to figure that out by watching the video version of the podcast, that part of the exchange is absent in both of the video versions published to YouTube and X. (You can hear that bit in the audio-only version on Spotify and Apple podcasts.) Business Insider reached out to Madry and OpenAI for comment.
Mądry, the host of “Before AGI,” is an MIT professor who is working at OpenAI while on leave from the university, where he is director of the MIT Center for Deployable Machine Learning.
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Regardless of why the exchange isn’t found in the video version of the podcast (it’s entirely possible the video version was simply edited down for length or flow or some other reason), Sidor’s apparent reluctance to name-drop those employees he feels are some of OpenAI’s “most-prized” is telling — if not particularly surprising.
After all, Mark Zuckerberg reportedly created a list of names of AI stars to poach for Meta’s Superintelligence Lab, and successfully hired away Shengjia Zhao, a co-creator of ChatGPT and former lead scientist at OpenAI, and Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang, among others.
Sam Altman said earlier this year that Meta was offering his company’s top researchers up to $100 million compensation packages, and Google recently hired away Windsurf’s CEO and multiple employees who had been set to join OpenAI.
It’s an all-out fight over top AI talent — so it’s understandable that an OpenAI engineer might want to be tight-lipped.
