Phage therapy: How Canadian doctor used century-old medicine to save dying husband from 'super bug'

In 2016, Stephanie Strathdee helplessly watched for nine months as her husband lay dying in a San Diego hospital, as a "super bug" attacked his body. When doctors revealed all hope of recovery was lost, the trained epidemiologist went digging for answers. Remarkably she came across phage therapy - a century-old medicine discovered by a French-Canadian doctor - which had all but been forgotten. For more info, please go to http://www.globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #PhageTherapy #Health #GlobalNews #HealthNews