The number of lives lost around the world due to infections that are resistant to the medications intended to treat them could increase nearly 70% by 2050, a new study projects, further showing the burden of an ongoing superbug crisis.

A new report is shedding light on a potential "superbug" that could kill millions of people by the year 2050. According to a study by The Lancet, researchers have concluded that if all measures are not taken a powerful superbug could kill almost 2 million people per year by the year 2050.