Book Overview Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, "superbugs," are wreaking havoc worldwide! A growing threat to modern medicine, overshadowed by the COVID-19 virus. By 2050, 10 million people will die annually…! "An extremely valuable book that will make us rethink medicine, bacteria, and our future." —Siddhartha Mukherjee (author of *The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer* and *The Gene: An Intimate History*) Patients are dying from infections that could have been treated just a few years ago—as a result of continuous exposure to antibiotics, bacteria have mutated into "superbugs" that can neutralize the effects of drugs. Moreover, superbugs are everywhere, threatening us defenseless… Are there no antibiotics effective against superbugs? The author, a physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, aims to put the unapproved drug "Dalba" into practical use and begins a clinical trial with a talented colleague, a doctor relied upon by physicians around the world. However, the realities of the medical field, which are not straightforward, hinder them… What information is needed to approve the "Dalba" clinical trial? How do they select trial participants? Are there no side effects when administered to humans? — The difficulties that emerge through the clinical trial and the drama created by the doctors' passion!