Infections after surgery are more likely due to bacteria already on your skin than from microbes in the hospital − new research
Most infection prevention guidelines center on the hospital environment rather than the patient. But the source of antibiotic-resistant microbes is often from the patient’s own body.
Chloe Bryson-Cahn, Associate Professor of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Washington •
conversation
April 10, 2024 • ~9 min
April 10, 2024 • ~9 min
Measles is one of the deadliest and most contagious infectious diseases – and one of the most easily preventable
A pediatrician and preventive medicine physician explains how measles vaccines became victims of their own success and the risk that rising outbreaks pose to everyone.
David Higgins, Research Fellow and Instructor in Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus •
conversation
March 1, 2024 • ~8 min
March 1, 2024 • ~8 min
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