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Listeria Monocytogenes

Health Oct 16

12 million pounds of meat and poultry recalled over possible listeria contamination

By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

Nation Aug 08

Listeria
3rd person dies in listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats

Federal food safety officials say three people have now died in a listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats.

By Devna Bose, Associated Press

Health Jul 26

Listeria
Some deli meats made by Boar’s Head recalled as health officials investigate listeria outbreak

The USDA said a sample of Boar's Head liverwurst from a Maryland store tested positive for listeria. The sample was from an unopened package, collected by health officials.

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

Health Aug 28

Why you can thank Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. for doctors washing their hands

In the mid-19th century, doctors in elite teaching hospitals would unknowingly spread deadly bacteria to expectant mothers. Here's how Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. helped change that.

By Dr. Howard Markel

Health Nov 14

Watch 6:11
Why overuse of antibiotics is a massive, ‘staggering’ problem in health care

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that we are losing ground in the battle against so-called superbugs -- the harmful or deadly bacteria resistant to nearly all our antibiotic defenses. William Brangham talks to…

Sep 22

Puppies are making people sick — and it’s people’s fault

By Helen Branswell, STAT

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria that have infected more than 100 people and that have been linked to pet store puppies appear to have spread at least in part because healthy dogs were given antibiotics — a decision that all but surely fostered…

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Aug 08

Column: The never-ending debate over finishing your antibiotics

By Fedor Kossakovski

Some health professionals are advocating for shorter antibiotics courses, going so far as to say maybe patients should stop taking antibiotics once they feel better.

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Aug 03

Why so many companies have stopped trying to create new antibiotics

By Paul Solman

Dr. John Rex discusses the growing concerns around antibacterial resistance and why so many companies have stopped trying to create new drugs.

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Jul 22

Forget sharks: 7 things in the water swimmers should actually fear

By Jonathan Wosen, STAT

Shark attacks are incredibly unlikely, but here are seven things swimmers should actually be afraid of — and how to avoid them.

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Jul 13

CRISPR used to store images and a movie inside living bacteria

By Hyacinth Empinado, STAT

Forget iTunes or your old zipper case of DVDs. How about storing movies in a Petri dish of E. coli? All you need is some genetic engineering with CRISPR.

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