Health Aug 28 Why you can thank Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. for doctors washing their hands 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…
Health Sep 22 Puppies are making people sick — and it’s people’s fault 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… By Helen Branswell, STAT
Science Aug 08 Column: The never-ending debate over finishing your antibiotics 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. By Fedor Kossakovski
Economy Aug 03 Why so many companies have stopped trying to create new antibiotics Dr. John Rex discusses the growing concerns around antibacterial resistance and why so many companies have stopped trying to create new drugs. By Paul Solman
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch antibiotic-resistant bacteria evolve right before your eyes By Lora Strum, Julia Griffin It’s spreading! Scientists at Harvard Medical School in Boston and Technion-Israel have designed a way to document bacteria as the microbes become impervious to antibiotics. Continue reading
May 26 Watch 4:38 New ‘superbug’ becomes first drug-proof bacteria to hit U.S. By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Mar 24 How many synthetic genes does it take to sustain life? By Nsikan Akpan By nailing down the genetic ingredients for life, synthetic biologists at the J. Craig Venter Institute may have redefined the rules for what's essential for survival. Continue reading