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Health Aug 28

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

By Dr. Howard Markel

Health Nov 14

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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

Photo by yadali/via Adobe
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

On the right plate, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae is able to grow even in the presence of antibiotics. Photo by CDC
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.

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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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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.

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May 26

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New ‘superbug’ becomes first drug-proof bacteria to hit U.S.

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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.

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