Vaccines, tests, and antivirals are still effective tools in the latest COVID surge. In early November 2023, the JN.1 variant caused less than 5% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. Now it is estimated to cause more than 60% of them. Virologists including Andy Pekosz, PhD, a professor in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, are paying attention. Here, Pekosz […]
Provisions from senators’ bipartisan bill included in SUPPORT Act Reauthorization A negotiated version of U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and John Hickenlooper’s bipartisan Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Support Act passed out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee as a provision within the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for […]
Research published during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week explores the impact of using recommended chlorine chemicals to tackle Clostridioides difficile, the most common cause of antibiotic associated sickness in healthcare settings globally One of the primary chlorine disinfectants currently being used to clean hospital scrubs and surfaces does not kill off the most common cause of […]
“Nonprofit hospitals should be providing more charity care to those who desperately need it, not less,” said the senator. “And if they refuse to do so, they should lose their tax-exempt status.” Nonprofit U.S. hospitals are legally required to provide affordable medical care for low-income patients, but many are failing to do so, while taking […]