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Articles on the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the importance of antibiotic stewardship.

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Komodo Dragon Superbug Killer
Weekly Reading

These Global Health Facts Will Make You Pause; Komodo Dragon Blood May Kill Superbugs

Plus, hospital bends the rules to grant dying man his last wish, and more in this week's roundup of health care news
April 14, 2017
H&HN Staff
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Plus, a hospital bends the rules to grant a dying man his last wish, and more in this week's roundup of health care news.
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12 Most Feared Superbugs
Weekly Reading

The 12 Deadliest Superbugs; Child Who Survived in 1920s Carnival Incubator Dies at 96

Plus, one doctor takes the soaring price of the EpiPen into her own hands, and more in this week's roundup of health care news
March 3, 2017
H&HN Staff
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Plus, one doctor takes the soaring price of the EpiPen into her own hands, and more in this week's roundup of health care news.
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Weekly Reading

EpiPen Controversy Moves Beyond Health Care; Zuckerberg, Chan Put $3B Toward Ending Disease

Plus, superbugs become an international priority; big pharma sinks even lower, and more in this week's roundup of health care news
September 23, 2016
Bill Santamour and Matt O'Connor
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Plus, superbugs become an international priority; big pharma sinks even lower, and more in this week's roundup of health care news.
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Meet The Surprising New Asset in Superbug Detection

Angus approved by Vancouver hospital to search high and low for the scent of C. difficile.
August 30, 2016
Paul Barr
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Angus approved by Vancouver hospital to search high and low for the scent of C. difficile.
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3 Ways Hospitals Can Collaborate Without Merging

By working as a team, alliance members reap some of the benefits of consolidation while maintaining their independence.
July 19, 2016
Lola Butcher
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By working as a team, alliance members reap some of the benefits of consolidation while maintaining their independence.
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Weekly Reading

Electronic Health Records in an iPhone Near You

Plus, superbug prevention, a 90-year old doc shares his secrets, and more in health care news this week.
July 1, 2016
Paul Barr and Matt O'Connor
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Plus, superbug prevention, a 90-year old doc shares his secrets, love for medicine, and more in health care news this week.
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A Look at Multidrug-resistant Organisms

Here are prevention strategies for some common superbugs.
June 28, 2016
J. Hudson Garrett Jr., Ph.D.
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Here are prevention strategies for some common superbugs.
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SIGNS OF RESISTANCE

Resistant Bacteria Require Added Efforts, Resources By Hospital Field

Strain of E. coli can fight off last-resort antibiotics
June 21, 2016
Julius A. Karash
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The emergence of a new strain of E. coli that is resistant to colistin raises the stakes for hospitals in their ongoing battle against drug-resistant infections.
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Superbugs

7 Practical Strategies for Installing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program

National Quality Forum playbook comes as a resistant form of E. Coli found in the U.S.
May 27, 2016
Paul Barr
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National Quality Forum playbook comes as a resistant form of E. Coli found in the U.S.
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Weekly Reading

Superbugs in Hospitals; Prescriptions Go Digital; Making Health Care More Diverse

Hospitals struggle to keep up with drug hikes; superbugs are found on patient hands, and more news in health care this week.
March 18, 2016
Matt O'Connor
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Hospitals struggle to keep up with drug hikes; superbugs are found on patient hands, and more news in health care this week.
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Weekly Reading: Searching for Superbugs and Handwashing Scofflaws; Internal Organs for the Holidays

Health care news you might have missed from around the Web this week.
November 20, 2015
Jon Asplund
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Washington, D.C., hospitals want to know how big a problem CRE is, while a Texas hospital uses the cloud to rain on hand-washing scofflaws' parade.


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Should Docs Discuss Guns?; Drone Delivers Meds in Appalachia; Do You Share Superbug Info?

H&HN Editor Bill Santamour's picks of interesting stuff you may have missed.
August 7, 2015
Bill Santamour
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H&HN Editor Bill Santamour's picks of interesting stuff you may have missed.
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The Anesthesiologist Said What?; Designing for Behavioral Health; Superbug Crisis

One editor's picks of health care news you might have missed from around the Web this week.
June 26, 2015
Bill Santamour
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One editor's picks of health care news you might have missed from around the Web this week.
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H&HN Daily

Will Superbugs 'Undermine Modern Medicine'?

CDC director urges hospitals to step up antibiotic stewardship, praises response to Ebola crisis.
May 5, 2015
Bill Santamour
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CDC director urges hospitals to step up antibiotic stewardship, praises response to Ebola crisis.
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January's Snapshot of Health Care Data

A statistical look at hepatitis C, flu costs, healthiest and unhealthiest states and deadly superbugs.
January 13, 2015
Bill Santamour
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A statistical look at hepatitis C, flu costs, healthiest and unhealthiest states and deadly superbugs.
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H&HN Daily

Avoiding the Antibiotic Armageddon

A promising discovery last week gives a glimmer of hope in the battle against antibiotic resistance, but it is not enough to win the war. Providers on the front lines need to adopt comprehensive stewardship programs.
May 29, 2014
Matthew Weinstock
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A promising discovery last week gives a glimmer of hope in the battle against antibiotic resistance, but it is not enough to win the war. Providers on the front lines need to adopt comprehensive stewardship programs.
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Recent Research

Weekly emails to hospital C-suite halt superbug outbreak

Overuse of blood transfusions increases infection risk
May 13, 2014
H&HN Staff
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Overuse of blood transfusions increases infection risk
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H&HN Daily

Are These Our 3 Biggest Medical Challenges?

As these issues intensify, the well-being of individuals and the nation could be at stake.
March 25, 2014
Bill Santamour
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As these issues intensify, the well-being of individuals and the nation could be at stake.
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