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CRE Bacteria: The Next Superbug Threat in Your Hospital

April 2, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post

Dr. Daniel J. Morgan, a physician and researcher for Extending the Cure, tells us what it’s like to face superbugs in the health care system and points out the critical role that hospitals can, and should, play in the effort to stop them.

Got the Flu? Antibiotics Won’t Help (So Please Don’t Ask for Them)

January 28, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post

Beth Toner, RN explains how antibiotics don’t fight infections that are caused by viruses, including influenza.

Protecting a Valuable Natural Resource: Antibiotics

November 15, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post

Grantee Ramanan Laxminarayan discusses antibiotic resistance.

C. diff Infections: Worse Than We Thought

August 21, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post

Extending the Cure Director Ramanan Laxminarayan examines the dangers of antibiotic overuse.

Flu Season Dangers: Spikes in Antibiotic Resistance

August 7, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post

Flu Season Dangers: Spikes in Antibiotic Resistance

Can Economics Solve the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis?

July 30, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post

Brian Quinn weighs in on Extending the Cure Project Director Ramanan Laxminarayan’s suggestion that we view antibiotics effectiveness as a natural resource.

Positive Deviance Research Continues to Impact Health Care System

March 23, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post

Positive Deviance Research Continues to Impact Health Care System

New Data Reveals High Death Rates From Clostridium Difficile (C. diff)

March 8, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post

A new report issued by the CDC shows rates of infection with C. diff are at historic highs and must be curtailed.

Shorter Antibiotic Regimens Might Counter Antibiotic Resistance

January 12, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post

Shorter Antibiotic Regimens Might Counter Antibiotic Resistance

Why We Have to Start Cutting Back on Antibiotic Use

November 18, 2011 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post

Up to one million antibiotics are prescribed unnecessarily every year, often for colds and other viral infections that they can’t even cure.  This overuse is a serious public health threat because it significantly reduces antibiotics’ effectiveness ...

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