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superbugs

Medicine

How to Avoid Antibiotic Abuse—Because Z-Pak Mania Is Real

As scientists become more aware of the dangers posed by antibiotic overuse, alternative therapies emerge.
By Chelsea Vincent
The discovery of an antibiotic resistant "superbug" has raised alarm bells in the medical community,

Top Infectious Disease Doc Says Don’t Be Superstitious About Superbugs

But if the genes are allowed to run rampant, infections will increase in number and severity
By John Bonazzo
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 11: Comedienne Tig Notaro speaks onstage at Variety's 5th annual Power of Comedy presented by TBS benefiting the Noreen Fraser Foundation at The Belasco Theater on December 11, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Variety)

Crowdfunding Campaign Takes on Little-Known Disease That Nearly Killed Tig Notaro

Standup comic Tig Notaro received an enormous amount of attention for her very funny, very real performance about her diagnosis with breast cancer. She had also survived one of the world’s grossest superbugs, Clostridium difficile, or C. Diff.
By Brady Dale

NDM-1: A Brand New Superbug, Just in Time For Fall

By Steve Huff
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