WHO’s ‘priority pathogens’ list highlights urgent need for new drugs
The World Health Organization has released its first list of the world’s most dangerous superbugs — 12 families of bacterial supervillains considered the most serious threats to human health. The WHO calls it a list of “priority pathogens” because...
Interview with Dr. Jay Hoofnagle on the discovery of hepatitis C and progress in preventing and treating chronic infection.
Jay Hoofnagle is director of the Liver Disease Research Branch at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. Audio Interview Interview with Dr. Jay...
‘Anti-antibiotic’ allows for use of antibiotics without driving resistance
ScienceDaily recently reported on the promising findings by a team of researchers at the Huck Institute of Life Sciences at Penn State to tackle the increasingly important fight against antimicrobial resistance. According to Valerie Morley, a postdoctoral scholar...
Interview with Dr. Sonja Rasmussen on guidance related to pursuing or delaying pregnancy during a public health emergency.
Sonja Rasmussen is a professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Epidemiology at the University of Florida College of Medicine and College of Public Health and Health Professions. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal....