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Chipotle’s Norovirus Outbreak Is Not A Typical Norovirus Outbreak

Dec 10, 2015 | FiveThirtyEight

The avalanche of norovirus cases linked to a Boston Chipotle is one of the biggest outbreaks since 2009. Eighty cases have been confirmed by the Boston Public Health Commission to date, and Boston College reports that at least 140 students have come to the campus health center with norovirus-like symptoms since the outbreak began over the weekend. Those symptoms include: nausea, vomiting, cramps, diarrhea and muscle pain. So, the fun stuff.

Peer-to-Peer: Why Flexible Testing?

Dec 3, 2015 | Nanosphere News

At last month's Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) Annual Meeting in Austin, TX, Margie Morgan, Ph.D., Scientific Director of Microbiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA, discussed the advantages of flexible multiplex tests over the currently available fixed-panel, fixed-price respiratory and gastrointestinal tests.

News Brief: Study Demonstrates Statistically Significant Reduction in 30-Day Mortality After Implementing Verigene BC-GP and BC-GN

Nov 25, 2015 | Nanosphere News

A new study from Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital in Tsukuba, Japan demonstrated statistically significant clinical and economic patient outcomes following the implementation of Verigene Gram-Positive (BC-GP) and Gram-Negative (BC-GN) Blood Culture Tests. This is the first manuscript published that describes the outcomes associated with clinically reported results from both Verigene blood culture tests.

Superbugs Are Everywhere

Nov 22, 2015 | Slate Magazine

Experts have warned that we may be headed for a “post-antibiotic era” in which the drugs no longer work. The drugs have been a literal lifesaver for millions of people, contributing to a dramatic increase in lifespan in the past century. A future without them is absolutely terrifying. A bout of strep throat, an ear infection, or even a cut on your finger could be deadly. Medical treatments that now save people—from chemotherapy to transplants to surgery to dialysis—would bring such a risk of infection that it might be too dangerous to perform them.

WHO multi-country survey reveals widespread public misunderstanding about antibiotic resistance

Nov 16, 2015 | World Health Organization

As WHO ramps up its fight against antibiotic resistance, a new multi-country survey shows people are confused about this major threat to public health and do not understand how to prevent it from growing.

State health officials report first flu related death for the season in Indiana

Oct 28, 2015 | WTHI TV 10

State health officials in Indiana are reporting the first flu related death of the season.