PLF’s executive director was interviewed by Yitzi Weiner for Thrive Global’s “5 Things I Wish I Knew” “While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health departments do the best they can, C. diff and other HAIs are likely undercounted. Policymakers should ensure that the public knows …
Posted Aug 23, 2018 at 5:00 AM They may be the two most forgotten words in the debate about the Affordable Care Act. “Patient protection” is the term that actually begins the official name of the landmark law, often called Obamacare. The law remains in the crosshairs of partisan efforts to repeal it. This month …
Our executive director Christian John Lillis and advocate Nancy Oliver published an op-ed in the Akron Beacon Journal. Get ready to fight the menace of superbugs Superbug infections pose a significant threat to the well-being of Ohioans, young and old. These are infections that have become resistant to many antibiotics …
By Angela Kelly Clostridium Difficile Toxin B Discovery May Lead to Novel Anti-Cancer Drugs May 11, 2018 [ScienceDaily] Researchers from the University of California, Irvine and Harvard University “have discovered how the Clostridium difficile toxin B (TcdB) recognizes the human Frizzled protein, the receptor it uses to invade intestinal cells …
By Angela Kelly Video Review of New C. diff Treatment Guidelines Dr. David A. Johnson Professor of Medicine and Chief of Gastroenterology at Gastroenterology Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA explains the new SHEA guidelines. Dr. Johnson visits the revisions to C. diff treatment and testing; and names C. …
