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Tag: infectious disease
Growing resistance to vital HIV drug raises concern
HIV resistance to the antiviral tenofovir, one of the mainstays of HIV treatment and prevention, is increasingly common following therapy, particularly in low and middle-income …
What matters to Stanford’s Lucy Shapiro, and why
Fasten your seatbelt: Developmental biologist Lucy Shapiro, PhD, is driving, and we're zooming through her achievement-packed 40-year career in less than an hour. Speaking this week …
Improving infection recovery
Welcome to Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford’s most innovative biomedical researchers. Think back on the last time you came down …
Excessive antibiotic use in flu season contributes to resistance
The cold and flu season is upon us — and with that comes the potential overuse of antibiotics. All too often, physicians prescribe antibiotics for …
Stanford team develops a method to prevent the viral infection that causes dengue fever
Dengue fever is the most widespread and fastest growing mosquito-borne virus in the world. It infects an estimated 390 million people each year — nearly …
Chikungunya is on its way to a neighborhood near you
Very embarrassing confession: When I heard this piece on the radio yesterday, I thought it was about a chicken virus. Wow, I remember thinking, that's strange …
Irrational fear of contagion fuels xenophobia, Stanford study shows
I have a very distinct memory of my grandfather dying from leukemia in an Iowa hospital. I peered in through a glass window, too scared …
Spread of drug-resistant HIV in Africa and Asia is limited, Stanford research finds
In the last decade, millions more people in the developing world have gained access to anti-viral drugs to treat HIV, with nearly 12 million now …
All hands on deck: Doctor answers call to work on largest Ebola epidemic in history
In the nearly 70-year history of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) only three disasters called for an “all hands on deck,” Level …
“Made-in-India” vaccine could save thousands of children
India reached a milestone this week with the introduction of a novel rotavirus vaccine, the first vaccine designed entirely in the developing world. The vaccine …
President Obama and Indian Prime Minister praise partnership that led to rotavirus vaccine
During his three-day visit to India, President Barack Obama issued a joint statement with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praising the “highly successful collaboration” that …
Infectious disease expert discusses concerns about undervaccination and California’s measles outbreak
Stanford's Yvonne Maldonado, MD, who heads up Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford infectious disease team, weighed in on California's measles outbreak last week on KQED's …
'Tis the season for norovirus
The week before Thanksgiving, some kind of stomach bug, which I suspect was norovirus, spread like wildfire among my daughter’s daycare. Several of her classmates …
Ending enablers: Stanford researcher examines genes to find virus helpers
Here’s this week’s Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that highlights some of Stanford’s most innovative research and introduces Scope readers to scientists in a variety …
Stanford physician shares his story of treating Ebola patients in Liberia
For a month, emergency physician Colin Bucks, MD, found himself in the remote, dense jungle of northeast Liberia in the heat of the battle against …