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The answer is in the post you're replying to... Public health is a reasonable priority to expect from a hospital. Without a public conversation about resistant
by post_below 7y ago
The answer is in the post you're replying to... Public health is a reasonable priority to expect from a hospital.
Without a public conversation about resistant bugs, the causes (drug overuse) will never be addressed.
- okasaki 7y agoThere's lots of work and discussion going on regarding drug resistance. Funny, I've been to plenty of conferences and talks about it and I've never seen a journalist. They just want to churn out articles like this one: FIND OUT ABOUT THIS ONE DEADLY BUG THAT NOBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT. No surprise they get few responses.
- el_benhameen 7y agoI don't think that's a fair characterization. The linked article is a "Times Insider" article, so an article about the reporting that went into a much longer article. It focuses on the difficulties the reporter had researching the topic, and I don't think that any of it is fear-mongery like your all-caps title. The article whose reporting this one focuses on [0] is quite long and strikes me as being well-researched, thorough in its explanations, and not over the top in its take on the issue. Sure, there's a little bit of intrigue, but that just makes for interesting reading. [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/health/drug-resistant-candida-auris.html?module=inline https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/health/drug-resistant-can...
- mbarronj 7y agoThat's a really fascinating thought. We often hear and talk about "public health" in the US - but also have serious issues with approving "public" health organizations and care providers. It's ironic how we want our private businesses to take care of our public health.