Re:Candida auris: A fungus hospitals don’t want to talk about
by mbarronj on Thursday June 13, 2019 @01:26PM
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That'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.
Re:Candida auris: A fungus hospitals don’t want to talk about
by okasaki on Thursday June 13, 2019 @02:50AM
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There'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.
Re:Candida auris: A fungus hospitals don’t want to talk about
by el_benhameen on Thursday June 13, 2019 @03:08AM
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I 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-can...
Without a public conversation about resistant bugs, the causes (drug overuse) will never be addressed.