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Battling the Superbugs

Post author By shermale
Post date May 30, 2012

This story has echoes of heroes tramping the Earth (or the galaxy) on a quest to defeat the forces of darkness. Along the way, the travelers encounter strange creatures with remarkable powers. They endure harrowing tests of mental strength and technological prowess. In the end, they prevail, bringing down the enemy and discovering a truth that saves civilization.

Tags antibiotic resistance, antibiotics, College of Pharmacy, College of Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, health, infectious disease, MRSA, Pharmacy

Healthy People

From Bedside to Public Square

Post author By shermale
Post date May 25, 2012
1 Comment on From Bedside to Public Square

Most of Portland is still punching the snooze button when morning rounds begin on Pill Hill. By 6 o’clock, teams of doctors, residents and medical students have draped their stethoscopes around their necks, collected their clipboards and greeted their first patients at OHSU’s teaching hospital. Joining one of the white-coated clusters, the family-medicine team, is OSU pharmacy researcher and clinician Ravina Kullar.

Tags antibiotics, infectious disease, MRSA, staph infection