Sewage surveillance proves powerful in combating antimicrobial resistance

Sewage surveillance proves powerful in combating antimicrobial resistance

Waterborne diseases affect over 7 million people in the U.S. every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and cost our health care system over $3 billion. But they don’t impact all people equally. A campuswide collaboration is using sewage surveillance as a vital strategy in the fight against diseases that spread … Read more

AI tackles huge problem of antimicrobial resistance in intensive care

AI tackles huge problem of antimicrobial resistance in intensive care

Artificial intelligence (AI) can provide same-day assessments of antimicrobial resistance for patients in intensive care — critical to preventing life-threatening sepsis. Antimicrobial resistance, the process of microorganisms developing defences against treatment, poses a huge challenge to healthcare around the world. It is estimated to cause 1.2 million deaths globally and cost the NHS at least … Read more

Israel-Axis of Resistance Escalation and the Importance of the Minority Report

Israel-Axis of Resistance Escalation and the Importance of the Minority Report

In the same way that Molière’s bourgeois gentilhomme realized that he had been speaking prose all his life, yours truly has realized that one of the reasons I had a good run as a consultant and now as a commentator is looking for minority reports. This is a useful posture to take in a polluted … Read more