Michael David

People living in the same household share MRSA with each other, for years

March 11, 2015

People who live in the same home share everything--including antibiotic resistant infections. A new study by UChicago infectious disease experts shows that MRSA can live in households for years after serious infections. [Read more]

Dodging the Bullet of 1918

October 26, 2010

When the novel H1N1 flu virus began to appear in North America and Europe in Spring 2009, it contained some worryingly familiar signs to flu experts. The new strain appeared suddenly in a season when flu typically declines, spread at a rapid pace, [Read more]