EOH News

 

Urgent Care Association of America and the Antibiotic Resistance Action Center Form Partnership to Address Antibiotic Use in Rapidly Growing Urgent Care Sector

The partnership aims to make the urgent care industry a leader in antibiotic stewardship by reducing inappropriate antibiotic use in this outpatient setting.

Superbug MRSA May Be Spreading Through Contaminated Poultry

Study suggests people in urban areas with no exposure to livestock are becoming infected with poultry-associated MRSA via meat.

GW Faculty Participate in National Academy of Medicine’s Vital Directions for Health and Health Care Initiative

Four GW faculty members participated in the Vital Directions project, which is compiling expert information to inform the debate about U.S. health reform.

Potentially Harmful Chemicals Widespread in Household Dust

First-of-a-kind study reveals top ten consumer product chemicals in dust with known or suspected health impacts.