Jonna Lorenz is a freelance journalist with more than 20 years of experience. Her background is in business and health care news, including reporting, editing and research for newspapers and websites.
National Academies Recommend Prioritizing Opening Schools for Younger Students
August 13th 2020A committee of experts convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently offered recommendations for local school districts to guide decisions about school reopening during the pandemic.
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Supposed Penicillin-Allergic Patients Twice as Likely to Receive Alernative Antibiotics
July 3rd 2020Hospitalized patients with unverified penicillin allergies may unnecessarily face greater risk of adverse drug events when given broader spectrum alternative antibiotics, according to a new study.
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Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics Are Overused in Treatment of CA-cIAI
July 1st 2020Despite guidelines discouraging use of anti-pseudomonal β-lactams and fluoroquinolones for community-acquired complicated intra-abdominal infection, about 75% of lower-risk patients are receiving such treatments, a new study found.
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Systematic Treatment of TB in Adults with HIV Not Superior to Test-Guided Approach
June 30th 2020Treatment of tuberculosis in adults with HIV can reduce mortality, but systematic treatment may go a step too far, increasing risk of adverse events compared with test-guided treatment, a new study found.
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