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  • Superbugs and Antibiotics

    We’ve all heard about superbugs, bacterial infections that don’t respond to antibiotic treatment and wondered what’s going on. When someone falls ill with one of these infections doctors determine which antibiotic to use based on a standard test. But UC Santa Barbara biologist Michael Moore says we may be relying on the wrong test when […]

  • Medical Care: More is Not Always Better

    If some medical care is good, more must be better. Right? Unfortunately, this is often not the case. In fact, the opposite can be true—some measures of health are worse in areas where people receive more health services. Join leaders in research and health policy at UCSF who highlight situations in which the overuse of […]