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Purifying widely used antibiotic could reduce risk it poses to hearing, study finds
Scientists have discovered a simple method of reformulating gentamicin, a commonly used and highly effective antibiotic, that could reduce the risk it poses of causing deafness. Dec 17 2020
Alan Cheng and Anthony Ricci are senior authors of a study describing how a component of an antibiotic mixture showed effective antimicrobrial properties but may pose a smaller risk of hearing loss than the mixture. (Photo taken before the COVID-19 pandemic.)
Norbert von der Groeben
A Stanford Medicine-led study has found that a subtype of popular antibiotic could pose a smaller risk of hearing loss yet still be powerful at fighting off bacterial infections.
Stanford Medicine apologizes after doctors protest administrator vaccines
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Residents at Stanford Hospital protested Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, executives decision to give vaccines to some administrators and physicians who are at home and not in contact with patients rather than frontline workers.Courtesy of Ben Solomon
This story was updated at Dec. 18, 4:30 p.m. to include the following statement issued by Stanford Medicine: We take complete responsibility for the errors in the execution of our vaccine distribution plan. Our intent was to develop an ethical and equitable process for distribution of the vaccine. We apologize to our entire community, including our residents, fellows, and other frontline care providers, who have performed heroically during our pandemic response. We are immediately revising our plan to better sequence the distribution of the vaccine.