The state health department calls on hospitals to do more to fight Candida auris, a mystery germ spreading the globe. Source: NYT > Business – Matt Richtel
Culture of Secrecy Shields Hospitals With Outbreaks of Drug-Resistant Infections
The lack of transparency puts patients at risk, some say. Institutions say disclosure could scare some people away from seeking needed medical care. Source: NYT > Business – ANDREW JACOBS and MATT RICHTEL
Times Insider: Candida Auris: The Fungus Nobody Wants to Talk About
The medical community is usually eager to discuss public health issues. But the rise in drug-resistant microbes is cloaked in chronic secrecy. Source: NYT > Business – MATT RICHTEL