By Deborah Borfitz January 2, 2020 | A Duke University spin-out company is putting the last touches on a host response bacterial-viral test entering the fina...

Predigen, Inc., a spin-out from Duke University, is developing a host response test to accurately discriminate bacterial from viral acute respiratory infecti...

In this podcast, Ephraim L. Tsalik, MD, MHS, PhD, discusses the biomarkers in the pipeline for diagnosing infectious diseases, including tuberculosis and sep...

The BARDA DRIVe Solving Sepsis initiative is partnering with Qvella Corporation of Carlsbad, California, to develop ground-breaking technology to diagnose in...

Predigen scientist receives $100K to further develop and test prototypes to differentiate between bacterial and viral infection Predigen founder and chief sc...

Selected entrants will receive $100,000 to further develop and test prototypes to improve detection of drug-resistant bacteria or differentiate between a bac...

From WSJ's the Future of Everything Podcast What happens when antibiotics stop working? With drug-resistant infections on the rise, scientists are scrambling...

By Andrew D. Bowser published in JAMA Internal Medicine When it comes to inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, urgent care centers and retail clinics may hav...

By Kimberly Scott Published in Technology Networks Antibiotic resistance is a serious health problem, causing illnesses that were once easily treatable with ...

By Judy Stone Published in Forbes Magazine The inability to tell whether an infection is caused by a bacteria or virus is a huge problem, driving a lot of an...

Each will receive $50,000 to develop prototypes of diagnostics to improve detection of drug resistant bacteria. Ten semifinalists have been selected in the f...

Without doubt, antibiotic drugs have saved hundreds of millions of lives from bacterial infections that would have otherwise been fatal. But their inappropri...

From Scientific American 60-Second Science, Health By Cynthia Graber Antibiotics work against bacterial infections but are often prescribed to people with vi...

Dr. Ephraim Tsalik, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, and is a Physician in the Emer...

By Jessica Berman Published in Voice in America, Science and Health Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem worldwide. One of the biggest culprits is trea...

By Judy Stone Published in Forbes An exciting new test might help us save antibiotics. Needing only a drop of blood, researchers at Duke have developed a rap...

By Alice Park Published in Time Magazine As good as doctors are at diagnosing what ails you, they’re apparently not great at figuring out which bugs are behi...