Online Managing Editor, Infectious Diseases
Stephen Feller is the Online Managing Editor for infectious diseases at Healio and Infectious Disease News. With a background in journalism, Stephen covers a wide range of topics related to infectious diseases, including hospital-associated infections, vaccine developments, antimicrobial resistance, and public health issues. His reporting provides valuable insights and updates for healthcare professionals and the general public.
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Stephen Feller's coverage is heavily focused on healthcare and scientific topics, specifically infectious diseases, COVID-19, medical guidelines, vaccines, and hospital infections. His articles often cite data and government announcements.
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By: Carol L. DiBerardino, Stephen Feller
Around one in eight hospitalized adults treated for community-acquired pneumonia in a Michigan study were inappropriately diagnosed, and most of those patients received unneeded antibiotics, according to a study.
By: Stephen Feller, Carol L. DiBerardino
A sharp uptick in reported measles cases in the United States during the first quarter of 2024 has raised concerns that the country could lose its measles elimination status, CDC researchers said Thursday.
By: Stephen Feller, Carol L. DiBerardino
HOUSTON — Consulting with an infectious disease physician can shorten antibiotic prescriptions for uncomplicated gram-negative bacteremia and move patients from IV to oral antibiotics more quickly, according to a study.
By: Carol L. DiBerardino, Stephen Feller
HOUSTON — The risks for certain hospital-associated infections differ between urban and rural health care facilities, suggesting a nuanced relationship between health equity and the risk for infection, a study found.
By: Stephen Feller, Carol L. DiBerardino
HOUSTON — Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, has been working in vaccine development for more than 40 years.
By: Stephen Feller, Carol L. DiBerardino
HOUSTON — A 6-month implementation study improved nurses' evaluation of penicillin allergies among perioperative patients, as is recommended by the CDC for antimicrobial stewardship programs, researchers reported.
We caught up with Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH, at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Conference to ask how he got “ Hooked on ID .”
By: Carol L. DiBerardino, Stephen Feller
HOUSTON — Natural language processing could reduce the need for manual chart reviews to determine a patient's risk for carrying or being infected with multidrug-resistant organisms, according to a study.
By: Carol L. DiBerardino, Stephen Feller
A CDC investigator described how Colorado was able to prevent a measles outbreak after identifying an infected traveler who passed through the Denver airport, a children's hospital and a community gathering while infectious.
Standard infection prevention and control procedures prevented the spread of C andida auris at a Tennessee dialysis facility despite two patients there being colonized for up to 4 months during treatment, researchers reported.
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