Legionnaire’s disease, a waterborne bacterial infection that got its name after an outbreak at a large American Legion gathering in Philadelphia just over 40 years ago, had been near elimination across much of the world […]
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Q+A: The Technology Saving Our Salads (And Other Tasty Foods)
A sprinkling of plasma-treated water might be the perfect dressing to keep our salad greens and other vulnerable produce free of contaminants. It has been more than a decade since U.S. consumers have faced a […]
Q+A: Tuberculosis as an Ongoing Threat
For many people in the United States, tuberculosis is a disease that seems dated, more likely to be associated with Ellis Island than a present day trip to the doctor’s office. However, the United States […]
A Pitch-Perfect Test For Bacterial Infection
A pair of Drexel engineers is developing a new sensor that can detect one of the most challenging hospital-acquired infections easily, early and without expensive equipment. Wan and Wei-Heng Shih, professors in the School of […]
Don’t Wash Your Chicken: What’s the Cluck?
The “Don’t Wash Your Chicken” food safety campaign developed by Drexel researchers in collaboration with New Mexico State University has made a big splash in the news over the past week or so – and […]