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Katherine Kahn

Katherine Kahn

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Katherine Kahn

Kate is a staff writer at MedPage Today, covering the infectious diseases beat. She brings over fifteen years of corporate and freelance experience in writing for physician and consumer audiences. Kate holds a BA in English Literature from Wilson College, a DVM from Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, and a master’s-level diploma from the New England School of Acupuncture. Before becoming a writer, Kate had clinical practice as a veterinarian and acupuncturist. Her creative writing has won her scholarships and residencies to the Hedgebrook Foundation, Ragdale Foundation, and the Montana Artists’ Refuge.

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A computer rendering of N. gonorrhoeae bacteria.

First-in-Class Antibiotic Effective Against Urogenital Gonorrhea

New antibiotics are desperately needed to combat multi-drug resistant gonorrhea, experts say

A computer rendering of Enterobacter bacteria

Carbapenems Sometimes Overused for Drug-Resistant Enterobacterales Infections

Stewardship needs improving, experts say

African boy ready to get his vaccination in Bamako, Mali.

Single Monoclonal Antibody Injection Protected Kids Against Malaria

Despite results, there is no "silver bullet" when it comes to eradicating malaria, expert says

Photo of a doctor preparing a vaccine for a pregnant woman.

Most Expectant Moms Say They're Likely to Get Maternal RSV Vaccine

But one in five soon-to-be parents said they had never even heard of RSV, survey finds

The words Urinary Tract Infection on a piece of paper covered with pills.

FDA Approves New Option for Uncomplicated UTIs in Women

Antibiotic widely used in other countries now available in the U.S.

A photo of a doctor administering a COVID-19 vaccine to a child.

COVID Vaccine Study Finds Small Signal of Seizure Risk in Young Kids

Data largely reassuring, but seizure finding requires further evaluation, experts say

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COVID Shot Boosts Mucosal Immunity in Previously Infected People

Only "traces" of spike-specific salivary antibodies found in vaccinated SARS-CoV-2-naive people

A computer rendering of gram-negative bacteria.

'Sluggish' Hospital Uptake of Newer Antibiotics for Gram-Negative Infections

Cost and clinical uncertainty may be behind low utilization

A photo of a female physician administering oral rotavirus vaccine to a baby in his mothers arms.

Rotavirus: Then and Now

Many pediatric hospital residents "have never seen a case of rotavirus," said Paul Offit, MD

A transmission electron micrograph of rotaviruses

Rotavirus Still Ranks High as Cause of Acute Gastroenteritis in Children

Recent research sheds light on how the virus can cause such severe symptoms

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