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As the nation counts down to default, Diane talks to longtime Congress watcher Norm Ornstein about the debt limit negotiations, what's at stake and whether he sees a way forward.
Reports of antibiotic resistant super-bugs have prompted new efforts to reduce infection rates in hospitals, locker rooms, and schools. An update on the health threat posed by a common but potentially virulent staph bacteria
Guests
- Dr. Donald Poretz President, Infectious Diseases Society of America, clinical professor of medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, and in private practice of infectious disease on Fairfax, Virginia
- Dr. Stuart Levy Co-Founder of Paratek Pharmaceuticals, professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
- Dr. Carlene Muto Medical director of infection control,University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- Dr. John Jernigan Deputy chief of prevention and response in the division of healthcare quality promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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