{"id":13201,"date":"2019-05-09T08:03:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T12:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=13201"},"modified":"2019-05-09T08:03:08","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T12:03:08","slug":"genetically-modified-viruses-help-save-a-patient-with-a-superbug-infection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=13201","title":{"rendered":"Genetically Modified Viruses Help Save A Patient With A &#8216;Superbug&#8217; Infection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(By Rob Stein for NPR)<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, scientists have used genetically modified viruses to treat a patient fighting an antibiotic-resistant infection.<\/p>\n<p>Isabelle Carnell-Holdaway, 17, began the experimental treatment after doctors lost all hope. She was struggling with a life-threatening infection after a lung transplant. With the new treatment<strong>,<\/strong> she has not been completely cured. But the Faversham, England, teenager has recovered so much that she has resumed a near-normal life.\u00a0 Continue reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2019\/05\/08\/719650709\/genetically-modified-viruses-help-save-a-patient-with-a-superbug-infection?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=72511544&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8xlh5-Wv74yghMq1MqXKopq7kS4OOQ4AvI4ugrQKtNxa2iya0G1auw6k_O-ZhRp5hVzQ322_ih12k1ZGVW2_M9zqIwQA&amp;_hsmi=72511544\">article here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NPR-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3902\" src=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NPR-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"55\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NPR-logo.png 152w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NPR-logo-150x55.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre>Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. The URL (internet address) for this link is valid on the posted date; medicarereport.org cannot guarantee the duration of the link\u2019s validity. Also, the opinions expressed in these postings are the viewpoints of the original source and are not explicitly endorsed by AMAC, Inc.; the AMAC Foundation, Inc.; or medicarereport.org.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(By Rob Stein for NPR) For the first time, scientists have used genetically modified viruses to treat a patient fighting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-emerging-health-issues"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13201"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13202,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13201\/revisions\/13202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}