
Dr. Mody is the Amanda Sanford Hickey Professor of Internal Medicine at University of Michigan, PI of the Infection Prevention in Aging Research Group, and Associate Director of Translational Research for the Geriatrics Center. She is one of very few internists in this country with an expertise in aging populations, epidemiology, an active wet research laboratory in microbiology, and a translational research agenda focused on vulnerable aging population. She has mentored several junior faculty, fellows, post-doctoral students and residents in conducting clinical, epidemiologic as well as laboratory-based research projects and has had uninterrupted NIH funding since 2003. Her work is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Veteran Affairs (VA) and various foundations.
In the news:
- September 15, 2019 Inverse: Human-Fueled Superbugs Are Putting This Intelligent Animal in Danger
- July 2019 ACP Hospitalist: Patient and physician hygiene go hand in hand
- April 2019 UofMHealth: ‘Superbugs’ Found on Patients’ Hands and What They Touch
- April 2019 University of Michigan IHPI: The fight against ‘superbugs’ in hospitals has a new battlefield: patients’ hands and high-touch objects
- April 16, 2019 Infection Control Today: Superbugs Found on Many Hospital Patients’ Hands and What They Touch Most Often
- April 15, 2019 University of Minnesota CIDRAP: Study finds drug-resistant pathogens fairly common on patients’ hands
- April 15, 2019 New York Post: ‘Superbug’ germs found all over hospital patients’ hands: study
- April 15, 2019 Fox News: ‘Superbug’ germs found all over hospital patients’ hands: study
- April 15, 2019 MSN: Hospital Patients Are Spreading Superbugs
- April 15, 2019 Becker’s Healthcare: 14% of new hospital patients harbor superbugs: 4 study findings
- April 14, 2019 ScienceDaily: ‘Superbugs’ found on many hospital patients’ hands and what they touch most often
- April 2019 The Guardian: Curtains in patients’ rooms often rife with drug-resistant germs – study
- April 12, 2019 The Straits Times: Privacy curtains at hospitals could be reservoir of deadly bacteria: Study
- April 12, 2019 ABS CBN News: Privacy curtains could be reservoir of deadly bacteria: study
- April 11, 2019 CTV News: Hospital privacy curtains harbour antibiotic-resistant germs: study
- September 12, 2017 ScienceDaily: ‘Superbug’ bacteria gang up on us, fueled by antibiotic use, nursing home study suggests
- May 24, 2017 Healio: Multi-faceted approach reduces CAUTIs among nursing home patients
- May 22, 2017 Infection Control Today: Study shows 54 percent drop in CAUTIs among nursing home residents
- May 19, 2017 Medical Xpress: Nursing homes cut urinary tract infections in half through focused effort on catheter care
- October 6, 2016 Infection Control Today: U-M researchers to study role of patients’ hands as key factors in the spread of superbugs
- October 6, 2016 UMHS News: CDC taps Mody and other U-M researchers for major effort to fight “superbug” bacteria through research
- October 6, 2016 IHPI: CDC taps Mody and other U-M researchers for major effort to fight “superbug” bacteria
- June 23, 2016 Health Standards: Balancing infection control and patient engagement
- June 16, 2016 Newsmax Health: 1 in 3 seniors leave hospital with superbug
- May 11, 2016 WEMU.org: Issues of the environment: fighting superbugs and hospital infections
- April 13, 2016 Pharmacy Times: 3 simple ways pharmacists can prevent superbug spread
- April 5, 2016 KRDO.com: How to control infection rates in the elderly after a hospital stay
- March 18, 2016 Legal Reader: Patients leave hospitals carrying superbugs on their hands
- March 17, 2016 Nurse.com: 1 in 4 seniors have superbugs on hands after hospital stay
- March 17, 2016 Tech Times: 1 in 4 seniors leave hospital with superbugs on their hands
- March 16, 2016 Nephrology News & Issues: Patients often carry multidrug-resistant organisms on their hands
- March 16, 2016 Kaiser Health News: It’s not just doctors and nurses, patients need to wash their hands, too
- March 15, 2016 Science Daily: 1 in 4 seniors have superbugs on their hands after a hospital stay, new research finds
- March 14, 2016 Health Day: Seniors often bring drug-resistant germs to rehab centers
- February 11, 2016 Reader’s Digest: UTI causes: surprising reasons you’re getting urinary tract infections out of nowhere
- July 7, 2015 Healio: Targeted infection program decreases MRSA, UTI transmission in nursing homes
- July 1, 2015 Reuters: Overuse of nursing home antibiotics may put all residents at risk
- June 29, 2015 MedPage Today: Overused antibiotics cause havoc among nursing home patients
- May 28, 2015 Science Daily: High rates of MRSA transmission found between nursing home residents, healthcare workers
- March 20, 2015 Michigan Radio: Study shows simple measures reduce infections in nursing homes
- March 18, 2015 UMHS News: Could simple measures tip the balance against antimicrobial resistance in nursing homes?