MCR Genes: Bacteria’s Secret Weapons
When infection rages and other antibiotics prove ineffective, healthcare providers may turn to colistin as their weapon of last resort. But disease-causing microbes are rapidly unraveling the secrets of colistin, and the drug may not be an effective fallback for long. Researchers at Cornell University have found a ninth variation of a gene that confers […]
Patrick Sullivan infectious disease, Medical newsAnother tick bite, ugh.
Another tick bite, ugh. My medical response experience has been stellar here in CT, no complaints. But not everyone is so lucky. I’ve been bitten by ticks 4 times in the last two years (I live in New Haven, not far from Lyme, CT, where Lyme disease took its name.) One of them was a […]
Brandon infectious disease, Lords of Pestilence, medical complaints, shared articles infectious diseaseFlying insects in hospitals carry superbug germs
British researchers trapped more than 20,000 flying insects at seven hospitals and found that 9 out of 10 carried potentially harmful levels of infectious bacteria such as E. coli, salmonella and staphylococcus. More than 50 percent of the bacteria were antibiotic resistant. Read the full story…
Brandon Lords of Pestilence, Uncategorized infectious diseaseImmunocompromised patient in study dies after fecal transplant due to acquired ESBL E. coli.
Immunocompromised patient in study dies after fecal transplant due to acquired ESBL E. coli.
Brandon UncategorizedA Scientists’s Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug
Tom Patterson almost lost his life to Acinetobacter baumannii, a carbapenem-resistant pathogen that tops the WHO’s list of deadliest superbugs. But his wife, epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee, developed a treatment that saved him. Now it’s saving others. Learn how.
Brandon Medical news medical newsVaccines: How Bad is the Risk?
Another impressive educational video from the folks at Kurzgesagt. They do amazing work. “Vaccines are one of our best tools to prevent dangerous diseases, but they come with side effects. So would it be safer not to vaccinate? This video has been supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.”
Brandon UncategorizedHealing Blade: Defenders of Soma Finalist in the 2018 World Changing Ideas Awards
Nerdcore Medical’s infectious disease card game, Healing Blade: Defenders of Soma, was listed as a finalist in the 2018 Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards, in the health category. There were nearly 1,400 submissions in 12 categories. The Healing Blade card game idea was conceived of by Drs. Arun Mathews and Francis Kong, as a […]
Brandon UncategorizedIn Which a Study is Stymied
Another cartoon by David Malki! “You on the Bronze Age diet?”
Brandon UncategorizedIn Which the Species is Bettered
Been reading Watermark cartoons lately, by David Malki! Occasionally he dips into medical concepts, such as… life expectancy. Small pox, anyone?
Brandon UncategorizedCurative Design on PATREON
We’ve launched a new project in collaboration with the incredible visual designer Eleanor Lutz of tabletop whale. It’s called CURATIVE DESIGN. We believe that good design, when applied to learning, is extremely powerful. Some of our topics include: Embryonic Heart Development and Circulation Topography of Medical Statistics Glycolysis Brachial Plexus Injuries Bacteria Identification … and many more! Come check […]
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