Alt Microbiology Department
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MB(ASCP)CM
Target accountability goal: at least every other article being microbiology or at least molecular biology related. No politics except as relates to science and healthcare, of which there will be plenty
Target accountability goal: at least every other article being microbiology or at least molecular biology related. No politics except as relates to science and healthcare, of which there will be plenty
It's strawberry season. Wash them thoroughly with soap. The azoles antifungals we use to keep strawberries from rotting 20min after you buy them accumulate in fat, are toxic, carcinogenic, teratogenic, endocrine disruptors, and we used 4,000,000,000lbs last year
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
May 27, 2025 at 1:52 AM
It's strawberry season. Wash them thoroughly with soap. The azoles antifungals we use to keep strawberries from rotting 20min after you buy them accumulate in fat, are toxic, carcinogenic, teratogenic, endocrine disruptors, and we used 4,000,000,000lbs last year
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
If you've not seen the new combination COVID and influenza a/b rapid antigen tests, they're now available OTC thanks to a recent FDA ruling. Get them at Amazon if your neighborhood pharmacy isn't carrying them yet.
www.fda.gov/news-events/...
www.fda.gov/news-events/...
FDA Authorizes Marketing of First Home Flu and COVID-19 Combination Test Outside of Emergency Use Authorities
FDA granted marketing authorization for the Healgen Rapid Check COVID-19/Flu A&B Antigen Test
www.fda.gov
January 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
If you've not seen the new combination COVID and influenza a/b rapid antigen tests, they're now available OTC thanks to a recent FDA ruling. Get them at Amazon if your neighborhood pharmacy isn't carrying them yet.
www.fda.gov/news-events/...
www.fda.gov/news-events/...
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💊🦠OUT NOW - comprehensive analysis of the propensity of ESKAPE pathogens to evolve resistance to new and in development antibiotics by Csaba Pal, Balint Kintses, Balazs Papp and colleagues. Dive in here...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
ESKAPE pathogens rapidly develop resistance against antibiotics in development in vitro - Nature Microbiology
An extensive experimental analysis of resistance to antibiotics in development or introduced post-2017 in ESKAPE bacteria reveals the dynamics of resistance acquisition, mutational targets and the pre...
www.nature.com
January 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
💊🦠OUT NOW - comprehensive analysis of the propensity of ESKAPE pathogens to evolve resistance to new and in development antibiotics by Csaba Pal, Balint Kintses, Balazs Papp and colleagues. Dive in here...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Mark, let's face reality. After being dropped by Blue Cross when I was diagnosed with breast cancer, the ACA saved my life twice. It may not be perfect, but I'm alive & grateful.
January 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Mark, let's face reality. After being dropped by Blue Cross when I was diagnosed with breast cancer, the ACA saved my life twice. It may not be perfect, but I'm alive & grateful.
The annual flu vaccine is as anticipated "pretty shit," especially against influenza B with confirmed exposure: 79% ineffective, which is obviously terrible
Influenza B is typically less severe and infected vaccinated individuals may be nearly asymptomatic.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-va...
Influenza B is typically less severe and infected vaccinated individuals may be nearly asymptomatic.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-va...
Flu vaccine estimated to be 21% effective against flu spread to household members
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The annual flu vaccine is as anticipated "pretty shit," especially against influenza B with confirmed exposure: 79% ineffective, which is obviously terrible
Influenza B is typically less severe and infected vaccinated individuals may be nearly asymptomatic.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-va...
Influenza B is typically less severe and infected vaccinated individuals may be nearly asymptomatic.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-va...
As a reminder, there is a very large spike in respiratory viruses going on right now, driven by an 18% in flu test positivity which is super-awful.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/us-...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/us-...
US respiratory virus infections rise, led by flu
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
As a reminder, there is a very large spike in respiratory viruses going on right now, driven by an 18% in flu test positivity which is super-awful.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/us-...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/us-...
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