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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 16h

The number of deaths caused by antimicrobial resistance is predicted to rise from 1 millio to 2 million death per year by 2050. Reasons:
- Too few new drugs
- Excessive use of antibiotics in agriculture
- Antibiotics overuse in medical practice
- Lack of awareness
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The rise of ‘nightmare bacteria’: antimicrobial resistance in six charts

Data reveal how the global challenge to reduce deaths and infections from drug-resistant bacteria is not going according to plan.

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🎃nisillos @onisillos.bsky.social · 14h

"Usutu, which mainly infects birds, was first detected in London blackbirds in 2020 and has been found in birds or mosquitoes every year since, making it now endemic to the UK … Usutu often establishes first, with West Nile following as temperatures rise."

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First evidence in the UK of breeding aegypti mosquito – the main spreader of dengue, chikungunya and Zika

The first discovery of Aedes aegypti eggs in the UK shows how climate change and global travel are helping mosquitoes that spread dengue and Zika expand northwards.

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AVAC @avac.org · 13h

Important news from WHO! The 1st #lenacapvirs for #PrEP have been prequalified in just 36 days through a new abridged prequalification pathway, which is the 1st time this procedure has been used!

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An important step, but more to do: www.prepwatch.org/tracking-len...

First lenacapavirs prequalified | WHO - Prequalification of Medical Products (IVDs, Medicines, Vaccines and Immunization Devices, Vector Control)

Gilead’s Lenacapavir Tablet and Injection Products Prequalified by WHO

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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 9h

Vaccine for typhoid, invasive Salmonella shows promise in phase 1 trial

Researchers say the investigational three-strain vaccine produced a strong immune response and was well-tolerated in its first human trial.

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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 8h

WHO #pertussis case definition misses many infections, needs revision, study suggests

Compared with WHO's definition, a modified definition including apnea but not cough duration boosted sensitivity but reduced specificity.

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Nature @nature.com · 18h

Regulatory T cells, the immune cells at the centre of Monday's Nobel Prize, are showing promise as a treatment for autoimmune diseases, cancer, and even organ transplants

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These immune cells won Nobel fame — can they solve autoimmune disease?

Regulatory T cells, which help to dampen inflammation, are being used in clinical trials against ailments such as rheumatoid arthritis.

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Nature @nature.com · 18h

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi, who developed a class of extremely porous materials known as metal-organic frameworks, have won this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Chemistry Nobel for team who developed massively porous ‘super sponge’ materials

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi pioneered the creation of metal-organic frameworks, which can capture and store molecules such as carbon dioxide.

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Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) @dndi.org · 18h

We will join partners at the 78th #WHOSEARO Regional Committee in Colombo on October 14 to mark 20 years of the Regional Kala-azar Elimination Initiative and to advance collaboration for multi-disease elimination across South Asia.

👉More info: bit.ly/4ourjBp

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 17h

"H5N1 virus can remain infectious for extended periods in raw-milk cheeses under specific conditions, underscoring the potential public health risks associated with consuming unpasteurized milk products "
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H5N1 influenza virus stability and transmission risk in raw milk and cheese - Nature Medicine

The pathogenic avian flu H5N1 virus remains stable in raw milk and throughout the cheese-making process, but contaminated cheese fed to ferrets did not lead to infection, whereas raw milk did.

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Delthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 1d

Physics Nobel awarded to 3 American scientists, all w/ affiliations to the University of California: John Clarke, Michel Devoret & John Martinis for research demonstrating quantum mechanical tunneling in electrical circuits www.science.org/content/arti...

Physics Nobel awarded for macro demonstration of quantum effects

John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis honored for work demonstrating quantum mechanical tunneling in electrical circuits

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Nature @nature.com · 1d

John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for demonstrating quantum physics on the macroscopic scale

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Groundbreaking quantum-tunnelling experiments win physics Nobel

John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis discovered quantum physics on a macroscopic scale, paving the way for quantum computing.

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Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 1d

Do we need to split the MMR vaccine into 3 shots?

No.

-No medical reason. Current vax has no safety issues and works very well
-Kids don’t like needles. Why give them 3x the shots?
-Peds office already have limited bandwidth. Who staffs 3x the visits?

Another nonsensical, unserious “policy”

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Neglected Global Diseases Initiative at UBC @ngdiubc.bsky.social · 2d

UBC Urologic Sciences Adj. Professor Dr. Kishor Wasan will be leading an information session on Prostate Cancer in collaboration with the Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support Group! @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social @ubcmedicine.bsky.social @prostatecancer.bsky.social @news.ubc.ca

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Neglected Global Diseases Initiative at UBC @ngdiubc.bsky.social · 2d

UBC Urologic Sciences Adj. Professor Dr. Kishor Wasan will be leading an information session on Prostate Cancer in collaboration with the Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support Group! @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social @ubcmedicine.bsky.social @prostatecancer.bsky.social @news.ubc.ca

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Neglected Global Diseases Initiative at UBC @ngdiubc.bsky.social · 2d

NGDI UBC Researchers have developed a novel oral amphotericin B formulation to treat C. Auris! Learn more from this link: www.news-medical.net/news/2020032...

Wasan lab develops novel oral formulation to treat systemic fungal infections

The Wasan Laboratory in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia in partnership with iCo Therapeutics Inc. (Vancouver BC, Canada) have developed a novel oral formul...

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Neglected Global Diseases Initiative at UBC @ngdiubc.bsky.social · 2d

NGDI UBC Researchers have developed a novel oral amphotericin B formulation to treat C. Auris! Learn more from this link: www.news-medical.net/news/2020032...

Wasan lab develops novel oral formulation to treat systemic fungal infections

The Wasan Laboratory in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia in partnership with iCo Therapeutics Inc. (Vancouver BC, Canada) have developed a novel oral formul...

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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 2d

“Anyone who does not have an autoimmune disease, that’s because of these regulatory T cells,” says Markus Feuerer, an immunologist at the Leibniz Institute for Immunotherapy.

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Medicine Nobel for researchers who identified immune system’s security guards

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered regulatory T cells that prevent autoimmune disease

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 2d

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for discovering a class of immune cells that help to prevent the body from attacking its own tissues. #medsky 🧪

Medicine Nobel goes to scientists who revealed secrets of immune system ‘regulation’

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered cells that protect the body from autoimmune diseases.

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Geneva Health Files @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social · 2d

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Helen Clark named as new Chair of the Gavi Board

Gavi Board unanimously approves the selection of Rt Hon Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, as its new Chair.

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Neglected Global Diseases Initiative at UBC @ngdiubc.bsky.social · 3d

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Neglected Global Diseases Initiative at UBC @ngdiubc.bsky.social · Jul 27

Canadian Researchers have developed a novel oral treatment for parasitic infections with funding from CIHR. @who.int @msf.ca @medicinespatentpool.org @lshtm.bsky.social

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 12d

Vaccines are one of the great public health success stories.

They’ve saved millions of lives around the world.

We cannot allow conspiracy theorists to undermine proven science.

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Nature @nature.com · 3d

Nature research paper: Monoclonal antibodies protect against pandrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

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Monoclonal antibodies protect against pandrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae - Nature

Capsule-specific human monoclonal antibodies are protective against bloodstream infection by Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 147 in a mouse model of septicaemia, and could provide a useful strategy against pathogens with antimicrobial resistance.

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Healthcare-Global @healthcare-global.bsky.social · 3d

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New study shows all-in-one coronavirus vaccines could save millions of lives in future pandemics | CEPI

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