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My hero mom successfully donated one of her kidneys to my dad @NM_Transplant last week! As a family with Polycystic Kidney Disease @PKDFoundation we have prepared for this for decades since my grandpa was diagnosed and transplanted in 2001. 🧵 
As a 7-year old, I remember feeling so confused that someone else’s kidney was functioning in my grandpa. Fast forward to pharmacy school @UIPharmacy when I learned of the immense impact a transplant pharmacist could have on the transplant process.
Close monitoring of immunosuppression, patient and family counseling, and participation in transplant selection committees - all pushed me to pursue a career in clinical pharmacy. I wanted to help families like mine through this process.
1/ A $PVCT THREAD: (3) Potential 2023 read outs of preclinical data from sponsored research programs (#SRAs) in different diseases. #research. #oncology #hematology #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases #ophthalmology #WoundHealing #TissueRegeneration. #rosebengal #rosebengalsodium.
3/ In 2023, $PVCT expects research collaborators at different academic medical institutions to read out data from their preclinical research work under newly established and existing #SRAs. #research. #rosebengal #rosebengalsodium.
1/ A THREAD on what $PVCT achieved in 2022. #event #discovery #milestone #milepost. #rosebengal #rosebengalsodium.
3/ $PVCT #clinical and #research collaborators made 6 presentations at 5 medical conferences about PV-10 for different cancers. #ENETS22 #AACR22 #ASCO22 #ISOO2022 #melanomabridge. #presentations. #rosebengal #rosebengalsodium.
New from me, in @ConversationUK
"#Dengue in France: tropical diseases in Europe may not be that rare for much longer" theconversation.com/dengue-in-fran…
A bit like #scabies, we do have Neglected Tropical Diseases in Europe
#ntds #beatntds
(1/n)
"#Dengue in France: tropical diseases in Europe may not be that rare for much longer" theconversation.com/dengue-in-fran…
A bit like #scabies, we do have Neglected Tropical Diseases in Europe
#ntds #beatntds
(1/n)
Few dozen cases of local dengue transmission, more than has been observed before (bit of a theme for #infectiousdiseases in the recent past...)
An infected traveller would have returned to France, been bitten by a local mozzie, with onward transmission from biting new humans.
An infected traveller would have returned to France, been bitten by a local mozzie, with onward transmission from biting new humans.
Seeing more mosquito-driven disease in Europe. Loads of #westnile virus in the lowlands in northern Italy, plus a few cases across other Euro countries
Quale sarà la maggiore causa di morte nel 2050?
#Cancro? Malattie cardiache? #Diabete? Incidenti?
No
Le infezioni batteriche resistenti agli antibiotici
Ma si possono trattare con un virus.
A thread
#antibioticresistance #antibiotics #bacteria #infectiousdiseases
1/n
#Cancro? Malattie cardiache? #Diabete? Incidenti?
No
Le infezioni batteriche resistenti agli antibiotici
Ma si possono trattare con un virus.
A thread
#antibioticresistance #antibiotics #bacteria #infectiousdiseases
1/n
Ogni anno in Italia muoiono più di 11'000 persone per infezioni resistenti agli antibiotici. E il problema non riguarda soltanto soggetti anziani, debilitati o ospedalizzati.
2/n
2/n
Se il fenomeno dell'antibiotico resistenza non viene arginato ci ritroveremo con moltissimi batteri letali.
Gli antibiotici che fino ad oggi ci hanno aiutato a gestire questa battaglia sono definiti la più grande scoperta della medicina moderna.
3/n
thelancet.com/journals/lance…
Gli antibiotici che fino ad oggi ci hanno aiutato a gestire questa battaglia sono definiti la più grande scoperta della medicina moderna.
3/n
thelancet.com/journals/lance…
Welcome everyone to our 2nd Pediatric on Squares Board Review Course
We are starting today until the coming 8 days
Hope it’ll be helpful and enjoyable course
✏️ Note that you still can join and register on the course with accessibility to all recorded session until 27th of August
We are starting today until the coming 8 days
Hope it’ll be helpful and enjoyable course
✏️ Note that you still can join and register on the course with accessibility to all recorded session until 27th of August
Day 1
2nd session: Keys to Answer MCQs
3rd session: Neonatology review
By: Prof. Abdulrahman Alnemari @aalnemri
#Pediatric #Neonatology #NICU #MCQ
2nd session: Keys to Answer MCQs
3rd session: Neonatology review
By: Prof. Abdulrahman Alnemari @aalnemri
#Pediatric #Neonatology #NICU #MCQ
#climatechange🌍🌡 is the greatest threat to human #health👩⚕️.
Here are 5 ways climate change is impacting our health and how the future could look like if no action is taken.
A 🧵. 1/11
#climatechange #globalwarming #savetheplanet #climate #climatecrisis #climatechangeisreal
Here are 5 ways climate change is impacting our health and how the future could look like if no action is taken.
A 🧵. 1/11
#climatechange #globalwarming #savetheplanet #climate #climatecrisis #climatechangeisreal
1. Extreme Heat🌡: Heat waves are deadly⚰. One study attributed more than 1/3 of heat-related deaths to climate change. Future warming could result in an additional 2K - 10K deaths/year in each of 209 U.S. cities. 2/11
Heart attacks & strokes can result from prolonged exposure to heat. The heart has to work harder to pump blood and minerals are lost through sweat. Extreme heat can also worsen pre-existing conditions such as kidney damage, especially for vulnerable populations such as 👴👵. 3/11
1) Cephalosporins are a commonly used class of antibiotics --> what's not so commonly known is that some members of this drug class can cause major bleeding complications!
4 groups of cephalosporins have been implicated in this problem!
4 groups of cephalosporins have been implicated in this problem!
2) This is based on the different side chains attached to position 3 of the cephem nucleus!
The first and largest group is the NMTT (N-methylthiotetrazole) side chain containing group --> cefamandole, cefotetan, cefmatazole, moxalactam and cefoperazone!
The first and largest group is the NMTT (N-methylthiotetrazole) side chain containing group --> cefamandole, cefotetan, cefmatazole, moxalactam and cefoperazone!
3) Other groups include MTDT and HTT side chain containing cephalosporins as well as cefoxitin which doesn't have any side chains attached to the 3 position of the cephem nucleus!
The journey to the diagnosis of Sweet syndrome and its differentials is too sweet 🍬🍩🍫
Let's explore the sweetness.
@rabihmgeha @DxRxEdu @Sharminzi @DrCindyCooper @jackpenner @sargsyanz @rav7ks @RebeccaEBerger @RosenelliEM @CPSolvers @MithuRheum #MedTwitter #rheumatology
Let's explore the sweetness.
@rabihmgeha @DxRxEdu @Sharminzi @DrCindyCooper @jackpenner @sargsyanz @rav7ks @RebeccaEBerger @RosenelliEM @CPSolvers @MithuRheum #MedTwitter #rheumatology
#1 Malignancies & Sweet syndrome
- AML (common)
- MDS (common)
- CML
- MM
- Hodgkin's lymphoma
- NHL
- Mycoses fungoides
- Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
- Hairy cell leukemia
- Solid tumors
#oncology #hematology #MedTwitter
- AML (common)
- MDS (common)
- CML
- MM
- Hodgkin's lymphoma
- NHL
- Mycoses fungoides
- Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
- Hairy cell leukemia
- Solid tumors
#oncology #hematology #MedTwitter
#2 Autoimmune disorders & Sweet syndrome
- IBD (common)
- Behcet (common)
- SLE (common)
- RA (common)
- Relapsing polychondritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Sjogren's
- Familial Mediterranean fever
- Undifferentiated connective tissue disease
- Erythema nodosum
#rheumatology #MedTwitter
- IBD (common)
- Behcet (common)
- SLE (common)
- RA (common)
- Relapsing polychondritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Sjogren's
- Familial Mediterranean fever
- Undifferentiated connective tissue disease
- Erythema nodosum
#rheumatology #MedTwitter
I'll be adding short important points which would hopefully help in remembering certain concepts during #PLAB preparation, to this thread🧵every now and then as I take them out from my scattered notes. Feel free to comment your tips and tricks which would help others, as well 👇
Please don't take any of these as medical advice 😂🙏. Real life stuff is much more nuanced. These are just clinchers for the sake of the exam.
#PLAB
#PLAB
1. Drug contraindications...
-Avoid BAN drugs in Asthma (Beta blockers, aspirin, NSAIDS) &
-DAMN drugs in diarrhoea (Diuretics, ACEIs, Metformin, NSAIDs)
#PLAB
-Avoid BAN drugs in Asthma (Beta blockers, aspirin, NSAIDS) &
-DAMN drugs in diarrhoea (Diuretics, ACEIs, Metformin, NSAIDs)
#PLAB
Happening now!
A discussion about Gastroenterology & the latest developments chronic diarrheal syndrome from one of GI’s global leaders-- Dr. Paul Feuerstadt from @Yale (@DrPaulGastro)
Youtube stream:
Clubhouse link: clubhouse.com/event/maWRBOp8…
A discussion about Gastroenterology & the latest developments chronic diarrheal syndrome from one of GI’s global leaders-- Dr. Paul Feuerstadt from @Yale (@DrPaulGastro)
Youtube stream:
Clubhouse link: clubhouse.com/event/maWRBOp8…
I recognize a lot of names in the list of authors
Classmates
Colleagues
Mentors
They are wise, and know far more about #InfectiousDiseases and #epidemiology than I do
It is important to look at what this report does and does not say
covid19-sciencetable.ca/wp-content/upl…
@COVIDSciOntario
Classmates
Colleagues
Mentors
They are wise, and know far more about #InfectiousDiseases and #epidemiology than I do
It is important to look at what this report does and does not say
covid19-sciencetable.ca/wp-content/upl…
@COVIDSciOntario
I don’t think there is anyone who would disagree with the message in these slides
Closing schools is a bad thing
Remote learning is disruptive and can lead to worse educational outcomes
As with everything in this #pandemic, poor and marginalized families far worst
But…
Closing schools is a bad thing
Remote learning is disruptive and can lead to worse educational outcomes
As with everything in this #pandemic, poor and marginalized families far worst
But…
In this slide the #ScienceTable argues that vaccination reduces the risks to children
Currently less than 50% of the 5-11 cohort is double vaccinated
Once again the risk is greatest for our #children with comorbidities or low socioeconomic status
They admit they don’t know…
Currently less than 50% of the 5-11 cohort is double vaccinated
Once again the risk is greatest for our #children with comorbidities or low socioeconomic status
They admit they don’t know…
H pylori #tweetorial for resistant H pylori
#AGA released CPU in 4/21 revisiting topic of resistance/treatment failures, not a guideline, but the expert opinion @BradSpellberg loves! (1/x)
gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-…
@ABsteward @RushCCH_ID #MedEd #medtwitter #idtwitter
#AGA released CPU in 4/21 revisiting topic of resistance/treatment failures, not a guideline, but the expert opinion @BradSpellberg loves! (1/x)
gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-…
@ABsteward @RushCCH_ID #MedEd #medtwitter #idtwitter
As GN bacteria go, it's an interesting bug:
Highly motile, curved, GNR, #Urease-positive, catalase-positive, oxidase-positive
Related to Campylobacter, for family fun
Nice crossover with our #Gastroenterology colleagues, eh #IDtwitter and @IDSAInfo
(2/x)
Highly motile, curved, GNR, #Urease-positive, catalase-positive, oxidase-positive
Related to Campylobacter, for family fun
Nice crossover with our #Gastroenterology colleagues, eh #IDtwitter and @IDSAInfo
(2/x)
GN, and as such should be sensitive to most #antibiotics that target GN with pretty good susceptibilities over time for:
#amoxicillin #tetracycline #aminoglycoside #nitroimidazole #macrolide
(3/x)
#amoxicillin #tetracycline #aminoglycoside #nitroimidazole #macrolide
(3/x)
Should #children be vaccinated against #COVID19?
Our review outlines the points to consider in weighing up whether all healthy children under 12y should be vaccinated against COVID-19.
bit.ly/2ZYyPi0
#medpeds #IDTwitter #PaedsID #tweetiatrician #paediatrics
🧵1/n
Our review outlines the points to consider in weighing up whether all healthy children under 12y should be vaccinated against COVID-19.
bit.ly/2ZYyPi0
#medpeds #IDTwitter #PaedsID #tweetiatrician #paediatrics
🧵1/n
As specialists in paediatric #InfectiousDiseases and #Vaccinology, we recognise enormous benefits of and strongly support child vaccination programmes
@Dr_Petzi @PittetLaure @adamhfinn @ajpollard1 @nigeltwitt
@unifr @unige_en @BristolUni @OxfordVacGroup @MCRI_for_kids @UniMelb
@Dr_Petzi @PittetLaure @adamhfinn @ajpollard1 @nigeltwitt
@unifr @unige_en @BristolUni @OxfordVacGroup @MCRI_for_kids @UniMelb
Our review highlights that the balance of risks and benefits of COVID-19 vaccination in children is more complex than in adults as the relative harms from vaccination and disease are less well established in this age group.
@ASIDANZ @ESPIDsociety @WSPID @PIDSociety @DFTBubbles
@ASIDANZ @ESPIDsociety @WSPID @PIDSociety @DFTBubbles
Question 8 #IDTwitter . Rare, but a very serious infection. #IDFellowship #IDboards #MedTwitter #Infectiousdiseases #Medicine #Microbiology #Pharmacy #TwitteRx #IDMedED
What is the best treatment for this patient ? 🤔
Hello, #IDtwitter !!! For this patient with mild tularemia, the first line of treatment is ciprofloxacin! Thank you for participating in our weekly trivia. #IDFellowship #IDboards #MedTwitter #InfectiousDiseases #Medicine #Microbiology #Pharmacy #TwitteRx #IDMedED
Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 09/07/2021 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2021/09/07/dai…
Climate Change Could Fuel the Spread of a Flesh-Eating Parasite
undark.org/2021/06/21/cli…
#ClimateChange #consequences #parasites #leishmaniasis
undark.org/2021/06/21/cli…
#ClimateChange #consequences #parasites #leishmaniasis
Why admitting Covid is Airborne is so hard.
theair.substack.com/p/why-covid-is…
#COVID19 #AirborneTransmissibility #consequences #InfectiousDiseases #history #bias
theair.substack.com/p/why-covid-is…
#COVID19 #AirborneTransmissibility #consequences #InfectiousDiseases #history #bias
Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 07/10/2021 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2021/07/10/dai…
Feature Engineering on Time-Series Data for Human Activity Recognition
towardsdatascience.com/feature-engine…
#HumanActivity #monitoring #TimeSeriesData #DataAnalysis
towardsdatascience.com/feature-engine…
#HumanActivity #monitoring #TimeSeriesData #DataAnalysis
Complex Systems: Volume 30, Number 2 (2021)
complex-systems.com/current/
#CellularAutomata #StringGeneration #BesicovitchDistance #FølnerSequences #DistributedAlgorithms #FormalLogic #clustering
complex-systems.com/current/
#CellularAutomata #StringGeneration #BesicovitchDistance #FølnerSequences #DistributedAlgorithms #FormalLogic #clustering
Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 05/23/2021 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2021/05/23/dai…
Watch a Robot 3D Printing the Rocket for Relativity Space’s First Orbital Launch
singularityhub.com/2021/03/28/wat…
#robotics #3DPrinting #RocketProduction
singularityhub.com/2021/03/28/wat…
#robotics #3DPrinting #RocketProduction
MOBLOT: A theoretical model that describes molecular oblivious robots
techxplore.com/news/2021-05-m…
#robotics #swarms #models #oblot
techxplore.com/news/2021-05-m…
#robotics #swarms #models #oblot
Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 03/24/2021 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2021/03/24/dai…
The COVID-19 response illustrates that traditional academic reward structures and metrics do not reflect crucial contributions to modern science
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/ar…
#rewards #metrics #ScientificContributions
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/ar…
#rewards #metrics #ScientificContributions
The Years of Work Behind Washington’s Best-Liked Man
nytimes.com/2021/03/23/opi…
#TheFed #leadership #biography #OpEd
nytimes.com/2021/03/23/opi…
#TheFed #leadership #biography #OpEd
Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 03/06/2021 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2021/03/06/dai…
The climate crisis shows how rich people blow through their “fair share” of carbon emissions - Vox
vox.com/22291568/clima…
#carbon #climate #share #emissions
vox.com/22291568/clima…
#carbon #climate #share #emissions
Climate change and infectious diseases in North America: the road ahead
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18332386/
#ClimateChange #InfectiousDiseases #consequences
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18332386/
#ClimateChange #InfectiousDiseases #consequences
Delighted to share a new study from our lab on the role of gut commensal fungi mycobiota in shaping the human protective IgG antibody repertoire @CellCellPress cell.com/cell/fulltext/…
During immunosuppression ( organ #Transplant #chemotherapy ) or in diseases such as #IBD #crohnsdisease, gut #mycobiota can turn into a “reservoir” of pathogens, BUT most people live peacefully with their fungi. Do they benefit from them? Do fungi benefit form us? Neutral rl.?
Fungi are considered a minor component of the gut #microbiome ( less than 0.1% of genetic material in feces), but we found that fungal biomass in the healthy human gut makes considerably more: up to 2%.
The Inter-Relation of #FreeRadicals, #AntioxidantEnzymes, and #Dementia (Lou Gehrig's Disease) curablesmoothies.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-in…
#InfectiousDiseases: The Natural Remedies That Inhibit Over Growth of #Candida curablesmoothies.blogspot.com/2018/10/infect…
We are thrilled to launch our new initiative covid19vaccinetracker.com! Researchers around the globe are working to develop safe and effective #COVID19 #vaccines as soon as possible. How long will it really take? We've developed a simple resource to track progress-check it out 1/n
We collate & curate COVID19 #vaccine clinical trial data from @WHO & multiple other publicly available sources. Our tracker features vaccine candidates designed specifically to prevent #COVID19. We begin tracking vaccines once they are part of a registered clinical trial. 2/n
Using an innovative card-based system designed by our team, each vaccine candidate is given a summary card which displays the name, primary developer/sponsor, highest phase clinical trial underway, and shows the technology used to develop the vaccine. 3/n covid19vaccinetracker.com/tracker
Africa officially declared free of wild polio today. An amazing achievement, hard-won. Now only Pakistan & Afganistan left. If we can kill it off there it will become the second disease after smallpox to have been eradicated #Polio #InfectiousDiseases
telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…
telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…
Many other infectious diseases could be targeted for eradication. I think I'm right in saying the three biggest killers remain TB, Malaria and HIV in that order.....
But the numbers - and quality life years gained - by eradicating less widespread viruses like polio remain immense. Look at this chart showing the fall in polio paralysis and think of the suffering alleviated ...
