Is there good empiric data to support the idea that narrow spectrum beta lactam plus aminoglycoside (as empiric therapy) is better than broad spectrum beta lactam, from stewardship point of view? What proportion of CPEs also carry aminoglycoside resistance genes? @idiots-pod.bsky.social
Cowardice, and a misreading of the problem
Given supply side constraints (and the climate crisis), we want to discourage consumption whilst protecting those on low incomes
Why not just provide targeted support?
@stellacreasy.bsky.social
Missed this nice commentary from @gushamilton.bsky.social and @mendelrandom.bsky.social - lots of food for thought for someone thinking of dipping their toe into some infection genetic epi ...
New info from @who.int is that the Ebola case in Kinshasa that was reported yesterday tested negative in confirmatory testing „and is therefore not considered a confirmed case.“
That would be some good news at least!
www.who.int/emergencies/...
#Ebola #Alert
About 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths have been reported, mainly in the Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones. Four deaths have been reported among laboratory-confirmed cases. Suspected cases have also been reported in Bunia, pending confirmation.
africacdc.org/news-item/af...
Holden Thorp is an institutionalist. He's been a university chancellor, provost, now EiC of Science. When institutionalists pull the fire alarm, we listen, because the call to action he issued this week exposes the dire nature of the threat we are facing. 1/
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Hearing annoying advert from @royalosteosoc.bsky.social, which dunks on GPs, on @newstatesman1913.bsky.social podcast prompted me to look up who funds them
Various alternative therapy nonsense (tumeric), also UCB who make
Romosozumab
No mention of this relationship on their webpage about the drug
Just received this in my inbox - interesting both for what it says and that the Mayor's office (Burnham's office) saw the need to say it. Burnham can *run* for Westminster and remain Mayor while doing it, but if he wins he has to immediately resign. That's good for Burnham & Lab prospects imho 1/2
'When someone is forced to beg from strangers, this is not just a sign of economic hardship, but the collapse of a social contract that held the lives of Palestinians together.'
newint.org/indigenous-p...
New substack: what Labour should learn from Thatcher: chrisdillow.substack.com/p/the-35-str...
Mendelian randomization (MR) is an increasingly common study design in infectious diseases (ID). It holds promise for identifying causes and consequences of infections where conventional epidemiology ...
On 5 May 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) was alerted of a high-mortality outbreak of unknown illness in Mongbwalu Health Zone, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), includi...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia / Kinshasa, DRC, 15 May 2026 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is closely monitoring the confirmed Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is working with national authorities and partners to support a rapid, coordinated response. Following consultations with the […]
africacdc.org
Although research has bipartisan support in the US Congress, and trust in science is above 75% across the country, the Trump administration seems as determined as ever to mortally wound the nation’s s...
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Information on Romosozumab. How it works as a drug treatment for osteoporosis, who can take it, how it's given and possible side effects.
As an aside, one thing often missed in the furious fuel duty debate is that the increase planned for September is a grand total of ... 1p per litre. Would that even be noticeable?
