Parasite Case of the Week 505
This week features our monthly case from Idzi Potters and theInstitute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp. The patient presented with a non-healing back ulcer shortly after returning from a trip to Bolivia. The following was removed from the ulcer: (Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites)
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - August 6, 2018 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
Answer to Case 505
Answer:Dermatobia hominis,the human botflyThere are several helpful features in this case that allow for an identification to be made:Overall " robust " and somewhat pear-shaped body with a narrow posterior. Large spines on all but the terminal 3 body segmentsSupportive travel history (Bolivia)We unfortunately don ' t have a view of the posterior respiratory spiracles which would have sealed the diagnosis, but the rest of the features are sufficient to call thisD. hominis.You can look at a previous case to see what the spiracles would have looked like:Case of the Week 347. There is also a link there to an old, but sti...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - August 5, 2018 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
Health in 2 point 00 -Episode 35, Shafi Ahmed takeover edition
Jessica DaMassa’s European tour continues. This week she’s at the #WebIT conference in Sofia, Bulgaria (no, I couldn’t find it on a map either!) and the #HealthIn2Point00 takeovers continue! This time the guest is pioneering British surgeon Shafi Ahmed, who has lots to say about medical education, the future of digital hospitals, what he’s up to in Bolivia and how cool #WebITHealth will be–Matthew Holt (Source: The Health Care Blog)
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health in 2 point 00 Jessica DaMassa AR Bolivia Medical Education Shafi Ahmed VR Source Type: blogs
Can the Government Destroy Bitcoin?
China-based cryptocurrency exchangeBTCC suspended all domestic trading in yuan last weekend. The decision came on the heels of a September 5statement from regulatory authorities in China, which required all domestic cryptocurrency exchanges publish closing announcements, stop registering new users, and establish a schedule to cease yuan-denominated trading by September 15. Huobi and OKCoin — two other exchanges based in China — haveannounced similar plans to stop trading. To be clear: China has not banned the use of cryptocurrencies. It has banned cryptocurrency exchanges andinitial coin offerings (ICOs). Even still, i...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 5, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: William J. Luther Source Type: blogs
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 180
LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog
LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog
Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 180.
Question 1
You are stuck in the wilderness and your friend has an anaphylactic reaction. You swiftly deploy his epipen into his thigh but there is limited effect after 5 minutes. His airway is becoming compromised. How do you get more adrenaline into him? Do you extrac...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - March 10, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Frivolous Friday Five adrenaline Anaphylaxis bolivia combs sign coxsackie virus EpiPen lithium measles muffin muffin technique pimping polio Salar de Uyuni salt flats Source Type: blogs
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 180
LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog
LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog
Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 180.
Question 1
You are stuck in the wilderness and your friend has an anaphylactic reaction. You swiftly deploy his epipen into his thigh but there is limited effect after 5 minutes. His airway is becoming compromised. How do you get more adrenaline into him? Do you extrac...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - March 10, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Frivolous Friday Five adrenaline Anaphylaxis bolivia combs sign coxsackie virus EpiPen lithium measles muffin muffin technique pimping polio Salar de Uyuni salt flats Source Type: blogs
Flynn's Fast Fall
Michael Flynn ’s resignation as National Security Advisor isgood news, mostly because it makes it slightly less likely that the Trump administration will blunder into a foolish war, especially withIran. It won ’t be the end of the scandal though, as it is hard to believe that the President was totally unaware of Flynn’s actions.Flynn ’s fall is surprising only for its speed. Since he gained prominence as a Joint Special Operations Command intelligence officer in Iraq for helping to develop the “find, fix, and finish”method of seizing or killing suspected insurgents and terrorists, Flynn has, to put it mildly, s...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 14, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Benjamin H. Friedman Source Type: blogs
Hypocrisy on Election Interference
In his press conference last month, President Barack Obama sternlyvoiced concern about “potential foreign influence in our election process.”The goal may be a valid one, but it cloaks hypocrisy of staggering proportions. The United States has been assiduously intervening in foreign elections for decades —perhaps even for centuries.The central issue in the 2016 election was with some hacked emails, published by Wikileaks, indicating that some top members of the Democratic National Committee were rooting for Hillary Clinton to win their party ’s nomination for president. This seems to have been the extent of the “i...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 4, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: John Mueller Source Type: blogs
Capturing the Bolivian Sunlight in Watercolor
There is nothing like the dazzling sunlight in the Bolivian Highlands. At 12,000 feet the bustling city of La Paz and the amazing Lake Titicaca have a crisp atmosphere that brightens colors like I’ve never seen. This post presents a selection of my sketches and watercolors, some done in Bolivia and some completed in my Manhattan studio inspired by my travel experiences. In the bright ...Read More (Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers)
Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers - December 10, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jeffrey M. Levine MD Tags: Travel art art and medicine bolivia lake titicaca painting sketchbooks South America watercolor Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, August 22nd 2016
This study provides additional fuel to really bolster research efforts by us and others in geroscience, a field that seeks to understand relationships between the biology of aging and age-related diseases. Aging is the most important risk factor for common chronic conditions such as heart disease, Alzheimer's and cancer, which are likely to share pathways with aging and therefore interventions designed to slow biological aging processes may also delay the onset of disease and disability, thus expanding years of healthy and independent lives for our seniors."
Longer-Lived Parents and Cardiovascular Outcomes
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Source: Fight Aging! - August 21, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Measuring Small Differences in Aging Between Populations
The advent of tools capable of accurately assessing the state of biological aging, such as measurement of changes in DNA methylation patterns, means that researchers can now produce additional and more robust data on quite small differences in longevity that exist when comparing various human populations. Measurement doesn't say much about why these differences exist: there we are back to discussing the degree to which it is genetics versus lifestyle and culture. Nonetheless, this particular study provides good evidence for the utility of DNA methylation as a biomarker of aging, given that the results match up fairly well ...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 17, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Capitalism, Global Trade, and the Reduction in Poverty and Inequality
Drawing on a new World Bank study, Washington Post columnist Charles Lane today notes “a vast reduction in poverty and income inequality worldwide over the past quarter-century” – despite what you might think if you listen to Pope Francis, Bernie Sanders, and other voices prominent in the media.
Specifically, the world’s Gini coefficient — the most commonly used measure of income distribution — has fallen from 0.69 in 1988 to 0.63 in 2011. (A higher Gini coefficient connotes greater inequality, up to a maximum of 1.0.)
That may seem modest until you consider that the estimate’s author, former World Bank e...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 14, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs
“La Paz, Bolivia | March 10, 2016 Bye Bolivia. It’s...
"La Paz, Bolivia | March 10, 2016 Bye Bolivia. It's been shortand sweet. Off to Houston TX for Fotofest, but first I need to jet home, kiss the fam, drop off gear and do some laundry. #onassignment #photojournalism #documentary #reportage #bolivia #lapaz #aerial #headinghome" By benlowy on Instagram. Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - March 10, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs
“La Paz, Bolivia | March 9, 2016 Love and sleep. Im sadly...
"La Paz, Bolivia | March 9, 2016 Love and sleep. Im sadly leaving Bolivia early tomorrow AM. Had a great time here exploring the environ while #onassignment #photojournalism #democracy #reportage #bolivia #lapaz" By benlowy on Instagram. Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - March 9, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs
“El Alto, Bolivia | March 8, 2016 Harsh sun at the higher...
"El Alto, Bolivia | March 8, 2016 Harsh sun at the higher altitudes makes for silhouette country. And a sunburn on my bald head… And neck… And arms. #ouch #onassignment #photojournalism #documentary #reportage #bolivia" By benlowy on Instagram. Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - March 8, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs
