AMR – what it is and why you should know about it
Today marks the beginning of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, driven by the World Health Organisation to improve global knowledge of antibiotic drugs. Running from the 18th to the 24th of November, the awareness initiative is focused on uniting to preserve effective antimicrobials and reduce or prevent the spread of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), which is becoming an increasing concern across the world.
Before we jump deeper into the AMR and the global impact it will have if not addressed, let’s briefly cover the history of antimicrobials in medicine.
1910, the first breakthrough in antimicrobial treatment
T...
Source: GIDEON blog - November 18, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kristina Symes Tags: Events News Source Type: blogs
The new words from the coronavirus pandemic
With any new illness comes metaphor. It is humanity ’s attempt to incorporate the mystery of disease into our own stories. We like to personify illness, give it human characteristics as a way of visualizing it. We name its actions to help lessen its unpredictability. Tuberculosis consumed. Syphilis punished. AIDS invaded. Cancer grows. COVID-19 qua rantines separate […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 28, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/susan-maclellan-tobert" rel="tag" > Susan MacLellan-Tobert, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
Adding to the many faces of Hypokalemia....
These 2 cases came in on one shift:Patient 1This patient was weak with a K of 2.4 mEq/LSee the U-waves that are most prominent in V2 (which is the usual lead) and in V3-V6. I magnify the precordial leads here:Now the U-waves are much easier to seePatient 2This patient was weak with a K of 2.0 mEq/LThis ECG appears to have an incredibly long QT in V2-V4, but that apparent T-wave really is stretched out by a 2nd hump which is the U-wave.Hyperkalemia is called the " syphilis of ECG findings " because it comes in so many forms, but hypokalemia ECGs are multiform also. However, they usually some variation of U-waves.=...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - May 8, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs
U=U: Ending stigma and empowering people living with HIV
Today, about 1.1 million people in the US are living with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). Every year, almost 40,000 people are diagnosed with HIV. A diagnosis of HIV was once presumed to be fatal, and many lived in fear of transmitting the virus to others. This contributed to decades of stigma for those living with HIV.
What is the U=U campaign?
U=U means “undetectable equals untransmittable.” More specifically, it means that people living with HIV who have an undetectable level of virus in their blood due to treatment are unable to transmit the virus to others.
The U=U campaign hopes to spread awareness that medic...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rose McKeon Olson, MD Tags: Adolescent health Infectious diseases Men's Health Sex Women's Health Source Type: blogs
Time to redefine normal body temperature?
In this study, researchers analyzed temperature recordings from three periods of time over 157 years:
1860–1940: A mix of armpit and oral temperatures of nearly 24,000 veterans of the Civil War were measured.
1971–1975: Oral temperatures of more than 15,000 people from a large population study (the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) were analyzed.
2007–2017: Oral temperatures of more than 150,000 people in another large research project (the Stanford Translational Research Integrated Database Environment) were reviewed.
During the nearly 160 years covered by the analysis, the average oral temperature...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - March 13, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Children's Health Cold and Flu Men's Health Women's Health Source Type: blogs
A story we should not forget
To be honest, the U.S. government has done a lot of bad, weird stuff over the decades.This is one of the worst, in several respects. MK-ULTRA was a top-secret program in which the CIA gave LSD without consenting to unsuspecting people. The purpose was to see if it could be used for mind control, to extract confessions, or to mess up foreign leaders. Among many fun activities, the CIA actually set up its own brothels, gave the customers LSD, and watched them with the sex workers behind one-way mirrors. (Yes, this is true.) They also gave LSD to one of their own agents, without his knowledge, and he either killed himse...
Source: Stayin' Alive - February 18, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise: Should you worry?
In 2018, the number of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) reported in the United States reached an all-time high. This is worrisome for many reasons. Having an STI can raise risks for HIV, infertility, pregnancy complications, and infant death. Fortunately, all of these outcomes can be avoided if people receive appropriate treatment.
What are STIs?
STIs are illnesses caused by microorganisms passed between people during sex. An STI can affect anyone who is exposed to it. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia are the most common bacterial infections. Trichomoniasis, a protozoan infection, is also diagnosed freque...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - December 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Eric A. Meyerowitz, MD Tags: Adolescent health HIV Men's Health Relationships Sexual Conditions Women's Health Source Type: blogs
Artificial Intelligence vs. Tuberculosis, Part 1
By SAURABH JHA, MD
Slumdog TB
No one knows who gave Rahul Roy
tuberculosis. Roy’s charmed life as a successful trader involved traveling in his
Mercedes C class between his apartment on the plush Nepean Sea Road in South
Mumbai and offices in Bombay Stock Exchange. He cared little for Mumbai’s weather.
He seldom rolled down his car windows – his ambient atmosphere, optimized for
his comfort, rarely changed.
Historically TB, or
“consumption” as it was known, was a Bohemian malady; the chronic suffering produced
a rhapsody which produced fine art. TB was fashionable in Victorian Britain, in
part, because c...
Source: The Health Care Blog - December 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Artificial Intelligence Health Tech Saurabh Jha TB tuberculosis Source Type: blogs
Why doctors make bad patients
I ’m a doctor. And, like most medical professionals, I’m a bad patient. Two years after my last appointment, I got a CTJ, “Come to Jesus” from my doctor. I called his office for a form. I needed proof that I don’t have tertiary syphilis. For my Thai visa. Why tertiary syphilis, as opposed t o HIV, cholera, […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 8, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/rada-jones" rel="tag" > Rada Jones, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Gastroenterology Primary Care Source Type: blogs
Venereal Diseases in Europe
As of 2017, the reported incidence of syphilis in the European Union is higher that that of HIV infection. In the following chart, I’ve contrasted trends of venereal diseases for the region. [1] Data are derived from GIDEON www.GideonOnline.com and the Gideon e-book series. [2] Note that gonorrhea is most common, followed by syphilis, HIV / AIDS and lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV). In fact, if current trends continue, LGV infection may become more common than AIDS in the near future. As depicted in the second chart, reported cases of chlamydial infection are higher than the combined total for all other v...
Source: GIDEON blog - July 15, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Dr. Stephen Berger Tags: Ebooks Epidemiology Graphs ProMED Source Type: blogs
What happens when doctors discriminate against patients?
Physicians have a long history of discriminating against patients, and racial discrimination only scratches the surface of current problems facing patients who seek access to care. The Tuskegee Syphilis trials demonstrated how the medical community exploited and compromised the trust of African American patients. Recent research indicates that out of a study of 222 residents […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 19, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/sheila-ramanathan" rel="tag" > Sheila Ramanathan, DO < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Primary Care Source Type: blogs
The Weirdest Digital Health Tech From Shock Clocks To Blockchain Toothbrushes
A blockchain toothbrush could help you collect love
tooth coins, a smart condom could measure your performance in the bedroom, a
cooperative app could log your poop, and an electric shock alarm clock could
make you jump out of bed (happy?) every day. As awkward as it looks, some
digital health ideas really went off the charts. Let’s explore a little bit the
universe of the weirdest digital health tech out there. Believe us, it’s worth
the read.
A bit awkward here and there
With the flood of digital health technologies, there’s
literally an app or a digital device for everything. The question is whether
there sh...
Source: The Medical Futurist - May 21, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Health Sensors & Trackers digital digital health digital health tech digital health technology fail future Innovation weird Source Type: blogs
Bill Jenkins and the legacy of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study
It’s been a while – a LONG while – but here goes a renewed effort to try to keep people engaged in all things research ethics. It’s a busy time of life for us, with a ton of demands, but I’m feeling a strong pull towards trying to rekindle the Research Ethics Blog. Let’s start […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 3, 2019 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Nancy Walton Tags: Health Care by Nancy Walton consent syndicated trial design vulnerable populations Source Type: blogs
Pediatric Conjunctivitis a Simple Diagnosis Until It Isn’t
Conjunctivitis is a common condition and easy enough to treat, but several uncommon conjunctivitis syndromes require more care and should not be missed.Conjunctivitis is either infectious (viral or bacterial) or noninfectious (allergic or nonallergic). Viral infections are more common in adults, bacterial ones in children, usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis. Adults tend to have more S. aureus infections, while the other pathogens are more common in children. An adenovirus is typically responsible for viral-associated infections in conjunct...
Source: M2E Too! Mellick's Multimedia EduBlog - March 1, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
STD cases on the rise in U.S. - 39% 2013 - 2019
From JAMA 01/29/19Emergency departments around the US are seeing a 39% increase in the number of visits related to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), according to a recent report from the CDC. The flood of patients ending up in the emergency department for STI care is just 1 symptom of a growing public health crisis.After decades of progress at reducing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), the United States is seeing a dramatic reversal of fortunes. The CDC has documented sharp increases in the number of cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis since 2013. Chlamydia remained the most common inf...
Source: Markham's Behavioral Health - February 22, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: David G. Markham Source Type: blogs
