What happened to the grasshoppers?
When I was a kid, grasshoppers were everywhere. I walked through a field every day to get to school and grasshoppers were everywhere, jumping back and forth across my path, frequently banging off my legs. At night in summer, the backyard was filled with fireflies that we’d chase and capture in jars to watch up close. And there were butterflies of many colors and varieties everywhere, flitting from flower to flower.
Today, I don’t see any grasshoppers. In fact, I haven’t seen one in over 40 years. I saw one—just one—firefly this past summer in my backyard. And I can count the number of butterie...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - October 22, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Agribusiness bowel flora Inflammation microbiota prebiotic probiotic wheat belly Source Type: blogs
Case of the Week 506
This week ' s case is an arthropod removed from an elderly male living on the Pacific coast of the United States. He feels well and reports that he recently returned from safari in Tanzania.Identification?What infectious organisms are potentially transmitted by this arthropod? (Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites)
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - August 13, 2018 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
Tropical Travel Trouble 008 Total TB Extravaganza
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Peer Reviewer Dr McBride ID physician, Wisconsin
TB affects 1/3rd of the population and one patient dies every 20 seconds from TB. Without treatment 50% of pulmonary TB patients will be dead in 5 years. In low to middle income countries both TB and HIV can be ubiquitous, poor compliance can lead to drug resistance and malnourished infants are highly susceptible. TB can be very complex and this post will hopefully give you the backbone to TB m...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - June 16, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Clinical Cases Tropical Medicine Genexpert meningitis TB TB meningitis Tuberculosis Source Type: blogs
Africa Is A Hotspot For Digital Health
Digital health in Africa is booming, and that’s the greatest news since the invention of broadband internet connection. The flourishing of disruptive solutions might go down to the fact that instead of relying on traditional infrastructure and a conventional healthcare system, populations in Africa need cheap, easily accessible and genuinely problem-solving technologies. Why, when and how have they got there? Read on!
Disrupted infrastructure should be …
Africa has the world’s worst health record. The birth-continent of the homo sapiens bears one-quarter of the global disease burden, yet it spends only 1 percent of t...
Source: The Medical Futurist - June 5, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine Healthcare Policy 3d printing Africa digital digital health digital technology Innovation mhealth mobile mobile health smartphone Source Type: blogs
The Skull ’s Petrous Bone and the Rise of Ancient Human DNA: Q & A with Genetic Archaeologist David Reich
The human petrous bone in the skull protects the inner ear structures. Though it is one of the hardest, densest bones in the body, some portions (such as the area in orange, protecting the cochlea) are denser than others. Possibly because the petrous bone is so dense, DNA within the petrous bone is better preserved than in other bones. In some cases, scientists have extracted more than 100 times more DNA from the petrous bone than other bones, including teeth. Credit: Pinhasi et al., 2015, PLOS ONE.
For the past few decades, new evidence about ancient humans—in the form of skeletal remains, tools, and other artifacts—h...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 11, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Chris Palmer Tags: Genetics DNA Evolution Evolutionary Biology Source Type: blogs
I Bless The Rains Down In Africa...Again
Some of you might have noticed that I haven ' t posted for a while. Did you call? Did you write? Did you check to see if i was still alive?Sorry...just the Jewish mother in me coming out. I ' m sure you all knew that the hiatus was justified, and you simply decided that my next missive would be well worth the wait. And I certainly hope to rise to your expectations.Many things have indeed been happening. Doctor Dolly is getting married in a few months, and you can imagine theturmoiljoy that has brought to the Dalai household. In the midst of plans for that amazing(ly expensive) event (JUST KIDDING, DOLLY!!) I received a pro...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - March 21, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
I Bless The Rains Down In Africa...Again
Some of you might have noticed that I haven ' t posted for a while. Did you call? Did you write? Did you check to see if i was still alive?Sorry...just the Jewish mother in me coming out. I ' m sure you all knew that the hiatus was justified, and you simply decided that my next missive would be well worth the wait. And I certainly hope to rise to your expectations.Many things have indeed been happening. Doctor Dolly is getting married in a few months, and you can imagine theturmoiljoy that has brought to the Dalai household. In the midst of plans for that amazing(ly expensive) event (JUST KIDDING, DOLLY!!) I received a pro...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - March 21, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
Drone Lifelines: Interview with Zipline ’s Keenan Wyrobek
Keenan Wyrobek is the co-founder of Zipline, a California company designing, building, and deploying drones that deliver life-saving medical supplies and blood to the most remote and difficult to access places on Earth. He has a background in helping develop several tech products and patents in robotics, and is now leading product and engineering for Zipline. I had the opportunity to meet Keenan at TEDMED 2017 where he took the stage to share Zipline’s progress in East Africa and the vision they have for the future of their company. Following up on his talk, I asked a few questions to learn more about Zipline and the fu...
Source: Medgadget - March 8, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tom Fowler Tags: Exclusive Medicine Public Health Source Type: blogs
Trypanosomiasis – Imported / Exported
Gideon follows cross-border Infectious Disease events in tabular form – including movement of infected animals, and outbreaks related to imported items. [1] The following list chronicles cases of African trypanosomiasis which were imported into South Africa, or were exported from Zambia. Further details and references are available from the author.
Acquired in Zambia.
1986 – An American tourist acquired trypanosomiasis in Zambia.
2000 – A British tourist acquired trypanosomiasis (nonfatal) in Zambia.
2001 – A British national acquired trypanosomiasis in Zambia.
2008 – A British tourist acq...
Source: GIDEON blog - January 12, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Dr. Stephen Berger Tags: Ebooks Epidemiology ProMED Source Type: blogs
EDs in Different Parts of the World but the Same Stories
BY TIM DEPP, MDI spent two weeks in India and another two weeks at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Minnesota during my global health elective month. It was a great time to reflect on sustainability in developing world medicine and on my medical education and career goals.Emergency medicine in India is still in its infancy. Some might say it's only just been conceived, still waiting to be born. India is growing incredibly in numerous sectors, and several universities, including George Washington University (GWU), have partnered with established hospitals there to grow the specialty. After completi...
Source: Going Global - December 1, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Podcast: Our unexpected African adventure to meet Jane Goodall & the chimpanzees
In a wonderful, and surprising turn of events, my wife Cheryl and I were given the amazing opportunity to travel to Tanzania to meet Jane Goodall, the chimpanzees in the Gombe Stream National Forest and to witness first hand the work of the Jane Goodall Institute.
Inspired by our son’s recent travel podcast, we decided to keep an audio record of our unexpected African adventure.
We’ll be releasing the podcasts over time, so come back to this page for the latest installment of our Amazing African Adventure to Meet Jane Goodall and the Chimpanzees. (Source: Conversations with Dr Greene)
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - October 10, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: Dr. Alan Greene Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Addressing The Gap In Noncommunicable Disease Data With Technology And Innovation
High-quality health data is the backbone of strong public health policies. When government officials and public health professionals understand the factors that influence health, they can make informed decisions about how and where to target public health interventions and resources. In low- and middle-income countries, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for 67 percent of deaths but only 1 percent of global health funding (see page 5). As the NCD epidemic reaches all countries—regardless of income level, high-quality, quickly accessible data that provide information about NCD risk factors are the lever for action....
Source: Health Affairs Blog - September 21, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Kelly Henning Tags: Featured GrantWatch Public Health Bloomberg Philanthropies CDC Foundation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chronic Care Global Health Health Data Health Philanthropy Health Promotion and Disease PreventionGW Johns Hopkins U Source Type: blogs
Giving Back: RAD-AID
Question: What do airships, 747 ’s, William Shatner, Radiology, and giving back have in common?Answer: RAD-AID International!Let me explain …A few years ago, I decided to bail out of the rat-race of private practice. My original goal was to retire altogether, but it seemed more reasonable to ease out slowly, maintain health insurance and some shred of income, and have something to do, at least periodically. And so I started out working 26 weeks per year, and now I ’m down to 22 weeks. Which leaves 30 weeks that need to be filled. I had originally thought I would ramp up my writing, but somehow that hasn’t happened;...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - September 18, 2017 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
Lions and Sentinel Nodes! Oh My!
Eid Mubarak!It seems surreal that two weeks have passed so quickly. As today is the holiday of Eid Al-Adha, the hospital has very little activity, and I ' m taking the day to pack, catch up on correspondence, and perhaps pay one last visit to Slipway for lunch.This was on Page 16 of the local English-language newspaper a few days ago. A coincidence with my arrival in country? I wonder...I haven ' t posted since heading out to Ngorongoro Crater, so let me briefly fill you in on that incredible experience. I ' ll place some photos here, but they can all be found at THIS LINK for your leisurely perusal. I left ...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - September 1, 2017 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
