Scanning Viral Genes Isn ’t Sci-Fi, We Just Haven’t Made It Reality Yet
The most exciting developments in genetics and biotechThe promise of building organisms based on softwareWhat foods and biomaterials will we have in 10-15 years?What synthetic biological products will an average person have in 2035?Within 10-15 years, will a hand-held device tell me what bacteria is causing my cold?The reasons why we don’t have such a tool yetShould we fear that biotechnology leads to the loss of humanity at some point?The dystopian nightmare connected to biotechnologies
Where is synthetic biology heading? What is cellular agriculture? Why will companies pay people soon to get their genomes sequen...
Source: The Medical Futurist - April 13, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Great Thinkers artificial food bioethics biology biotechnology DNA future genetics genome sequencing genomics Innovation synthetic synthetic life Source Type: blogs
10 Best Travel Destinations
With over 200 cases reported in 2018, it’s important to know the risks associated with Zika virus, not only in your area, but also in the places where you travel.
Zika Virus, spread mostly by the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito, can also be transmitted through sex. The problem with Zika is that it can be passed from a pregnant woman to her fetus causing serious birth defects. Currently there is no vaccine or medicine for Zika. While Zika is a risk in many countries, we have compiled a list of 10 destinations that are Zika-free!
Bermuda
Looking for a quick flight? Bermuda, a British island territory, ...
Source: Cord Blood News - March 26, 2019 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: parents pregnancy Source Type: blogs
10 Zika-Free Destinations
With over 200 cases reported in 2018, if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant, you should know the risk associated with Zika virus, not only in your area, but also in the places where you travel.
Zika Virus, spread mostly by the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito, can also be transmitted through sex. The problem with Zika is that it can be passed from a pregnant woman to her fetus causing serious birth defects. Currently there is no vaccine or medicine for Zika. While Zika is a risk in many countries, we have compiled a list of 10 destinations that are Zika-free!
Bermuda
Looking for a quick flight? Be...
Source: Cord Blood News - March 26, 2019 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: parents pregnancy Source Type: blogs
Viral infections of the enteric nervous system and intestinal dysmotility
Intestinal dysmotility disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome affect 10-30% of humans in Western countries. Some of these diseases appear to correlate with viral infection. Inoculation of mice with neurotropic flaviviruses leads to injury and death of enteric neurons, inflammation, intestinal dilation and retarded bowel transit, providing a model for studying and treating these human […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - December 28, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information bowel motility enteric nervous system enteric neurons flavivirus inflammatory bowel syndrome intestinal dysmotility disorder neurotropic viral viruses West Nile virus zika virus Source Type: blogs
Healthcare Leadership – #HITsm Chat Topic
We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 12/7 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Michelle Currie (@mshlcurrie) on the topic of “Healthcare Leadership”.
An important truism in healthcare today is that change is the only constant. Indeed, it seems as if the entire world is changing at warp speed. The external and internal environment seems to be populated with a whole new set of rules, regulations, devices, diseases, and demands.
Consider the following set of terms added to the healthcare landscape: MACRA, Population Health manage...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 4, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: #HITsm Healthcare HealthCare IT #HITsm Topics Healthcare Leadership Michelle Currie Source Type: blogs
Health Technologies To Eradicate Insects Transmitting Deadly Diseases
Drones transporting sterilized male mosquitos, cybernetic dragonflies, genetically modified insects with malaria-resisting traits, supersensitive radars or digital maps: the most innovative methods are deployed in the war on the tiniest but most murderous beasts out there: mosquitos, fleas, ticks carrying infectious diseases. Here’s the latest arsenal of digital technologies to eradicate insects and reduce deadly epidemics.
Unusual suspects: mosquitos, fleas, and ticks
Sharks, bears, tigers, the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog in association with sharp teeth and claws represent the traditional image of deadly animals. Howeve...
Source: The Medical Futurist - December 4, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Biotechnology Future of Medicine Medical Professionals Policy Makers Researchers AI big data CRISRP digital health digital maps disease disease awareness epidemics gene editing Healthcare Innovation insect mosquito prev Source Type: blogs
Travel tips: What you need to know before, during, and after you go abroad
Summer may be winding down, but travel isn’t! Getting ready for a big trip abroad can be a lot of work — especially for people with health concerns. This travel tips checklist can pave the way for a smooth journey.
Before your trip
Check for travel advisories
You should be aware of health or political circumstances relevant to your destination(s). The US Department of State has a number of resources for the traveler, including postings on health and security alerts for specific countries.
Check the CDC’s traveler health information
There is a wealth of information here, including general advice for travelers...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - August 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Wynne Armand, MD Tags: Health Source Type: blogs
Tropical Travel Trouble 010 Fever, Arthralgia and Rash
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Peer Reviewer: Dr Jennifer Ho, ID physician QLD, Australia
You are an ED doc working in Perth over schoolies week. An 18 yo man comes into ED complaining of fever, rash a “cracking headache” and body aches. He has just hopped off the plane from Bali where he spent the last 2 weeks partying, boozing and running amok. He got bitten by “loads” of mosquitoes because he forgot to take insect repellent.
On examination he looks miserable,...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - July 16, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Amanda McConnell Tags: Clinical Cases Tropical Medicine arthralgia dengue fever rash Source Type: blogs
A Mouse Model System for Zika Virus Infection
By Gertrud U. Rey Zika virus (ZIKV) infection causes microcephaly in newborns and is causally associated with Guillian–Barré syndrome in adults. To date, there are no drugs available to prevent or treat ZIKV infection. ZIKV vaccine research is challenging because adult immunocompetent mice are resistant to ZIKV infection and disease. The primary immunologic response to […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - June 15, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Gertrud Rey Information IFN immune evasion interferon microcephaly mouse model pathogenesis STAT2 viral virus viruses zika virus Source Type: blogs
Ticked off: America ’s quiet epidemic of tickborne diseases
For most of us, springtime marks the return of life to a dreary landscape, bringing birdsong, trees in bud, and daffodils in bloom. But if you work for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the coming of spring means the return of nasty diseases spread by ticks and mosquitoes.
The killjoys at CDC celebrated the end of winter with a bummer of a paper showing that infections spread by ticks doubled in the United States from 2004 to 2016. (Tick populations have exploded in recent decades, perhaps due to climate change and loss of biodiversity.)
Lyme disease
The most common infection spread by ticks in the US i...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - May 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Ross, MD, FIDSA Tags: Health Infectious diseases Source Type: blogs
Mayaro Virus Disease and Travel
As of April, 2018 eleven cases of travel-associated Mayaro virus infection have been reported (see chart below). [1,2] The current report on ProMED is the third to have originated in Peru. A user-generated Gideon chart comparing the clinical features of several mosquito-borne viral diseases of Peru (Dengue, Chikungunya, Oropouche, Mayaro, Group C viruses and Zika) is also displayed.
Note: Group C zoonotic viruses of Peru include Ataqui, Iataya, Murutucu, Caraparu and Apeu
References:
Berger SA. Gideon Guide to Cros...
Source: GIDEON blog - May 19, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Dr. Stephen Berger Tags: Ebooks Epidemiology ProMED Travel Source Type: blogs
Malaria Rates in Central America
Although CDC declared that there is no risk for malaria to American travelers in Costa Rica as of 2014, six of eleven cases reported by the latter in 2017 were classified as “autochthonous”. [1] For much of the past fifty years, Costa Rica has reported the lowest rates of malaria in Central America; and rates for the entire region have decreased dramatically since 2000 [2,3]
References:
https://www.ministeriodesalud.go.cr/index.php/vigilancia-de-la-salud/boletines/enfermedades-de-transmision-vectorial-2017/3443-boletin-epidemiologico-no-31-2017-zika-chikungunya-y-dengue/file
Berger SA. Malaria: Global Statu...
Source: GIDEON blog - May 14, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Dr. Stephen Berger Tags: Ebooks Epidemiology Graphs ProMED Source Type: blogs
Osmosis Educational Platform Grows Audience to 500,000 Current & Future Clinicians
Medgadget editors are really passionate about improving health care and have gone on to start companies such as Omada and OssoVR. Add another “O” startup to that list: Osmosis, co-founded by our own editor Shiv Gaglani when he was a medical student at Johns Hopkins. The company aims to provide the simplest, most efficient, and most enjoyable platform for current & future clinicians to learn medicine and stay updated.
In 2015 the team that used to run Khan Academy Health & Medicine joined Osmosis and they’ve since created more than 500 visually appealing, concise, and clear whiteboard animations on everything...
Source: Medgadget - March 15, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Exclusive Net News Source Type: blogs
CDC Zika virus and pregnancy
This report highlights the critical importance of documenting birth defects possibly related to Zika and our need to maintain vigilance.”
For more details on this report, see the press release from the CDC.
For the recently updated CDC page about Zika virus and pregnancy, visit https://news.nnlm.gov/bhic/i4me. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - February 2, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kay Deeney Tags: Articles Public Health Source Type: blogs
TWiV 475: Everything is viral
In the first episode for 2018, the TWiV team reviews the amazing virology stories of 2017. <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Click arrow to play Download TWiV 475 (67 MB .mp3, 110 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - January 8, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology dengue virus flavivirus giant virus klausneuvirus Noumeavirus puppet master RNA interference viral viruses viruses as tools year in review zika virus Source Type: blogs
