WGS technology is revolutionizing IPAC. Here, routine surveillance of MDR pathogens across the US MHS was critical in uncovering a decades-long P. aeruginosa epidemic cluster. With traditional approaches alone (Giani et al., 2018),…
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Treating patients at home with IV antibiotics could halve costs to the NHS
Treating patients at home with IV antibiotics, rather than in a clinical setting, could halve costs to the NHS and relieve pressure on hospital beds – according to a University of East Anglia study.
Researchers investigated whether…
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Heart ‘blueprint’ offers insights into fetal development and congenital defects
New research in Sweden has produced a “blueprint” revealing how the human heart is built during prenatal development. It offers insights that could lead to improved prenatal care and new treatments for heart defects, such as holes…
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Bird flu virus has ‘everything it takes to trigger a pandemic,’ warns WHO virologist
An increasing number of poultry farms in Germany are being affected by bird flu. Since the beginning of September, the Friedrich Loeffler Institute has recorded around 31 outbreaks of the virus in livestock farming and 131 cases of avian…
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Scans shed light on changes in brain when we zone out while tired | Neuroscience
It’s never a great look. The morning meeting is in full swing but thanks to a late night out your brain switches off at the precise moment a question comes your way.
Such momentary lapses in attention are a common problem for the sleep deprived,…
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Global vaccine safety network to launch in six countries across three continents
- New US$5.5M initiative will generate critical safety data for new vaccines in low- and middle-income countries
- Partnership with DCVMN and INCLEN supports CEPI’s 100 Days Mission and pandemic readiness
- Data will be openly shared to strengthen…
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Guernsey women asked for breast screening service feedback
PA MediaThe States said 70% of women attended breast screening appointments Women are being asked for their feedback on breast screening services.
The States of Guernsey has launched the survey of the Breast Screening Programme to make sure it…
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Doctor tripped up by $64K bill for ankle surgery and hospital stay
Physician Lauren Hughes was heading to see patients at a clinic about 20 miles from her Denver home in February when another driver T-boned her Subaru, totaling it. She was taken by ambulance to the closest hospital, Platte Valley…
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Scientists reveal the exact moment your brain switches off to sleep
Image: © skynesher | iStock Breakthrough research shows the brain doesn’t drift into sleep gradually; it hits a sudden “tipping point.” Discover how scientists pinpoint the second your brain shuts down each night
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