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Study finds a large proportion of Michigan’s C. jejuni infections are caused by antibiotic resistant strains

<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/large-proportion-of-mi.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2023/large-proportion-of-mi.jpg" data-sub-html="Maximum-likelihood phylogeny of 214 Campylobacter jejuni strains reconstructed using the 615 core-gene sequences (550 736 bp) identified in the pangenomic analysis and rooted at the midpoint. The heat map shows the presence (dark blue shading) or absence (white shading) of the 8781 unique genes (arranged in columns) per strain based on placement in the […]

Clarence Thomas Enlists Lawyer to Fight ‘Political Blood Sport’

Clarence Thomas’ yearly financial disclosure came with a highly unusual letter from the justice’s private attorney defending the luxury travel, trips, and property deals he received from Republican mega donor Harlan Crow. In the letter released separately Thursday, attorney Elliot Berke called the attacks on Thomas for failing to disclose these gifts in the past […]

New blood test gives high accuracy screen for Alzheimer’s disease

<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/new-blood-test-gives-v.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2023/new-blood-test-gives-v.jpg" data-sub-html="Development and validation of a two-step workflow for Aβ-PET status capable of reducing further confirmatory tests while accurately classifying patients. a, Distribution of predicted probabilities of Aβ-PET positivity based on a logistic regression model including plasma p-tau217,age and APOE ε4 status as predictors. The predicted probabilities are displayed for the BioFINDER-1 (model […]

Crime alert: Woman cop with head injuries found in pool of blood inside Saryu Express at Ayodhya junction | City – Times of India Videos

Aug 31, 2023, 10:25PM ISTSource: TOI.in A woman cop was found in a pool of blood with deep cut on face and head injury inside Saryu Express at Ayodhya junction railway station in Uttar Pradesh. Passengers at Ayodhya junction alerted on duty GRP men at platform about the injured woman cop. The victim was without […]

Person dies of brain-eating amoeba infection after swimming in lake, health officials say

(Gray News) – A person in the Austin, Texas, area has died from an amebic meningitis infection, an infection of the brain, health officials announced Wednesday, Austin Public Health said the Travis County, Texas, resident got ill after swimming in Lake Lyndon B. Johnson this month. The person who died was not identified. A sample […]

Marijuana users have higher levels of toxic metals in blood and urine, study finds

Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter People who use marijuana were found to have higher levels of lead and cadmium in their blood and urine, in comparison to those […]

Virginia experiencing statewide outbreak of serious meningococcal disease: Officials

Health officials in Virginia have announced the state is experiencing an outbreak of rare, but serious meningococcal disease. Twenty-seven cases have been identified since June 2022, which is three times higher than the expected number of cases during this period, according to the Virginia Department of Health. Of those cases, five people have died from […]

Community Blood Center donor eligibility change to go into effect Friday

Previous coverage above: FDA changes blood donation policy DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Dayton Community Blood Center is making a change to its donor eligibility screening starting Friday, Sept. 1. The CBC will adopt the recently updated U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines that remove the decades-old restriction that deferred men who have sex with […]

WHO’s operational handbook on tuberculosis infection prevention and control

TB infection prevention and control should be an integral part of national TB programmes and embedded within the measures taken at all levels in the country to prevent the transmission of infectious conditions. The new operational handbook will facilitate country adaptation and implementation of TB infection prevention and control measures. It emphasizes the importance of building […]