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Microbial Instincts
Decoding the microbial angle to health and the microbial world.
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Peter Miller
René Najera
Agustín Muñoz-Sanz
Milton Kambarami
Gil Pires
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I’ve Been an Epidemiologist for 17 Years, and I’m Using the History of Past Pandemics to Prepare…
I’ve Been an Epidemiologist for 17 Years, and I’m Using the History of Past Pandemics to Prepare…
But that’s just me… Are governments and individuals paying attention?
René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH
Sep 25
Shingrix, The Shingles Vaccine, Could Reduce Your Risk Of Dementia
Shingrix, The Shingles Vaccine, Could Reduce Your Risk Of Dementia
The new recombinant shingles vaccine, ‘Shingrix,’ is associated with a reduced risk of dementia compared to an earlier shingles vaccine…
𝐆𝐫𝐫𝐥𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭, scientist & journalist
Sep 17
Polio Returns to Gaza After 25 Years
Polio Returns to Gaza After 25 Years
“How bad is polio?” in 4 minutes.
Gil Pires
Sep 12
An Endless Nightmare: Navigating the Post-Omicron World
An Endless Nightmare: Navigating the Post-Omicron World
Five years into the pandemic — is the Omicron variant a “new” coronavirus?
Agustín Muñoz-Sanz
Sep 4
Is It Too Late? The Escalating Threat of a Dangerous Fungus and the Battle to Detect It
Is It Too Late? The Escalating Threat of a Dangerous Fungus and the Battle to Detect It
How AI-driven diagnostics can improve our response to Candida auris.
Bauris T, Ph.D
Sep 10
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The Indomitable COVID Virus Continues to Evolve
The Indomitable COVID Virus Continues to Evolve
Golden dreams amidst viral realities: a state of the wave assessment
Ricky Lanusse
Aug 9
How Stomach Ulcers Could Silently Trigger Parkinson’s Disease
How Stomach Ulcers Could Silently Trigger Parkinson’s Disease
Upper gut infections may trigger tremors and brain issues, many years later.
Sam Westreich, PhD
Sep 9
This Doctor Treated Syphilis by Infecting Patients with Malaria and Earned A Nobel Prize
This Doctor Treated Syphilis by Infecting Patients with Malaria and Earned A Nobel Prize
The forgotten story of how a physician prescribed one infection to cure another.
Dr Tim Crocker-Buque PhD MRCP
Aug 8
Rethinking Disease: How the Quantum Biology of Ferritin Could Change the Game
Rethinking Disease: How the Quantum Biology of Ferritin Could Change the Game
What do cancer, multiple sclerosis, atrial fibrillation, macular degeneration and Parkinson’s disease possibly have in common?
Chris Rourk
Aug 14
Could Enzymes Be Considered Organisms? Exploring a Bold New Theory
Could Enzymes Be Considered Organisms? Exploring a Bold New Theory
Here’s my argument for why I think they just might be
The One Alternative View
Aug 2
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