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M. Abouzari , DPM, MBA
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No Crypto, No Investment advice, Dog lover, Husband, Father, Son, and a human. Clinician by training, educator by profession
May 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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May 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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BIG NEWS! CIDRAP is launching a new initiative to help safeguard how vaccines are used in the US. The Vaccine Integrity Project will bring together experts from all parts of the vaccine landscape. Learn more in our press release

twin-cities.umn.edu/...
April 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Pulmonary therapy shows promise for long-COVID patients

Twenty-two studies featured patients who had been hospitalized for COVID-19.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
March 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Good morning! Here’s an important topic for all of us who care about public health in the United States to contact our representatives about. Trump and Musk are undermining CDC's ability to do its job protecting America's health. They are currently targeting the Division of HIV Prevention.
Protect the CDC’s HIV Prevention Division ⭑ 5 Calls
Amid broad threats to slash Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) staffing, the Trump administration is reportedly considering slashing …
5calls.org
March 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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“Cod liver oil is “by no means” an evidence-based treatment, said Dr. Sean O’Leary, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases.
Dr. O’Leary added that he had never heard of a physician using the supplement against measles.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
As Measles Spreads, Kennedy Embraces Remedies Like Cod Liver Oil
In an interview, the H.H.S. secretary claimed that unconventional treatments were helping patients but did not mention vaccination.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died
Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
www.npr.org
March 4, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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- If you want to avoid plane crashes, don't fire FAA staff

- If you want to avoid outbreaks, don't fire CDC & EIS staff

- If you want to excel in science, don't fire NIH & NSF staff

- If you want to protect the environment, don't fire EPA staff

- If you want drug safety, don't fire FDA staff
a cartoon character from south park sits on a stool and says " it 's very simple "
ALT: a cartoon character from south park sits on a stool and says " it 's very simple "
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February 19, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Interesting to see how CDC is going to respond to the increase of cases regarding any of these infections, now that vaccination can be considered irrelevant to prevention
February 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
January 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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Loughborough University and UK-India partners are launching a £1.7M project to combat AMR by studying E. coli transmission in humans, livestock, and the environment. Using AI, they will develop bacteriophage treatments to target drug-resistant E. coli.

Good luck 👍

www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/...
New research will tackle the global threat of antimicrobial resistance
A Loughborough University-backed research project investigating the development of new treatments for drug-resistant bacterial infections is set to launch.
www.lboro.ac.uk
January 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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The CDC has been instructed by the White house to stop engaging with the WHO in person of virtually. This means all the great work the CDC does in responding to international outbreaks is halted. Think #mpox, #marburg, #polio #cholera etc.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
January 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Wars accelerate AMR by disrupting healthcare, increasing antibiotic misuse, and poor sanitation. Combating this requires rebuilding healthcare systems, regulating antibiotic use, improving sanitation, and ensuring access to vaccines and clean water.
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/every-blast-...
'Every blast is an open wound': how wars breed superbugs - Medical Republic
All our strategies for limiting antimicrobial resistance are blown away during armed conflicts.
www.medicalrepublic.com.au
January 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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FINALLY we are seeing some pushback from SOMEBODY! Lawyer up, Donnie
January 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Abortion is being scrubbed from all DHHS websites. Nothing appears in results when you search. Again if you a person capable of giving birth in a state that will comply with rolling back your rights to access reproductive care, please prepare and act accordingly.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
January 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Perspectives on Clade I mpox preparedness in the US (which likely translate well to other high income regions)

Thanks to my esteemed colleagues Drs. @annerimoin.bsky.social
and @syramadad.bsky.social for including me here 🙏

www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | Mpox Clade I in the U.S. Should Be a Wake-Up Call
Sustained global health investment is the need of the hour
www.medpagetoday.com
January 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Interlaboratory assays from the fungal PCR Initiative and the Modimucor Study Group to improve qPCR detection of Mucorales DNA in serum: one more step toward standardization

doi.org/10.1128/jcm....
Interlaboratory assays from the fungal PCR Initiative and the Modimucor Study Group to improve qPCR detection of Mucorales DNA in serum: one more step toward standardization | Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Mucormycosis is a life-threatening mold infection affecting immunosuppressed patients but also other patients with diabetes or trauma. Better survival is linked to shorter delays in diagnosis and treatment initiation. Detection of Mucorales-free DNA in ...
doi.org
January 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM