Subramanian Swaminathan
@asksubra.bsky.social
Physician and teacher- studying the Kruger-Dunning effect on a daily basis.
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FISF newsletter Sep-Dec 2025
August 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
FISF newsletter Sep-Dec 2025
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35 year old software engineer dies at age 35; CT surgeon age 39 dies of massive coronary event. News of this kind seems more frequent now than ever before. Why? Is it just more reporting, more population or a "modern life style"?
August 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
35 year old software engineer dies at age 35; CT surgeon age 39 dies of massive coronary event. News of this kind seems more frequent now than ever before. Why? Is it just more reporting, more population or a "modern life style"?
Day 1 of transplant ID conference. Gram positive infections in SOT.
October 17, 2024 at 4:38 AM
Day 1 of transplant ID conference. Gram positive infections in SOT.
Mpox clade 1. First patient with infection reported from Kerala. www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/i...
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September 24, 2024 at 2:32 AM
Mpox clade 1. First patient with infection reported from Kerala. www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/i...
Security this morning at Chennai airport is at an all time high. Black cats have been pressed into service.
September 5, 2024 at 1:25 AM
Security this morning at Chennai airport is at an all time high. Black cats have been pressed into service.
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Slow day, and my 7 year old daughter was busy. I asked her if Taylor Swift knew. Her retort: How would I know?
May 11, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Slow day, and my 7 year old daughter was busy. I asked her if Taylor Swift knew. Her retort: How would I know?
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FISF newsletter Jan- Apr 2024.
April 4, 2024 at 11:09 AM
FISF newsletter Jan- Apr 2024.
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FISF newsletter Jan- Apr 2024.
April 4, 2024 at 11:08 AM
FISF newsletter Jan- Apr 2024.
State of mind.
February 29, 2024 at 12:55 AM
State of mind.
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2 of 2. FISF newsletter Jan-Mar 2024
February 21, 2024 at 7:01 AM
2 of 2. FISF newsletter Jan-Mar 2024
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1 of 2. FISF newsletter Jan- Mar 2024
February 21, 2024 at 7:00 AM
1 of 2. FISF newsletter Jan- Mar 2024
Viruses, viroids and obelisks. Where does life begin?
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A new virus-like entity has just been discovered - 'obelisks' explained - ET HealthWorld
Obelisks: Viruses, being unable to replicate without the help of a host, can most generously be considered to be on the edge of what constitutes life. Yet the estimated 10 nonillion (one followed by 3...
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February 12, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Viruses, viroids and obelisks. Where does life begin?
health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industr...
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1/4 Nearly 24 years ago, I was provided with excellent advice on how to approach a practical exam- this was for my MD Medicine exam, the most challenging in my life, by Dr George John. I unfortunately have lost that masterpiece of literature, and am forced to rely on my memory.
January 13, 2024 at 1:16 PM
1/4 Nearly 24 years ago, I was provided with excellent advice on how to approach a practical exam- this was for my MD Medicine exam, the most challenging in my life, by Dr George John. I unfortunately have lost that masterpiece of literature, and am forced to rely on my memory.
Giving an inadequate dose of antibiotics for any reason- like non serious infection- is like attempting to jump the well but aiming for halfway across.
January 9, 2024 at 2:44 AM
Giving an inadequate dose of antibiotics for any reason- like non serious infection- is like attempting to jump the well but aiming for halfway across.
New traffic pattern in Chennai be like
January 6, 2024 at 5:26 AM
New traffic pattern in Chennai be like
The fiasco with regards to the travel of CHILDREN for the national athletics championship is not limited to one state alone. This is likely a different kind of #KheloIndia, the kind of games played by organizers.
Chhattisgarh: En-route National gymnastic competition, players forced to sit near bathroom
Chhattisgarh: Indian sports fraternity witnessed an unfortunate incident as gymnasts participating in the National School Games travelled from Delhi to Pendra by being compelled to sit near the washro...
economictimes.indiatimes.com
December 26, 2023 at 1:46 PM
The fiasco with regards to the travel of CHILDREN for the national athletics championship is not limited to one state alone. This is likely a different kind of #KheloIndia, the kind of games played by organizers.
Since the end of 2021, the Omicron variant has been the predominant strain causing COVID worldwide. There have been mutations that have accumulated, but no major changes for more than 18 months, and the variant which dominated was called the Pirola variant (BA.2.86).
December 20, 2023 at 10:32 AM
Since the end of 2021, the Omicron variant has been the predominant strain causing COVID worldwide. There have been mutations that have accumulated, but no major changes for more than 18 months, and the variant which dominated was called the Pirola variant (BA.2.86).
Meningococcal epiglotitis! academic.oup.com/ofid/advance...
Not only meningitis but also epiglottitis: an emerging clinical presentation of invasive meningococc...
Abstract. The rebound of invasive meningococcal disease cases in France since the fall of 2022 was accompanied by an increase in adult epiglottitis. These cases
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December 9, 2023 at 9:45 AM
Meningococcal epiglotitis! academic.oup.com/ofid/advance...
Venice of the east
December 4, 2023 at 3:38 AM
Venice of the east
Respiratory quinolone vs beta lactam with macrolide for hospitalized CAP. Systematic review and meta analysis. Quinolone had better clinically and microbiological cure; no mortality difference. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Respiratory fluoroquinolone monotherapy vs. β-lactam plus macrolide combination therapy for hospita...
Guidelines recommend respiratory fluoroquinolone monotherapy or β-lactam plus macrolide combination therapy as first-line options for hospitalized adu…
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December 3, 2023 at 2:07 PM
Respiratory quinolone vs beta lactam with macrolide for hospitalized CAP. Systematic review and meta analysis. Quinolone had better clinically and microbiological cure; no mortality difference. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What separates man from other animals is his desire to take (and give) antibiotics.
December 2, 2023 at 8:26 AM
What separates man from other animals is his desire to take (and give) antibiotics.