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fakeharmonics.bsky.social
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HIV / infectious diseases pharmacist
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In a randomized, controlled trial, persons with early syphilis received a single treatment or three treatments with benzathine penicillin G at a dose of 2.4 million units. No benefit was seen with the additional doses. Full trial results: nej.md/3UVCKVZ

#MedSky #IDSky
September 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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1000+ current and former HHS staff speak out:

"Should he decline to resign, we call upon the President and U.S. Congress to appoint a new Sec. of HHS, one whose qualifications and experience ensure that health policy is informed by independent and unbiased peer-reviewed science."

www.savehhs.org
September 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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it's actually crazy how many myths about antibiotics persist despite either no evidence supporting them or evidence overtly contradicting them e.g.:
- bacteriostatic vs bactericidal is essentially made up when it comes to clinical context:
academic.oup.com/cid/article/...
Busting the Myth of “Static vs Cidal”: A Systemic Literature Review
We conducted a systematic review of published, randomized, controlled trials to compare the efficacy of bacteriostatic and bactericidal antibiotics. Of 56
academic.oup.com
December 26, 2024 at 10:18 PM