Lou Anning 🏳️🌈💙
@louiseanning.bsky.social
Respiratory consultant. Believes in healthcare, free at point of use.
Interests: Infections, microbiome, translational research, rugby, sailing, lifting weights. She/her
Interests: Infections, microbiome, translational research, rugby, sailing, lifting weights. She/her
Reposted by Lou Anning 🏳️🌈💙
Reposted by Lou Anning 🏳️🌈💙
In 2014 Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside, to see if wild animals would use it like their domesticated counterparts.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
January 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
In 2014 Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside, to see if wild animals would use it like their domesticated counterparts.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
Reposted by Lou Anning 🏳️🌈💙
Kansas is facing the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history, according to local health officials. This is an immediate example where we need #CDC to speak publicly, freely. #TB #pulmsky #medsky
abcnews.go.com/Health/kansa...
abcnews.go.com/Health/kansa...
Kansas faces largest tuberculosis outbreak in US history: Health officials
Kansas is currently facing the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history with 67 confirmed active cases and 79 confirmed latent cases.
abcnews.go.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Kansas is facing the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history, according to local health officials. This is an immediate example where we need #CDC to speak publicly, freely. #TB #pulmsky #medsky
abcnews.go.com/Health/kansa...
abcnews.go.com/Health/kansa...
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In this retrospective cohort study of patients who needed vascular access for outpatient antibiotics, the risk of major device complications was lower with midline catheters compared with PICCs, particularly for devices that dwelled for 14 or fewer days. #MedSky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Midline vs Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy
This cohort study compares outcomes from midline catheters vs peripherally inserted central catheters for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy.
jamanetwork.com
January 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
In this retrospective cohort study of patients who needed vascular access for outpatient antibiotics, the risk of major device complications was lower with midline catheters compared with PICCs, particularly for devices that dwelled for 14 or fewer days. #MedSky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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#medsky #pedsky #vaccines #aap #vaccineliteracy I wanted to repost the AAP's highlight of these powerful quotes from fellow pediatricians as we enter a new political landscape and CDC leaving the WHO. I urge everyone to consider vaccinations for their children!
January 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
#medsky #pedsky #vaccines #aap #vaccineliteracy I wanted to repost the AAP's highlight of these powerful quotes from fellow pediatricians as we enter a new political landscape and CDC leaving the WHO. I urge everyone to consider vaccinations for their children!
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“You can’t die of heart disease at 50 if you died of polio at 5,” Jerome Adams, former surgeon general, warns.
Former surgeon general: Vaccine-preventable diseases are still a major threat
“You can’t die of heart disease at 50 if you died of polio at 5,” Jerome Adams, former surgeon general, warns.
buff.ly
January 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“You can’t die of heart disease at 50 if you died of polio at 5,” Jerome Adams, former surgeon general, warns.
Reposted by Lou Anning 🏳️🌈💙
Rethinking #bronchiectasis refers to a shift in understanding BE as primarily a chronic inflammatory disease rather than just an infective disorder. This emphasizes the need for early identification of at-risk individuals & the development of anti-inflammatory treatments.
tinyurl.com/yfn7e5at
tinyurl.com/yfn7e5at
The Precision Medicine Era of Bronchiectasis
tinyurl.com
November 24, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Rethinking #bronchiectasis refers to a shift in understanding BE as primarily a chronic inflammatory disease rather than just an infective disorder. This emphasizes the need for early identification of at-risk individuals & the development of anti-inflammatory treatments.
tinyurl.com/yfn7e5at
tinyurl.com/yfn7e5at
Reposted by Lou Anning 🏳️🌈💙
Thread for those new to BlueSky. First of all, welcome. It feels like a safer space, doesn’t it? But also perhaps a bit disorienting initially? Here’s some tips for getting your bearings.
November 13, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Thread for those new to BlueSky. First of all, welcome. It feels like a safer space, doesn’t it? But also perhaps a bit disorienting initially? Here’s some tips for getting your bearings.