Finding a Standard Course of Treatment for Bartonella infections
August 11th 2025Emily Olsen, PhD, offers some insights on this underdiagnosed infection, including describing antimicrobial studies, particularly in biofilm and intracellular environments. Her findings look to create a standardized approach for treating all forms of the different presentations of bartonellosis.
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Determining Resistance Patterns in Difficult-to-Treat Resistant Pseudomonas Infections
August 5th 2025A recent study comparing ceftolozane/tazobactam and ceftazidime/avibactam for difficult-to-treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections found no statistically significant difference in resistance emergence—but a surprising numerical trend favoring ceftazidime/avibactam. Pranita Tamma, MD, MHS, continues her conversation around this topic.
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What Role Should Scientists, Clinicians Play With Mirror Life Policy, Public Communication
August 4th 2025In part 2 of the conversation, David Relman, MD, discusses the importance of the research and medical communities in shaping future work in this area as well as the potential severe consequences of Mirror Life in a worse case scenario.
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Understanding the Serious Risks, Potential Benefits Around the Mirror Life Concept
August 3rd 2025David Relman, MD, discusses the theoretical issues of "mirror life," how the scientific community could potentially research natural chirality synthetic life, and how mirror molecules may be a way to extract beneficial research from the concept.
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What We Can Learn From Polio and Its Vaccines
July 28th 2025In the second part of an interview with Andrea Prinzi, PhD, MPH, SM(ASCP), she talks about how the March of Dimes played such a significant role against the disease, how the polio oral vaccine is a singular lesson that can be applied to medical science as a whole, and the understanding of the need to adapt to changing circumstances.
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Findings From Screening Study for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D Demonstrate Need for Follow-Up Testing
July 15th 2025In our latest podcast, first author Elizabeth Marlowe, PhD, D(ABMM), offers insights on her study looking at this ongoing issue, including the need for increased testing and getting patients into the continuum of care in a more efficient manner.
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