Random stuff I find interesting and you may not.
The discovery that a chemical is deadly to the bacterium that causes Lyme disease but harmless to animals might allow the disease to be eradicated in the wild. “Lyme disease is well-positioned to be eradicated,” says Kim Lewis at Northeastern University in Boston. “We are gearing up, the first field trial will be next summer.” … Read more
At the end of August 2019, a patient booked an urgent appointment with her dentist. A painful toothache had woken her the night before. Her symptoms also included intense pain in her jaw, temple, and neck, accompanied by a tingling on her lower left lip and left side of her tongue. She also experienced the … Read more
After screening thousands of drugs, researchers have found one that completely eliminates the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, a study with mice shows. For decades, the routine treatment for Lyme disease has been standard antibiotics, which usually kill off the infection. But for up to 20% of people with the tick-borne illness, the antibiotics don’t … Read more
“About nine years ago [ca 2010], we had a patient in complete heart block (disruption of the heart’s electrical impulses) at St. Margaret’s [UPMC hospital in Aspinwall]. He was an active healthy guy in his 50s but was passing out from a low heart rate. The morning of the procedure, the [heart doctors] consulted us … Read more