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bacteriuria :: Article Creator Course For Post-acute Care Physicians Offers Educational Starting Point, Study Finds A new curriculum designed to help clinicians care for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) residents is feasible to enhance education for professionals that care for older adults in those settings, according to a report published on Jan. 13 in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. The project explored the feasibility of creating and launching an educational program to assist clinicians in acute care settings expand their practice to care for older adults in long-term care settings. "This course may serve as a starting point for educating clinicians without training in geriatrics who are called upon to practice in PALTC settings," the authors said. The need for the course arose in 2021, after organizational changes in the Veterans Affairs (VA) system involved a team taking over care for residents of a 110-be...

different types of tuberculosis :: Article Creator Prior Mycobacterium Exposure Remodels Immune Cells, Impacting Tuberculosis Defense Tuberculosis, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) kills upwards of 1.6 million people a year, making it one of the leading causes of death by an infectious agent worldwide-;and that number is only growing larger. How, exactly, Mtb evades the immune system isn't yet known, but a collaborative team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Seattle Children's Research Institute recently discovered something surprising: prior exposure to a genus of bacteria called Mycobacterium seems to remodel the first-line defenders in the body's immune system. Furthermore, how those cells are remodeled depends on exactly how the body is exposed. These results, published recently in PLOS Pathogens, suggest that a more integrated treatment approach that targets all aspects of th...

tuberculosis 2021 :: Article Creator France's Cruelty To Kids Lire la version en français / Hier die deutsche Ausgabe lesen / Lea la versión en español Let's throw children suffering from infectious diseases out into the city streets – does that sound like a good idea to you? That's what authorities are doing to kids in Marseille, France's second largest city, apparently unconcerned by the brutal immorality of what they're doing, let alone the public health issues. To understand this breakdown in human decency, let's focus on one case, that of a teenage boy we'll call "R." Born in West Africa, R. Ended up in Marseille, where initially he was able to stay in emergency accommodation in February 2021. There, he waited for an all-important age assessment, that is, whether the regional authorities in the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône considered him a child or an adult. While housed there, he was dia...

scoring tb :: Article Creator Jared Goff Throws 2 TD Passes, Lions Advance To NFC Title Game With 31-23 Win Over Buccaneers DETROIT (AP) Jared Goff is good enough for Detroit, as his coach recently reminded him. Cast away by the Los Angeles Rams three years ago in a trade for Matthew Stafford, the quarterback was welcomed by the Lions and has since become a fan favorite at Ford Field, where the crowd chanted his name during a second straight home playoff triumph for the long-downtrodden franchise. Goff threw his second touchdown pass with 6:22 left and the Lions beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23 in the divisional round on Sunday, lifting Detroit into the NFC championship for the first time in 32 years and just the second time in franchise history. He took a knee on three straight snaps to run out the clock, giving him a chance to enjoy the sights and sounds as fans stood, screamed and twirled white towels. "I knew it would be th...

brain tuberculosis :: Article Creator Man Who Was 'locked' Inside Body For 10 Years Woke Up To Tell Incredible Story When a then 12-year-old Martin Pistorius returned home from school one day with a sore throat, he'd never expected that he was soon to lose a decade of his life. The condition that doctors had initially believed was a simple case of the flu quickly developed into something that would put him into a coma. Pistorius, from South Africa, was diagnosed with both cryptococcal meningitis and tuberculosis of the brain, and began receiving treatment for both. After his body weakened and he lost the ability to speak to speak and move, he was left in a vegetative state - an experience which he discussed in his 2011 book, Ghost Boy. His parents Joan and Rodney weren't given a conclusive explanation of what had happened to their son but weren't ready to give up on him, keeping him in a care centre....

tinea incognito :: Article Creator Elvis' Outfit To Go Incognito Was 'One Of The Funniest Things' His Bodyguard Had Ever Seen A major part of Elvis Presley's legacy is his outfits. Elvis' heavily rhinestoned jumpsuits and oversized sunglasses are a key part of his image. Sometimes, though, he used clothing as a way to hide from the public. Elvis was so famous that he couldn't go anywhere without being recognized. He once tried to go incognito with the police, but his choice of outfit was so outrageous that it only made him stand out more. Elvis' outfit to go undercover was so outrageous that his bodyguard couldn't help but laugh Elvis liked ingratiating himself with local police departments whenever he traveled. He also had many friends in the Memphis police department, as he spent much of his downtime in the city. Because of these connections, Elvis once had the opportunity to tag along on a drug bust. Elvis pre...

tick bite fever :: Article Creator What Bit Me? How To Identify And Treat Bug Bites Several of the most common types of bug bites include the following. Mosquito Bites Mosquito bites cause itchy bumps after the insect pierces your skin. Since female mosquitoes need blood to produce eggs, they are the main perpetrators, notes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While mosquito bites usually leave a reddish bump, small blister or dark, bruise-like spots may occur as well. They are typically harmless. When it comes to mosquito bites, many people may worry about contracting germs which cause viruses, such as West Nile virus and Zika virus, which are more likely to occur in people over 50 and pregnant women. Prevention for this type of bug bite includes using insect repellants, covering up, installing screens, and emptying standing water from flower pots, birdbaths and other places regularly. Flea Bites Both male and female fleas...