A short and simplified overview on Maple Syrup Urine Disease , a #RareDisease written by @SuruchiTrehan , researcher at @IGIBSocial
Read at https://t.co/X7SvhFECXq
India lost a passionate scientist , who was instrumental in understanding and controlling the JE outbreaks in UP.
An unassuming and simple person, who touched many lives .
May his soul rest in peace.
It was a pleasure to speak at the #GIC2023 on #Genomics approaches for pathogen detection and surveillance, and listen to the many wonderful talks.
Thanks @sudharao3 for organising the wonderful meeting.
An interesting abstract in the recent @GeneticsSociety meeting caught attention, primarily since
🔘was on the #Indian population
🔘there were no Indian organisation / investigators
🔘as published by a pharma company and a another which had(!) operations in India.
The abstract 👇
CSIR-IGIB Invites Expression of Interest from Industry on Collaboration / Licensing on #LumpySkinDisease Diagnosis and Genomic Surveillance.
🔗https://t.co/4z7fFmYd86
I am angry and ashamed
"69% deaths in children under 5 years due to malnutrition and malnourishment in the year 2022. Hungry Indians go up from 19 crores to 35 crores now".
https://t.co/8tbsJD02Y6
Congratulations to @Paras__Sehgal for being selected as an @India_Alliance Early Career Fellowship Awardee 2022 in basic biomedical research!
https://t.co/HjavdF2YGW
@unescorcb @SridharSivasub3 @MotianiRaj1
Today is #WorldBloodDonorDay.
The World Blood Donor Day marks the birth anniversary of Karl Landsteiner who was born on 14 June 1868. He was awarded the @NobelPrize for his immense contribution to health science by discovering the ABO blood group system.
A young man is referred for spiking fevers and abnormal liver tests going on since 2 weeks
He has no jaundice, but his liver tests are elevated
AST 338, ALT 946 and they don't seem to come down
Doctors elsewhere are baffled and parents are worried as is the young man bcoz...
Congratulations to over a million #ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist Workers) in India for the @WHO Global Health Leaders Award. https://t.co/X2UZSRYwmX
🧵Thread on the infant formula shortage situation, which feels like a slow-moving train wreck.
First, retail stock has been rocky for months. It was already bad over the holidays, then a big recall + plant shutdown in Feb. made it worse.
Great viz here @erindataviz/@datasembly: