The right treatment starts with the right diagnosis. The MIC method for urine and blood culture helps identify which antibiotics can work most effectively by measuring the minimum antibiotic needed to stop bacterial growth.
#SamyakDiagnostic#BanauHealthyHero
Early detection is a powerful step toward prevention.
An HPV DNA Test helps identify high-risk HPV infections linked to cervical cancer, supporting timely care and informed decisions.
#SamyakDiagnostic#BanauHealthyHero
🔬 VZV / herpes zoster: never gets old — like Chanel, it’s timeless!
🎈 Ballooning degeneration of keratinocytes
🧩 Acantholysis with intraepidermal vesicle/ulcer
👥 Multinucleated keratinocytes with nuclear molding
🔵 Steel-gray nuclei / chromatin margination ± Cowdry A inclusions
🧬 Follicular/adnexal involvement can be a helpful clue for VZV
Key differentials 🔍
🦠 HSV — histologically very similar; if you were told they can separate them on H&E --> that is fake news! HSV/VZV IHC
🧴 Spongiotic/contact dermatitis — vesicles + eosinophils, but no viral cytopathic effect
🐜 Arthropod bite reaction — wedge-shaped infiltrate, eosinophils, no herpetic nuclear changes
💊 Fixed drug eruption / PLEVA — necrotic keratinocytes and interface change, but no multinucleation/Cowdry inclusions
#dermpath #dermatology #dermatologia #dermtwitter #pathology #pathologists #pathTwitter
☕️ 3-5 cups of coffee a day is associated with the lowest overall cardiovascular disease risk after controlling for other factors.
(American Heart Association)
BRCA1/2 may be telling us a bigger story.
A new ESMO Open study suggests that pathogenic BRCA1/2 variants may increase the risk of less common cancers beyond breast, ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate cancer.
Signals observed:
BRCA1 → thyroid cancer
BRCA2 → bladder, head & neck, and skin cancers
The most striking finding:
BRCA2-associated bladder cancer risk appeared particularly high in females.
These data are hypothesis-generating, but they may reshape how we think about hereditary cancer predisposition and precision oncology.
#BRCA #PrecisionOncology #CancerGenetics #Oncology
@ESMO_Open@OncoAlert
25 Best Nature Destinations in the World 🌿
1. 🇳🇵 Kathmandu, Nepal
2. 🇻🇳 Halong Bay, Vietnam
3. 🇪🇬 Hurghada, Egypt
4. 🇲🇺 Mauritius
5. 🇮🇩 Lombok, Indonesia
6. 🇺🇸 Kauai, Hawaii, United States
7. 🇹🇿 Zanzibar, Tanzania
8. 🇺🇸 Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States
9. 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe
10. 🇿🇦 Kruger National Park, South Africa
11. 🇲🇶 Martinique
12. 🇯🇴 Wadi Rum, Jordan
13. 🇪🇸 Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
14. 🇲🇦 Merzouga, Morocco
15. 🇭🇳 Roatan, Honduras
16. 🇮🇳 Kochi, India
17. 🇲🇽 Cozumel, Mexico
18. 🇧🇿 Ambergris Caye, Belize
19. 🇧🇧 Barbados
20. 🇧🇷 Ponta Negra Beach, Natal, Brazil
21. 🇻🇮 St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
22. 🇨🇷 Manuel Antonio National Park, Quepos, Costa Rica
23. 🇱🇰 Tangalle, Sri Lanka
24. 🇹🇷 Fethiye, Turkey
25. 🏴 Snowdonia National Park, Wales
Source: TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards 2024, Best of the Best
25 most beautiful countries in the world 2026:
1. 🇨🇳 China
2. 🇦🇺 Australia
3. 🇧🇷 Brazil
4. 🇮🇳 India
5. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
6. 🇺🇸 United States
7. 🇨🇦 Canada
8. 🇲🇽 Mexico
9. 🇨🇴 Colombia
10. 🇫🇷 France
11. 🇨🇭 Switzerland
12. 🇯🇵 Japan
13. 🇿🇦 South Africa
14. 🇹🇿 Tanzania
15. 🇵🇪 Peru
16. 🇦🇷 Argentina
17. 🇳🇵 Nepal
18. 🇻🇳 Vietnam
19. 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20. 🇹🇷 Turkey
21. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
22. 🇭🇷 Croatia
23. 🇮🇸 Iceland
24. 🇳🇴 Norway
25. 🇬🇷 Greece
🖇️ Source: Conde Nast Traveler (via Seasia Stats, 2026)