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Our Book of the Month is @ParmyOlsen's "Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race That Will Change the World.'

It's a cautionary tale about the unchecked power of AI’s creators and the technology’s far-reaching consequences for society.

Read our review here: https://t.co/bn9fUakEzw

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According to a study published in JAMA, the risk of mortality from cardiac arrest during marathons has significantly decreased over the past decade. As South Africa gears up for the Two Oceans Marathon, we review the findings.

https://t.co/dHaHiaM3tw

#emergencymedicine #MedED

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The incidence of congenital syphilis in South Africa has surged. We review the findings of the latest #NCID Congenital Syphilis Annual Surveillance Report.

https://t.co/hFgUIlT2gN

#infectiousdiseases #maternalwellbeing #SDG3 #neonates

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A new Phase 2 study showed that the iron-chelator treatment deferiprone reduced brain iron but accelerated cognitive decline in #Alzheimer's patients with amyloid-confirmed mild cognitive impairment & early AD.

For a full summary: https://t.co/tYlJGXNqb1
#neurology

[Lawrence Gostin @LawrenceGostin]

Trump's EO withdrawing from WHO is riddled with legal & factual errors. Trump isn't waiting a year as Congress required. He's unraveling US engagement & funding now. That's unlawful & a grave strategic error

https://t.co/3lED4B7i06

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Situation Update: Tanzania confirms a Marburg case in Kagera's Biharamulo district.

Watch the press conference here https://t.co/t9EpC81Akk

@WHOAFRO #infectiousdisease

[Tulio de Oliveira @Tuliodna]

Introduction to the African STARS Fellowship Program - One of the largest fellowship programs in Africa to generate employment and capacity to respond to new epidemics! Full video at: https://t.co/zXk1p54C8w Press release: https://t.co/GMh9qzLoux

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Groundbreaking HIV injectable lenacapavir named Science’s Breakthrough of the Year for its unprecedented ability to prevent HIV infection.

https://t.co/433lJ1GOY9…

[Tulio de Oliveira @Tuliodna]

A great review piece from two of my best collaborators! A must read on why people get infected for months with SARS-CoV-2... @rjlessells @sigallab

https://t.co/LNMzVcOtiT

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The growing threat of antimicrobial resistance in hospitals: How evolving bacteria are creating a global crisis.

https://t.co/5Qr53DwydH

#infectiousdisease #AMR

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A new report released last week by the @WHO and the CDC has found that global measles cases surged by 20% in 2023, driven principally by inadequate vaccine coverage.

https://t.co/0MqWBfel7R

#publichealth #vaccination #infectiousdiseases #measles

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The @WHO is set to meet on 22 November to assess whether mpox continues to pose a global health crisis.

While cases in Africa are still rising, new infections appear to be declining, and vaccination efforts are underway in the hardest-hit countries.

https://t.co/Grre7xmFDE

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@WHO set to convene a meeting on 22 November to evaluate whether #mpox continues to pose a global health threat.

New cases in Africa appear to be declining, even as DRC battles concurrent #measles outbreak.

For more: https://t.co/Grre7xmFDE

#infectiousdiseases

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@WHO set to convene a meeting on 22nd of November to evaluate whether #mpox continues to pose a global health crisis.

New cases in Africa appear to be declining, even as DRC battles #measles co-infection outbreak.

https://t.co/Grre7xmFDE

#infectiousdiseases

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WHO reports confirm TB is now the world's leading infectious disease killer.
https://t.co/hACcyN3472

#TB @WHOAFRO #infectiousdiseases

[South African Paediatric Association @paed_sa]

One week until our October webinar. Don't forget to register! https://t.co/SCCM8jckHO

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Nigeria launches free malaria vaccine as Egypt achieves malaria-free status
https://t.co/mI5nPchpGx

#Tropicaldiseases #vaccines @WHOAFRO

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A new study shows a worrying shift in causative pathogens of neonatal sepsis.

https://t.co/mReFhd7VwU

#sepsis #paediatrics #AMR

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The 2024 Nobel Prize for Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros & Gary Ruvkun for their pioneering discovery of microRNA, a class of tiny RNA molecules crucial for #generegulation in multicellular organisms. https://t.co/n1c8A9vT3t

#NobelPrize2024 #MicroRNA #Genetics