Micrognome caps off a busy year with a review of work on emerging infectious diseases, AMR and global health; wins, losses and launches.
The antibiotic tightrope
November 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Escalating antibiotic resistance (AMR) in severe infection forces clinicians to walk a tightrope that balances unnecessary antibiotic use with diagnostic test-targeted prescribing. Better diagnostic tests will help find that balance.
the Gnome returns
June 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Regular readers of this blog have been speculating about the Micrognome’s disappearance for some time now. Rumours about: had the Gnome become so micro that he became was invisible, or was he plucked from the woods by a large bird of prey? Those of you who know better realised that when the gnome needs a long walk in […]
Don’t forget Ebola
June 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Don’t give up on Ebola now The current Ebolavirus epidemic in West Africa refuses to go away. No matter what we throw at the virus, it stays one step ahead and continues its destructive course through impoverished rural communities. There have been successes, but recent reports from the World Health Organization have been guarded. The […]
