The World Health Organization (WHO) has been visibly busy this month in the area of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The agency released a report on the global pipeline of new antibiotics (including anti-tuberculosis drugs) on 19th September. It can be downloaded here. There is also a new infographic on what WHO considers priority pathogens in addition […]
Had the distinct pleasure of listening to Prof Barbara Murray deliver a lecture on “Why Antimicrobial Resistance May Be A Threat To The World – Or Not” at the National University Hospital’s Grand Rounds last Friday. Prof Murray was the president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 2014, and director of the Division […]
Just finished reading this interesting and informative book by Paul Sabin, published 4 years ago. Prof Sabin is a professor of history – focusing in particular on environmental and American studies – at Yale. This is a long-form narrative about one of the most famous economic bets in modern history. Population biologist Paul Ralph Ehrlich […]
More a spot diagnosis than a vignette per se. Urine in the urine bag and tubing. There is no overt bleeding. Question: What condition is being treated here? [Updated 29th September 2017] This is quite a classic – bright orange urine as a result of rifampicin ingestion (for tuberculosis). Sweat and tears may also be […]
Two more weeks to the closing date of the video contest! We hope that there will be more entries, including ones that will match Deanna See’s prizewinning creation last year. Details here, for those who would like to come up with a 3-minute video clip wihin the next 2 weeks.
Played a bit role along with the SGH Department of Microbiology blogger in an Environmental Health Institute (EHI) study looking at Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from retail food and food handlers’ gloves in Singapore over the period 2011 to 2014. The work is now published in the open access journal Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. […]
The final game of our mini-training match, and a good example of the strengths of Wei Ming’s play. It is also quite an experience to be on the wrong side of his training preparation! After this series of games – witnessing first-hand his improvement game by game (because he prepared hard rather than because of […]
I was glad for the opportunity to the Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) today at Siem Reap, Cambodia. This is a private non-profit hospital established in 1999 as a result of Japanese photographer Kenro Izu’s efforts – the touching story can be read on the hospital’s website here. It is a paediatric hospital for Cambodian […]
As mentioned in an earlier post, I played a series of 4 training games against international master (IM) Goh Wei Ming prior to his European trip. Most were interesting, and I thought I would try my hand at analysing chess games again. Many thanks to top local chess coach Junior Tay who took the trouble […]
The essay contest has closed. There were a total of 49 essays submitted – 35 in the Secondary School section and 14 in the Junior College/Polytechnic section. We have a trio of distinguished and experienced judges who very kindly agreed to review the essays. The judging should be completed by mid-October, while the prize presentation […]
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