As often happens in healthcare, specialists enter their field because of a personal experience with their specialty or because those personal experiences find them or those whom they love. The vector-borne disease researchers at Galaxy Diagnostics include people with these experiences. We are pleased to see One Health Month giving people the opportunity to tell […]
For One Health Awareness Month: Resources for One Health Education
The term “One Health” refers to how the health of people, animals, and their shared environment are interdependent. Despite the importance of this multidisciplinary view, it is rarely applied to education standards across the globe. Why is one health education important? What resources are available? “One Health” is not necessarily a new concept, but it […]
Bartonella vs. Borrelia: Key Differences You Should Know
Bartonella and Lyme Borrelia are easily confused because they are both vector-borne bacteria with similar sounding names and frequently have complex, interrelated roles in chronic illnesses. Patients often believe Bartonella and Borrelia are the same before speaking to us, or they may mistake something they read online about one for the other. In this post, […]
Galaxy Co-Sponsors “Barbecue and Bartonella” One Health Event at Tulane University
Galaxy Diagnostics, the One Health Commission, Louisiana One Health in Action (LOHA), and the One Health Student Club at Tulane partnered to present an educational “Barbecue and Bartonella” event for medical students, veterinarians, public health faculty, and other interested parties on March 28th 2019 at the Tulane School of Public Health. Approximately 70 attendees gathered […]
Amanda Elam, President and CEO of Galaxy Diagnostics, Reflects on the Past 10 Years
Ten years ago, I joined the Galaxy Diagnostics founding team to make the BAPGM testing technology and Bartonella ePCR™ available for clinical and research use in both animal and human medicine. After over a decade in research on entrepreneurship and innovation and multiple start-up experiences, I was excited to organize and launch a high-technology company […]
Dr. Breitschwerdt Discusses Bartonella on North Carolina State University Podcast
Galaxy Diagnostics co-founder Dr. Edward B. Breitschwerdt, a research professor at the North Carolina State University (NCSU) College of Veterinary Medicine, earlier this week spoke with the NCSU news podcast Audio Abstract about Bartonella. The audio podcast and a transcript are available on the NCSU website. This podcast serves as an educational resource for […]
