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Introduction Trench fever was a defining feature of World War I. Notables like A.A. Milne, author of Winnie-the-Pooh, and fantasy writer JRR Tolkien were treated for trench fever. But surely trench fever did not just appear in the European trenches of World War I and then disappear after. What’s the rest of the story? Before [...]

Galaxy Diagnostics co-founder Dr. Ed Breitschwerdt on ReachMD with Dr. Michael Greenberg on what dermatologists should know about Bartonella species infections. Research over the past 30 years has shown that Bartonella species infect a wide array of cell types, including red blood cells and endothelial cells (in particular cells that line the blood vessels), in both people [...]

Photo by Pixabay via Pexels Bubonic plague, HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 are all examples of pandemics, however, the first is caused by bacteria and the other two are caused by viruses. Both viral and bacterial infections have similar effects on the body. Coughing, sneezing, fever, inflammation, vomiting, fatigue, and so forth are signs that your immune [...]

The world of serology can be confusing. We broke down what serology is in our Basics of Serology blog post from 2019. At Galaxy Diagnostics, we go beyond to explain difficult concepts in comprehensible ways. In this post, we will take a deeper dive into a few serology testing methods we use in our labs. [...]

Photo by Juan Pablo Serrano Arenas via Pexels May was Mental Health Awareness Month. It is a month to lift the stigma around mental illness. Mental illness and mental health look different for everyone. Our struggles and our successes are our own, but researchers are learning more about mental health and the causes of neuropsychiatric [...]