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Latent Infections: Pitfalls and Promises

Photo by Павел Сорокин via Pexels Recently a US man became the first to receive a pig heart transplant. While this new technology opens many possibilities, it is important to address the pitfalls. Despite numerous safeguards including extensive pathogen screening and protection, the man seems to have acquired a virus from a latent infection in [...]

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Endothelial Cells: Playing Telephone on a Football Field

Source: Photo by Robert Hernandez Villalta from Pexels The endothelium is a membrane made of cells that primarily lines the inside of the heart and blood vessels. Not only does the membrane fill space, it also participates in a complex bio-signaling that scientists are only beginning to understand. Infections that disrupt the endothelium can cause [...]

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Lyme Disease in Black People

Source: PEXELS via Pixabay Underrepresentation of Dark Skin in Medical Literature Recently, a medical illustration of a fetus in utero went viral. It was one of the first depictions many people had seen of a darker-skinned baby in a medical context. Chidiebere Ibe is the Nigerian medical student behind this revolutionary illustration and many more. [...]

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