This Week In Words
This week has involved our group finalizing numerous research abstracts that need to be submitted ready for this year’s AALAS meeting. So it’s been a very intestinal-oriented week. With somewhat of a helicobacter bias!
World’s Largest E. coli Outbreak
By now you’ve likely heard something about the outbreak of food-borne illness due to E. coli that is currently causing problems in Germany. This outbreak, reportedly the world’s largest due to E. coli, has so far killed 15 people and left more than 1000 others ill. Although the exact source of the virulent strain of this…
This Week In Words
It’s been a “dog disease” kind of week on the writing front. Here’s a snapshot of it, courtesy of Wordle. Hope you get to enjoy a long Memorial Day weekend. Don’t forget to thank a military servicemember if you get the chance.
The New World Of Laboratory Medicine
Yesterday I listened to a very interesting webinar by Richard Friedberg, MD PhD, Professor and Deputy Chairman of the Department of Pathology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Dr Friedberg is also Chairman of the Pathology for Baystate Health (Springfield, MA), where he oversees a 22-pathologist academic/private practice operation responsible for 50,000 surgical specimens,…
This Week In Words
It’s been a really busy week on the editing and writing front and I’m looking forward to the work-free weekend. Well, at least it’ll be free of academic work! One fun thing I discovered a couple of days ago is Wordle. You can paste in some text of your choice and watch as it generates a…
Clostridium difficile Infection
For the past four years I have been a PhD thesis committee member for a graduate student. Last week she gave her final thesis defense seminar, describing her research into the pathogenesis of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). I’m pleased and proud to say that she performed wonderfully, presenting a beautiful synopsis of her research, and…
Heart Attacks Are More Serious At Certain Times Of The Day
A heart attack in the morning may be more serious than one at any other time of day. This finding was reported in a research article published online ahead of print, in the journal Heart. Background: It is known that the 24 hour body clock influences cardiovascular physiological processes. It also influences…
Why Should You Have Your Scientific Manuscript Edited?
Academia can be a “publish or perish” environment at the best of times – so after working long, hard hours to collect all your scientific data, you deserve a final article that is free of errors and most accurately represents your efforts. You may have extremely impressive scientific data, but if your manuscript lacks readability…
Welcome!
Welcome to my site! I decided to start a blog to accompany my medical writing business, and I hope you might find it useful – not only as a way of seeing what services I can offer you, but also just to join in with some fun science stuff that I share here, and maybe getting some…