Originally published October 9, 2024. Updated October 15, 2026. Pharmacies and doctors start booking flu vaccine appointments in late August, long before the number of flu cases are on the rise. The C...
When you think of ancient medicine, what comes to mind? Potions? A concoction of herbal ingredients bubbling away? Old books full of recipes? Before modern medicine, people have been creating ways to ...
I’m so excited to introduce you to my favorite bacteria – and the subject from my PhD research – Helicobacter pylori. After spending the early 2010s growing this somewhat finicky bacterium and s...
This post is part of the Meet a Microbe series on the blog, which serves as a primer on the many members of the microbial world. Check it out to meet other microbes! Cyclospora cayetanensis is making ...
A few weeks ago, I ended up getting a cold that lasted forever. I’m talking about weeks of coughing, nasal congestion, and multiple boxes of tissues. At the same time, someone in my writers̵...
