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In honor of upcoming Valentine’s Day here is a classic example of rosette-forming glioneuronal tumor. These grade 1 tumors typically show a hotspot mutation in FGFR1 along with PIK3R1 or PIK3CA alterations and are usually found in the fourth ventricle 🌹 ♥️ 🥀 🧠 🔬 #pathsky #neuropath #medsky

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Always anchor your TVs and furniture to the wall.

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Do you wonder why you haven’t heard much about this massive TB outbreak recently? Cuz the CDC can’t hold any press conferences or issue public statements of any kind. abcnews.go.com/Health/kansa...

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We're options oriented! Here's another way to watch along: www.pbs.org/newshour/pol... @pbs.org - What snacks are you bringing?

submitted 36 days ago • 3 comments

In case you need a refresher on what’s at stake with next week’s hearing on RFK Jr’s nomination to lead HHS, here’s the HHS org chart. Advanced health research, disease control, substance and mental health services, Medicaid and Medicare…. www.hhs.gov/about/agenci...

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) oversees Medicaid, a program that serves as the nation’s most crucial safety net for healthcare. But why does this matter to you?

submitted 36 days ago • 11 comments

LWX issues INCREASED FIRE DANGER FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY for Albemarle, Culpeper, Greene, King George, Madison, Nelson, Orange, Southern Fauquier, Spotsylvania, ... at Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:12:54 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here.

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None of this is official, but there have been NWS bots setup to get weather info, alerts and warnings. nws-bot.us

submitted 112 days ago • 44 comments

The Trump administration temporarily paused federal grant, loan and other financial assistance programs, effective 5 p.m. ET today.

submitted 37 days ago • 45 comments

Not just the National Institutes of Health, now the National Science Foundation is put on pause. Reminder: research is a multi-step process. Pausing the peer review panels by itself creates months of delay.

submitted 37 days ago • 72 comments

PBS is now live on Prime — ad-free — and you don't need a subscription to watch. This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service. Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky

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If you deal with optic nerves at all, don’t forget that optic nerve sheath meningiomas are a thing. They sometimes get mistaken for optic neuritis, and they can look very similar on MRI. Some clues: - vision loss is usually slowly progressive and painless - the contrast enhancement DOESN’T GO AWAY

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Prolonged screen or reading times can lead to eye strain, dry eyes, and headaches. DO ✅ take breaks! Use the 20 - 20 - 20 rule to help your eyes: 🖥️ After using a screen for 20 minutes 📏 Look at an object 20 feet away 🕓 For 20 seconds

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Congratulations to Jenie Hwang on her young investigator poster award for whole genome sequencing of azole resistant Aspergillus fumigatus #AMP2024 🧪🔬🧬

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Former #AMP president Laura Tafe is giving a fascinating and informative overview of her lab's experience bringing up whole exome and whole transcriptome tumor sequencing at #AMPATH24

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Learning about exome and transcriptome sequencing approaches for cancer at #AMPATH24

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R refresher at #AMPATH24 is intense but amazing!

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My first time at the annual SNO meeting! Excited to share some cases for discussion during education day #sno2024 #pathsky #medsky 🧠 🔬 🧫 🧪

submitted 104 days ago • 2 comments

AMP describing the membership and educational focus of the organization #AMPATH24

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AMP opening session going over its 30 years of history is fascinating! #AMPATH24

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On my way to #AMPATH24

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