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A community-guided #genomeediting project can fight #Lymedisease bit.ly/2P8H4St @pubpub @kesvelt #geneediting
.@statnews has a great package on #lymedisease today Story about the past struggles of a vaccine and what's in devt: statnews.com/2019/08/22/lym… And 2 op-eds about gene drive to prevent Lyme: statnews.com/2019/08/22/lym… statnews.com/2019/08/22/gen…
STAT is putting a special focus on #Lymedisease today, with a deep dive on new preventive methods and head-to-head perspectives on whether we should use gene editing to stop the disease.
Global warming has already vastly increased #LymeDisease as bacteria-bearing ticks spread. #climate #health #GPC twitter.com/CTVNews/status…
Global warming may facilitate spread of mosquito-borne diseases in Canada: expert https://t.co/XSFdnDi7Wk pic.twitter.com/SH3Mn0clWW
— CTV News (@CTVNews) August 20, 2019
Sleeping in contact lenses can lead to a serious eye infection. Take your contacts out before you sleep for healthy, bright eyes in the morning! go.usa.gov/xUs89 #OnePairTakeCare
#DYK? 1.5 million more youth used e-cigarettes in 2018 compared to 2017. Learn how to talk to the young people in your life about the risks of using e-cigarettes this #BackToSchool season: bit.ly/2MnBRUU.
#HCPs: As your office prepares for the upcoming #fluseason, check out CDC’s toolkit of resources to help your staff make strong flu vaccine recommendations this fall. bit.ly/2QFA1wK #FightFlu
