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Nicole Ritz

@drritz.bsky.social
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Professor • clinician • scientist• hiker Paediatrics • infectious diseases • TB @University Childrens Hospital Basel #UKBB @Children's Hospital of Central Switzerland #KidZ www.luks.ch/spezialisten/prof-dr-me… www.ccha.ch/en

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The Lancet Infectious Diseases @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
New Comment Xpert-Ultra for diagnosing asymptomatic tuberculosis www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Xpert-Ultra for diagnosing asymptomatic tuberculosis
Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra outperforms its predecessor, the Xpert MTB/RIF assay, in tuberculosis diagnosis, particularly in cases of paucibacillary disease (infection with very low bacterial load).1,2 This i...
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Nicole Ritz @drritz.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Ever wondered how sex affects the risk of #tuberculosis in children and adolescents compared to adults? Here is data from Switzerland answering that question: smw.ch/index.php/sm...
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Measles in the US, update —712 cases, 11% hospitalized, 3 deaths, 97% cases are unvaccinated —Now in 24 states —Actual cases must be multiple thousand to align with the number of hospitalizations and deaths reported www.cdc.gov/measles/data... www.cbsnews.com/news/measles...
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Nicole Ritz @drritz.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
See here our latest review on #rifampicin which both kills MTB and preserves brain pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40024057/
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Rifampicin and its neuroprotective properties in humans - A systematic review - PubMed
Current evidence suggests a neuroprotective effect of rifampicin in humans. As evaluation of neuroprotection is not standardized, a consensus definition for evaluation of clinical, radiological, and n...
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Point-of-care diagnosis of TB in 1 hour without need for sputum for $3 that can be performed anywhere (such a test does not exist); work supported by NIH www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
The full resignation letter "the unprecedented assault on scientific truth that has adversely impacted public health in our nation"
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
“It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the Secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.” —Peter Marks
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Stephanie Schnydrig @steffischnydrig.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Es kann Jahre dauern, bis seltene Krankheiten richtig diagnostiziert und behandelt werden. Eine betroffene Familie hat mit mir darüber gesprochen. Die Wissenschafterinnen @inesthiele.bsky.social und @drritz.bsky.social erklären, welches Potential diesbezüglich in digitalen Zwillingen steckt.
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Genmutationen - Seltene Krankheiten: Schneller zur Diagnose mit dem digitalen Zwilling
Bei seltenen Erkrankungen läuft die Suche nach dem Namen des Leidens oft ins Leere. Eltern wie die von Tilda erleben jahrelange Unsicherheit. Nun entsteht ein System, das Krankheiten schneller entdeck...
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Nicole Ritz @drritz.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Yes this is a new era. Period.
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Nicole Ritz @drritz.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Writing is thinking. So as we do workouts we need to do thinkouts. Some inspiration can be found here www.versus.ch/titelanzeige...
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Nicole Ritz @drritz.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
⌚️Wareables are mostly used to collect data such as vital signs or activitiy in adults. In this article published in nature rdcu.be/d2pi7 we also focus on new frontiers such as🧪the measurement of biomarkers (for example CRP) and the use of these devices in 👶 children.
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Applied body-fluid analysis by wearable devices
Nature - A review of wearable devices for body-fluid analysis discusses the strategies, considerations and challenges to achieve their successful clinical translation and how they might contribute...
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Michelle Rheault, MD @rheaultm.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Women make up 62% of full time faculty in Pediatrics, but only account for 41% of Department Chairs. #WomenInMedicine Source: AAMC Women in Academic Medicine Report 2023-2024 www.aamc.org/data-reports...
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Isabella Eckerle @eckerleisabella.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
If you are interested in #emergingviruses, new #vaccines & #publichealth, save the date for this event! April 7-9, 2025 in Geneva, co-hosted by our Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases & the Centre of Vaccinology of the University of Geneva & University Hospitals of Geneva! Superb speakers list!
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
please note an account is impersonating me @erctopol.bluesky.social and has been reported to @support.bsky.team @bsky.app my account is @erictopol.bsky.social
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Like ‘old Twitter’: The scientific community finds a new home on @bsky.app After recent changes to Elon Musk’s X, a gradual migration turns into A STAMPEDE👏 www.science.org/content/arti...
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Like ‘old Twitter’: The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky
After recent changes to Elon Musk’s X, a gradual migration turns into a stampede
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