This week sees the 5th annual INFECT meeting, where our co-ordinator Wayne will be attending on behalf of The Lee Spark Foundation. As someone that has been through necrotising fasciitis, Wayne is aware of the need for medical research and will be able to add valuable insight to this project. What is INFECT? The overall [...]
We all know that getting back to work after a serious illness such as NF can be daunting. So many questions . . . How will I cope with full-time work and stress? Do I tell them about my illness? What if I need support? So, we've been on the look-out for good employers with [...]
When new mother Lindsey Hubley returned to the hospital with severe stomach pains a few days after giving birth, she was told it was just constipation and sent home. Hours later, though, the 33-year-old Canadian was rushed into emergency surgery and eventually diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis—also known as flesh-eating bacteria. Hubley was suffering from septic [...]
We are proud to be a partner of INFECT. This EU project aims at applying a systems medicine approach to elucidate the complex host and pathogen signatures that dictate severe bacterial soft tissue infections. INFECT aims to substantially contribute to the systems understanding of the pathophysiology of highly lethal destructive soft tissue infections, i.e. necrotizing [...]
