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Listeria Outbreak
In December 2019, there was a listeria outbreak in the United States, and I found this article to explain what happened. Seven people were infected with listeria across five states and one person died from the infection. The source of listeria was hard boiled eggs from a company called Almark Foods. These eggs were used…
Antibody Therapy
One example of a drug that uses antibody therapy is adalimumab, which is also known commercially as Humira, which you may have seen advertised on TV a few times. Before we start talking too much about Humira specifically, let me explain what a monoclonal antibody even is. According to Wikipedia, monoclonal antibodies all bind to…
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