Siheyuan: I eat melons while doing scientific research

Chapter 1293 The March 8th Red Banner Pacesetter is indeed extraordinary (4k)

The current situation is that Citibank has gained nothing.

For the Japanese, the pursuit of removing the chains around their necks is almost constant.

And now they know very well that their opportunity has arrived.

Given the high-pressure stance that the White Bear exerts on Citibank and even Oceania member states in Europe and elsewhere, it is impossible for Citibank to withdraw from other areas and focus on Far Eastern affairs.

First, it is strategically impossible. For Citibank, Europe is more important than anywhere else right now. By controlling Europe, it can indirectly control most of the world.

Secondly, it's impossible due to resource constraints. Dealing with the strategic pressure launched by the White Bear in other places has almost exhausted the Citibank's resources, and they cannot invest more resources elsewhere to deal with an increasingly powerful opponent.

At this point, what the United States needs is a loyal vassal state. In order for the vassal state to have enough power to complete the master's mission, the United States needs to grant the vassal state sufficient authority to act, in terms of legal authority.

Although the outcome of S2 was that multiple countries could deploy military forces on the Japanese islands, as the situation develops, in reality, the chain around the Japanese islands would be greatly weakened with just the approval of the United States.

To the Japanese, all of this seemed so wonderful.

However, the demands they made on Citibank were what they truly wanted to achieve.

"Sogga, your suggestion is excellent!"

No one present was a fool; everyone understood his idea.
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Our comrades at sea are taking action, but back home, all of this has had no impact on our production and daily lives. We continue to farm and go to work as usual.

This seemingly self-evident thing is actually something that no more than half of the countries in the world can truly achieve.

At a central hospital in the grasslands, two colleagues who had traveled from Beijing to consult with experts were compiling data.

"The streptomycin + rifampin regimen is very effective for acute brucellosis! The experts in Beijing are truly experts. Don't let her age fool you; she's a woman, and she's quite young. Her skills are truly remarkable."

One of the comrades, holding the data, was extremely pleased.

To be honest, although they were hopeful about the plan at first, they weren't very confident. The main reason was that the person who proposed the plan was too young.

Although the family had made significant contributions to the field of epidemiology and infectious disease data in the past, precisely because of this, the two comrades dared not have too much hope.

A person's energy is limited. Lou Xiao'e, who has already achieved so much and is now busy with research on antibiotics for drug-resistant bacteria and studying thoracic surgery, is indeed a genius in the eyes of her colleagues. However, this genius's energy has probably been filled with these achievements and work, and there is probably not much left to devote to brucellosis, which is not a nationwide epidemic.

Scientific research requires effort; the less effort you put in, the fewer results you will achieve.

Logically speaking, the comrades' expectations of Lou Xiao'e's proposed plan were tempered with restraint.

Fortunately, the treatment course for brucellosis is much shorter than that for tuberculosis, and the effects are significant. And large hospitals in areas where brucellosis is prevalent have no shortage of patients.

In just six weeks, the comrades received good news.

The combination of rifampicin and streptomycin has a cure rate of over 80% for acute brucellosis.

“Yes, look at this dosage combination, it’s outstanding!” another comrade said with a smile, pointing to a page in the statistics table.

This table is a statistical table of a dosage combination trial. The statistics show that this combination has a cure rate of up to 92.3% for brucellosis!
This indicates that there is now a clear treatment plan for acute brucellosis in adults! And once there is a clear treatment plan for acute attacks, the chances of it developing into a chronic disease are greatly reduced!
As we all know, for a considerable number of diseases, acute attacks are life-threatening, while chronic attacks are difficult to treat, both of which are headaches for patients and doctors.

This new plan could almost reverse the outcome, so how could they not be excited?

I originally went to Beijing to ask for help on a whim, but I never expected it to actually work!

The March 8th Red Banner Pacesetter is truly remarkable! Don't worry about how old they are, just ask whether their advice works.

"Director, the statistical results for the younger and older groups are out." A junior doctor walked in with a statistical table.

"Let me see!" A comrade rushed forward and took the statistical report from the junior doctor.

He quickly flipped through it and then burst into laughter.

"I'm impressed! I'm impressed! This children's data plan is quite impressive, look!"

He specifically turned to a certain page, which was clearly the page where he found the most effective dosage combination.

Another comrade peeked out and also laughed.

This dosage combination of sulfamethoxazole and rifampin showed essentially the same therapeutic effect in children and the elderly for acute exacerbations of brucellosis as streptomycin and rifampin in adults.

Now everything is complete!
The programs for children, adults, and the elderly have all achieved very good results, which is undoubtedly great news for them who are dedicated to the prevention and treatment of brucellosis.

With clear and effective treatment guidelines, patients no longer need to gamble on whether their immune system will win the lottery.

For the two of them and other related doctors, the confirmation of this plan means that they no longer need to spend more time on treatment options for Brucella disease, but can instead focus their energy on other work, which is a great saving for their research careers.

"We'll distribute this plan so that our colleagues at all levels in hospitals can use it. This will not only solve the problem of treating acute attacks as soon as possible, but also allow us to obtain more clinical data, which will greatly help promote this treatment plan!" one colleague said excitedly. Another nodded in agreement: "Yes, the most urgent task is to distribute this plan to several other major livestock provinces so they can conduct more extensive trials. At the same time, we should also ask the Ministry of Health to provide us with more rifampin and compound sulfamethoxazole."

Now they face a new problem: a shortage of medicine. Rifampin, one of the main drugs for treating tuberculosis, was already in short supply, and compound sulfamethoxazole was even scarcer. For them, the current problem has temporarily shifted from the treatment method to the supply of medicine.

Fortunately, this stuff is available. There's a temporary shortage of children's medicine. Compared to the past when there was no clear treatment plan and we relied purely on luck and the immune system to solve the problem, this is something to be very happy about. At least we know how to treat it now.

"Ah, yes, yes, you're right. There really aren't many medicines left. If we want to solve the problem, we still need the higher-ups to step in and coordinate."

Ever since rifampicin demonstrated its powerful killing effect on tuberculosis bacteria, doctors in which hospital these days aren't keeping it under wraps.

"In any case, let's first inform our superiors of the good news of the initial success, and let them arrange for the trial to be rolled out to nearby provinces."

In Beijing, the Endemic Disease Prevention and Control Group of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Center of the Ministry of Health received good news from the grasslands.

For the comrades in the endemic disease prevention and control team, this was like a windfall. Regardless of how the plan came about, it at least represented a preliminary solution to the treatment problem of a widespread epidemic.

Although complete eradication is impossible, this disease, unlike smallpox, has a low mortality rate in animal hosts, making it even more difficult to eradicate.

However, the next issue is prevention; at least in terms of treatment, it seems there shouldn't be any major problems.

The members of the endemic disease prevention and control team immediately reported the matter.

These days, finding a solution for a stubborn disease is undoubtedly something to celebrate.

"That's great!" The leaders of the Health and Wellness Department were very excited when they received the good news from their colleagues, but then they felt a little regretful: "It's a pity that International Women's Day has already passed, otherwise we would have had time to award Comrade Lou Xiao'e the title of March 8th Red Banner Bearer again this year!"

Unlike other awards that usually occur at the end or beginning of the year, the March 8th Red Banner Pacesetter award is usually given around International Women's Day because there is a specific holiday for it. This year, however, the award has already been given.

Upon hearing this, the director of the Medical Technology Ethics Committee of the Ministry of Health laughed and said, "What's there to be afraid of? There's still time next year. Comrade Lou Xiao'e isn't going to run away."

The leader of the Ministry of Health laughed and said, "I just feel sorry for Comrade Lou Xiao'e. If this thing could have come out earlier, this year's March 8th Red Banner Pacesetter and next year's March 8th Red Banner Pacesetter would have been hers. Now that it's been delayed like this, she'll only have next year's one."

The "March 8th Red Banner Pacesetter" award is given to individuals, not research projects. The leaders of the Ministry of Health and Welfare are well aware of this. Judging from the progress of Lou Xiao'e and Professor Qi's research on antibiotics against drug-resistant bacteria, it is almost a certainty that they will receive the "March 8th Red Banner Pacesetter" award next year. However, if the impact of the treatment of brucellosis can only be realized next year, it means that Lou Xiao'e can only receive one "March 8th Red Banner Pacesetter" award for her two projects.

The director of the medical technology committee laughed when he heard this: "You're still worried about her? This comrade is not lacking in the honor of March 8th Red Banner Pacesetter, hahaha."

“That’s true. Let’s give this year’s opportunity to other colleagues.” The distribution of employees in the health care department is quite unique. Although there are not as many women as in the textile industry, there are still quite a few of them.

Lou Xiao'e had just returned home from school when she rushed over and kissed Gao Zhendong, who was playing with the baby.

"You're amazing! Your luck is incredible! Hahaha~~~~~~" Lou Xiao'e was overjoyed. She couldn't explain Gao Zhendong's luck, but it was undeniably real.

Gao Zhendong really couldn't remember what it was about. Holding one child in each arm, he asked blankly, "What's making you so happy?"

"Those medications you mentioned, brucellosis, etc.~~~" Lou Xiao'e said cheerfully as she took her second son from Gao Zhendong's arms and recounted the whole situation.

Gao Zhendong was genuinely surprised. He had a general understanding of what medications were needed for this disease and had told Lou Xiao'e about it, but he was unsure about the duration of the treatment and had assumed it would take a long time, like with tuberculosis.

I didn't expect it to be so fast; it was verifiable in just 6 weeks. Although this treatment course isn't short, it's still much faster compared to the several months it often takes for tuberculosis.

Gao Zhendong was also very happy, after all, he only knew a little bit about it, and he did not expect that the comrades who did the specific work were so efficient and completed the plan so quickly.

Lou Xiao'e was even happier than him: "If the ministry awards me for this, I'll share the medal with you, hahaha~~~~~~"

This reminded Gao Zhendong of a famous lyric from his past life, and he laughed.

This news, along with the recent announcement that we were conducting scientific research in the South China Sea, made Gao Zhendong even happier. He had made many changes, some big and some small, but regardless of their size, they all had their own significance. On a larger scale, perhaps it had broadened the space for development in advance, and on a smaller scale, at least it had saved many lives.

Lou Xiao'e put the child in Gao Zhendong's arms and started tying her apron: "Today I'll cook you some good dishes to reward you, consider it an expert consultation fee."

Gao Zhendong nodded, put the two children down, tied a rope under each child's arm, and took them out for a walk.

In the courtyard, from one of the rooms, came the sound of children reading aloud, perhaps from a family studying diligently.
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"The tide gauge and the five-element weather instrument have been set up!" Several figures busy on the reef reported over the radio, while other supplies were also around them.

The research fleet is still following the typhoon's path according to plan; the typhoon is running ahead, and they are chasing behind.

However, the fleet size had decreased significantly by this point, with several guided patrol boats deployed along the route. The island was large enough to accommodate a considerable number of personnel and also had dock facilities. The original shelters left behind by those who had sought refuge from the typhoon were also preserved; everything was in good condition.

Along with the guided-missile patrol boat, some personnel and equipment were also left behind. They were like radar outposts left from the southwest of the archipelago to the northeast, providing complete radar early warning capabilities for the entire patrol mission. It should be noted that although the radar of the guided-missile patrol boat is not as good as that of the destroyer, it is at least no worse than that of the fighter jet.

Of course, their usefulness extends far beyond this temporary point; it will last for a long time.

Besides them, a lot of supplies, building materials and personnel were left behind along the way. Not every place can hold a guided boat, but it is not a problem to leave a certain number of people and scientific research equipment.

(End of this chapter)