@charismaew.bsky.social
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A wonderful interview with Dr Nancy Malek on @abc-news.bsky.social focused on common myths about COVID. It's short and accessible, so excellent to share. Both New Zealand and Australia have rising levels of Flu and Covid this Winter, so the science here is important.
#CovidMyths
#CovidScience
#CovidMyths
#CovidScience
July 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
A wonderful interview with Dr Nancy Malek on @abc-news.bsky.social focused on common myths about COVID. It's short and accessible, so excellent to share. Both New Zealand and Australia have rising levels of Flu and Covid this Winter, so the science here is important.
#CovidMyths
#CovidScience
#CovidMyths
#CovidScience
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Akiko Iwasaki’s latest paper on #LongCOVID being a neuroimmune disease (not a respiratory disease as it was initially thought).
Clear pathomechanisms proposed ⬇️
Clear pathomechanisms proposed ⬇️
Neuroimmune pathophysiology of long COVID
Although COVID-19 was originally considered a respiratory illness, it is now well established that SARS-CoV-2 infection can have far-reaching impacts on the nervous system. Neurological symptoms such...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Akiko Iwasaki’s latest paper on #LongCOVID being a neuroimmune disease (not a respiratory disease as it was initially thought).
Clear pathomechanisms proposed ⬇️
Clear pathomechanisms proposed ⬇️
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I still think represents the most shocking void in the UK’s COVID response - when the largest biomedical facility offered to undertake testing (many universities did the same) the government didn’t even answer. The cost would have been minimal. But no profit for private companies… is that it?
Astonishing evidence at the Covid Inquiry.
The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.
Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.
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The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.
Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.
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May 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I still think represents the most shocking void in the UK’s COVID response - when the largest biomedical facility offered to undertake testing (many universities did the same) the government didn’t even answer. The cost would have been minimal. But no profit for private companies… is that it?
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This. Is. Infuriating.
The refusal of treatment centers to require masking around immunocompromised people is absolute medical malpractice and, not to mention, brutally cruel and unethical.
The refusal of treatment centers to require masking around immunocompromised people is absolute medical malpractice and, not to mention, brutally cruel and unethical.
May 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This. Is. Infuriating.
The refusal of treatment centers to require masking around immunocompromised people is absolute medical malpractice and, not to mention, brutally cruel and unethical.
The refusal of treatment centers to require masking around immunocompromised people is absolute medical malpractice and, not to mention, brutally cruel and unethical.
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I will forever be haunted by this footage.
Trawling has only been filmed underwater a few times in documentary history, and never with such clarity.
What’s so heart-rending about these shots is watching how the animals don’t just get swept up — they swim for their lives.
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Trawling has only been filmed underwater a few times in documentary history, and never with such clarity.
What’s so heart-rending about these shots is watching how the animals don’t just get swept up — they swim for their lives.
🌎🦑🧪
May 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I will forever be haunted by this footage.
Trawling has only been filmed underwater a few times in documentary history, and never with such clarity.
What’s so heart-rending about these shots is watching how the animals don’t just get swept up — they swim for their lives.
🌎🦑🧪
Trawling has only been filmed underwater a few times in documentary history, and never with such clarity.
What’s so heart-rending about these shots is watching how the animals don’t just get swept up — they swim for their lives.
🌎🦑🧪
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Have been snootin' around in the NSW doctors' strike story for the weekend. Spoken to a few interesting people already. Conditions are bad. If you're a public hospital doctor in the state or somebody with interesting info to share from any experience, you can get me on rickjamesmorton@protonmail.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Have been snootin' around in the NSW doctors' strike story for the weekend. Spoken to a few interesting people already. Conditions are bad. If you're a public hospital doctor in the state or somebody with interesting info to share from any experience, you can get me on rickjamesmorton@protonmail.com
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Multiple sclerosis requires Epstein-Barr virus infection as an underpinning, exhibits self-directed antibodies to EBNA1, the virus's nuclear antigen, representing molecular mimicry. This combines with/ genetic risk factors (Figure, compared w/healthy controls)
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March 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Multiple sclerosis requires Epstein-Barr virus infection as an underpinning, exhibits self-directed antibodies to EBNA1, the virus's nuclear antigen, representing molecular mimicry. This combines with/ genetic risk factors (Figure, compared w/healthy controls)
@pnas.org
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
@pnas.org
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
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LBC Investigates: What a 13-Year-Old Girl Sees on TikTok
To mark our Online Safety day, watch my investigation below to find out the sorts of content I was exposed to in just a few swipes on social media
@lbc.co.uk @globalplayer.com
www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/lbc-...
To mark our Online Safety day, watch my investigation below to find out the sorts of content I was exposed to in just a few swipes on social media
@lbc.co.uk @globalplayer.com
www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/lbc-...
LBC Investigates: What a 13-Year-Old Girl Sees on TikTok
As part of LBC's Online Safety Day, we conducted an experiment to see exactly what kind of content a 13-year-old girl would be exposed to on TikTok. The results were eye-opening – and deeply concernin...
www.lbc.co.uk
March 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
LBC Investigates: What a 13-Year-Old Girl Sees on TikTok
To mark our Online Safety day, watch my investigation below to find out the sorts of content I was exposed to in just a few swipes on social media
@lbc.co.uk @globalplayer.com
www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/lbc-...
To mark our Online Safety day, watch my investigation below to find out the sorts of content I was exposed to in just a few swipes on social media
@lbc.co.uk @globalplayer.com
www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/lbc-...
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“Scientists, stay in your lane!”
goes the refrain.
Well, we won’t - and Kit Yates eloquently lays out why we absolutely shouldn’t. Science IS political.
goes the refrain.
Well, we won’t - and Kit Yates eloquently lays out why we absolutely shouldn’t. Science IS political.
Today the Royal Society will meet to discuss “Fellows’ behaviour”. Without doubt the fellow they will primarily be discussing is Elon Musk.
The behaviour may range from his public dissemination of unfounded conspiracy theories to his attacks on the science
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The behaviour may range from his public dissemination of unfounded conspiracy theories to his attacks on the science
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March 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
“Scientists, stay in your lane!”
goes the refrain.
Well, we won’t - and Kit Yates eloquently lays out why we absolutely shouldn’t. Science IS political.
goes the refrain.
Well, we won’t - and Kit Yates eloquently lays out why we absolutely shouldn’t. Science IS political.
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Today the Royal Society will meet to discuss “Fellows’ behaviour”. Without doubt the fellow they will primarily be discussing is Elon Musk.
The behaviour may range from his public dissemination of unfounded conspiracy theories to his attacks on the science
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The behaviour may range from his public dissemination of unfounded conspiracy theories to his attacks on the science
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March 3, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Today the Royal Society will meet to discuss “Fellows’ behaviour”. Without doubt the fellow they will primarily be discussing is Elon Musk.
The behaviour may range from his public dissemination of unfounded conspiracy theories to his attacks on the science
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The behaviour may range from his public dissemination of unfounded conspiracy theories to his attacks on the science
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Word of the day every day for the last month
Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
February 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Word of the day every day for the last month
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None better than @ibdseb.bsky.social to talk about underrepresented populations in #IBD research #ECCO2025
Difficult to choose the best slides, thanks Seb
Difficult to choose the best slides, thanks Seb
February 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
None better than @ibdseb.bsky.social to talk about underrepresented populations in #IBD research #ECCO2025
Difficult to choose the best slides, thanks Seb
Difficult to choose the best slides, thanks Seb
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The best strategy is to use the preferential voting system to do the job of unseating the LNP for you. Cross-preference the progressive independents on your ballot first then preference the remainder with right leaning independents and the LNP last. Easy-peasy, now spread the word 😊✅
January 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The best strategy is to use the preferential voting system to do the job of unseating the LNP for you. Cross-preference the progressive independents on your ballot first then preference the remainder with right leaning independents and the LNP last. Easy-peasy, now spread the word 😊✅
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"In major cities vacancies for emergency medicine specialists are at 50 per cent, in regional and rural areas, that number increases to 75 per cent."
The psychiatrists are up first in NSW, but the Emergency Physicians won’t be far behind.
The psychiatrists are up first in NSW, but the Emergency Physicians won’t be far behind.
Emergency wait times blow out as hospitals struggle to discharge patients
The amount of time Australians are waiting in hospital emergency departments is increasing with the wait time for admission now between 12 and 16 hours for 90 per cent of patients, according to a new ...
www.abc.net.au
January 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
"In major cities vacancies for emergency medicine specialists are at 50 per cent, in regional and rural areas, that number increases to 75 per cent."
The psychiatrists are up first in NSW, but the Emergency Physicians won’t be far behind.
The psychiatrists are up first in NSW, but the Emergency Physicians won’t be far behind.
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A very good article from @cohenjon.bsky.social with lots of hard-hitting quotes, including:
“Everyone is acting as though this pandemic didn’t really happen.”
… from Van Kerkhove. Spot on.
www.science.org/content/arti...
“Everyone is acting as though this pandemic didn’t really happen.”
… from Van Kerkhove. Spot on.
www.science.org/content/arti...
COVID 5 years later: Learning from a pandemic many are forgetting
Five years after SARS-CoV-2 surfaced, scientists reflect and look ahead to the next threat
www.science.org
January 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A very good article from @cohenjon.bsky.social with lots of hard-hitting quotes, including:
“Everyone is acting as though this pandemic didn’t really happen.”
… from Van Kerkhove. Spot on.
www.science.org/content/arti...
“Everyone is acting as though this pandemic didn’t really happen.”
… from Van Kerkhove. Spot on.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Dear @markbutlermp.bsky.social
“invasive pneumococcal disease can kill within days. Cases currently surging across Aust, rates at highest levels in 20 yrs
While more effective vaccines have been approved 4 use in Aust, most at-risk people can't access” 🤦♀️
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
“invasive pneumococcal disease can kill within days. Cases currently surging across Aust, rates at highest levels in 20 yrs
While more effective vaccines have been approved 4 use in Aust, most at-risk people can't access” 🤦♀️
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
This disease can kill within days. Cases are surging across Australia
Rates of invasive pneumococcal disease are at their highest levels since 2004. While more effective vaccines have been approved for use in Australia, most at-risk people can't get them.
www.sbs.com.au
December 17, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Dear @markbutlermp.bsky.social
“invasive pneumococcal disease can kill within days. Cases currently surging across Aust, rates at highest levels in 20 yrs
While more effective vaccines have been approved 4 use in Aust, most at-risk people can't access” 🤦♀️
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
“invasive pneumococcal disease can kill within days. Cases currently surging across Aust, rates at highest levels in 20 yrs
While more effective vaccines have been approved 4 use in Aust, most at-risk people can't access” 🤦♀️
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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Australian Actuaries Mortality Working Group released paper for the first 8 months of 2024.
Cv19 mortality 70% higher than prediction.
5 times as many deaths from cv19 than the flu.
And more....
Please #WearAMask this Christmas
Cv19 mortality 70% higher than prediction.
5 times as many deaths from cv19 than the flu.
And more....
Please #WearAMask this Christmas
Mortality in First Eight Months of 2024 2% Higher Than Predicted - Actuaries Digital
In their latest article, the Mortality Working Group shares excess mortality analysis for the first eight months of 2024. In summary For the first eight months of 2024, against a baseline that include...
www.actuaries.digital
December 17, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Australian Actuaries Mortality Working Group released paper for the first 8 months of 2024.
Cv19 mortality 70% higher than prediction.
5 times as many deaths from cv19 than the flu.
And more....
Please #WearAMask this Christmas
Cv19 mortality 70% higher than prediction.
5 times as many deaths from cv19 than the flu.
And more....
Please #WearAMask this Christmas
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For those who have recently recovered from COVID and are due for a booster, the latest advice is to have the booster as soon as your symptoms have resolved.
December 5, 2024 at 10:43 PM
For those who have recently recovered from COVID and are due for a booster, the latest advice is to have the booster as soon as your symptoms have resolved.
Pfizer JN.1 COVID Vaccine available from 6 December:
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November 28, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Pfizer JN.1 COVID Vaccine available from 6 December:
terrywhitechemmart.com.au/health-servi...
terrywhitechemmart.com.au/health-servi...
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🎉The latest IBD-Ell newsletter is out!
- New trials added 🌟We've far surpassed 400 summarized trials🌟
- New guidelines
- New cheat sheet with lymphocyte trafficking and anti-integrins
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- New trials added 🌟We've far surpassed 400 summarized trials🌟
- New guidelines
- New cheat sheet with lymphocyte trafficking and anti-integrins
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November 27, 2024 at 7:31 AM
🎉The latest IBD-Ell newsletter is out!
- New trials added 🌟We've far surpassed 400 summarized trials🌟
- New guidelines
- New cheat sheet with lymphocyte trafficking and anti-integrins
Thanks for following along! www.ibd-eii.com
Subscribe for free anytime 📩
#IBD
- New trials added 🌟We've far surpassed 400 summarized trials🌟
- New guidelines
- New cheat sheet with lymphocyte trafficking and anti-integrins
Thanks for following along! www.ibd-eii.com
Subscribe for free anytime 📩
#IBD