Anita D'Souza
@dradsouza.bsky.social
Professor | physician-scientist | #mmsm #amyloidosis #immunotherapy #bmt/car-t | quality of life | health services research | hematology
Looking forward to #ISA2026 in beautiful Montevideo in Nov 2026. Program now available www.isaamyloidosis.org/isa-2026-sym...
Abstract submission window: 3/2026-7/1/26.
Abstract submission window: 3/2026-7/1/26.
February 4, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Looking forward to #ISA2026 in beautiful Montevideo in Nov 2026. Program now available www.isaamyloidosis.org/isa-2026-sym...
Abstract submission window: 3/2026-7/1/26.
Abstract submission window: 3/2026-7/1/26.
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political appointees at NIH and why
Batt: the key thing is to not be political
She: dumbass you have 5x the political appointees big used to have
Batt: the key thing is to not be political
She: dumbass you have 5x the political appointees big used to have
February 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM
political appointees at NIH and why
Batt: the key thing is to not be political
She: dumbass you have 5x the political appointees big used to have
Batt: the key thing is to not be political
She: dumbass you have 5x the political appointees big used to have
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Sen Baldwin now, asking about multi year funding. How is this not a huge setback for research? How many fewer grants were funded?
Batt: begins a stemwinder
Baldwin cuts him off and gives him the number, then talks about the labor HHS bill that limits MY
Baldwin now talking about huge increase in
Batt: begins a stemwinder
Baldwin cuts him off and gives him the number, then talks about the labor HHS bill that limits MY
Baldwin now talking about huge increase in
February 3, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Sen Baldwin now, asking about multi year funding. How is this not a huge setback for research? How many fewer grants were funded?
Batt: begins a stemwinder
Baldwin cuts him off and gives him the number, then talks about the labor HHS bill that limits MY
Baldwin now talking about huge increase in
Batt: begins a stemwinder
Baldwin cuts him off and gives him the number, then talks about the labor HHS bill that limits MY
Baldwin now talking about huge increase in
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This is a powerful line of questioning from Senator Hassan and an outrageous answer from Director Bhattacharya.
"If there were disruptions then it is the responsibility of the researchers that were managing the patients, not the NIH" because "I ordered that ... there would be continuity of care."
"If there were disruptions then it is the responsibility of the researchers that were managing the patients, not the NIH" because "I ordered that ... there would be continuity of care."
February 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
This is a powerful line of questioning from Senator Hassan and an outrageous answer from Director Bhattacharya.
"If there were disruptions then it is the responsibility of the researchers that were managing the patients, not the NIH" because "I ordered that ... there would be continuity of care."
"If there were disruptions then it is the responsibility of the researchers that were managing the patients, not the NIH" because "I ordered that ... there would be continuity of care."
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Bernie: do vaccines cause autism? Yes or no
Batt: not the measles one
Bernie: no no, not measles, vaccines
Batt, very demure: I have not seen any evidence that they do
Batt: not the measles one
Bernie: no no, not measles, vaccines
Batt, very demure: I have not seen any evidence that they do
February 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Bernie: do vaccines cause autism? Yes or no
Batt: not the measles one
Bernie: no no, not measles, vaccines
Batt, very demure: I have not seen any evidence that they do
Batt: not the measles one
Bernie: no no, not measles, vaccines
Batt, very demure: I have not seen any evidence that they do
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Batt, muttering: thebestwaytostopmeaslesepidemicisbyvaccination
Bernie, waving his arms: SAY IT LOUDER!
Bernie, waving his arms: SAY IT LOUDER!
February 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Batt, muttering: thebestwaytostopmeaslesepidemicisbyvaccination
Bernie, waving his arms: SAY IT LOUDER!
Bernie, waving his arms: SAY IT LOUDER!
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These peptides have not been shown to cure or treat anything. Safety hasn't been established. Yet, many of the people taking stacks of them, injecting into their bloodstream, are the same ones who are against vaccines. nymag.com/intelligence...
January 27, 2026 at 5:04 PM
These peptides have not been shown to cure or treat anything. Safety hasn't been established. Yet, many of the people taking stacks of them, injecting into their bloodstream, are the same ones who are against vaccines. nymag.com/intelligence...
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Alex Pretti’s coworkers hold a moment of silence for him.
Devastating and infuriating.
Nurses want peace.
Devastating and infuriating.
Nurses want peace.
January 26, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Alex Pretti’s coworkers hold a moment of silence for him.
Devastating and infuriating.
Nurses want peace.
Devastating and infuriating.
Nurses want peace.
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Wife and I in tears reading this…
January 26, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Wife and I in tears reading this…
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Organisational toxicity in healthcare: three years ago I asked #MedTwitter to share their red flags. We got hundreds of replies - the thread oozed pain. Three people offered to help write it up… our paper was published last week.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Please share it 🙏🏼 #MedSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Please share it 🙏🏼 #MedSky
“It's not bullying if I do it to everyone”: What are the red flags of a toxic healthcare workplace culture? #MedTwitter responses from UK NHS healthcare professionals – A qualitative study
The study aimed to understand NHS healthcare workers’ perceptions of toxic organisational cultures and behaviours, by undertaking an analysis of tweet…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Organisational toxicity in healthcare: three years ago I asked #MedTwitter to share their red flags. We got hundreds of replies - the thread oozed pain. Three people offered to help write it up… our paper was published last week.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Please share it 🙏🏼 #MedSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Please share it 🙏🏼 #MedSky
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Not good to see the rise in p-tau181, a marker of brain inflammation tied to increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, in a prospective cohort (mean age 56 years) with #LongCovid and neurological symptoms
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
January 15, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Not good to see the rise in p-tau181, a marker of brain inflammation tied to increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, in a prospective cohort (mean age 56 years) with #LongCovid and neurological symptoms
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
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It was such a joy to celebrate Hanukkah with Mandy, Kathryn and their son, Gideon. As Jewish New Yorkers across our city prepare to light candles and mark the seventh night today, I wish you and your families a Hanukkah full of light and love.
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
Happy Hanukkah
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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December 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It was such a joy to celebrate Hanukkah with Mandy, Kathryn and their son, Gideon. As Jewish New Yorkers across our city prepare to light candles and mark the seventh night today, I wish you and your families a Hanukkah full of light and love.
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
Tween and teen looked at the 67th ASH Annual Meeting website and pointed out: 6 7 😂 #ASH25 @ash.hematology.org
December 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Tween and teen looked at the 67th ASH Annual Meeting website and pointed out: 6 7 😂 #ASH25 @ash.hematology.org
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Fantastic Ham-Wasserman lecture by Chiara Bonini on T cell engineering & gene editing - also a beautiful example of what mentorship / leadership should be - acknowledging her mentors and collaborators & especially highlighting the work of her many mentees #ash25 @ash.hematology.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Fantastic Ham-Wasserman lecture by Chiara Bonini on T cell engineering & gene editing - also a beautiful example of what mentorship / leadership should be - acknowledging her mentors and collaborators & especially highlighting the work of her many mentees #ash25 @ash.hematology.org
Sharing our trial in progress, IMPACT AL, testing teclistamab combined with daratumumab in newly diagnosed #alamyloidosis at #ASH25 meetin. Excited to work with Drs Chakraborty, Lentzsch, and Sanchorawala, with funding from J&J and SU2C.
December 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Sharing our trial in progress, IMPACT AL, testing teclistamab combined with daratumumab in newly diagnosed #alamyloidosis at #ASH25 meetin. Excited to work with Drs Chakraborty, Lentzsch, and Sanchorawala, with funding from J&J and SU2C.
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‘They don’t have symptoms’: CAR-T therapies send autoimmune diseases into remission www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘They don’t have symptoms’: CAR-T therapies send autoimmune diseases into remission
Engineered T cells that have been used to treat ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus show promising results.
www.nature.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:50 AM
‘They don’t have symptoms’: CAR-T therapies send autoimmune diseases into remission www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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New-to-me but very helpful visualizations how all the actions of the past ten months are affecting the CDC www.cdcdataproject.org
The CDC Data Project
In the proposed FY26 budget, programs that help Americans live safer, healthier, longer lives are on the chopping block.
www.cdcdataproject.org
November 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
New-to-me but very helpful visualizations how all the actions of the past ten months are affecting the CDC www.cdcdataproject.org
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A study in Nature Climate Change quantifies the potential for extreme heat events in Europe to generate mass mortality and projects tens of thousands of excess deaths. go.nature.com/483zJc3 🧪
November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A study in Nature Climate Change quantifies the potential for extreme heat events in Europe to generate mass mortality and projects tens of thousands of excess deaths. go.nature.com/483zJc3 🧪
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Here I display single year age total and by firearm suicide death rates by single year age up to age 84 for Democratic and Republican voting states. |See text for more information. 🧪💡☠️ #Sociology #Population #Republican #Democratic
November 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Here I display single year age total and by firearm suicide death rates by single year age up to age 84 for Democratic and Republican voting states. |See text for more information. 🧪💡☠️ #Sociology #Population #Republican #Democratic
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Why do whales and elephants have much lower rates of cancer than expected?
"Species with a lower cancer prevalence and mortality
risk are those with a higher presence of cooperative and caring habits, while the opposite is found....:"
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
"Species with a lower cancer prevalence and mortality
risk are those with a higher presence of cooperative and caring habits, while the opposite is found....:"
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Coevolution of cooperative lifestyles and reduced cancer prevalence in mammals
While cooperative mammals evolve reducing cancer prevalence, oncogenes can be maintained by selection in competitive species.
www.science.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Why do whales and elephants have much lower rates of cancer than expected?
"Species with a lower cancer prevalence and mortality
risk are those with a higher presence of cooperative and caring habits, while the opposite is found....:"
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
"Species with a lower cancer prevalence and mortality
risk are those with a higher presence of cooperative and caring habits, while the opposite is found....:"
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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It is important for all myeloma clinicians to know about the CAR-T toxicities that occur outside of the acute post CAR-T period, such as non-ICANS neurotoxicities, second primary malignancies, and IEC-enterocolitis. ---Benjamin Puliafito, MD #IMS25
September 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
It is important for all myeloma clinicians to know about the CAR-T toxicities that occur outside of the acute post CAR-T period, such as non-ICANS neurotoxicities, second primary malignancies, and IEC-enterocolitis. ---Benjamin Puliafito, MD #IMS25
STEM trial by Dr Cohen- use of sequential cevostamab after BCMA CAR-T- feasible, safe, associated with high efficacy #IMS25 Late Breaking Abstract
September 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
STEM trial by Dr Cohen- use of sequential cevostamab after BCMA CAR-T- feasible, safe, associated with high efficacy #IMS25 Late Breaking Abstract
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IMS President Philippe Moreau exhorts researchers to submit their best original work, first reports of important clinical trials, to the IMS Annual Meeting- the largest myeloma-focused annual meeting. #IMS25
September 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
IMS President Philippe Moreau exhorts researchers to submit their best original work, first reports of important clinical trials, to the IMS Annual Meeting- the largest myeloma-focused annual meeting. #IMS25