Delthia Ricks
@dricks.bsky.social
Science writer, author, essayist & avid gardener.
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Delthia Ricks
@dricks.bsky.social
· Dec 21
The contrast between Rwanda’s handling of Marburg and the chaotic response to Covid-19 is stark
The country’s response prevented a crisis – and provided the world with a valuable blueprint for effective outbreak control
www.telegraph.co.uk
The stark contrast between Rwanda’s handling of a deadly Marburg virus outbreak this year & the rest of the world’s chaotic response to #Covid provides textbook lessons in how to properly respond to a threat and how to make a threat worse www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
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Mexico's state of Jalisco has issued a health alert & is mandating face masks in schools in the midst of a major measles outbreak in Jalisco, a key host site for FIFA World Cup Soccer. Mexico's outbreak began last year after a Mennonite child returned home from visiting a measles hotzone in Texas👇
Measles outbreak prompts health alert in World Cup host Jalisco, Mexico
The Mexican state of Jalisco has issued a health alert and mandated face masks in schools due to a measles outbreak in the state capital.
apnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Mexico's state of Jalisco has issued a health alert & is mandating face masks in schools in the midst of a major measles outbreak in Jalisco, a key host site for FIFA World Cup Soccer. Mexico's outbreak began last year after a Mennonite child returned home from visiting a measles hotzone in Texas👇
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Hepatitis B vaccination at birth is safe, effective & protects individuals & public health. No evidence supports watering down the recommendation, a study found. RFK's CDC vax panel changed the recommendation. The Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy says the old guidance makes sense👇
Evidence Review on Hep B Shot at Odds With Controversial CDC Decision
Universal dose at birth is safe, effective, and protective for public health, researchers say
www.medpagetoday.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Hepatitis B vaccination at birth is safe, effective & protects individuals & public health. No evidence supports watering down the recommendation, a study found. RFK's CDC vax panel changed the recommendation. The Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy says the old guidance makes sense👇
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Air pollution from burning fossil fuels causes 100,000 to 200,000 avoidable American deaths per year. At the EPA's statistical value of life of $10 million, these deaths cost America $1 to $2 trillion per year, every year. These costs far outweigh the costs of transitioning off of fossil fuels.
Air pollution deaths attributable to fossil fuels: observational and modelling study
Objectives To estimate all cause and cause specific deaths that are attributable to fossil fuel related air pollution and to assess potential health benefits from policies that replace fossil fuels wi...
www.bmj.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Air pollution from burning fossil fuels causes 100,000 to 200,000 avoidable American deaths per year. At the EPA's statistical value of life of $10 million, these deaths cost America $1 to $2 trillion per year, every year. These costs far outweigh the costs of transitioning off of fossil fuels.
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“Researchers from Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and Yale universities recently found that 60 FDA-authorized medical devices using AI were linked to 182 product recalls, according to a research letter published in the JAMA Health Forum in August.”
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
“Researchers from Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and Yale universities recently found that 60 FDA-authorized medical devices using AI were linked to 182 product recalls, according to a research letter published in the JAMA Health Forum in August.”
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A metaphor for the Trump Administration & RFK Jr.’s HHS. Except Congress & the Supreme Court are the bypass pump, and they are not working under Republican control.
Our country is not well.
Our country is not well.
A collapsed sewer line, about 8 miles from the White House, pumped 368 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of wastewater into the Potomac. Repairs could take longer than previously expected.
What we know about the massive sewage leak in the Potomac River
A collapsed sewer line, about 8 miles from the White House, pumped 368 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of wastewater into the Potomac. Repairs could take longer than previously expected.
n.pr
February 8, 2026 at 5:29 PM
A metaphor for the Trump Administration & RFK Jr.’s HHS. Except Congress & the Supreme Court are the bypass pump, and they are not working under Republican control.
Our country is not well.
Our country is not well.
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A 5th Circuit panel just "endorsed Trump’s dystopian contention that any immigrant subject to deportation must be held without bond until final disposition of their case." roberthubbell.substack.com/p/fifth-circ...
Fifth Circuit panel authorizes mass incarcerations
February 9, 2026
roberthubbell.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
A 5th Circuit panel just "endorsed Trump’s dystopian contention that any immigrant subject to deportation must be held without bond until final disposition of their case." roberthubbell.substack.com/p/fifth-circ...
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Junior Pena, a Brazilian social media influencer known for openly supporting ICE had previously reassured his followers that only “crooks” were targeted by immigration crackdowns.
#leopardsatemyface #Politics #News
#leopardsatemyface #Politics #News
February 9, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Junior Pena, a Brazilian social media influencer known for openly supporting ICE had previously reassured his followers that only “crooks” were targeted by immigration crackdowns.
#leopardsatemyface #Politics #News
#leopardsatemyface #Politics #News
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Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows - Camilo Montoya-Galvez www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
www.cbsnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows - Camilo Montoya-Galvez www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
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A new discovery from Jeremy Nigri, a postdoc in CSHL’s Tuveson lab, shows state-of-the-art imaging from deep inside the pancreas. Read the story to find out more! @jeremynigri.bsky.social www.cshl.edu/lets-get-on-...
February 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
A new discovery from Jeremy Nigri, a postdoc in CSHL’s Tuveson lab, shows state-of-the-art imaging from deep inside the pancreas. Read the story to find out more! @jeremynigri.bsky.social www.cshl.edu/lets-get-on-...
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Trump’s name is mentioned in the Epstein files 38,000 times👇
For reference, his name comes up more often in the Epstein Files than Harry Potter's name does in the Harry Potter novels.
February 9, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Trump’s name is mentioned in the Epstein files 38,000 times👇
Hepatitis B vaccination at birth is safe, effective & protects individuals & public health. No evidence supports watering down the recommendation, a study found. RFK's CDC vax panel changed the recommendation. The Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy says the old guidance makes sense👇
Evidence Review on Hep B Shot at Odds With Controversial CDC Decision
Universal dose at birth is safe, effective, and protective for public health, researchers say
www.medpagetoday.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Hepatitis B vaccination at birth is safe, effective & protects individuals & public health. No evidence supports watering down the recommendation, a study found. RFK's CDC vax panel changed the recommendation. The Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy says the old guidance makes sense👇
Mexico's state of Jalisco has issued a health alert & is mandating face masks in schools in the midst of a major measles outbreak in Jalisco, a key host site for FIFA World Cup Soccer. Mexico's outbreak began last year after a Mennonite child returned home from visiting a measles hotzone in Texas👇
Measles outbreak prompts health alert in World Cup host Jalisco, Mexico
The Mexican state of Jalisco has issued a health alert and mandated face masks in schools due to a measles outbreak in the state capital.
apnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Mexico's state of Jalisco has issued a health alert & is mandating face masks in schools in the midst of a major measles outbreak in Jalisco, a key host site for FIFA World Cup Soccer. Mexico's outbreak began last year after a Mennonite child returned home from visiting a measles hotzone in Texas👇
Trump’s name is mentioned in the Epstein files 38,000 times👇
For reference, his name comes up more often in the Epstein Files than Harry Potter's name does in the Harry Potter novels.
February 9, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Trump’s name is mentioned in the Epstein files 38,000 times👇
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
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"We should be skeptical of any people who sell themselves as singularly capable of giving health advice on the internet and should always follow the money and connections where they lead."
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Opinion | Peter Attia, the Epstein Files and the Lie Propping Up Big Wellness
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
"We should be skeptical of any people who sell themselves as singularly capable of giving health advice on the internet and should always follow the money and connections where they lead."
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Is it time for a new standard of care when it comes to mammograms in the era of AI?
erictopol.substack.com/p/why-all-ma...
erictopol.substack.com/p/why-all-ma...
Why All Mammograms Should Incorporate A.I.
A very impressive body of evidence has accumulated
erictopol.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Is it time for a new standard of care when it comes to mammograms in the era of AI?
erictopol.substack.com/p/why-all-ma...
erictopol.substack.com/p/why-all-ma...
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Molecular basis for anti-jumbo phage #immunity by AVAST type 5.
Avs5 detects an early jumbo‑phage activator and halts infection by rapidly hydrolyzing NAD+.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #phage #bacteriophage #MicroSky
Avs5 detects an early jumbo‑phage activator and halts infection by rapidly hydrolyzing NAD+.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #phage #bacteriophage #MicroSky
February 7, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Molecular basis for anti-jumbo phage #immunity by AVAST type 5.
Avs5 detects an early jumbo‑phage activator and halts infection by rapidly hydrolyzing NAD+.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #phage #bacteriophage #MicroSky
Avs5 detects an early jumbo‑phage activator and halts infection by rapidly hydrolyzing NAD+.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #phage #bacteriophage #MicroSky
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Filament-driven activation of the Kongming antiviral system by deoxyinosine triphosphate.
dITP binding drives KomBC filament assembly that allosterically activates KomC to deplete NAD+.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Virology #MicroSky
dITP binding drives KomBC filament assembly that allosterically activates KomC to deplete NAD+.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Virology #MicroSky
February 8, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Filament-driven activation of the Kongming antiviral system by deoxyinosine triphosphate.
dITP binding drives KomBC filament assembly that allosterically activates KomC to deplete NAD+.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Virology #MicroSky
dITP binding drives KomBC filament assembly that allosterically activates KomC to deplete NAD+.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Virology #MicroSky
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Happy birthday to Russian #chemist Dmitri Mendeleev (1834 – 1907) who published the periodic table. 🧪🐡 #histsci Born in Siberia, the youngest child of a large family, his father was a school principal until he lost his sight & job. His mother then restarted her family’s abandoned glass factory 🧵
February 8, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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Evil knows no depth: The Trump regime is rescinding ~$1.5 billion in transportation & CDC public health funds earmarked for 'blue states.' The transportation funds were mostly for electric vehicle chargers & CDC funds were for health grants the regime felt were too “woke” thehill.com/policy/energ...
February 6, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Evil knows no depth: The Trump regime is rescinding ~$1.5 billion in transportation & CDC public health funds earmarked for 'blue states.' The transportation funds were mostly for electric vehicle chargers & CDC funds were for health grants the regime felt were too “woke” thehill.com/policy/energ...
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A new study has shown pandemic disruptions worsened cancer survival. Findings are in line w/ documented impacts on screening, diagnosis & treatment. Reductions in survival resulted in ~17,390 additional cancer-related deaths w/in 1-yr of diagnosis in 2020 & 2021, according to the Univ of Kentucky👇
Pandemic Disruptions Worsened Cancer Survival, Study Finds
Findings are in line with documented impacts on screening, diagnosis, and treatment
www.medpagetoday.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
A new study has shown pandemic disruptions worsened cancer survival. Findings are in line w/ documented impacts on screening, diagnosis & treatment. Reductions in survival resulted in ~17,390 additional cancer-related deaths w/in 1-yr of diagnosis in 2020 & 2021, according to the Univ of Kentucky👇
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RFKjr is dangerous to individuals’ personal health across all age groups; he’s a danger to public health; medical education, and scientific research. He’s a cheerleader for off-the-wall snake oil quackery pushed by social media influencers 👇
February 6, 2026 at 6:01 AM
RFKjr is dangerous to individuals’ personal health across all age groups; he’s a danger to public health; medical education, and scientific research. He’s a cheerleader for off-the-wall snake oil quackery pushed by social media influencers 👇
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Donald Trump is withholding billions of dollars in New York infrastructure unless he gets Penn Station and Dulles Airport named after him.
This is not only brazenly corrupt. It is sick, twisted and egomaniacal. The time is long overdue for sane Republicans to stand up to Trump.
This is not only brazenly corrupt. It is sick, twisted and egomaniacal. The time is long overdue for sane Republicans to stand up to Trump.
February 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Donald Trump is withholding billions of dollars in New York infrastructure unless he gets Penn Station and Dulles Airport named after him.
This is not only brazenly corrupt. It is sick, twisted and egomaniacal. The time is long overdue for sane Republicans to stand up to Trump.
This is not only brazenly corrupt. It is sick, twisted and egomaniacal. The time is long overdue for sane Republicans to stand up to Trump.
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Trump depicting the Obamas as monkeys ain't a sign of strength. It's a sign his Obama obsession is eating what's left of his rotting brain.
February 6, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Trump depicting the Obamas as monkeys ain't a sign of strength. It's a sign his Obama obsession is eating what's left of his rotting brain.