Eli Perencevich
@eliowa.bsky.social
doc, epidemiologist, editor in Iowa City studying antimicrobial resistance and hand hygiene ✋🏻 🚿 BWV 996
ignore the noise, always forward
opinions are mine aren’t medical advice
ignore the noise, always forward
opinions are mine aren’t medical advice
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Eli Perencevich
@eliowa.bsky.social
· Feb 13
Do Americans want safe food?
Which Departments are responsible for food safety?
USDA
HHS -> FDA and CDC
Commerce -> NOAA (fisheries)
If one Department is disabled, we don’t have safe food
Enjoy your dinner 🍲
Which Departments are responsible for food safety?
USDA
HHS -> FDA and CDC
Commerce -> NOAA (fisheries)
If one Department is disabled, we don’t have safe food
Enjoy your dinner 🍲
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For so long, pundits and pollsters said you couldn’t run on gun violence prevention. That it was too hard, too risky, too political. 🧵
‘It’s our turn’: gun-safety advocates are riding a ‘seismic’ wave to US legislatures
A once-toxic topic is helping survivors and relatives of victims get elected to enact the laws they helped draft
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM
For so long, pundits and pollsters said you couldn’t run on gun violence prevention. That it was too hard, too risky, too political. 🧵
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From 2019 to 2023, #Veterans receiving ICU care in community settings experienced slightly higher risk-adjusted mortality and increased resource intensity compared to VA medical centers. ja.ma/49DHRly
January 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
From 2019 to 2023, #Veterans receiving ICU care in community settings experienced slightly higher risk-adjusted mortality and increased resource intensity compared to VA medical centers. ja.ma/49DHRly
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REDEMPTION 🙌
January 3, 2026 at 5:49 PM
REDEMPTION 🙌
By going directly to WW4
Before the Iowa caucuses, many people at Trump rallies insisted he would prevent World War III.
After a year in which Trump has bombed ...
- Venezuela
- Nigeria
- Iran
- Yemen
- Syria
- Somalia
- and civilian boats in international waters
... I’m thinking about the voters who convinced themselves that Trump was the candidate of foreign policy restraint.
- Venezuela
- Nigeria
- Iran
- Yemen
- Syria
- Somalia
- and civilian boats in international waters
... I’m thinking about the voters who convinced themselves that Trump was the candidate of foreign policy restraint.
January 3, 2026 at 2:27 PM
By going directly to WW4
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Ohio has our first pediatric #flu death of the season-- unvaccinated 16 year old, previously healthy.
No child should die of this. Vaccination isn't perfect, but it's the best protection.
No child should die of this. Vaccination isn't perfect, but it's the best protection.
January 2, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Ohio has our first pediatric #flu death of the season-- unvaccinated 16 year old, previously healthy.
No child should die of this. Vaccination isn't perfect, but it's the best protection.
No child should die of this. Vaccination isn't perfect, but it's the best protection.
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It really is that bad. Grant funded science, supposedly a key piece of American exceptionalism, was already a huge headache. Now it’s looking nearly impossible.
When I explain to people what is involved with writing a successful grant, they simply don’t believe me.
I explained it once to a famous person from Pixar, and he looked me square in the eye and said: You mean all the cancer and Alzheimer’s grants work that way? You’ve gotta be &$%#ing kidding me!
I explained it once to a famous person from Pixar, and he looked me square in the eye and said: You mean all the cancer and Alzheimer’s grants work that way? You’ve gotta be &$%#ing kidding me!
I don't think you non-science people realize what it takes to get a grant funded by NIH. Started experiments in Sept 2021 to generate 3 new mouse mutants to model human disease. Prelim dara shows they have relevant disease phenotypes worthy of study. Need a small grant first to characterize /1
January 3, 2026 at 2:46 AM
It really is that bad. Grant funded science, supposedly a key piece of American exceptionalism, was already a huge headache. Now it’s looking nearly impossible.
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Tonight's EPIC #FridayNightZillow kicks off with a $29.995M megamansion in Alpine, Utah that is absolutely *STUFFED* with eye-candy, including this SECRET TUNNEL to a hidden Hobbit House! 8BR, 16BAs, 30K SF & "resort-quality" amenities. www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
January 3, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Tonight's EPIC #FridayNightZillow kicks off with a $29.995M megamansion in Alpine, Utah that is absolutely *STUFFED* with eye-candy, including this SECRET TUNNEL to a hidden Hobbit House! 8BR, 16BAs, 30K SF & "resort-quality" amenities. www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
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Anyone who leaves twitter permanently this week because they don't want to be part of that grok nonsense gets a bunny.
January 2, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Anyone who leaves twitter permanently this week because they don't want to be part of that grok nonsense gets a bunny.
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Since we're apparently talking about taking oaths on various books, I'm reposting one of my all-time favs. 📚
Karen Smith being sworn in to the Central Bucks school board, a district near Philadelphia. For her oath she chose to place her hand on a stack of frequently challenged & banned books. 📚
www.phillyburbs.com/story/news/l...
www.phillyburbs.com/story/news/l...
January 2, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Since we're apparently talking about taking oaths on various books, I'm reposting one of my all-time favs. 📚
Missouri minimum wage $15
Nebraska mw $15
South Dakota mw $11.85
Minnesota mw $11.41
Iowa minimum wage $7.25
In 2026
Nebraska mw $15
South Dakota mw $11.85
Minnesota mw $11.41
Iowa minimum wage $7.25
In 2026
January 1, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Missouri minimum wage $15
Nebraska mw $15
South Dakota mw $11.85
Minnesota mw $11.41
Iowa minimum wage $7.25
In 2026
Nebraska mw $15
South Dakota mw $11.85
Minnesota mw $11.41
Iowa minimum wage $7.25
In 2026
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FINAL SCORE
Iowa 86
Nebraska 76
Chit-Chat Wright - 24 pts, 3 ast
Hannah Stuelke - 21 pts, 10 reb, 4 ast
Ava Heiden - 18 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast
Iowa 86
Nebraska 76
Chit-Chat Wright - 24 pts, 3 ast
Hannah Stuelke - 21 pts, 10 reb, 4 ast
Ava Heiden - 18 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast
January 1, 2026 at 9:06 PM
FINAL SCORE
Iowa 86
Nebraska 76
Chit-Chat Wright - 24 pts, 3 ast
Hannah Stuelke - 21 pts, 10 reb, 4 ast
Ava Heiden - 18 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast
Iowa 86
Nebraska 76
Chit-Chat Wright - 24 pts, 3 ast
Hannah Stuelke - 21 pts, 10 reb, 4 ast
Ava Heiden - 18 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast
If my partner was becoming mayor of New York City (or Iowa City), I’d wear nice boots
January 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
If my partner was becoming mayor of New York City (or Iowa City), I’d wear nice boots
If they invested $35 million in an academic department, it wouldn’t have flopped
January 1, 2026 at 4:15 PM
If they invested $35 million in an academic department, it wouldn’t have flopped
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I'm entirely serious about this: until you internalize the view that urban America is Real America, you won't see the urgency of structural reform of an American government whose fundamental structures so disadvantage its population centers—the great engines of its prosperity, progress, & culture.
Another good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
January 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I'm entirely serious about this: until you internalize the view that urban America is Real America, you won't see the urgency of structural reform of an American government whose fundamental structures so disadvantage its population centers—the great engines of its prosperity, progress, & culture.
Probably why the Ohio State isn’t trying too hard
🧪A few more hours to go…
January 1, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Probably why the Ohio State isn’t trying too hard
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I updated my table of medications and other drugs that can make urine drug screen false-positives, including adding a column for fentanyl:
Urine Drug Screen False Positives
Update 12/31/2025: I found and added a bunch more, including a column for false positives for fentanyl assays and more for LSD and a bunch o...
mdaware.blogspot.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I updated my table of medications and other drugs that can make urine drug screen false-positives, including adding a column for fentanyl:
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Between 2013 and 2023, the number of pregnant women with #syphilis in Mississippi increased by 960.6%, and the maternal syphilis rate increased 1088.0%, highlighting the need for improved access to prenatal care and providing adequate syphilis treatment. ja.ma/44OBNEf
December 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Between 2013 and 2023, the number of pregnant women with #syphilis in Mississippi increased by 960.6%, and the maternal syphilis rate increased 1088.0%, highlighting the need for improved access to prenatal care and providing adequate syphilis treatment. ja.ma/44OBNEf
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"South Carolina’s health department on Tuesday reported 20 new measles cases since Friday, bringing the state’s total this year to 179. That tally is higher than the number of measles cases recorded for the entire US in 6 of the last 10 years. This year, the country had over 2,000 measles cases"
New measles cases in South Carolina put U.S. on the verge of losing elimination status
The state reported 20 more measles cases in the last four days. If the disease spreads for three more weeks, it may no longer be considered eradicated in the U.S.
www.nbcnews.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:51 AM
"South Carolina’s health department on Tuesday reported 20 new measles cases since Friday, bringing the state’s total this year to 179. That tally is higher than the number of measles cases recorded for the entire US in 6 of the last 10 years. This year, the country had over 2,000 measles cases"
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NIH funded this work—reflecting a surge in Alzheimer’s funding over the last 10-12 years. NIH is the primary funder for AD research.
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:25 AM
NIH funded this work—reflecting a surge in Alzheimer’s funding over the last 10-12 years. NIH is the primary funder for AD research.
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meanwhile.... medicine has taken INSANE leaps and bounds in the last 2 years.
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:03 AM
meanwhile.... medicine has taken INSANE leaps and bounds in the last 2 years.
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
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DEMS WIN BIG IN #IOWA: Democrat Renee Hardman wins IA State Senate SD-16 with 71.5%, a 27-point Dem overperformance from 2024. Harris won the district by 16. Hardman's victory blocks a GOP supermajority and makes history as the first Black woman elected to the Iowa Senate.
December 31, 2025 at 4:19 AM
DEMS WIN BIG IN #IOWA: Democrat Renee Hardman wins IA State Senate SD-16 with 71.5%, a 27-point Dem overperformance from 2024. Harris won the district by 16. Hardman's victory blocks a GOP supermajority and makes history as the first Black woman elected to the Iowa Senate.
Devastating. The current flu vaccine reduces the risk of severe influenza infection by 72-75% in children and adolescents. www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
December 31, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Devastating. The current flu vaccine reduces the risk of severe influenza infection by 72-75% in children and adolescents. www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
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State reports bird flu outbreak in Dallas County backyard flock
State reports bird flu outbreak in Dallas County backyard flock
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship on Tuesday confirmed a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a multi-species backyard flock in Dallas County, marking Iowa's 10th detection of the H5N1 virus in domestic birds this year.
www.thegazette.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
State reports bird flu outbreak in Dallas County backyard flock
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Isiah Whitlock Jr, best known for his role as Clay Davis on “The Wire,” has died. He was 71
Isiah Whitlock Jr. Dies: ‘The Wire’ Actor & Frequent Spike Lee Collaborator Was 71
Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., known for his roles in The Wire, Veep, Your Honor and The Residence and a number of Spike Lee movies, passed away Dec. 30.
deadline.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Isiah Whitlock Jr, best known for his role as Clay Davis on “The Wire,” has died. He was 71
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Higher #nurse turnover was associated with increased patient falls, and nurse job satisfaction and the practice environment were indirectly associated with fall rates through their influence on turnover. ja.ma/4shTFBr
December 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Higher #nurse turnover was associated with increased patient falls, and nurse job satisfaction and the practice environment were indirectly associated with fall rates through their influence on turnover. ja.ma/4shTFBr