Jo at MNB
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JF Mulvaney PhD. Chief Scientific Editor and reporter at Medical News Bulletin. We are an online medical, health and wellness research news magazine in Canada.
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Jo at MNB
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· Feb 6
Hey Bluesky people if you want to criticize our coverage contact me directly and explain the issue and if we got the facts wrong I’ll fix it! Better yet, if you have a background in medical research, healthcare or science, write an article for us explaining why we are wrong! I LOVE learning! 🧪
Flu season is here and we know from experience that sick people are going to board your flight regardless. Learn how respiratory viruses spread on planes and give yourself and what precautions to take to minimize your chances. medicalnewsbulletin.com/up-air-how-r... 🧪 🦠 #virology #thanksgiving 🩺,⚕️
How Respiratory Viruses Spread on Plane Flights | Medical News Bulletin
Ten mathematicians model how respiratory diseases can spread during plane flights in a cabin thousands of feet in the air.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Flu season is here and we know from experience that sick people are going to board your flight regardless. Learn how respiratory viruses spread on planes and give yourself and what precautions to take to minimize your chances. medicalnewsbulletin.com/up-air-how-r... 🧪 🦠 #virology #thanksgiving 🩺,⚕️
If you have had a cardioversion for atrial fibrillation or flutter, a cup of caffeinated coffee in the morning might be a forbidden pleasure… but maybe it doesn’t need to be so forbidden after all… medicalnewsbulletin.com/coffee-caffe... 🧪 #cardiology #hearthealth #arrhythmia Medskies medsky 🩺,⚕️
Would you believe coffee doesn't trigger atrial fibrillation? | Medical News Bulletin
UCSF cardiologists tentatively suggest that when it comes to atrial fibrillation, not only does coffee do no harm, it might even help!
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November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
If you have had a cardioversion for atrial fibrillation or flutter, a cup of caffeinated coffee in the morning might be a forbidden pleasure… but maybe it doesn’t need to be so forbidden after all… medicalnewsbulletin.com/coffee-caffe... 🧪 #cardiology #hearthealth #arrhythmia Medskies medsky 🩺,⚕️
Ever wondered why yo-yo dieting makes cardiovascular illnesses worse than staying put? Find out what scientists think might be going on- you’ll be surprised by what they found- I was! medicalnewsbulletin.com/yo-yo-diet-h... 🧪 #hearthealth #immunosky #lymphocyte lipidtime 🩺 ⚕️#cardiology #heart
Why Yo-Yo Dieting Hurts Your Heart | Medical News Bulletin
You might have heard that Yo-yo dieting makes you more vulnerable to heart disease, but why is that? Scientists say they might have an answer.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Ever wondered why yo-yo dieting makes cardiovascular illnesses worse than staying put? Find out what scientists think might be going on- you’ll be surprised by what they found- I was! medicalnewsbulletin.com/yo-yo-diet-h... 🧪 #hearthealth #immunosky #lymphocyte lipidtime 🩺 ⚕️#cardiology #heart
mmmm Tylenol sell below it’s market value? Starting to wonder why RFK kicked up a fuss about out of date science….
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
mmmm Tylenol sell below it’s market value? Starting to wonder why RFK kicked up a fuss about out of date science….
Chronic pain is a fact of life for many people living with chronic kidney disease. Adding dialysis into the mix makes for some complicated pain management decisions. Could CBT take the edge off? NIH researchers say "yes". medicalnewsbulletin.com/chronic-pain... #pain #nephrology #diabetes 🩺 🩸🧪 🧪
New approach to chronic pain in dialysis patients | Medical News Bulletin
Not all pain medications are safe for people with kidney failure, for example NSAIDs. So what to do about chronic pain in dialysis patients?
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November 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Chronic pain is a fact of life for many people living with chronic kidney disease. Adding dialysis into the mix makes for some complicated pain management decisions. Could CBT take the edge off? NIH researchers say "yes". medicalnewsbulletin.com/chronic-pain... #pain #nephrology #diabetes 🩺 🩸🧪 🧪
French researchers say that long term aspirin on top of other anti clotting agents triples the chances of a major bleed within 3 years. Find out more at MNB medicalnewsbulletin.com/aspirin-ccs-... #heartattack #hearthealth #cardiology #bloodthinners #generalpractice Medskies medsky 🩺 ⚕️🧪
Is long-term post-stent aspirin safe? | Medical News Bulletin
Should we be prescribing aspirin long-term if ccs patients are already taking other anti-clotting medicines? French medics say "no".
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November 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
French researchers say that long term aspirin on top of other anti clotting agents triples the chances of a major bleed within 3 years. Find out more at MNB medicalnewsbulletin.com/aspirin-ccs-... #heartattack #hearthealth #cardiology #bloodthinners #generalpractice Medskies medsky 🩺 ⚕️🧪
Why are teens and young women reporting such high levels of anxiety? Was it always like this? People like Jonathan Haidt blame instagram and snapchat, but could something far more prosaic be to blame? medicalnewsbulletin.com/iron-menstru... 🧬 #AffectSci 🍎📃 🥪📃 #pedspsych PedSky 🧪 🧠🩺 #schlpsych
Get girls more iron to beat anxiety | Medical News Bulletin
Periods are a source of anxiety for girls-literally! Learn why iron deficiency without anemia could be behind rising rates of anxiety
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October 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Why are teens and young women reporting such high levels of anxiety? Was it always like this? People like Jonathan Haidt blame instagram and snapchat, but could something far more prosaic be to blame? medicalnewsbulletin.com/iron-menstru... 🧬 #AffectSci 🍎📃 🥪📃 #pedspsych PedSky 🧪 🧠🩺 #schlpsych
A blast from the past! Did you know that folic acid helps our DNA stay intact when cells multiply? Me neither! Prenatal Vitamin B9 AKA folate deficiency could up your kid’s chances of Fragile X syndrome.
medicalnewsbulletin.com/folate-defic... 🧬 #pregnancydiet #chromosomal #fetalhealth 🧪
medicalnewsbulletin.com/folate-defic... 🧬 #pregnancydiet #chromosomal #fetalhealth 🧪
what links folic acid and Fragile X syndrome?| Medical News Bulletin
Folic acid deficiency is linked to Fragile X syndrome, now molecular biologists show how this essential nutrient prevents our DNA from breaking.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A blast from the past! Did you know that folic acid helps our DNA stay intact when cells multiply? Me neither! Prenatal Vitamin B9 AKA folate deficiency could up your kid’s chances of Fragile X syndrome.
medicalnewsbulletin.com/folate-defic... 🧬 #pregnancydiet #chromosomal #fetalhealth 🧪
medicalnewsbulletin.com/folate-defic... 🧬 #pregnancydiet #chromosomal #fetalhealth 🧪
Are microplastics making our handwriting worse? Third trimester phthalate exposure could delay key parts of neurodevelopment medicalnewsbulletin.com/new-study-in... 🧪 🧬 #environmentalhealth #microplastics
Effects of Phthalates on fine motor skills | Medical News Bulletin
Could microplastics be making our handwriting worse? Study reports exposure to phthalates affects fine motor skills in girls.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Are microplastics making our handwriting worse? Third trimester phthalate exposure could delay key parts of neurodevelopment medicalnewsbulletin.com/new-study-in... 🧪 🧬 #environmentalhealth #microplastics
Listen up aspiring science writers! Using LLMs to do your literature search doesn’t just risk introducing errors, factual inaccuracies and hallucinations into your work, you also miss out on papers like this: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... why bother if you don’t have fun? 🧪 #SciComm
Coccidioidomycosis: What a long strange trip it's been
The recorded history of coccidioidomycosis began in 1892 with the report of the illness of Domingo Escurra by Alejandro Posadas followed by a description of the first North American cases by Rixford and Gilchrist. Originally considered a protozoan, ...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Listen up aspiring science writers! Using LLMs to do your literature search doesn’t just risk introducing errors, factual inaccuracies and hallucinations into your work, you also miss out on papers like this: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... why bother if you don’t have fun? 🧪 #SciComm
French scientists are shaking up treatment guidelines as they argue long-term aspirin on top of regular anticoagulants after a stent might do more harm than good medicalnewsbulletin.com/aspirin-ccs-... ❤️ #cardiology #hearthealth #evidencebasedmedicine lipidtime Medskies medsky 🩺⚕️ 🧪
Is long-term post-stent aspirin safe?| Medical News Bulletin
Should we be prescribing aspirin long-term if ccs patients are already taking other anti-clotting medicines? French medics say "no".
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October 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
French scientists are shaking up treatment guidelines as they argue long-term aspirin on top of regular anticoagulants after a stent might do more harm than good medicalnewsbulletin.com/aspirin-ccs-... ❤️ #cardiology #hearthealth #evidencebasedmedicine lipidtime Medskies medsky 🩺⚕️ 🧪
Run run as fast as you can! Grab yourself a ginger breath man! The things you find out…https://medicalnewsbulletin.com/ginger-get-rid-breath/
🧪 chemsky #foodstudies
🧪 chemsky #foodstudies
October 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Run run as fast as you can! Grab yourself a ginger breath man! The things you find out…https://medicalnewsbulletin.com/ginger-get-rid-breath/
🧪 chemsky #foodstudies
🧪 chemsky #foodstudies
Texas brain buffs say that low iron stores during puberty could be responsible for increasing anxiety in girls and women. Find out why heavy periods could be changing our brains medicalnewsbulletin.com/iron-menstru... #periods 🩸🧪 Medskies medsky 🩺 🍎📃 #thisispedspsych #pediatricpsychology #pedpsych
Get girls more iron to beat anxiety | Medical News Bulletin
Periods are a source of anxiety for girls-literally! Learn why iron deficiency without anemia could be behind rising rates of anxiety
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October 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Texas brain buffs say that low iron stores during puberty could be responsible for increasing anxiety in girls and women. Find out why heavy periods could be changing our brains medicalnewsbulletin.com/iron-menstru... #periods 🩸🧪 Medskies medsky 🩺 🍎📃 #thisispedspsych #pediatricpsychology #pedpsych
Epidemiologists are warning that #medicalmisinformation out of the US is causing a crisis in Canada. Learn why measles has come back and what makes it so dangerous with MNB medicalnewsbulletin.com/we-need-to-t... #EduSky #histsc Medskies, medtwitter, medsky, 🩺,⚕️ PedSky, tweetiatrician #SciComm 🧪
We Need to Talk About Measles | Medical News Bulletin
Looking for information about measles? Find out what it is, how it works and why people are making such a big deal over it.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Epidemiologists are warning that #medicalmisinformation out of the US is causing a crisis in Canada. Learn why measles has come back and what makes it so dangerous with MNB medicalnewsbulletin.com/we-need-to-t... #EduSky #histsc Medskies, medtwitter, medsky, 🩺,⚕️ PedSky, tweetiatrician #SciComm 🧪
With the rise of AI, combating medical misinformation has never been more important! We're gathering all our medical misinfo explainers in one section so you can get the answers you need FAST. Come and find news you can use at MNB medicalnewsbulletin.com/category/dis... 🧪
Misinformation Busters Archives | Medical News Bulletin
Innoculate yourself against medical misinformation with MNB! Our writers are ready to search the literature to bring you the numbers behind the headlines.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
With the rise of AI, combating medical misinformation has never been more important! We're gathering all our medical misinfo explainers in one section so you can get the answers you need FAST. Come and find news you can use at MNB medicalnewsbulletin.com/category/dis... 🧪
Looking for ways to modernize your surgical training program? Augmented reality is rapidly becoming an indispensable tool in getting students OR ready medicalnewsbulletin.com/surgical-tra... #medschool #anatomy #healthpolicy Medskies, medtwitter, medsky, 🩺,⚕️ AnatomyEdu 🧪 #surgery #surgeons
Augmented Reality Transforming Surgical Training
Augmented reality is more than Google Glass and Pokémon Go – It’s rapidly becoming an indispensable tool in surgical training. How will you use it?
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October 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Looking for ways to modernize your surgical training program? Augmented reality is rapidly becoming an indispensable tool in getting students OR ready medicalnewsbulletin.com/surgical-tra... #medschool #anatomy #healthpolicy Medskies, medtwitter, medsky, 🩺,⚕️ AnatomyEdu 🧪 #surgery #surgeons
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Truly honored to have lead the inaugural chapter on #MECFS management in the @elsevierconnect.bsky.social textbook Scientific Basis of Fatigue, "Management of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A New Narrative." The greatest honor of all was co-authoring with my role models--
October 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Truly honored to have lead the inaugural chapter on #MECFS management in the @elsevierconnect.bsky.social textbook Scientific Basis of Fatigue, "Management of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A New Narrative." The greatest honor of all was co-authoring with my role models--
The way google and Facebook have advertising sewn up I have no ill will will towards any publication that can find a way to make even a pittance through affiliate sales. We can’t pay for journalism without any income! What do readers expect us to do when google disincentivizes people visiting?
if you work for a publication that does this and have any idea how much $$$ your outlet makes from affiliate sale commissions on prime day, DM or signal me: jason.404
also interested if you are a journalist who is asked to do these deal roundups as part of your job
also interested if you are a journalist who is asked to do these deal roundups as part of your job
twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross
October 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The way google and Facebook have advertising sewn up I have no ill will will towards any publication that can find a way to make even a pittance through affiliate sales. We can’t pay for journalism without any income! What do readers expect us to do when google disincentivizes people visiting?
Now this was a fascinating read! Heavy periods could be making your kid anxious- literally! Learn why iron supplements for teens are important even if they aren’t anaemic! medicalnewsbulletin.com/iron-menstru... 🧪 🧠 #CogPsyc #EduSky 🩸🧪 medsky 🩺 ⚕️ #psychiatry 🧠👀 #Neuroskyence 🍎📃 🥪📃 #pedspsych
Get girls more iron to beat anxiety | Medical News Bulletin
Periods are a source of anxiety for girls-literally! Learn why iron deficiency without anemia could be behind rising rates of anxiety
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October 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Now this was a fascinating read! Heavy periods could be making your kid anxious- literally! Learn why iron supplements for teens are important even if they aren’t anaemic! medicalnewsbulletin.com/iron-menstru... 🧪 🧠 #CogPsyc #EduSky 🩸🧪 medsky 🩺 ⚕️ #psychiatry 🧠👀 #Neuroskyence 🍎📃 🥪📃 #pedspsych
Misinformation about gender affirming care is spreading again. Yes kids are getting top surgery, but you might be surprised who they are. Come over to MNB to see the numbers for yourself medicalnewsbulletin.com/are-transgen... 🧪 #EduSky #healthpolicy medsky, 🩺,⚕️ #pediatricpsychology PedSky 🌈🎓
Are transgender kids really getting gender affirming surgery? | Medical News Bulletin
Heard rumours that doctors are rushing transgender kids into surgery? Find out what the numbers really say with MNB.
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October 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Misinformation about gender affirming care is spreading again. Yes kids are getting top surgery, but you might be surprised who they are. Come over to MNB to see the numbers for yourself medicalnewsbulletin.com/are-transgen... 🧪 #EduSky #healthpolicy medsky, 🩺,⚕️ #pediatricpsychology PedSky 🌈🎓
Men who have sex with men don’t benefit from a girls only HPV vaccination program! 🧪 #m4m #BL medicalnewsbulletin.com/five-reasons...
Get your boys the HPV vaccine | Medical News Bulletin
Check out our top 5 reasons your boy should get the HPV vaccine yesterday. Penile cancer? No thanks!
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October 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Men who have sex with men don’t benefit from a girls only HPV vaccination program! 🧪 #m4m #BL medicalnewsbulletin.com/five-reasons...
Cervical cancer rates are in the news again! We're celebrating the fact that HPV infections are down in women across the board... but what about the boys? Help your kid minimize his chances of penile and anal/rectal cancer by getting him vaccinated! medicalnewsbulletin.com/five-reasons... 🧪
Get your boys the HPV vaccine | Medical News Bulletin
Check out our top 5 reasons your boy should get the HPV vaccine yesterday. Penile cancer? No thanks!
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October 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Cervical cancer rates are in the news again! We're celebrating the fact that HPV infections are down in women across the board... but what about the boys? Help your kid minimize his chances of penile and anal/rectal cancer by getting him vaccinated! medicalnewsbulletin.com/five-reasons... 🧪
Before you make that snarky comment about ivermectin, make sure you have your fact straight! Counter misinformation the RIGHT way- with facts. medicalnewsbulletin.com/whats-the-de... CanSky #EduSky OncoSky #healthpolicy medsky 🩺⚕️ Medskies #SciComm #SciPol SciNews 🧪 Science public health
Why your cancer doc won't offer you ivermectin | Medical News Bulletin
Ivermectin has been popping up on cancer related social media, but how would that even work? What's the deal with ivermectin and cancer?
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October 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Before you make that snarky comment about ivermectin, make sure you have your fact straight! Counter misinformation the RIGHT way- with facts. medicalnewsbulletin.com/whats-the-de... CanSky #EduSky OncoSky #healthpolicy medsky 🩺⚕️ Medskies #SciComm #SciPol SciNews 🧪 Science public health
Alzheimer’s docs announced some encouraging news at the 2025 AAIC in Toronto… monoclonals are performing better than skeptics predicted. So what are monoclonals and why were people cautious? Neuroscientist Dr Georg Hafner explains medicalnewsbulletin.com/lecanemab-do... #EndAlz, #alzsky 🩺,⚕️🧪 🧠
What's The Deal With Monoclonal Antibody Therapies for Alzheimer's?- UPDATED | Medical News Bulletin
Monoclonal antibody-based therapies, such as Donanemab, and Lecanumab, have been heralded as a huge step forward in the fight against dementia, but are the results too good to be true?
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October 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Alzheimer’s docs announced some encouraging news at the 2025 AAIC in Toronto… monoclonals are performing better than skeptics predicted. So what are monoclonals and why were people cautious? Neuroscientist Dr Georg Hafner explains medicalnewsbulletin.com/lecanemab-do... #EndAlz, #alzsky 🩺,⚕️🧪 🧠
It’s coming up for vaccine season, and if you are over 50 why not opt for a shingles vax at the same time? It does more than what it says on the tin! medicalnewsbulletin.com/shingles-vac... #dementia 🩺📊 #immunosky medsky, 🩺,⚕️ #Neuroskyence #virology 🧪
Shingles Vaccine Protects Against Dementia | Medical News Bulletin
Getting a shingles vaccine to protect you from this painful condition should be a no-brainer, but what if we told you it could reduce your risk of dementia too?
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September 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
It’s coming up for vaccine season, and if you are over 50 why not opt for a shingles vax at the same time? It does more than what it says on the tin! medicalnewsbulletin.com/shingles-vac... #dementia 🩺📊 #immunosky medsky, 🩺,⚕️ #Neuroskyence #virology 🧪