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! 🧪
the war on women’s control of their fertility continues as per usual, but here’s a reassuring PSA for pill users: medicalnewsbulletin.com/birth-contro... 🧪 reprosky #feminism #familyplanning
One science backed simple trick to lower your chances of ovarian and endometrial cancer | Medical News Bulletin
A study set out to determine if the association between oral contraceptives and the risk of particular cancers was affected by ...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:17 PM
the war on women’s control of their fertility continues as per usual, but here’s a reassuring PSA for pill users: medicalnewsbulletin.com/birth-contro... 🧪 reprosky #feminism #familyplanning
Ever heard of Valley Fever? No, not Rift Valley fever, coccidiomycosis. One4 of the best things about editing MNB is that I learn something new every day. medicalnewsbulletin.com/coccidioidom... 🧪 #envecon #agriecon medsky 🩺 ⚕️ #microsky, 🦠, 🧫 fungi #Pathsky public health
What is Coccidioidomycosis? | Medical News Bulletin
Wondering if you might have coccidioidomycosis? Learn what it is, who gets it and how it’s treated with MNB's guide to valley fever
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January 14, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Ever heard of Valley Fever? No, not Rift Valley fever, coccidiomycosis. One4 of the best things about editing MNB is that I learn something new every day. medicalnewsbulletin.com/coccidioidom... 🧪 #envecon #agriecon medsky 🩺 ⚕️ #microsky, 🦠, 🧫 fungi #Pathsky public health
Ever wondered why endometriosis is so hard to diagnose? It’s not all down to money and medical misogyny! medicalnewsbulletin.com/behind-the-s... 🧪 medsky 🩺 ⚕️ #Pathsky #endometriosis #medicalimagaing #radiology
Behind The Scenes: What’s The Hold-Up With Endometriosis Diagnostics? | Medical News Bulletin
Diagnostic imaging for endometriosis is on the way. Medical News Bulletin digs a little deeper into the tale behind tech.
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January 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Ever wondered why endometriosis is so hard to diagnose? It’s not all down to money and medical misogyny! medicalnewsbulletin.com/behind-the-s... 🧪 medsky 🩺 ⚕️ #Pathsky #endometriosis #medicalimagaing #radiology
Brush. Your. Teeth. medicalnewsbulletin.com/poor-oral-he... 🫀 🩺 💊 #hypertension #hearthealth #cardiology
How forgetting to brush your teeth can spike your blood pressure | Medical News Bulletin
A study published in Hypertension examined the effects of poor oral health on treated high blood pressure. Periodontitis is the ...
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January 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Brush. Your. Teeth. medicalnewsbulletin.com/poor-oral-he... 🫀 🩺 💊 #hypertension #hearthealth #cardiology
BV isn’t just caused by unfortunate but natural changes in your vaginal microbiome, your partner could be the source! medicalnewsbulletin.com/recurring-ba... 🦠 🧪 🍆 #sexualhealth #reproductivehealth
Recurring Bacterial Vaginosis? Get your man medicated | Medical News Bulletin
Aussie sex scientists say that when it comes to recurring bacterial vaginosis, men can help by getting to work on their own down under.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
BV isn’t just caused by unfortunate but natural changes in your vaginal microbiome, your partner could be the source! medicalnewsbulletin.com/recurring-ba... 🦠 🧪 🍆 #sexualhealth #reproductivehealth
Provocative question asked in good faith, if drugs like ozempic and mounjario are widely available, why are we mucking around with gene editing for high cholesterol? Talk me through the logic, is it aimed at people with some kind of extreme abnormality in metabolic processing?
December 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Provocative question asked in good faith, if drugs like ozempic and mounjario are widely available, why are we mucking around with gene editing for high cholesterol? Talk me through the logic, is it aimed at people with some kind of extreme abnormality in metabolic processing?
I love it when we get to dig into the nuts and bolts of cancer biology, this very clever Cell paper investigated the sneaky tactics employed by some treatment resistant lung cancers and made a surprising and useful discovery! medicalnewsbulletin.com/lung-cancer-... 🧪 CanSky OncoSky lipidtime 🩺⚕️
What's the link between ketones and lung cancer? | Medical News Bulletin
Scientists discover an "Achilles heel” in tumor cells, could preventing lung cancer relapse be as simple as blocking ketone metabolism?
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December 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I love it when we get to dig into the nuts and bolts of cancer biology, this very clever Cell paper investigated the sneaky tactics employed by some treatment resistant lung cancers and made a surprising and useful discovery! medicalnewsbulletin.com/lung-cancer-... 🧪 CanSky OncoSky lipidtime 🩺⚕️
Reposted by Jo at MNB
“Getting sick frequently at school is not inevitable, and it isn’t because kids are just harbingers of viruses. It’s more because the buildings they inhabit do not have adequate ventilation and filtration systems to reduce illness transmission,” @mjnabuurs.bsky.social said.
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Schools must improve air quality to slow spread of respiratory illness, advocates say
Proper air filtration could help mitigate the rapid spread of flu and other illnesses, say experts and parents
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
“Getting sick frequently at school is not inevitable, and it isn’t because kids are just harbingers of viruses. It’s more because the buildings they inhabit do not have adequate ventilation and filtration systems to reduce illness transmission,” @mjnabuurs.bsky.social said.
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Came across this in our archives today… Not sure what to make of it. Blue Sky peeps, did Dr Robinson get this get this right? medicalnewsbulletin.com/beauty-requi... #CogPsyc #MoralPhil #Neuroskyence #philperception #PsychSciSky 🧪
Is our perception of beauty purely intellectual? | Medical News Bulletin
Is our perception of beauty based in intellect or is it closer to an instinctive response? researchers probed this philosphical distinction
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December 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Came across this in our archives today… Not sure what to make of it. Blue Sky peeps, did Dr Robinson get this get this right? medicalnewsbulletin.com/beauty-requi... #CogPsyc #MoralPhil #Neuroskyence #philperception #PsychSciSky 🧪
High income countries with national HPV vaccination programs are making strides preventing cervical cancer, how can we ensure girls and women in countries with fewer health care resources can protect themselves? NEJM study may have a way medicalnewsbulletin.com/hpv-vaccine-... 🧪 🩺 💉😷 health equity
How many HPV shots do I need? | Medical News Bulletin
Great news for people who need to pay cash for HPV shots. Come over to find out why it might soon be less expensive to protect your kids (and yourself).
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December 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
High income countries with national HPV vaccination programs are making strides preventing cervical cancer, how can we ensure girls and women in countries with fewer health care resources can protect themselves? NEJM study may have a way medicalnewsbulletin.com/hpv-vaccine-... 🧪 🩺 💉😷 health equity
Did you know that the sit stand test- your ability to get up off the floor without help, can predict your cardiovascular risk? People with a low score are six times more likely than those with a perfect score to die from cardiovascular disease medicalnewsbulletin.com/sitting-risi... 🩺 🫀 🧪
Check your cardiovascular health with a sitting rising test | Medical News Bulletin
Can you sit on the floor and rise back up without using your hands for support? This simple test can predict your cardiovascular risk.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Did you know that the sit stand test- your ability to get up off the floor without help, can predict your cardiovascular risk? People with a low score are six times more likely than those with a perfect score to die from cardiovascular disease medicalnewsbulletin.com/sitting-risi... 🩺 🫀 🧪
Evidence based medicine is challenging some long held beliefs about prescribing practices. Is it time for some new guidelines for aspirin?
medicalnewsbulletin.com/aspirin-ccs-... 🧪 🫀 💊 #evidencebasedmedicine medskies #cardiology #pharmacy #chroniccoronarysyndrome
medicalnewsbulletin.com/aspirin-ccs-... 🧪 🫀 💊 #evidencebasedmedicine medskies #cardiology #pharmacy #chroniccoronarysyndrome
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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December 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Evidence based medicine is challenging some long held beliefs about prescribing practices. Is it time for some new guidelines for aspirin?
medicalnewsbulletin.com/aspirin-ccs-... 🧪 🫀 💊 #evidencebasedmedicine medskies #cardiology #pharmacy #chroniccoronarysyndrome
medicalnewsbulletin.com/aspirin-ccs-... 🧪 🫀 💊 #evidencebasedmedicine medskies #cardiology #pharmacy #chroniccoronarysyndrome
See people! I’m not lying, public health units need to update their thinking!
www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-n...
@ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social
Flu is airborne
Covid is airborne
Please change the guidance!
@ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social
Flu is airborne
Covid is airborne
Please change the guidance!
Superflu - Irish medic calls for warning: 'It's time to grasp the nettle'
Dr Ciara Steele blasted health bosses for not speaking out about flu spreading through the air
www.irishmirror.ie
December 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
See people! I’m not lying, public health units need to update their thinking!
Are you flippin' kidding me? Apparently resveratrol can do everything 😉 medicalnewsbulletin.com/benefits-of-... 🧪
Do French Astronauts have the best muscles? | Medical News Bulletin
Could sipping a fine wine rich in resveratrol help astronauts maintain muscle mass in low gravity conditions? Harvard researchers put it to the test.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Are you flippin' kidding me? Apparently resveratrol can do everything 😉 medicalnewsbulletin.com/benefits-of-... 🧪
This could well be the most important story on MNB this year. Did you know that South Korean gods of molecular biology have made the first TRUE hypoallergenic cat? Take my damn money! medicalnewsbulletin.com/hypoallergen... 🧪 VetMed #MolBiol #immunosky 🧬
Meet the only truly hypoallergenic cats in the world | Medical News Bulletin
Love cats but suffer from allergies? Learn how Korean scientists created the first allergen-free cat with MNB's Dr Cliff Dominy
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December 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This could well be the most important story on MNB this year. Did you know that South Korean gods of molecular biology have made the first TRUE hypoallergenic cat? Take my damn money! medicalnewsbulletin.com/hypoallergen... 🧪 VetMed #MolBiol #immunosky 🧬
What are they doing? This is some lysenko shit.
U.S. advisers scrap hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for most children in major win for Kennedy reut.rs/4pQh7Uc
U.S. advisers scrap hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for most children in major win for Kennedy
A group of vaccine advisers on Friday scrapped a long-standing recommendation that all U.S. children receive the hepatitis B shot at birth, a major policy win for health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr that disease experts say will reverse decades of public health gains.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
What are they doing? This is some lysenko shit.
Reposted by Jo at MNB
Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
Reposted by Jo at MNB
The hepatitis B vaccine had been recommended for all newborns since 1991.
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The hepatitis B vaccine had been recommended for all newborns since 1991.
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
Gardasil can be eye-wateringly expensive if you are underinsured but Harvard epidemiologists might have some good news for people in lower income countries and the underinsured! medicalnewsbulletin.com/hpv-vaccine-... 🧪 Medskies medsky 🩺⚕️ PedSky health equity reprosky
How many HPV shots do I need? | Medical News Bulletin
Great news for people who need to pay cash for HPV shots. Come over to find out why it might soon be less expensive to protect your kids (and yourself).
medicalnewsbulletin.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Gardasil can be eye-wateringly expensive if you are underinsured but Harvard epidemiologists might have some good news for people in lower income countries and the underinsured! medicalnewsbulletin.com/hpv-vaccine-... 🧪 Medskies medsky 🩺⚕️ PedSky health equity reprosky
Be careful what you wish for… After begging people to read our articles before they repost them I got more corrective feedback than I bargained for. It might be rough but it’s needed and important! Bruised but blessed #SciComm, #InclusiveSciComm, #SciEngage
December 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Be careful what you wish for… After begging people to read our articles before they repost them I got more corrective feedback than I bargained for. It might be rough but it’s needed and important! Bruised but blessed #SciComm, #InclusiveSciComm, #SciEngage
Pssst! Are you currently sneaking a cup of coffee despite your spouse reminding you about your atrial fibrillation? I have some good news for you... Come and see what UCSF docs discovered over at MNB medicalnewsbulletin.com/coffee-caffe... 🧪 🫀 #hearthealth #cardiology #arrythmia medsky medskies
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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December 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Pssst! Are you currently sneaking a cup of coffee despite your spouse reminding you about your atrial fibrillation? I have some good news for you... Come and see what UCSF docs discovered over at MNB medicalnewsbulletin.com/coffee-caffe... 🧪 🫀 #hearthealth #cardiology #arrythmia medsky medskies
Men! Intrigued by rhino horn supplements for your "kidney health"? Take a minute to check in with the FDA's analysis of these supplements before you risk your health. medicalnewsbulletin.com/mr-7-super-7... #safesex 🍆 🦏 #erectiledysfunction 🧪 🩺 #hearthealth #cardiology #pharmacy
Are Rhino Horn Supplements Safe? | Medical News Bulletin
FDA issues mR.7 SUPER 7000 warning as rhino horn fakers sneak secret drugs into supplements to avoid safety testing and QA.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Men! Intrigued by rhino horn supplements for your "kidney health"? Take a minute to check in with the FDA's analysis of these supplements before you risk your health. medicalnewsbulletin.com/mr-7-super-7... #safesex 🍆 🦏 #erectiledysfunction 🧪 🩺 #hearthealth #cardiology #pharmacy
Men! Intrigued by those blue boxes behind the counter at the convenience store? Don’t do it, there’s no rhino and potentially way too much horn… medicalnewsbulletin.com/mr-7-super-7... Medskies medtwitter medsky 🩺⚕️ reprosky 🧪 #safesex 🍆 🦏
Are Rhino Horn Supplements Safe? | Medical News Bulletin
FDA issues mR.7 SUPER 7000 warning as rhino horn fakers sneak secret drugs into supplements to avoid safety testing and QA.
medicalnewsbulletin.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Men! Intrigued by those blue boxes behind the counter at the convenience store? Don’t do it, there’s no rhino and potentially way too much horn… medicalnewsbulletin.com/mr-7-super-7... Medskies medtwitter medsky 🩺⚕️ reprosky 🧪 #safesex 🍆 🦏
Speaking of flu… Calling all heart failure patients! Did you know making sure you get your flu shot could cut your chances of dying in the next four years by a minimum of 18%?
medicalnewsbulletin.com/flu-shot-hea... #hearthealth #cardiology 🫀🧪 🩺 public health
medicalnewsbulletin.com/flu-shot-hea... #hearthealth #cardiology 🫀🧪 🩺 public health
Heart failure? A flu shot could save your life | Medical News Bulletin
Researchers recently conducted a study to see how the flu shot affected the prognosis of patients with heart failure.
medicalnewsbulletin.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Speaking of flu… Calling all heart failure patients! Did you know making sure you get your flu shot could cut your chances of dying in the next four years by a minimum of 18%?
medicalnewsbulletin.com/flu-shot-hea... #hearthealth #cardiology 🫀🧪 🩺 public health
medicalnewsbulletin.com/flu-shot-hea... #hearthealth #cardiology 🫀🧪 🩺 public health
Blue Sky Peeps! I listened to your feedback (some less polite than others)! I am now updating all articles published prior to 2020 that cover droplet transmitted viruses to include information about masking. Prior to 2021, evidence did not support masks for common viruses, especially flu.
December 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Blue Sky Peeps! I listened to your feedback (some less polite than others)! I am now updating all articles published prior to 2020 that cover droplet transmitted viruses to include information about masking. Prior to 2021, evidence did not support masks for common viruses, especially flu.