Una Bella Niente
@unabellaniente.bsky.social
Med student, writer, wife, mom, gardener, hiker, raging feminist, and the kind of future doctor who cares what happens to you.
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" --Mary Oliver
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" --Mary Oliver
The Art of Medicine was tonight, an event where medical students can perform or display their art. I read one of my poems, "Needing a Bit of Hocus POCUS". And I appreciated my biggest fan, recording me, just as I've recorded her for her whole life.
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The Art of Medicine was tonight, an event where medical students can perform or display their art. I read one of my poems, "Needing a Bit of Hocus POCUS". And I appreciated my biggest fan, recording me, just as I've recorded her for her whole life.
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New test promises faster, more accurate #Lyme disease diagnosis, researchers say
The test had 91% sensitivity in detecting Borrelia burgdorferi.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/d...
Photo: James Gathany / CDC
The test had 91% sensitivity in detecting Borrelia burgdorferi.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/d...
Photo: James Gathany / CDC
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
New test promises faster, more accurate #Lyme disease diagnosis, researchers say
The test had 91% sensitivity in detecting Borrelia burgdorferi.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/d...
Photo: James Gathany / CDC
The test had 91% sensitivity in detecting Borrelia burgdorferi.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/d...
Photo: James Gathany / CDC
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🚨Out in PNAS🚨
Examining news on 7 platforms:
1)Right-leaning platforms=lower quality news
2)Echo-platforms: Right-leaning news gets more engagement on right-leaning platforms, vice-versa for left-leaning
3)Low-quality news gets more engagement EVERYWHERE - even BlueSky!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Examining news on 7 platforms:
1)Right-leaning platforms=lower quality news
2)Echo-platforms: Right-leaning news gets more engagement on right-leaning platforms, vice-versa for left-leaning
3)Low-quality news gets more engagement EVERYWHERE - even BlueSky!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🚨Out in PNAS🚨
Examining news on 7 platforms:
1)Right-leaning platforms=lower quality news
2)Echo-platforms: Right-leaning news gets more engagement on right-leaning platforms, vice-versa for left-leaning
3)Low-quality news gets more engagement EVERYWHERE - even BlueSky!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Examining news on 7 platforms:
1)Right-leaning platforms=lower quality news
2)Echo-platforms: Right-leaning news gets more engagement on right-leaning platforms, vice-versa for left-leaning
3)Low-quality news gets more engagement EVERYWHERE - even BlueSky!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
"And much lesser things, things that take place in the home, they call crime. You know, they'll do anything they can to find something. If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say 'this was a crime, see,' so now I can't claim 100%," Trump said. 🤬 🤬🤬
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Trump questions whether 'lesser' crimes such as domestic violence should count toward DC crime statistics
Trump said "things that take place in the home" prevent crime from going down.
abcnews.go.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"And much lesser things, things that take place in the home, they call crime. You know, they'll do anything they can to find something. If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say 'this was a crime, see,' so now I can't claim 100%," Trump said. 🤬 🤬🤬
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
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Single-dose #malaria treatment as effective as multi-dose regimen, trial shows
At day 28, 93% of recipients of the single-dose therapy were free of parasites in their blood, compared with 90% of multiple-dose recipients.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: Ken Doerr / Flickr cc
At day 28, 93% of recipients of the single-dose therapy were free of parasites in their blood, compared with 90% of multiple-dose recipients.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: Ken Doerr / Flickr cc
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Single-dose #malaria treatment as effective as multi-dose regimen, trial shows
At day 28, 93% of recipients of the single-dose therapy were free of parasites in their blood, compared with 90% of multiple-dose recipients.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: Ken Doerr / Flickr cc
At day 28, 93% of recipients of the single-dose therapy were free of parasites in their blood, compared with 90% of multiple-dose recipients.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: Ken Doerr / Flickr cc
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Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave. n.pr/4oFYdPL
She criticized President Trump during the shutdown. Now she's been put on leave
Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave.
n.pr
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave. n.pr/4oFYdPL
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The petition had garnered widespread fears that the court could overturn its precedent on same-sex marriage.
Supreme Court Won’t Consider Overturning Same-Sex Marriage
The petition had garnered widespread fears that the court could overturn its precedent on same-sex marriage.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The petition had garnered widespread fears that the court could overturn its precedent on same-sex marriage.
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I can't believe this is a conversation we still need to have. Love is love. If your marriage is threatened by other people loving each other, regardless of their sexual orientation, that says a lot more about how weak your marriage is than anything else.
It’s still unclear whether or not the court will take up the case.
Supreme Court Will Discuss Taking Up Same-Sex Marriage Case Today—Here’s What To Know
It’s still unclear whether or not the court will take up the case.
www.forbes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I can't believe this is a conversation we still need to have. Love is love. If your marriage is threatened by other people loving each other, regardless of their sexual orientation, that says a lot more about how weak your marriage is than anything else.
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if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
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The US withdrawal from WHO could impact the flu shot.
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Why next year's flu shot might not be as good as it should be
America's withdrawal from the World Health Organization is affecting the ability of U.S. scientists to track flu and other pathogens. That could be a blow to the development of the 2025 flu vaccine.
www.npr.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The US withdrawal from WHO could impact the flu shot.
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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Most U.S. adults don’t realize alcohol raises cancer risk, and drinkers themselves are the least aware. Scientists say targeting these misbeliefs could significantly reduce alcohol-related cancer deaths.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Most Americans don’t know alcohol can cause cancer
Most U.S. adults don’t realize alcohol raises cancer risk, and drinkers themselves are the least aware. Scientists say targeting these misbeliefs could significantly reduce alcohol-related cancer deat...
www.sciencedaily.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Most U.S. adults don’t realize alcohol raises cancer risk, and drinkers themselves are the least aware. Scientists say targeting these misbeliefs could significantly reduce alcohol-related cancer deaths.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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🚨 NEW: The majority holder of the world's genetic sequence data is a bad actor who can cut off access to critics and competing services. We've tolerated this for years, and now it threatens the pandemic treaty. Time for WHO to step in. With @ctrlalttim.com: www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/to-f...
To Finish the Pandemic Agreement, WHO Needs a Trustworthy Viral Database | Think Global Health
Online platforms for sharing virus sequences are in disarray. The World Health Organization has a chance to build something new
www.thinkglobalhealth.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🚨 NEW: The majority holder of the world's genetic sequence data is a bad actor who can cut off access to critics and competing services. We've tolerated this for years, and now it threatens the pandemic treaty. Time for WHO to step in. With @ctrlalttim.com: www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/to-f...
One of the foodie offerings at Brunchfest today! The event was a success, with a huge crowd supporting Lifelines, a local non-profit offering advocacy, counseling, and resources to those in need.
November 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
One of the foodie offerings at Brunchfest today! The event was a success, with a huge crowd supporting Lifelines, a local non-profit offering advocacy, counseling, and resources to those in need.
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A Nature poll found that 75% of U.S. researchers are considering leaving the country.
Guyz, even the *historians* are leaving or contemplating / likely to go. Including, at least 3 historians that I know of in my subfield. 😢
Guyz, even the *historians* are leaving or contemplating / likely to go. Including, at least 3 historians that I know of in my subfield. 😢
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s b...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A Nature poll found that 75% of U.S. researchers are considering leaving the country.
Guyz, even the *historians* are leaving or contemplating / likely to go. Including, at least 3 historians that I know of in my subfield. 😢
Guyz, even the *historians* are leaving or contemplating / likely to go. Including, at least 3 historians that I know of in my subfield. 😢
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Breaking News: President Trump threatened on social media to resume nuclear weapons testing for the first time in 33 years.
Trump Threatens to Resume Nuclear Weapons Testing, Minutes Before Xi Meeting
Just minutes before he was scheduled to meet President Xi Jinping of China, the president threatened on social media to resume nuclear testing for the first time in 33 years.
nyti.ms
October 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Breaking News: President Trump threatened on social media to resume nuclear weapons testing for the first time in 33 years.
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If avoiding a painful and disfiguring rash - and potentially permanent nerve pain and nerve damage - isn’t enough for you, multiple studies have also shown that shingles vaccination can lower dementia risk, possibly up to 20%
In the US: If you're 50 or older (or 19/older & immunocompromised), please get vaxxed against shingles. It's no joke.
"With more than a million infections a year, herpes zoster affects nearly 1 in 3 adults and is now recognized as a systemic inflammatory event...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
"With more than a million infections a year, herpes zoster affects nearly 1 in 3 adults and is now recognized as a systemic inflammatory event...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Shingles Vaccination Linked to Vascular Benefits
Several observational analyses suggest higher cardiovascular and dementia risks in those with and without HIV who get shingles and lower risks with vaccination.
www.medscape.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
If avoiding a painful and disfiguring rash - and potentially permanent nerve pain and nerve damage - isn’t enough for you, multiple studies have also shown that shingles vaccination can lower dementia risk, possibly up to 20%
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OMG!!!
October 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
OMG!!!
More of this.
"...the proposed program could save many patients between $2k & $4k a yr... lower costs could result in substantial savings bc the state buys the product every year for the millions of people on its publicly funded health plans." 🛟 medsky health policy sociology
California to begin selling affordable, state-branded insulin beginning next year
Insulin pens will be available at a recommended price of $11 per pen, or a maximum of $55 for a five-pack.
www.nbcnews.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
More of this.
What a moron. Developed nations have low fertility rates. It's a sign that you're figuring out healthcare and improving quality of life for your people. This is just a speech that precedes some Handmaid's Tale bullshit.
RFK Jr: "When my uncle was president, the fertility rate in this country was 3.5%. Today it is 1.6%. The replacement rate -- in other words the amount of fertility you need to keep your population even -- is 2.1%. We are below replacement. That is a national security threat to our country."
October 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
What a moron. Developed nations have low fertility rates. It's a sign that you're figuring out healthcare and improving quality of life for your people. This is just a speech that precedes some Handmaid's Tale bullshit.
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Randomized trial in Mali finds mass azithromycin distribution doesn't reduce deaths in infants
Mass azithromycin use to reduce childhood deaths in Africa found that the practice did not result in lower mortality in infants 1 to 11 months old
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
Mass azithromycin use to reduce childhood deaths in Africa found that the practice did not result in lower mortality in infants 1 to 11 months old
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
October 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Randomized trial in Mali finds mass azithromycin distribution doesn't reduce deaths in infants
Mass azithromycin use to reduce childhood deaths in Africa found that the practice did not result in lower mortality in infants 1 to 11 months old
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
Mass azithromycin use to reduce childhood deaths in Africa found that the practice did not result in lower mortality in infants 1 to 11 months old
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
This is fascism.
(AP) — Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power.
@apnews.com
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@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/pent...
October 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
This is fascism.
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"Evidence shows that Housing First – an approach that prioritizes housing as a critical foundation for engagement in health care services – results in high rates of housing stability and brings down high-cost health care utilization."
theconversation.com/a-denver-md-...
theconversation.com/a-denver-md-...
A Denver MD has spent 2 decades working with hospitalized patients experiencing homelessness − here’s what she fears and what gives her hope
Homelessness is solvable through affordable and supportive housing. Hospitals should be part of the solution.
theconversation.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
"Evidence shows that Housing First – an approach that prioritizes housing as a critical foundation for engagement in health care services – results in high rates of housing stability and brings down high-cost health care utilization."
theconversation.com/a-denver-md-...
theconversation.com/a-denver-md-...