Andrew Green
@andrewg76201347.bsky.social
ME/CFS, POTS, MCAS, lupus, Hashimoto’s. Patient & carer. Disabled scientist. Female - using fake name bc I post about son's illness. Location: Australia
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Andrew Green
@andrewg76201347.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Some have asked so..Here's a list of the meds/supplements/other treatments that have helped us go from severe #MECFS to moderate (housebound) as at 2024. Long list. No magic cure. ymwv.
We’ve kept everything that helps a bit. If we stop any, we get worse again. 5 yrs to get to this point.
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We’ve kept everything that helps a bit. If we stop any, we get worse again. 5 yrs to get to this point.
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🧒After COVID, kids can get High Cholesterol
👃66% have unrecognized loss of smell after COVID
💊Venetoclax is a double COVID blocker
🧠4 vaccines that reduce Dementia
🔬Type I Diabetes breakthroughs
& much more buff.ly/IGmElom
#medsky #pedsky #nursesky🛟😷🧪
🧒After COVID, kids can get High Cholesterol
👃66% have unrecognized loss of smell after COVID
💊Venetoclax is a double COVID blocker
🧠4 vaccines that reduce Dementia
🔬Type I Diabetes breakthroughs
& much more buff.ly/IGmElom
#medsky #pedsky #nursesky🛟😷🧪
September 29, 2025 at 3:48 AM
✨Please share! My newsletter is out.✨
🧒After COVID, kids can get High Cholesterol
👃66% have unrecognized loss of smell after COVID
💊Venetoclax is a double COVID blocker
🧠4 vaccines that reduce Dementia
🔬Type I Diabetes breakthroughs
& much more buff.ly/IGmElom
#medsky #pedsky #nursesky🛟😷🧪
🧒After COVID, kids can get High Cholesterol
👃66% have unrecognized loss of smell after COVID
💊Venetoclax is a double COVID blocker
🧠4 vaccines that reduce Dementia
🔬Type I Diabetes breakthroughs
& much more buff.ly/IGmElom
#medsky #pedsky #nursesky🛟😷🧪
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"Scotland’s frontline health and care staff will no longer be an automatic priority for receiving the COVID vaccine, the latest update to the Scottish government’s winter vaccination programme has revealed."
healthandcare.scot/stories/4265...
healthandcare.scot/stories/4265...
COVID jags end for healthcare staff & chronically ill
Scotland’s frontline health and care staff will no longer be an automatic priority for receiving the COVID vaccine, the latest update to the Scottish government’s winter vaccination programme has reve...
healthandcare.scot
September 2, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"Scotland’s frontline health and care staff will no longer be an automatic priority for receiving the COVID vaccine, the latest update to the Scottish government’s winter vaccination programme has revealed."
healthandcare.scot/stories/4265...
healthandcare.scot/stories/4265...
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Australian-led trial shows nasal spray reduces COVID-19 risk in cancer patients.
"The research... showed that a nasal spray containing interferon-alpha (IFN-α), a naturally occurring protein with broad antiviral activity, could reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection by 40% compared to placebo."
"The research... showed that a nasal spray containing interferon-alpha (IFN-α), a naturally occurring protein with broad antiviral activity, could reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection by 40% compared to placebo."
Australian-led trial shows nasal spray reduces COVID-19 risk in cancer patients - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
www.petermac.org
August 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Australian-led trial shows nasal spray reduces COVID-19 risk in cancer patients.
"The research... showed that a nasal spray containing interferon-alpha (IFN-α), a naturally occurring protein with broad antiviral activity, could reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection by 40% compared to placebo."
"The research... showed that a nasal spray containing interferon-alpha (IFN-α), a naturally occurring protein with broad antiviral activity, could reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection by 40% compared to placebo."
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US COVID-19 levels continue to climb gradually.
"Over the past week, test positivity for SARS-CoV-2, rose from 10.2% to 11.2%."
"SARS-CoV-2 detections in wastewater are "very high" in Alabama, Hawaii, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Washington, DC."
"Over the past week, test positivity for SARS-CoV-2, rose from 10.2% to 11.2%."
"SARS-CoV-2 detections in wastewater are "very high" in Alabama, Hawaii, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Washington, DC."
US COVID-19 levels continue to climb gradually
Over the past week, test positivity for SARS-CoV-2 rose from 10.2% to 11.2%.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
August 30, 2025 at 7:07 AM
US COVID-19 levels continue to climb gradually.
"Over the past week, test positivity for SARS-CoV-2, rose from 10.2% to 11.2%."
"SARS-CoV-2 detections in wastewater are "very high" in Alabama, Hawaii, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Washington, DC."
"Over the past week, test positivity for SARS-CoV-2, rose from 10.2% to 11.2%."
"SARS-CoV-2 detections in wastewater are "very high" in Alabama, Hawaii, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Washington, DC."
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Long COVID-19: A 4-Year prospective cohort study of risk factors, recovery, and quality of life.
In a 4-year follow-up of 816 COVID patients, 29% developed long COVID per WHO criteria. This finding matches higher global prevalence estimates and highlights the enduring burden of post-COVID illness.
In a 4-year follow-up of 816 COVID patients, 29% developed long COVID per WHO criteria. This finding matches higher global prevalence estimates and highlights the enduring burden of post-COVID illness.
Long COVID-19: a Four-Year prospective cohort study of risk factors, recovery, and quality of life - BMC Infectious Diseases
Long COVID-19 is a growing public health concern, but its long-term burden and predictors remain underexplored, particularly in underrepresented populations. This four-year prospective cohort study wa...
bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com
August 30, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Long COVID-19: A 4-Year prospective cohort study of risk factors, recovery, and quality of life.
In a 4-year follow-up of 816 COVID patients, 29% developed long COVID per WHO criteria. This finding matches higher global prevalence estimates and highlights the enduring burden of post-COVID illness.
In a 4-year follow-up of 816 COVID patients, 29% developed long COVID per WHO criteria. This finding matches higher global prevalence estimates and highlights the enduring burden of post-COVID illness.
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CVS is not offering COVID vaccines in 16 states that require CDC approval for pharmacists to give them—incl. my home state, MA.
I’m 66, w. other risk factors, & go back to the classroom next week.
If I get COVID, that will be an assault, perhaps a homicide, at RFK Jr’s, Trump’s, & the GOP’s hands.
I’m 66, w. other risk factors, & go back to the classroom next week.
If I get COVID, that will be an assault, perhaps a homicide, at RFK Jr’s, Trump’s, & the GOP’s hands.
CVS Holds Off on Offering Covid Vaccines in 16 States
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
CVS is not offering COVID vaccines in 16 states that require CDC approval for pharmacists to give them—incl. my home state, MA.
I’m 66, w. other risk factors, & go back to the classroom next week.
If I get COVID, that will be an assault, perhaps a homicide, at RFK Jr’s, Trump’s, & the GOP’s hands.
I’m 66, w. other risk factors, & go back to the classroom next week.
If I get COVID, that will be an assault, perhaps a homicide, at RFK Jr’s, Trump’s, & the GOP’s hands.
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Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 15 July to 21 July 2025
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 1,195 (-3.0%)
🔹Influenza: 3,650 (+10.1%)
🔹RSV: 921 (+14.4%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 147 (-2.6%)
🔸Influenza: 195 (+7.7%)
🔸RSV: 52 (+13.0%)
Source: www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-pra...
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 1,195 (-3.0%)
🔹Influenza: 3,650 (+10.1%)
🔹RSV: 921 (+14.4%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 147 (-2.6%)
🔸Influenza: 195 (+7.7%)
🔸RSV: 52 (+13.0%)
Source: www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-pra...
July 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 15 July to 21 July 2025
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 1,195 (-3.0%)
🔹Influenza: 3,650 (+10.1%)
🔹RSV: 921 (+14.4%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 147 (-2.6%)
🔸Influenza: 195 (+7.7%)
🔸RSV: 52 (+13.0%)
Source: www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-pra...
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 1,195 (-3.0%)
🔹Influenza: 3,650 (+10.1%)
🔹RSV: 921 (+14.4%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 147 (-2.6%)
🔸Influenza: 195 (+7.7%)
🔸RSV: 52 (+13.0%)
Source: www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-pra...
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Long C-19 is a plethora of pathways...
No easy fix, because it's many routes to 🤬☠️
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
No easy fix, because it's many routes to 🤬☠️
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Advances in Understanding Long COVID: Pathophysiological Mechanisms and the Role of Omics Technologies in Biomarker Identification - Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy
Long coronavirus disease (COVID) is a multisystem condition that affects a significant proportion of individuals following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, with ...
link.springer.com
June 29, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Long C-19 is a plethora of pathways...
No easy fix, because it's many routes to 🤬☠️
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
No easy fix, because it's many routes to 🤬☠️
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Me, when there is yet another aerosolised bug outbreak on a flappy masks optional hospital ward…
June 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Me, when there is yet another aerosolised bug outbreak on a flappy masks optional hospital ward…
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Australia: COVID-19 vaccinations in 2025 – Disability service provider update/
"This flyer includes a summary about booster vaccinations and how to help people with disability book a vaccination appointment."
Source: www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...
"This flyer includes a summary about booster vaccinations and how to help people with disability book a vaccination appointment."
Source: www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...
June 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Australia: COVID-19 vaccinations in 2025 – Disability service provider update/
"This flyer includes a summary about booster vaccinations and how to help people with disability book a vaccination appointment."
Source: www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...
"This flyer includes a summary about booster vaccinations and how to help people with disability book a vaccination appointment."
Source: www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...
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Research on GP knowledge of #MECFS - based on pre-COVID data: “a third to a half of all GPs did not accept ME/CFS as a genuine clinical entity and, even when they did, they lacked confidence in diagnosing or managing it.” Though acknowledging mostly UK data
www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57...
www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57...
A Literature Review of GP Knowledge and Understanding of ME/CFS: A Report from the Socioeconomic Working Group of the European Network on ME/CFS (EUROMENE)
Background and Objectives: The socioeconomic working group of the European myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) Research Network (EUROMENE) has conducted a review of the literat...
www.mdpi.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Research on GP knowledge of #MECFS - based on pre-COVID data: “a third to a half of all GPs did not accept ME/CFS as a genuine clinical entity and, even when they did, they lacked confidence in diagnosing or managing it.” Though acknowledging mostly UK data
www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57...
www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57...
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I have spoken to rooms full of nondisabled people and heard this ripple of tense laughter. I have told my own story of flipping a car on black ice and people straight up told me they would just drive more carefully.
They can’t handle the idea that you can’t wellness and responsibility your way out.
They can’t handle the idea that you can’t wellness and responsibility your way out.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth just said on Colbert, "We should all live long enough to develop a disability," & the audience laughed uncomfortably.
I can tell you what they were thinking. It was "Not me. That would never happen to me."
& the underlying, unacknowlged premise was "b/c I'm better than that."
I can tell you what they were thinking. It was "Not me. That would never happen to me."
& the underlying, unacknowlged premise was "b/c I'm better than that."
June 17, 2025 at 5:59 AM
I have spoken to rooms full of nondisabled people and heard this ripple of tense laughter. I have told my own story of flipping a car on black ice and people straight up told me they would just drive more carefully.
They can’t handle the idea that you can’t wellness and responsibility your way out.
They can’t handle the idea that you can’t wellness and responsibility your way out.
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Australia: Over 65,000 COVID, 81,000 Influenza, and 50,000 RSV cases reported nationwide so far this year.
You can be infectious 48 hrs before symptoms. Stay home if unwell. If you go out, wear a mask and avoid indoor or crowded places.
#COVID19Australia #COVIDisNotOVER
You can be infectious 48 hrs before symptoms. Stay home if unwell. If you go out, wear a mask and avoid indoor or crowded places.
#COVID19Australia #COVIDisNotOVER
What is the latest advice for isolating when you have COVID?
What has changed since the pandemic when it comes to isolating when sick, whether it’s COVID or a bad cold?
www.abc.net.au
June 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Australia: Over 65,000 COVID, 81,000 Influenza, and 50,000 RSV cases reported nationwide so far this year.
You can be infectious 48 hrs before symptoms. Stay home if unwell. If you go out, wear a mask and avoid indoor or crowded places.
#COVID19Australia #COVIDisNotOVER
You can be infectious 48 hrs before symptoms. Stay home if unwell. If you go out, wear a mask and avoid indoor or crowded places.
#COVID19Australia #COVIDisNotOVER
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Long COVID destroys teenage lungs in ways doctors never saw.
Emerging evidence shows COVID can cause lasting lung damage in teens—even after mild cases—impacting school, sports, and daily life. Their developing lungs respond differently than adults', raising long-term health concerns.
Emerging evidence shows COVID can cause lasting lung damage in teens—even after mild cases—impacting school, sports, and daily life. Their developing lungs respond differently than adults', raising long-term health concerns.
Long COVID destroys teenage lungs in ways doctors never saw
Long COVID destroys teenage lungs in ways doctors never saw - silent damage persists months after mild infections in developing adolescents.
rollingout.com
June 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Long COVID destroys teenage lungs in ways doctors never saw.
Emerging evidence shows COVID can cause lasting lung damage in teens—even after mild cases—impacting school, sports, and daily life. Their developing lungs respond differently than adults', raising long-term health concerns.
Emerging evidence shows COVID can cause lasting lung damage in teens—even after mild cases—impacting school, sports, and daily life. Their developing lungs respond differently than adults', raising long-term health concerns.
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Considering that there is evidence that certain treatments during acute COVID do decrease the severity of long COVID… I think it is negligent to restrict access to PCR testing to “healthy” people just because we don’t want to prescribe antivirals to prevent hospitalisation/death.
May 25, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Considering that there is evidence that certain treatments during acute COVID do decrease the severity of long COVID… I think it is negligent to restrict access to PCR testing to “healthy” people just because we don’t want to prescribe antivirals to prevent hospitalisation/death.
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Air not too good on Qantas flight BNE to CBR. We were the only ones on the plane in N95.
Close to 2000ppm CO2 the whole flight. 😥
#CleanTheAir
Close to 2000ppm CO2 the whole flight. 😥
#CleanTheAir
May 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Air not too good on Qantas flight BNE to CBR. We were the only ones on the plane in N95.
Close to 2000ppm CO2 the whole flight. 😥
#CleanTheAir
Close to 2000ppm CO2 the whole flight. 😥
#CleanTheAir
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The blue rose indicates that someone died from #MECFS community.
R.I.P. Judith🕯️
@judyintheskynet.bsky.social
May you feel better where you are now and strength for those left behind. My heart is broken.
#mekills #pwME #millionmissing
R.I.P. Judith🕯️
@judyintheskynet.bsky.social
May you feel better where you are now and strength for those left behind. My heart is broken.
#mekills #pwME #millionmissing
December 11, 2024 at 5:42 PM
The blue rose indicates that someone died from #MECFS community.
R.I.P. Judith🕯️
@judyintheskynet.bsky.social
May you feel better where you are now and strength for those left behind. My heart is broken.
#mekills #pwME #millionmissing
R.I.P. Judith🕯️
@judyintheskynet.bsky.social
May you feel better where you are now and strength for those left behind. My heart is broken.
#mekills #pwME #millionmissing
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ME/CFS Publications have steadily increased for a while.
Despite this, ME is still one of if not the most underfunded common disabling illness on earth.
Source: @crunchme.bsky.social
#MEAwarenessHour
Despite this, ME is still one of if not the most underfunded common disabling illness on earth.
Source: @crunchme.bsky.social
#MEAwarenessHour
December 25, 2024 at 8:26 PM
ME/CFS Publications have steadily increased for a while.
Despite this, ME is still one of if not the most underfunded common disabling illness on earth.
Source: @crunchme.bsky.social
#MEAwarenessHour
Despite this, ME is still one of if not the most underfunded common disabling illness on earth.
Source: @crunchme.bsky.social
#MEAwarenessHour
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I'd probably only trust someone like Jamie Ducharme to write this one. The psychologization of severe-presenting #MECFS and #LongCOVID. Worth a read. 🧪
Props to Rivka Solomon, and other people with lived experience who spoke.
time.com/7206080/long...
Props to Rivka Solomon, and other people with lived experience who spoke.
time.com/7206080/long...
Dismissed and Disbelieved, Some Long COVID Patients Are Pushed Into Psychiatric Wards
The chronic illnesses that make doctors doubt their patients often start after what “should” be a short-lived sickness—like COVID-19.
time.com
January 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I'd probably only trust someone like Jamie Ducharme to write this one. The psychologization of severe-presenting #MECFS and #LongCOVID. Worth a read. 🧪
Props to Rivka Solomon, and other people with lived experience who spoke.
time.com/7206080/long...
Props to Rivka Solomon, and other people with lived experience who spoke.
time.com/7206080/long...
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I was chatting with an endometriosis expert, in Sydney for a conference, who said: “It's very strange; in the last couple of years, we've started seeing malignant transformation of endometriosis in young women.” I replied, “SARS-CoV-2 is possibly an oncovirus”.
May 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I was chatting with an endometriosis expert, in Sydney for a conference, who said: “It's very strange; in the last couple of years, we've started seeing malignant transformation of endometriosis in young women.” I replied, “SARS-CoV-2 is possibly an oncovirus”.
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I’m in the Guardian today, arguing that we should stop them all-class mental health lessons in schools
I've thought very carefully about ‘going public’ with this, because it's a sensitive argument to make, especially in the face of so many young people struggling.
(cont 🧵)
tinyurl.com/vun92cz7
I've thought very carefully about ‘going public’ with this, because it's a sensitive argument to make, especially in the face of so many young people struggling.
(cont 🧵)
tinyurl.com/vun92cz7
Mental-health lessons in schools sound like a great idea. The trouble is, they don’t work | Lucy Foulkes
All-class therapy sessions don’t help, and may even make matters worse. The evidence shows we need different solutions, says Dr Lucy Foulkes, an academic psychologist at Oxford University
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I’m in the Guardian today, arguing that we should stop them all-class mental health lessons in schools
I've thought very carefully about ‘going public’ with this, because it's a sensitive argument to make, especially in the face of so many young people struggling.
(cont 🧵)
tinyurl.com/vun92cz7
I've thought very carefully about ‘going public’ with this, because it's a sensitive argument to make, especially in the face of so many young people struggling.
(cont 🧵)
tinyurl.com/vun92cz7
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Interestingly, my body is not Recovering to a Resting Heartrate as quickly as usual...
#LongCovid #Pacing to avoid future #PEM 🙏
#LongCovid #Pacing to avoid future #PEM 🙏
May 22, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Interestingly, my body is not Recovering to a Resting Heartrate as quickly as usual...
#LongCovid #Pacing to avoid future #PEM 🙏
#LongCovid #Pacing to avoid future #PEM 🙏
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This is absolutely terrible news.
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
Moderna withdraws application for COVID-flu combination vaccine
Moderna said on Wednesday it has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its flu and COVID combination vaccine candidate after discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
www.reuters.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM
This is absolutely terrible news.
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
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I just posted a comment on regulations.gov against this insane new policy to limit COVID vaccines to people over 65. it is easy to do this at the link here. Please consider posting a comment.
May 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I just posted a comment on regulations.gov against this insane new policy to limit COVID vaccines to people over 65. it is easy to do this at the link here. Please consider posting a comment.
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The BMJ has now published my rapid response to Miller et al's Opinion piece.
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
May 16, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The BMJ has now published my rapid response to Miller et al's Opinion piece.
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
www.bmj.com/content/389/...