Anita
@anitastar.bsky.social
World traveler, tribal textile collector, design junkie, analyst, IT exec, #Medsky
Metrix now has a Covid flu molecular test, which requires an upgraded reader. I did a deep dive with AI which users should find helpful
November 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Metrix now has a Covid flu molecular test, which requires an upgraded reader. I did a deep dive with AI which users should find helpful
Shah Capital, Novavax's 2nd-largest shareholder, pressing the board to pursue strategic changes, including potential sale, & warned it could launch proxy fight if no progress made in next 4 months.
www.reuters.com/legal/transa...
www.reuters.com/legal/transa...
www.reuters.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Shah Capital, Novavax's 2nd-largest shareholder, pressing the board to pursue strategic changes, including potential sale, & warned it could launch proxy fight if no progress made in next 4 months.
www.reuters.com/legal/transa...
www.reuters.com/legal/transa...
TrumpRX: marketing tactic, doesn’t address root causes of hi prices. Listing site - refers to other places to buy drugs —filters people to latest drug industry tactic to avoid patient anger over hi prices: direct-to-consumer websites
A “must read”
prospect.org/health/2025-...
A “must read”
prospect.org/health/2025-...
‘TrumpRx’ Is Another Pretend Solution for High Drug Prices
The proposed government website will just refer people to the drug companies, which use direct-to-consumer pricing to distract from continued high profits.
prospect.org
October 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
TrumpRX: marketing tactic, doesn’t address root causes of hi prices. Listing site - refers to other places to buy drugs —filters people to latest drug industry tactic to avoid patient anger over hi prices: direct-to-consumer websites
A “must read”
prospect.org/health/2025-...
A “must read”
prospect.org/health/2025-...
updated vaccine elicited strong immune response: adults 65+, & in 12 - 64 w/at least 1 risk condition [Previously, 8X]
Moderna Says Updated Next-generation COVID Shot Shows Strong Immune Response in Patients
www.medscape.com/s/viewarticl...
Moderna Says Updated Next-generation COVID Shot Shows Strong Immune Response in Patients
www.medscape.com/s/viewarticl...
Moderna Says Updated Next-generation COVID Shot Shows Strong Immune Response in Patients
Moderna said on Tuesday its updated COVID-19 vaccine formulation elicited a strong immune response in all adults aged 65 and older, as well as in individuals aged 12 to 64...
www.medscape.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
updated vaccine elicited strong immune response: adults 65+, & in 12 - 64 w/at least 1 risk condition [Previously, 8X]
Moderna Says Updated Next-generation COVID Shot Shows Strong Immune Response in Patients
www.medscape.com/s/viewarticl...
Moderna Says Updated Next-generation COVID Shot Shows Strong Immune Response in Patients
www.medscape.com/s/viewarticl...
Preference for female surgeons to wear white coats over scrubs vs dressed in suits or casual attire
aligns with evidence indicating female physicians often judged more on appearance than male counterparts
www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
aligns with evidence indicating female physicians often judged more on appearance than male counterparts
www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
White Coat or Casual? Here's What Patients Prefer
The setting and context matter, systematic review shows
www.medpagetoday.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Preference for female surgeons to wear white coats over scrubs vs dressed in suits or casual attire
aligns with evidence indicating female physicians often judged more on appearance than male counterparts
www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
aligns with evidence indicating female physicians often judged more on appearance than male counterparts
www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
Study Clears Vaginal Estrogen of Recurrent Stroke Risk After Menopause
@ashleygwinter.bsky.social
www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/s...
@ashleygwinter.bsky.social
www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/s...
Study Clears Vaginal Estrogen of Recurrent Stroke Risk After Menopause
Neither recent nor older use was linked to risk in female stroke survivors
www.medpagetoday.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Study Clears Vaginal Estrogen of Recurrent Stroke Risk After Menopause
@ashleygwinter.bsky.social
www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/s...
@ashleygwinter.bsky.social
www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/s...
While purifiers remove particulates, for ozone & atmospheric chemicals generated by the interaction of particulates & the sun, a separate, large, carbon filter is required. Thin sheets of carbon in purifiers are rapidly exhausted & grossly inadequate
Yet another reason to be concerned about climate change and indoor air quality!
Wildfire smoke far more dangerous to health than thought, say scientists
August 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
While purifiers remove particulates, for ozone & atmospheric chemicals generated by the interaction of particulates & the sun, a separate, large, carbon filter is required. Thin sheets of carbon in purifiers are rapidly exhausted & grossly inadequate
Immune system implications of Covid are being increasingly accepted
New review in BMJ by @nicktsergas.ca: "Why scientists are rethinking the immune effects of SARS-CoV-2"
"People who are unwilling to consider the possibility of immune damage are perhaps driven by a fear of what those answers might mean."
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
"People who are unwilling to consider the possibility of immune damage are perhaps driven by a fear of what those answers might mean."
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
August 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Immune system implications of Covid are being increasingly accepted
🔬MedSky🔬
The virus that won't quit: New research reveals how SARS-CoV-2 evolves
The virus that won't quit: New research reveals how SARS-CoV-2 evolves
The virus that won't quit: New research reveals how SARS-CoV-2 evolves
Researchers have tracked how the COVID-19 virus mutates long term, revealing patterns that could help predict the emergence of future variants.
medicalxpress.com
June 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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"When an individual wishes to stand in opposition to authority, he does best to find support for his position from others in his group. The mutual support provided by men for each other is the strongest bulwark we have against the excesses of authority."
Milgram himself (Obedience book p. 121)
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Milgram himself (Obedience book p. 121)
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June 5, 2025 at 10:48 AM
"When an individual wishes to stand in opposition to authority, he does best to find support for his position from others in his group. The mutual support provided by men for each other is the strongest bulwark we have against the excesses of authority."
Milgram himself (Obedience book p. 121)
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Milgram himself (Obedience book p. 121)
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Things aren't right, yet our mundane lives continue. We live in hypernormalisation (nice Le Guin quote at end): www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
Systems are crumbling – but daily life continues. The dissonance is real
If everything feels broken but strangely normal, the Soviet-era concept of hypernormalization can help
www.theguardian.com
May 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Novavax obtained a Biologics License Application > allowed to market COVID vaccine without needing an Emergency Use Authorization any more.
Narrower population authorized - so far
t.co/wvsPIRbQTF
Narrower population authorized - so far
t.co/wvsPIRbQTF
May 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Novavax obtained a Biologics License Application > allowed to market COVID vaccine without needing an Emergency Use Authorization any more.
Narrower population authorized - so far
t.co/wvsPIRbQTF
Narrower population authorized - so far
t.co/wvsPIRbQTF
Working somewhere does NOT mean access to data protected by HIPAA, SSA, etc - one must work in specific units & have a business need. Then there can be data elements protected by other rules, eg, substance abuse, HIV - plus there are strict data security rules
Applies to IT staff too
Applies to IT staff too
It is darkly hilarious that the US lacks a compulsory national identification card (closest we have is SSN, which is not supposed to be used for ID - says so right on the card) because people go bonkers over privacy and other items, yet this is going on behind the scenes right now:
Trump and DOGE Are 'Trying to Get Around' Privacy Laws to Gather Your Personal Info
Donald Trump and DOGE want access to the personal data and information of nearly everyone in the country, including legal and undocumented immigrants.
www.rollingstone.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Working somewhere does NOT mean access to data protected by HIPAA, SSA, etc - one must work in specific units & have a business need. Then there can be data elements protected by other rules, eg, substance abuse, HIV - plus there are strict data security rules
Applies to IT staff too
Applies to IT staff too
🌟Law Averting Government Shutdown Extends Medicare Telehealth Coverage until Sept. 30🌟
Haven’t seen this reported anywhere – please repost widely - important to many, & I have no reach
www.aarp.org/medicare/tel...
Haven’t seen this reported anywhere – please repost widely - important to many, & I have no reach
www.aarp.org/medicare/tel...
Medicare Telehealth Coverage is Extended
Law allows benefit begun during the pandemic to continue until Sept. 30
www.aarp.org
March 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
🌟Law Averting Government Shutdown Extends Medicare Telehealth Coverage until Sept. 30🌟
Haven’t seen this reported anywhere – please repost widely - important to many, & I have no reach
www.aarp.org/medicare/tel...
Haven’t seen this reported anywhere – please repost widely - important to many, & I have no reach
www.aarp.org/medicare/tel...
Same reusable reader, multiplex test!
Wish we could find out the stats for each virus being tested but assume better than Lucria since their Covid test is superior
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
#medsky
Wish we could find out the stats for each virus being tested but assume better than Lucria since their Covid test is superior
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
#medsky
Aptitude Receives FDA Authorization for Metrix® COVID/Flu Multiplex Molecular Test for Point-of-Care and Over-the-Counter Use
/PRNewswire/ -- Aptitude Medical Systems, Inc. (Aptitude) today announced it has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug...
www.prnewswire.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Same reusable reader, multiplex test!
Wish we could find out the stats for each virus being tested but assume better than Lucria since their Covid test is superior
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
#medsky
Wish we could find out the stats for each virus being tested but assume better than Lucria since their Covid test is superior
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
#medsky
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Among world’s top researchers 10% publish at unrealistic levels, analysis finds
www.chemistryworld.com/news/among-w...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/among-w...
Among world’s top researchers 10% publish at unrealistic levels, analysis finds
About 20,000 of the most cited researchers have 'implausibly high' publication and new co-author rates
www.chemistryworld.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Among world’s top researchers 10% publish at unrealistic levels, analysis finds
www.chemistryworld.com/news/among-w...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/among-w...
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Things you may wish to do while you still can:
1. Buy plan B. If you don't need it, you may know someone who may need it. Also, you don't have to be a woman to buy plan B, men can.
2. If you need longterm contraception, now may be the time to get that IUD placed.
Pass it on.
1. Buy plan B. If you don't need it, you may know someone who may need it. Also, you don't have to be a woman to buy plan B, men can.
2. If you need longterm contraception, now may be the time to get that IUD placed.
Pass it on.
January 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Things you may wish to do while you still can:
1. Buy plan B. If you don't need it, you may know someone who may need it. Also, you don't have to be a woman to buy plan B, men can.
2. If you need longterm contraception, now may be the time to get that IUD placed.
Pass it on.
1. Buy plan B. If you don't need it, you may know someone who may need it. Also, you don't have to be a woman to buy plan B, men can.
2. If you need longterm contraception, now may be the time to get that IUD placed.
Pass it on.
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For anyone deleting X. Look at this.
The UI was tweaked to shift the clickable area of the deactivate button a few cm away from the actual "Deactivate" text.
The UI was tweaked to shift the clickable area of the deactivate button a few cm away from the actual "Deactivate" text.
January 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
For anyone deleting X. Look at this.
The UI was tweaked to shift the clickable area of the deactivate button a few cm away from the actual "Deactivate" text.
The UI was tweaked to shift the clickable area of the deactivate button a few cm away from the actual "Deactivate" text.
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Today @thesicktimes.bsky.social: Great explainer from @jillneimark.bsky.social about improving air quality in indoor spaces!
thesicktimes.org/2024/12/24/i...
thesicktimes.org/2024/12/24/i...
Invisible defenses: A guide for cleaner indoor air - The Sick Times
What if the air in your home could act as a silent shield against illness? Responding to the ongoing risks of COVID-19 and other airborne pathogens, many people have taken measures to improve the air ...
thesicktimes.org
December 24, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Today @thesicktimes.bsky.social: Great explainer from @jillneimark.bsky.social about improving air quality in indoor spaces!
thesicktimes.org/2024/12/24/i...
thesicktimes.org/2024/12/24/i...
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Reposted by Anita
Curated lists of trolls that can be blocked with one click would be AWESOME.
Yes, COVID trolls are on Bluesky. Just block them using bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 23, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Curated lists of trolls that can be blocked with one click would be AWESOME.
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Do rapid tests still detect currently circulating SARS-CoV-2 Omicron EG.5 Eris" & its sublineages?
Our rapid assessment with patient samples: Yes, detection still works & sensitivity is comparable to earlier variants! Thanks to Meriem Bekliz from my lab for this timely work!
Our rapid assessment with patient samples: Yes, detection still works & sensitivity is comparable to earlier variants! Thanks to Meriem Bekliz from my lab for this timely work!
News Feed - NEWS - Département de médecine - UNIGE
www.unige.ch
October 6, 2023 at 4:28 PM
Do rapid tests still detect currently circulating SARS-CoV-2 Omicron EG.5 Eris" & its sublineages?
Our rapid assessment with patient samples: Yes, detection still works & sensitivity is comparable to earlier variants! Thanks to Meriem Bekliz from my lab for this timely work!
Our rapid assessment with patient samples: Yes, detection still works & sensitivity is comparable to earlier variants! Thanks to Meriem Bekliz from my lab for this timely work!
One company is doing the right thing on newer Italian trains!
September 24, 2023 at 6:41 PM
One company is doing the right thing on newer Italian trains!
rehabilitation interventions involving breathing exercises & physical training associated w/improvements in functional exercise capacity, difficulty breathing, & quality of life
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/reh...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/reh...
September 21, 2023 at 1:26 PM
rehabilitation interventions involving breathing exercises & physical training associated w/improvements in functional exercise capacity, difficulty breathing, & quality of life
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/reh...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/reh...