A friend included this anti-acknowledgement section on her PhD thesis. She also added the proposition: “Systematic bullying and undermining of girls and women in STEM starts early on and is the reason why they do not stay in science and related fields.”
Absurd we still need to go through this
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The most extraordinary thing about James Harrison, who donated his rare plasma every 2 weeks for over 60 years and saved the lives of an estimated 2.4 million babies, is that he had to overcome a FEAR OF NEEDLES.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

I’m v proud to b part of amazing team of researchers, scientists & clinicians all co-authors of publication just released in Nature Medicine. It documents changes in my brain tumour & blood b4 & after neoadjuv combination immunotherapy treatment.

Ultimately a clinical trial needs to be conducted.

Just leaving this here as a reminder to anyone who might think "taking over" Australia is a plan: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

Note: the homeowners only called the snake catcher when their dog was bitten, they'd been living alongside the snakes for weeks.

#straya #dangernoodles

Your periodic reminder that if you need to get out of your house FAST, do not bother trying to stuff your cats into carriers, just scoop them up in pillowcases. (You can drop said squirming rage sacks into carriers for added security if you have time.)

President #JimmyCarter died today at age 100, having lived w/ #melanoma that had spread to his brain & liver for >9y. I grew up in GA admiring him, so as an oncologist, I’d like to honor his life by teaching a bit. #melsm #MedSky #OncSky #MedEd

First, the ⚠️ signs (ABCDE 👇) & some examples:

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My #2024 #flightypassport

This is spot on

Called it 3 months ago. Just didn’t expect it so early…

Drugs I've seen rapidly withdrawn in a hail of shame:
- some T-type CCB that came and went in my 2nd year of university
- cerivastatin
- nefazodone
- rofecoxib
- drotrecogin (24 hours before all our stock expired!)
- lumiracoxib

South Korean citizens helped lawmakers scale the National Assembly walls so they could bypass military barricades and vote against martial law.

Random rabies #publichealth question for #medsky...

I know that repeat PEP is not needed within 3 months of previous course.

If I (previously vaccinated in 2016 with 3 dose course) have a single-dose booster, does it also confer the 3 month window?

[I will also ask my PH colleagues]

A two-month-old has died from pertussis in Queensland, Australia. Like many countries including the US, Australia is in the midst of a pertussis epidemic. In Queensland, uptake of maternal pertussis vaccination & infant vaccinations have declined. Lower rates of both put the youngest at risk.

Not sure if #MedSky is a thing, but if anyone who used to be friends with me on #MedTwitter wants to reconnect, hi! (I was using @mindbodymiko as my handle there, and I deactivated about a year ago)

Other people’s perception of the NICU: everything is itty bitty and cutesyyy 🥺
The NICU ventilators: hold my beer

A very useful article on words/phrases to avoid and alternatives to use with patients