Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H.
@drjanicekirsch.bsky.social
Medical Oncologist/Hematologist
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Public health
Climate activist
Universal Health Care Advocate
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Public health
Climate activist
Universal Health Care Advocate
Now they need to talk to Leonard Leo, Opus Dei, and the reactionary forces within our church who helped bring this Reich to life.
November 15, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Now they need to talk to Leonard Leo, Opus Dei, and the reactionary forces within our church who helped bring this Reich to life.
I'm sorry you've been so ill.
I'm grateful for your example.
I'm grateful for your example.
November 15, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I'm sorry you've been so ill.
I'm grateful for your example.
I'm grateful for your example.
She did!
Fourier in 1824 was the first to SUGGEST that the atmosphere acts like a blanket, trapping heat. He speculated that a similar "greenhouse effect" explained why the Earth is warmer than the Moon
But she did the elegant experiment.
You can read it here:
publicdomainreview.org/collection/f...
Fourier in 1824 was the first to SUGGEST that the atmosphere acts like a blanket, trapping heat. He speculated that a similar "greenhouse effect" explained why the Earth is warmer than the Moon
But she did the elegant experiment.
You can read it here:
publicdomainreview.org/collection/f...
First Paper to Link CO2 and Global Warming, by Eunice Foote (1856)
The first paper to link carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and earth heating.
publicdomainreview.org
November 15, 2025 at 6:04 AM
She did!
Fourier in 1824 was the first to SUGGEST that the atmosphere acts like a blanket, trapping heat. He speculated that a similar "greenhouse effect" explained why the Earth is warmer than the Moon
But she did the elegant experiment.
You can read it here:
publicdomainreview.org/collection/f...
Fourier in 1824 was the first to SUGGEST that the atmosphere acts like a blanket, trapping heat. He speculated that a similar "greenhouse effect" explained why the Earth is warmer than the Moon
But she did the elegant experiment.
You can read it here:
publicdomainreview.org/collection/f...
Side note:
A male colleague presented the paper for her at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) meeting.
It was "unseemly" for a woman to do so.
A male colleague presented the paper for her at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) meeting.
It was "unseemly" for a woman to do so.
November 15, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Side note:
A male colleague presented the paper for her at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) meeting.
It was "unseemly" for a woman to do so.
A male colleague presented the paper for her at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) meeting.
It was "unseemly" for a woman to do so.
"The best result he's ever seen" on an MRI?
What the hell does that mean? A marble-smooth brain?
And the "advanced" test is for cognitive deficits (see link below).
I you think your test for dementia is an IQ test, you probably just flunked both.
geriatrictoolkit.missouri.edu/cog/MoCA-8.3...
What the hell does that mean? A marble-smooth brain?
And the "advanced" test is for cognitive deficits (see link below).
I you think your test for dementia is an IQ test, you probably just flunked both.
geriatrictoolkit.missouri.edu/cog/MoCA-8.3...
geriatrictoolkit.missouri.edu
November 15, 2025 at 4:34 AM
"The best result he's ever seen" on an MRI?
What the hell does that mean? A marble-smooth brain?
And the "advanced" test is for cognitive deficits (see link below).
I you think your test for dementia is an IQ test, you probably just flunked both.
geriatrictoolkit.missouri.edu/cog/MoCA-8.3...
What the hell does that mean? A marble-smooth brain?
And the "advanced" test is for cognitive deficits (see link below).
I you think your test for dementia is an IQ test, you probably just flunked both.
geriatrictoolkit.missouri.edu/cog/MoCA-8.3...
Agree.
Drives me nuts.
We still mask in oncology clinic, but now it's optional to mask for staff in outpatient settings.
I think we should simply assume that anyone we meet in a clinical setting is immunocompromised.
Drives me nuts.
We still mask in oncology clinic, but now it's optional to mask for staff in outpatient settings.
I think we should simply assume that anyone we meet in a clinical setting is immunocompromised.
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Agree.
Drives me nuts.
We still mask in oncology clinic, but now it's optional to mask for staff in outpatient settings.
I think we should simply assume that anyone we meet in a clinical setting is immunocompromised.
Drives me nuts.
We still mask in oncology clinic, but now it's optional to mask for staff in outpatient settings.
I think we should simply assume that anyone we meet in a clinical setting is immunocompromised.
Yup.
I remembered immediately.
By the way, neither I nor my colleagues are seeing a recent uptick in cancers during this pandemic.
I remembered immediately.
By the way, neither I nor my colleagues are seeing a recent uptick in cancers during this pandemic.
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Yup.
I remembered immediately.
By the way, neither I nor my colleagues are seeing a recent uptick in cancers during this pandemic.
I remembered immediately.
By the way, neither I nor my colleagues are seeing a recent uptick in cancers during this pandemic.
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After millions of doses, rare, severe side effects do show up and patients are alerted to them.
But the benefit of covid-19 vaccines have greatly outweighed their risks.
After millions of doses, rare, severe side effects do show up and patients are alerted to them.
But the benefit of covid-19 vaccines have greatly outweighed their risks.
November 15, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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After millions of doses, rare, severe side effects do show up and patients are alerted to them.
But the benefit of covid-19 vaccines have greatly outweighed their risks.
After millions of doses, rare, severe side effects do show up and patients are alerted to them.
But the benefit of covid-19 vaccines have greatly outweighed their risks.
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That's not relevant to the reason animal testing is carried out for humans: it's safety, not efficacy.
After animal studies, Phase 1, 2, and 3 studies occur in humans.
After that, the vaccines are surveilled in their post-licensing phase.
That's not relevant to the reason animal testing is carried out for humans: it's safety, not efficacy.
After animal studies, Phase 1, 2, and 3 studies occur in humans.
After that, the vaccines are surveilled in their post-licensing phase.
November 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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That's not relevant to the reason animal testing is carried out for humans: it's safety, not efficacy.
After animal studies, Phase 1, 2, and 3 studies occur in humans.
After that, the vaccines are surveilled in their post-licensing phase.
That's not relevant to the reason animal testing is carried out for humans: it's safety, not efficacy.
After animal studies, Phase 1, 2, and 3 studies occur in humans.
After that, the vaccines are surveilled in their post-licensing phase.
Your first point: untrue
These were pre-clinical standard tests for vaccines.
Secondly, it is NOT routine to do animal testing for human vaccine efficacy on animals.
Many animals don't even get human diseases.
They are routinely tested for SAFETY.
These were pre-clinical standard tests for vaccines.
Secondly, it is NOT routine to do animal testing for human vaccine efficacy on animals.
Many animals don't even get human diseases.
They are routinely tested for SAFETY.
November 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Your first point: untrue
These were pre-clinical standard tests for vaccines.
Secondly, it is NOT routine to do animal testing for human vaccine efficacy on animals.
Many animals don't even get human diseases.
They are routinely tested for SAFETY.
These were pre-clinical standard tests for vaccines.
Secondly, it is NOT routine to do animal testing for human vaccine efficacy on animals.
Many animals don't even get human diseases.
They are routinely tested for SAFETY.
Do you agree that the mRNA vaccines passed safety studies in non-human animals?
November 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Do you agree that the mRNA vaccines passed safety studies in non-human animals?
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This misinformation has been circulating regarding animal studies for years now.
apnews.com/article/fact...
This misinformation has been circulating regarding animal studies for years now.
apnews.com/article/fact...
False claim about COVID-19 vaccine animal studies circulates anew
False. None of the manufacturers of the COVID-19 vaccines used in the U.S. reported that preclinical testing was halted because of such animal safety concerns.
apnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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This misinformation has been circulating regarding animal studies for years now.
apnews.com/article/fact...
This misinformation has been circulating regarding animal studies for years now.
apnews.com/article/fact...
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Nope.
Not propaganda
The mRNA vaccines all went through pre-clinical testing on various animals, including mice, rats, hamsters, rabbits, and nonhuman primates.
Nope.
Not propaganda
The mRNA vaccines all went through pre-clinical testing on various animals, including mice, rats, hamsters, rabbits, and nonhuman primates.
November 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Nope.
Not propaganda
The mRNA vaccines all went through pre-clinical testing on various animals, including mice, rats, hamsters, rabbits, and nonhuman primates.
Nope.
Not propaganda
The mRNA vaccines all went through pre-clinical testing on various animals, including mice, rats, hamsters, rabbits, and nonhuman primates.
I understood the article.
The point is that there was benefit for these cancer patients, by a mechanism of increasing immune response to the tumor.
The mRNA platform, in fact has demonstrated promise in treating many other malignancies.
The point is that there was benefit for these cancer patients, by a mechanism of increasing immune response to the tumor.
The mRNA platform, in fact has demonstrated promise in treating many other malignancies.
November 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I understood the article.
The point is that there was benefit for these cancer patients, by a mechanism of increasing immune response to the tumor.
The mRNA platform, in fact has demonstrated promise in treating many other malignancies.
The point is that there was benefit for these cancer patients, by a mechanism of increasing immune response to the tumor.
The mRNA platform, in fact has demonstrated promise in treating many other malignancies.
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Pretty much all of it.
The mRNA in vaccines does not "pretend" to be a lipid particle; rather, the mRNA is an instructional molecule that is encapsulated by lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), which act as a protective delivery system.
Pretty much all of it.
The mRNA in vaccines does not "pretend" to be a lipid particle; rather, the mRNA is an instructional molecule that is encapsulated by lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), which act as a protective delivery system.
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Pretty much all of it.
The mRNA in vaccines does not "pretend" to be a lipid particle; rather, the mRNA is an instructional molecule that is encapsulated by lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), which act as a protective delivery system.
Pretty much all of it.
The mRNA in vaccines does not "pretend" to be a lipid particle; rather, the mRNA is an instructional molecule that is encapsulated by lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), which act as a protective delivery system.
I think we've discussed this before.
What you're contending happens to be untrue.
In fact, recent studies support the fact that people with cancer who received mRNA vaccines fare better than those who did not.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What you're contending happens to be untrue.
In fact, recent studies support the fact that people with cancer who received mRNA vaccines fare better than those who did not.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint blockade - Nature
mRNA vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 also sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint inhibitors.
www.nature.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I think we've discussed this before.
What you're contending happens to be untrue.
In fact, recent studies support the fact that people with cancer who received mRNA vaccines fare better than those who did not.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What you're contending happens to be untrue.
In fact, recent studies support the fact that people with cancer who received mRNA vaccines fare better than those who did not.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hauntingly well-stated.
May we prevent that prophecy.
May we prevent that prophecy.
November 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Hauntingly well-stated.
May we prevent that prophecy.
May we prevent that prophecy.
Yeah.
WE know that.
But Donnie wants to extend the Monroe Doctrine to distant galaxies.
WE know that.
But Donnie wants to extend the Monroe Doctrine to distant galaxies.
November 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Yeah.
WE know that.
But Donnie wants to extend the Monroe Doctrine to distant galaxies.
WE know that.
But Donnie wants to extend the Monroe Doctrine to distant galaxies.
👍
We have things in common with all people.
...even the smarmyest, oiliest miscreants who really should stay under their rocks.
We have things in common with all people.
...even the smarmyest, oiliest miscreants who really should stay under their rocks.
November 14, 2025 at 11:35 PM
👍
We have things in common with all people.
...even the smarmyest, oiliest miscreants who really should stay under their rocks.
We have things in common with all people.
...even the smarmyest, oiliest miscreants who really should stay under their rocks.