Elisheva Douglas Shanes, MD
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Pathology. Running. Ally 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 #freepalestine
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Enterovirus Placentitis is an Underrecognized Cause of... : The American Journal of Surgical Pathology
by a triad of increased perivillous fibrin deposition, intervillous histiocytes, and trophoblast necrosis. While the etiology of massive perivillous fibrin deposition (MPVFD) is mostly unknown, previo...
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Check out our new paper in AJSP on the under-recognized role of Enterovirus in placental pathology
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I wrote about this a bit in my last book but it really shakes me that a defining feature of this catastrophic era is that we just keep going to work. We work through pandemics, we work through natural disasters, we work through economic calamity, we work through coups, we work, we work, we work.
April 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I wrote about this a bit in my last book but it really shakes me that a defining feature of this catastrophic era is that we just keep going to work. We work through pandemics, we work through natural disasters, we work through economic calamity, we work through coups, we work, we work, we work.
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in case you're wondering, "what's the harm in claiming an extinct species has been brought back from the dead" when it most certainly has not, our interior secretary is already using it to justify taking animals off the endangered species list
April 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
in case you're wondering, "what's the harm in claiming an extinct species has been brought back from the dead" when it most certainly has not, our interior secretary is already using it to justify taking animals off the endangered species list
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What can AI tell us about placental biology? New review from super star grad student Teresa Chou
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How can artificial intelligence models advance placental biology?
The placenta is a vital organ that supports the developing fetus during pregnancy. Histologic examination of the placenta can reveal abnormalities in …
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April 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
What can AI tell us about placental biology? New review from super star grad student Teresa Chou
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Taylor Roe, a first-year pro, wins the USATF 10 Mile Championships and sets a pending American record of 49:53. She's the first American woman to run under 50 minutes for 10 miles, and this is her second national title in just over a month.
She also set a pending 15K record as well.
She also set a pending 15K record as well.
April 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Taylor Roe, a first-year pro, wins the USATF 10 Mile Championships and sets a pending American record of 49:53. She's the first American woman to run under 50 minutes for 10 miles, and this is her second national title in just over a month.
She also set a pending 15K record as well.
She also set a pending 15K record as well.
I don't know why this story, among so many horrific stories, is the one that's stuck in my head. Perhaps it's because I relate to medical workers. Maybe it's the absurdity of burying them all like they were trying to forget about it. But it haunts me.
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But why did they bury the ambulances?
By Tom Zandman • Translated by Sol Salbe
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April 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I don't know why this story, among so many horrific stories, is the one that's stuck in my head. Perhaps it's because I relate to medical workers. Maybe it's the absurdity of burying them all like they were trying to forget about it. But it haunts me.
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WHO SAW THAT COMING 😳
The 1500m specialists come out victorious in the @grandslamtrack short distance 800m, with @nikki_hiltz leading the way in a lifetime best 1:58.23 followed by Diribe Welteji and Jess Hull.
Reigning World 800m champ Mary Moraa finishes last in her main event in 2:00.97.
The 1500m specialists come out victorious in the @grandslamtrack short distance 800m, with @nikki_hiltz leading the way in a lifetime best 1:58.23 followed by Diribe Welteji and Jess Hull.
Reigning World 800m champ Mary Moraa finishes last in her main event in 2:00.97.
April 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
WHO SAW THAT COMING 😳
The 1500m specialists come out victorious in the @grandslamtrack short distance 800m, with @nikki_hiltz leading the way in a lifetime best 1:58.23 followed by Diribe Welteji and Jess Hull.
Reigning World 800m champ Mary Moraa finishes last in her main event in 2:00.97.
The 1500m specialists come out victorious in the @grandslamtrack short distance 800m, with @nikki_hiltz leading the way in a lifetime best 1:58.23 followed by Diribe Welteji and Jess Hull.
Reigning World 800m champ Mary Moraa finishes last in her main event in 2:00.97.
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Working on a research proposal about autism and fairies
If you happen to know of any fae-like creatures from cultures around the world that have autistic features (can’t lie, faces don’t convey emotion, look young, changeling stage at late infancy stage, etc.) I would love to know about them!
If you happen to know of any fae-like creatures from cultures around the world that have autistic features (can’t lie, faces don’t convey emotion, look young, changeling stage at late infancy stage, etc.) I would love to know about them!
April 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Working on a research proposal about autism and fairies
If you happen to know of any fae-like creatures from cultures around the world that have autistic features (can’t lie, faces don’t convey emotion, look young, changeling stage at late infancy stage, etc.) I would love to know about them!
If you happen to know of any fae-like creatures from cultures around the world that have autistic features (can’t lie, faces don’t convey emotion, look young, changeling stage at late infancy stage, etc.) I would love to know about them!
This is an important report. We haven't seen this since earlier days of the pandemic, mostly pre-mass vaccination and mass immunity. This reinforces the ongoing risk to immunocompromised people from SARS-CoV-2 -- wear a mask when you're sick and don't go out in public when sick if possible!
SARS-CoV-2 placentitis in 2024 in a multiply vaccinated woman. How? MS treated by any CD20
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Placental lesions induced by Omicron SARS-CoV-2 in a pregnant woman treated with anti-CD20
Since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in 2020, specific placental lesions characterized by a triad of trophoblastic necrosis, chronic histiocytic intervil…
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April 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is an important report. We haven't seen this since earlier days of the pandemic, mostly pre-mass vaccination and mass immunity. This reinforces the ongoing risk to immunocompromised people from SARS-CoV-2 -- wear a mask when you're sick and don't go out in public when sick if possible!
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Grand Slam Track makes its debut tomorrow. And if it's a success, that will be really good for the sport.
Watch:
Friday, 4/4, 6:00–9:00 p.m. EDT on Peacock
Saturday 6:00–9:00 on Peacock and CW Sports
Sunday 3:00–6:00 on Peacock and CW Sports
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Watch:
Friday, 4/4, 6:00–9:00 p.m. EDT on Peacock
Saturday 6:00–9:00 on Peacock and CW Sports
Sunday 3:00–6:00 on Peacock and CW Sports
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With some athletes ‘suffering financially,’ Michael Johnson hopes his new league can bring value to track and field | CNN
Michael Johnson wants to make one thing clear: track doesn’t need saving. But he does think it needs improving.
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April 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Grand Slam Track makes its debut tomorrow. And if it's a success, that will be really good for the sport.
Watch:
Friday, 4/4, 6:00–9:00 p.m. EDT on Peacock
Saturday 6:00–9:00 on Peacock and CW Sports
Sunday 3:00–6:00 on Peacock and CW Sports
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Watch:
Friday, 4/4, 6:00–9:00 p.m. EDT on Peacock
Saturday 6:00–9:00 on Peacock and CW Sports
Sunday 3:00–6:00 on Peacock and CW Sports
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As of March 30, there are approximately 529 measles cases across 20 states. Experts project that the Southwest outbreak, which has spread from West Texas to New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas, could last up to a year as cases continue to rise.
Read this full thread for what to know. ⬇️ 1/11 🧵
Read this full thread for what to know. ⬇️ 1/11 🧵
April 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
As of March 30, there are approximately 529 measles cases across 20 states. Experts project that the Southwest outbreak, which has spread from West Texas to New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas, could last up to a year as cases continue to rise.
Read this full thread for what to know. ⬇️ 1/11 🧵
Read this full thread for what to know. ⬇️ 1/11 🧵
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#medsky #pedsky #immunosky #idsky 🧪
Berenson is out there spreading disinformation again about COVID-19 vaccines, this time using this paper to claim that COVID-19 vaccines are causing a permanent change to our chromosomes based on this paper. Let's discuss 🧵
Berenson is out there spreading disinformation again about COVID-19 vaccines, this time using this paper to claim that COVID-19 vaccines are causing a permanent change to our chromosomes based on this paper. Let's discuss 🧵
Persistent epigenetic memory of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in monocyte-derived macrophages | Molecular Systems Biology
imageimageInnate immune memory enables enhanced responses to antigens through long-lasting epigenetic
changes triggered by initial exposure. SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination induces innate
immune memory by...
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April 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
#medsky #pedsky #immunosky #idsky 🧪
Berenson is out there spreading disinformation again about COVID-19 vaccines, this time using this paper to claim that COVID-19 vaccines are causing a permanent change to our chromosomes based on this paper. Let's discuss 🧵
Berenson is out there spreading disinformation again about COVID-19 vaccines, this time using this paper to claim that COVID-19 vaccines are causing a permanent change to our chromosomes based on this paper. Let's discuss 🧵
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Credit where it's due: obstructing Senate business is absolutely good. More of this please.
Cory Booker's speech now enters its 17th hour. He's getting backup from Democratic colleagues, letting them join his remarks for the occasional colloquy. Senate floor business is indefinitely in limbo until Booker yields.
April 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Credit where it's due: obstructing Senate business is absolutely good. More of this please.
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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
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So. Occam's razor is a valid principle. But it's very often misused, and this is a classic example. The common statement of Occam's razor is that the simplest explanation is usually the right one. In actuality, it's that the explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is the right one.
I am going to lose my mind. Every previous coronavirus spilled over from animals. A novel virus has never leaked from a lab.
Peak Ted Talk Brain to suggest that something *which has never happened* is the occam's razor explanation.
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Peak Ted Talk Brain to suggest that something *which has never happened* is the occam's razor explanation.
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April 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
So. Occam's razor is a valid principle. But it's very often misused, and this is a classic example. The common statement of Occam's razor is that the simplest explanation is usually the right one. In actuality, it's that the explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is the right one.
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Here's the plan: nexusproject.us/nexus-resour...
Fighting Antisemitism, Protecting Democracy: A Strategy for the Trump Era
Fighting Antisemitism, Protecting Democracy. A comprehensive approach to protecting Jews and the democratic rights and liberties
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March 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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The people pushing the lab leak theory want a major crackdown on viral research, precisely the kind of work that will prevent the next global pandemic. The more extreme lab-leakers want to jail scientists and shut down public health institutions entirely.
Maybe it’s just because I have not dived into it to any meaningful degree, but I don’t understand the stakes of the lab-leak theory. What does it do for people who propound it? What would it challenge or undermine if it were proved true?
I get that this sounds plausible to lots of people but it is not congruent with the evidence!
Genetic data indicates the virus didn’t come directly from bats. The Wuhan lab ONLY studied bat viruses.
Genetic data indicates the virus didn’t come directly from bats. The Wuhan lab ONLY studied bat viruses.
March 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The people pushing the lab leak theory want a major crackdown on viral research, precisely the kind of work that will prevent the next global pandemic. The more extreme lab-leakers want to jail scientists and shut down public health institutions entirely.
Just went to early voting for our municipal elections and the polling place was absolutely packed. There was a line. Love seeing ppl participate in local politics! #vote #skokie #democracy
March 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Just went to early voting for our municipal elections and the polling place was absolutely packed. There was a line. Love seeing ppl participate in local politics! #vote #skokie #democracy
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My latest for Jewschool: "The strategic alliance between Zionists and the far right isolates Jews from other marginalized communities, makes us complicit in systems of oppression, and erodes our credibility as a people committed to justice. It also doesn’t make us safer."
Zionism is Jewish Grievance Politics and It Imperils Us All · Jewschool
The strategic alliance between Zionists and the far right Iisolates Jews from other marginalized communities, makes us complicit in systems of oppression, and erodes our credibility as a people commit...
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March 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
My latest for Jewschool: "The strategic alliance between Zionists and the far right isolates Jews from other marginalized communities, makes us complicit in systems of oppression, and erodes our credibility as a people committed to justice. It also doesn’t make us safer."
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there is a nazi in the white house making executive orders proclaiming race a biological reality who is kidnapping people off the streets without due process and you, acting on behalf of american jewry, are lobbying to give him even more power. literally, what the fuck is wrong with you?
#JewishFederations applaud the House for passing the DETERRENT Act and for rejecting anti-Israel amendments that sought to undermine this legislation.
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Our full statement: www.jewishfederations.org/fedworld/fed...
March 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
there is a nazi in the white house making executive orders proclaiming race a biological reality who is kidnapping people off the streets without due process and you, acting on behalf of american jewry, are lobbying to give him even more power. literally, what the fuck is wrong with you?
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Instead of calling Palestinians On Here scammers, if you want to help but don't want to give to people directly, you can donate to one of my favorite causes: the PCRF. They get medical care to kids who badly need it and wouldn't otherwise receive it.
www.pcrf.net
www.pcrf.net
PCRF
The Palestine Children's Relief Fund was established in 1992 by concerned humanitarians in the USA to bring injured and sick children for free medical care they could not get locally
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March 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Instead of calling Palestinians On Here scammers, if you want to help but don't want to give to people directly, you can donate to one of my favorite causes: the PCRF. They get medical care to kids who badly need it and wouldn't otherwise receive it.
www.pcrf.net
www.pcrf.net
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They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else.
Not sure if this has been shared here yet, but this is video of Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest posted by WCVB. It's terrifying.
March 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else.
daily reminder of why I'm glad I live in Illinois
Not a historian, but to my knowledge, this is the first time a sitting US Senator — or member of Congress, generally — or perhaps any senior US gov’t official — has included an f-bomb in an official press release.
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Duckworth: Pete Hegseth Needs to Resign in Disgrace | U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois
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March 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
daily reminder of why I'm glad I live in Illinois
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This is why you don’t use vitamin A unsupervised. Especially in children (who are at higher risk of toxicity). The vitamin A toxidrome is AWFUL and there is no reversal agent.
This could have been avoided with a strong, clear communication about the importance of measles vaccination.
This could have been avoided with a strong, clear communication about the importance of measles vaccination.
“Physicians at Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, say they’ve now treated a handful of children who were given so much vitamin A that they had signs of liver damage.
Some of them had received unsafe doses of supplements for several weeks in an attempt to prevent a measles infection”
Some of them had received unsafe doses of supplements for several weeks in an attempt to prevent a measles infection”
For Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill
After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, sometimes to prevent infection.
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March 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This is why you don’t use vitamin A unsupervised. Especially in children (who are at higher risk of toxicity). The vitamin A toxidrome is AWFUL and there is no reversal agent.
This could have been avoided with a strong, clear communication about the importance of measles vaccination.
This could have been avoided with a strong, clear communication about the importance of measles vaccination.