Rissa
@freshsails.bsky.social
Love nature, animals, travel, and sailing. I post about life, science and things I am passionate about.
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Bloomberg is reporting that federal workers tasked with approving medical devices for Medicare have reportedly received termination notices. As a wheelchair user who also uses some other assistive devices (canes, shower chairs, that sort of thing) I want to add some context to this.
February 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Bloomberg is reporting that federal workers tasked with approving medical devices for Medicare have reportedly received termination notices. As a wheelchair user who also uses some other assistive devices (canes, shower chairs, that sort of thing) I want to add some context to this.
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Do you remember that time Pence tried to see Hamilton and the cast called him out.
Or when McConnell was chased out of a resraurant and not allowed a peaceful meal.
Or when Cruz abandoned Texas during the deep freeze and we shamed him into going home.
That.
Do that.
Or when McConnell was chased out of a resraurant and not allowed a peaceful meal.
Or when Cruz abandoned Texas during the deep freeze and we shamed him into going home.
That.
Do that.
February 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Do you remember that time Pence tried to see Hamilton and the cast called him out.
Or when McConnell was chased out of a resraurant and not allowed a peaceful meal.
Or when Cruz abandoned Texas during the deep freeze and we shamed him into going home.
That.
Do that.
Or when McConnell was chased out of a resraurant and not allowed a peaceful meal.
Or when Cruz abandoned Texas during the deep freeze and we shamed him into going home.
That.
Do that.
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scitechdaily.com/doctors-warn...
Could be? They have known about heart inflammation for years.
Could be? They have known about heart inflammation for years.
Doctors Warn COVID-19 Could Be a Hidden Trigger for Heart Attacks Long After Recovery
COVID-19 isn't just a respiratory illness — it can silently attack the heart. New research reveals that the virus accelerates plaque buildup in arteries, increasing the risk of heart attacks and strok...
scitechdaily.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
scitechdaily.com/doctors-warn...
Could be? They have known about heart inflammation for years.
Could be? They have known about heart inflammation for years.
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Just saw this posted on FB and had to share.
February 4, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Just saw this posted on FB and had to share.
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Underinsured can be as harmful as uninsured. Too many of my patients fighting cancer also have to fight their insurance company. Grateful for Cost Plus drugs making therapies like Abiraterone Acetate for prostate cancer more affordable.
January 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Underinsured can be as harmful as uninsured. Too many of my patients fighting cancer also have to fight their insurance company. Grateful for Cost Plus drugs making therapies like Abiraterone Acetate for prostate cancer more affordable.
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A passage from the Tao that’s frequently worth revisiting.
December 27, 2024 at 10:15 PM
A passage from the Tao that’s frequently worth revisiting.
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After nearly three decades, a Minnesota summer camp for kids with HIV/AIDS is closing and up for sale... because retroviral drugs are so effective that there aren't enough campers.
Science works, y'all.
www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...
Science works, y'all.
www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...
Closure of northern Minnesota camp is ‘the greatest story.’ Here’s why.
Willow River, Minn., camp One Heartland is for sale after serving kids there for nearly three decades.
www.startribune.com
December 27, 2024 at 9:46 PM
After nearly three decades, a Minnesota summer camp for kids with HIV/AIDS is closing and up for sale... because retroviral drugs are so effective that there aren't enough campers.
Science works, y'all.
www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...
Science works, y'all.
www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...
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Apparently claiming “conspiracy theory” doesn’t win in court these days. www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/...
Hospital workers who refused COVID vaccine lose court battle
More than 50 hospitals and hospital groups were named in a class action lawsuit by employees terminated or suspended for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine
www.thetrillium.ca
December 27, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Apparently claiming “conspiracy theory” doesn’t win in court these days. www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/...
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I really like “masks useless”. Beyond my never getting covid despite intubating covid patients, pre vaccine no less, we made a whole strain of flu fucking disappear from the earth, inadvertantly, by masking.
It went extinct.
But yeah. Tell me masks don’t do anything…
It went extinct.
But yeah. Tell me masks don’t do anything…
November 30, 2024 at 7:07 AM
I really like “masks useless”. Beyond my never getting covid despite intubating covid patients, pre vaccine no less, we made a whole strain of flu fucking disappear from the earth, inadvertantly, by masking.
It went extinct.
But yeah. Tell me masks don’t do anything…
It went extinct.
But yeah. Tell me masks don’t do anything…
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A few uncomfortable truths:
COVID is MORE “common” than the “common cold”
It circulates MORE than the flu, even during “flu season”
There’s no “COVID season” as COVID is present all year round
These are facts that ppl find hard to accept as it would mean they need to wear a mask in public spaces
COVID is MORE “common” than the “common cold”
It circulates MORE than the flu, even during “flu season”
There’s no “COVID season” as COVID is present all year round
These are facts that ppl find hard to accept as it would mean they need to wear a mask in public spaces
December 1, 2024 at 3:43 PM
A few uncomfortable truths:
COVID is MORE “common” than the “common cold”
It circulates MORE than the flu, even during “flu season”
There’s no “COVID season” as COVID is present all year round
These are facts that ppl find hard to accept as it would mean they need to wear a mask in public spaces
COVID is MORE “common” than the “common cold”
It circulates MORE than the flu, even during “flu season”
There’s no “COVID season” as COVID is present all year round
These are facts that ppl find hard to accept as it would mean they need to wear a mask in public spaces
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🚨A study analyzed changes in the frequency of nosocomial (PCR-conf) #COVID, Flu & RSV cases due to policy changes in masking & testing at 10 Mass General Brigham hospitals shows targeted universal masking + routine screening essential in protecting patients + healthcare staff. #MaskTogetherAmerica
December 1, 2024 at 8:00 PM
🚨A study analyzed changes in the frequency of nosocomial (PCR-conf) #COVID, Flu & RSV cases due to policy changes in masking & testing at 10 Mass General Brigham hospitals shows targeted universal masking + routine screening essential in protecting patients + healthcare staff. #MaskTogetherAmerica
#medbluesky Need input! Thoughts on Redemsivir for cancer patient covid positive that cant take Paxlovid. Even though we mask every where Covid somehow found us.
November 29, 2024 at 3:50 PM
#medbluesky Need input! Thoughts on Redemsivir for cancer patient covid positive that cant take Paxlovid. Even though we mask every where Covid somehow found us.
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“When hospital staff began masking again, the rates of hospital-onset respiratory viral infections decreased by 33%”
Want to Limit Respiratory Virus Infections? Mask and Test in Hospitals
Healthcare workers masking makes a difference, study found
www.medpagetoday.com
November 28, 2024 at 5:24 AM
“When hospital staff began masking again, the rates of hospital-onset respiratory viral infections decreased by 33%”
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Young child with possible leukaemia goes to hospital for bone marrow biopsy & ends up in ICU with RSV
We need mandatory masking in healthcare.
A baby can’t protect themselves. You can’t take a “you do you” approach with an infant.
www.disabledginger.com/p/a-plea-to-...
We need mandatory masking in healthcare.
A baby can’t protect themselves. You can’t take a “you do you” approach with an infant.
www.disabledginger.com/p/a-plea-to-...
November 27, 2024 at 4:47 AM
Young child with possible leukaemia goes to hospital for bone marrow biopsy & ends up in ICU with RSV
We need mandatory masking in healthcare.
A baby can’t protect themselves. You can’t take a “you do you” approach with an infant.
www.disabledginger.com/p/a-plea-to-...
We need mandatory masking in healthcare.
A baby can’t protect themselves. You can’t take a “you do you” approach with an infant.
www.disabledginger.com/p/a-plea-to-...
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“If your trauma is so severe that you can’t mask for a vulnerable patient – or worse, you lash out at a patient for masking – then you need to carefully assess whether you should be in a patient-facing role.”
healthydebate.ca/2024/11/topi...
healthydebate.ca/2024/11/topi...
A plea to maskless health-care workers from vulnerable patients - Healthy Debate
Health-care workers have a responsibility to protect their vulnerable patients. Our lives are in your hands.
healthydebate.ca
November 20, 2024 at 11:59 AM
“If your trauma is so severe that you can’t mask for a vulnerable patient – or worse, you lash out at a patient for masking – then you need to carefully assess whether you should be in a patient-facing role.”
healthydebate.ca/2024/11/topi...
healthydebate.ca/2024/11/topi...
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Last year, when I was at MSNBC, I did a 10-minute deep-dive into RFK Jr's anti-vaxxer role in the measles outbreak that killed dozens and dozens of kids in Samoa.
I hope every Senator voting in his confirmation process for HHS knows about this crucial and awful story:
I hope every Senator voting in his confirmation process for HHS knows about this crucial and awful story:
RFK Jr., anti-vaxxers, and a measles outbreak: Mehdi’s deep dive
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Last year, when I was at MSNBC, I did a 10-minute deep-dive into RFK Jr's anti-vaxxer role in the measles outbreak that killed dozens and dozens of kids in Samoa.
I hope every Senator voting in his confirmation process for HHS knows about this crucial and awful story:
I hope every Senator voting in his confirmation process for HHS knows about this crucial and awful story:
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"If you’re a health-care worker who sees a patient in a mask, put one on for them. Don’t make them ask. Don’t psychologize them. Don’t betray the trust they’ve shown you. They’ve put their lives in your hands. Don’t take that for granted, it’s not an easy thing for many of us to do"
A plea to maskless health-care workers from vulnerable patients - Healthy Debate
Health-care workers have a responsibility to protect their vulnerable patients. Our lives are in your hands.
healthydebate.ca
November 18, 2024 at 4:35 AM
"If you’re a health-care worker who sees a patient in a mask, put one on for them. Don’t make them ask. Don’t psychologize them. Don’t betray the trust they’ve shown you. They’ve put their lives in your hands. Don’t take that for granted, it’s not an easy thing for many of us to do"
Can we talk about HVAC home air filtration. I am purchasing a home and it needs a high efficiency furnace. Can anyone in the aerosol science community recommend a whole house system or is a corsi box better? Thanks!
November 14, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Can we talk about HVAC home air filtration. I am purchasing a home and it needs a high efficiency furnace. Can anyone in the aerosol science community recommend a whole house system or is a corsi box better? Thanks!
I’ve been depressed because of all the bad things happening. My cousin just called. Her sister has aggressive cancer & trying to figure out where it’s originated. Pancreatic possible. All over in her GI. She is a school teacher. I firmly believe we are in trouble with the covid let it rip mentality.
November 9, 2024 at 6:42 PM
I’ve been depressed because of all the bad things happening. My cousin just called. Her sister has aggressive cancer & trying to figure out where it’s originated. Pancreatic possible. All over in her GI. She is a school teacher. I firmly believe we are in trouble with the covid let it rip mentality.