She•Who•Watches
@ionedery.bsky.social
Retired field biologist, wild lands fire lookout. Alis volat propiis.
“Biodiversity loss is the leading driver of infectious disease outbreaks, as habitat decline and industrialised farming place people in close proximity with other species.”
“It is really hard for infectious diseases to effectively stop being specialists and move over into a new species. So, when that happens, it is striking and concerning” — Microbiology Society member, Ed Hutchinson, in an important article published in the Guardian yesterday -
Age of the panzootic: scientists warn of more devastating diseases jumping between species
Experts believe H5N1 bird flu belongs in a growing category of infectious diseases that can cause pandemics across many species. But there are ways to reduce the risks
buff.ly
January 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
“Biodiversity loss is the leading driver of infectious disease outbreaks, as habitat decline and industrialised farming place people in close proximity with other species.”
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Many of you already know about my battle with an autoimmune disease that started shortly after I got COVID in 2022. Here's a summary from a science/health blog aimed at battling disinformation. 🧪😷🧠
Separate from my story, there is a lot of other useful health content!
www.youcanknowthings.com
Separate from my story, there is a lot of other useful health content!
www.youcanknowthings.com
You Can Know Things
A blog about science in a world of untrue facts.
www.youcanknowthings.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Many of you already know about my battle with an autoimmune disease that started shortly after I got COVID in 2022. Here's a summary from a science/health blog aimed at battling disinformation. 🧪😷🧠
Separate from my story, there is a lot of other useful health content!
www.youcanknowthings.com
Separate from my story, there is a lot of other useful health content!
www.youcanknowthings.com
An open chimney flue can help, too.
If you got a CO2 monitor for Christmas and are wondering what exactly the device is used for, I’ve put together a video to walk you through some ways you can use it improve your indoor air quality, and to lower your risk of catching airborne viruses (like Covid-19):
youtu.be/WKgUZbB1Yao
youtu.be/WKgUZbB1Yao
SARS-CoV-2, CO2, and You
YouTube video by Al Haddrell
youtu.be
December 29, 2024 at 5:56 PM
An open chimney flue can help, too.
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Worth reiterating that H5N1 has never behaved like this. Millions of infections in North America combined with what seem to be multiple modes of transmission combined with growing numbers of human infections combined with flu season is a time bomb.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Bird flu kills 20 big cats at Washington animal sanctuary
The animals - including a Bengal tiger, cougars and bobcats - have died of the virus over the past several weeks.
www.bbc.com
December 26, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Worth reiterating that H5N1 has never behaved like this. Millions of infections in North America combined with what seem to be multiple modes of transmission combined with growing numbers of human infections combined with flu season is a time bomb.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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#Variant update for #Ontario, #Canada (to Dec 10, 2024)
The KP.3.1.1 #DeFLuQE variant has finally been surpassed with XEC now in top place above 20% while the other 5 (MC.* and XEC.* descendants) remain < 7%. Graph tools by @mikehoney.bsky.social 🧪🧵1/
The KP.3.1.1 #DeFLuQE variant has finally been surpassed with XEC now in top place above 20% while the other 5 (MC.* and XEC.* descendants) remain < 7%. Graph tools by @mikehoney.bsky.social 🧪🧵1/
December 24, 2024 at 12:31 PM
#Variant update for #Ontario, #Canada (to Dec 10, 2024)
The KP.3.1.1 #DeFLuQE variant has finally been surpassed with XEC now in top place above 20% while the other 5 (MC.* and XEC.* descendants) remain < 7%. Graph tools by @mikehoney.bsky.social 🧪🧵1/
The KP.3.1.1 #DeFLuQE variant has finally been surpassed with XEC now in top place above 20% while the other 5 (MC.* and XEC.* descendants) remain < 7%. Graph tools by @mikehoney.bsky.social 🧪🧵1/
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"While vaccination decreases the severity of acute COVID infection, the sobering conclusion of our study is that vaccination prior to infection did not alter the subsequent neurologic manifestations of long COVID in our clinic population."
academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...
academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...
Vaccination prior to SARS-CoV-2 infection does not affect the neurologic manifestations of long COVID
Mukherjee et al. report that vaccination prior to SARS-CoV-2 infection does not affect the neurological manifestations of Long COVID. Minor symptom differe
academic.oup.com
December 14, 2024 at 6:26 PM
"While vaccination decreases the severity of acute COVID infection, the sobering conclusion of our study is that vaccination prior to infection did not alter the subsequent neurologic manifestations of long COVID in our clinic population."
academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...
academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...
@christyceeck.bsky.social Just a friendly fyi that @solidevidence.bsky.social is recruiting volunteers for a study related to the covid/gastro article you posted. In case you want to consider linking to him in your post.
December 12, 2024 at 5:16 PM
@christyceeck.bsky.social Just a friendly fyi that @solidevidence.bsky.social is recruiting volunteers for a study related to the covid/gastro article you posted. In case you want to consider linking to him in your post.
Powerful reporting, indeed.
"There are so many things about this virus we don’t know. Here are some of them." Powerful reporting from @stephanienolen.bsky.social on the first signs of the mpox epidemic in rural DRC, and all the challenges and unanswered questions that remain.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/h...
Sex, a Hex and a Sick Child Offer Clues to an Epidemic’s Birth (Gift Article)
In a remote Congolese town, a medical mystery led to the discovery of alarming changes in the mpox virus and, eventually, to a global health emergency.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Powerful reporting, indeed.
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The WHO has shed some light on factors possibly at play in a mysterious outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
WHO sheds some light on factors possibly at play in DRC outbreak
The WHO has shed some light on factors possibly at play in a mysterious outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
buff.ly
December 9, 2024 at 2:02 PM
The WHO has shed some light on factors possibly at play in a mysterious outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Dr. David Putrino of CoRE is seeking patients with a confirmed diagnosis of #longcovid for a 6-month trial of antivirals.
You may be eligible if you:
-Are 18 years or older
-Have a confirmed diagnosis of Long COVID from a physician
-Are HIV negative
-Can commute to the CoRE office
(1/3)
You may be eligible if you:
-Are 18 years or older
-Have a confirmed diagnosis of Long COVID from a physician
-Are HIV negative
-Can commute to the CoRE office
(1/3)
December 6, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Dr. David Putrino of CoRE is seeking patients with a confirmed diagnosis of #longcovid for a 6-month trial of antivirals.
You may be eligible if you:
-Are 18 years or older
-Have a confirmed diagnosis of Long COVID from a physician
-Are HIV negative
-Can commute to the CoRE office
(1/3)
You may be eligible if you:
-Are 18 years or older
-Have a confirmed diagnosis of Long COVID from a physician
-Are HIV negative
-Can commute to the CoRE office
(1/3)
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I'm very honoured to be one of the few people to have read Kristie's book and I absolutely assure you all it's a wonderful piece of work. Kristie is honestly one of the best authors I've had the privilege to read.
I just don't have the energy or confidence to do social media properly right now.
I wrote a book. It's really good. It has beautiful nature writing, it's smart, it's honest in a way that is rare, it covers many important/difficult themes & it's really funny.
'Drystone - A Life Rebuilt'
Out 2025
I wrote a book. It's really good. It has beautiful nature writing, it's smart, it's honest in a way that is rare, it covers many important/difficult themes & it's really funny.
'Drystone - A Life Rebuilt'
Out 2025
December 2, 2024 at 3:35 PM
I'm very honoured to be one of the few people to have read Kristie's book and I absolutely assure you all it's a wonderful piece of work. Kristie is honestly one of the best authors I've had the privilege to read.
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Here is the full story by the person who has worked tirelessly to get this project funded. It is sad to see her left out.
Check out this thread at Thread Reader App. threadreaderapp.com/thread/18498...
Check out this thread at Thread Reader App. threadreaderapp.com/thread/18498...
November 30, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Here is the full story by the person who has worked tirelessly to get this project funded. It is sad to see her left out.
Check out this thread at Thread Reader App. threadreaderapp.com/thread/18498...
Check out this thread at Thread Reader App. threadreaderapp.com/thread/18498...
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Please would you consider signing this??
The gutting of the NDIS continues to the detriment of so many 🙏🏻🙏🏻
@davidewart.bsky.social 😔
t.co/Oc3Y2ZwGcj
The gutting of the NDIS continues to the detriment of so many 🙏🏻🙏🏻
@davidewart.bsky.social 😔
t.co/Oc3Y2ZwGcj
https://www.change.org/p/save-music-therapy-keep-it-funded-under-ndis?recruiter=936993377&recruited_by_id=7afcb9a0-331a-11e9-a393-91ebf465f1c0&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_in...
t.co
November 26, 2024 at 7:55 AM
Please would you consider signing this??
The gutting of the NDIS continues to the detriment of so many 🙏🏻🙏🏻
@davidewart.bsky.social 😔
t.co/Oc3Y2ZwGcj
The gutting of the NDIS continues to the detriment of so many 🙏🏻🙏🏻
@davidewart.bsky.social 😔
t.co/Oc3Y2ZwGcj
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Reposting something that @peteuk7.bsky.social did on the other site, "Another good reason to have in-room air filtration.
We're surrounded by microplastic particles.
HEPA filters can significantly reduce the amount of this you breathe in."
Article ( news.sky.com/story/everyd... ).
We're surrounded by microplastic particles.
HEPA filters can significantly reduce the amount of this you breathe in."
Article ( news.sky.com/story/everyd... ).
November 24, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Reposting something that @peteuk7.bsky.social did on the other site, "Another good reason to have in-room air filtration.
We're surrounded by microplastic particles.
HEPA filters can significantly reduce the amount of this you breathe in."
Article ( news.sky.com/story/everyd... ).
We're surrounded by microplastic particles.
HEPA filters can significantly reduce the amount of this you breathe in."
Article ( news.sky.com/story/everyd... ).
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I'm following.
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All aboard the Skylark!
A feed for the Long Covid community's new arrivals to BlueSky. You may not have time or energy to re-establish your connections just yet, so this feed will repost from all your trusted LC advocates and allies.
Think of it as a gentle landing until you're ready to rebuild.
A feed for the Long Covid community's new arrivals to BlueSky. You may not have time or energy to re-establish your connections just yet, so this feed will repost from all your trusted LC advocates and allies.
Think of it as a gentle landing until you're ready to rebuild.
November 23, 2024 at 6:30 PM
I'm following.
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"As we approach a half decade of watching a new virus rip through our communities, a new phase has started: the long tail of chronic illness. The consequences of repeated covid infections will pressure health, social and economic systems for years." www.donotpanic.news/p/five-years...
Five Years On: A Covid Retrospective
As we approach the five year mark of the first known case of covid-19, as we contemplate a half decade of watching a novel virus rip through our communities, our countries, our world, I wanted to do a...
www.donotpanic.news
November 22, 2024 at 7:42 AM
"As we approach a half decade of watching a new virus rip through our communities, a new phase has started: the long tail of chronic illness. The consequences of repeated covid infections will pressure health, social and economic systems for years." www.donotpanic.news/p/five-years...
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Fiona dropped her keys again and while everyone helps look for them, Fred goes off for the spare. 🦩
#FlamingoFriday
#FlamingoFriday
November 22, 2024 at 7:15 AM
Fiona dropped her keys again and while everyone helps look for them, Fred goes off for the spare. 🦩
#FlamingoFriday
#FlamingoFriday
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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"
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People of #bsky, how many of you have or know somebody with #LongCovid or #ME / #MECFS?
Does that lead you to be more cautious about (re-)infections with #Covid?
Thank you kindly for your answers and/or #Signalboost 💛😊.
#disability #publichealth #medsky
Does that lead you to be more cautious about (re-)infections with #Covid?
Thank you kindly for your answers and/or #Signalboost 💛😊.
#disability #publichealth #medsky
November 20, 2024 at 2:16 PM
People of #bsky, how many of you have or know somebody with #LongCovid or #ME / #MECFS?
Does that lead you to be more cautious about (re-)infections with #Covid?
Thank you kindly for your answers and/or #Signalboost 💛😊.
#disability #publichealth #medsky
Does that lead you to be more cautious about (re-)infections with #Covid?
Thank you kindly for your answers and/or #Signalboost 💛😊.
#disability #publichealth #medsky
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I am starting to do podcasts on developments in the #H5N1 genotypes (B3.13 and D1.1) and cases including the British Columbia teen
Ist one is a bit long with quite a bit of background
Subsequent ones will be more concise and current
soundcloud.com/thedrnimansh...
Ist one is a bit long with quite a bit of background
Subsequent ones will be more concise and current
soundcloud.com/thedrnimansh...
11162024
Listen to 11162024 by The Dr. Niman Show #np on #SoundCloud
soundcloud.com
November 16, 2024 at 10:46 PM
I am starting to do podcasts on developments in the #H5N1 genotypes (B3.13 and D1.1) and cases including the British Columbia teen
Ist one is a bit long with quite a bit of background
Subsequent ones will be more concise and current
soundcloud.com/thedrnimansh...
Ist one is a bit long with quite a bit of background
Subsequent ones will be more concise and current
soundcloud.com/thedrnimansh...