Melanie Matheu, PhD
@lilscience.bsky.social
Scientist, Founder (2x), and Immunology expert. Excited about advances that blend tech, bio, and engineering. Don't fight biology, leverage it. No medical advice. Substack: https://substack.com/@lilscience
The results will only be as good as the quality of the data. Given that we don't seem to believe in fact checking anymore I'm not sure this will be a useful tool for anyone doing serious research. Data quality matters.
February 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The results will only be as good as the quality of the data. Given that we don't seem to believe in fact checking anymore I'm not sure this will be a useful tool for anyone doing serious research. Data quality matters.
It was obviously a ridiculous number and lie from the WH Press Secretary the second she said it.
January 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It was obviously a ridiculous number and lie from the WH Press Secretary the second she said it.
Vaccines are life saving. Side effects in vaccines are minimal. The individual & public health benefit outweighs the risk more than nearly any other approved drug or medical procedure.
Example: Tylenol is responsible for more deaths and hospitalizations than all vaccines combined ever have been.
Example: Tylenol is responsible for more deaths and hospitalizations than all vaccines combined ever have been.
January 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Vaccines are life saving. Side effects in vaccines are minimal. The individual & public health benefit outweighs the risk more than nearly any other approved drug or medical procedure.
Example: Tylenol is responsible for more deaths and hospitalizations than all vaccines combined ever have been.
Example: Tylenol is responsible for more deaths and hospitalizations than all vaccines combined ever have been.
...was wildly unfounded.
The human population has NEVER developed herd immunity to ANY coronavirus.
This put millions of Americans who listened to him at risk.
You didn't need a PhD or MD to know this at the time, a simple google search would have sufficed.
He should stay in surgery.
The human population has NEVER developed herd immunity to ANY coronavirus.
This put millions of Americans who listened to him at risk.
You didn't need a PhD or MD to know this at the time, a simple google search would have sufficed.
He should stay in surgery.
January 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
...was wildly unfounded.
The human population has NEVER developed herd immunity to ANY coronavirus.
This put millions of Americans who listened to him at risk.
You didn't need a PhD or MD to know this at the time, a simple google search would have sufficed.
He should stay in surgery.
The human population has NEVER developed herd immunity to ANY coronavirus.
This put millions of Americans who listened to him at risk.
You didn't need a PhD or MD to know this at the time, a simple google search would have sufficed.
He should stay in surgery.
Makary will always be synonymous with Malarkey for me.
I've spent decades in this field, I taught med students like him who thought surgery rules all and couldn't remember the basics of Immunology.
His incredibly dangerous claim in 2021 that you could develop herd immunity to SARS-CoV-2...
I've spent decades in this field, I taught med students like him who thought surgery rules all and couldn't remember the basics of Immunology.
His incredibly dangerous claim in 2021 that you could develop herd immunity to SARS-CoV-2...
January 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Makary will always be synonymous with Malarkey for me.
I've spent decades in this field, I taught med students like him who thought surgery rules all and couldn't remember the basics of Immunology.
His incredibly dangerous claim in 2021 that you could develop herd immunity to SARS-CoV-2...
I've spent decades in this field, I taught med students like him who thought surgery rules all and couldn't remember the basics of Immunology.
His incredibly dangerous claim in 2021 that you could develop herd immunity to SARS-CoV-2...
Don't forget Elon didn't invent any of the tech in his companies which were built with the government grants he's trying to get canceled.
Without homegrown competition, Americans will keep waking up to DeepSeek events.
Fund our #science, fund our #research, and fund our #smallbusiness
Without homegrown competition, Americans will keep waking up to DeepSeek events.
Fund our #science, fund our #research, and fund our #smallbusiness
January 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Don't forget Elon didn't invent any of the tech in his companies which were built with the government grants he's trying to get canceled.
Without homegrown competition, Americans will keep waking up to DeepSeek events.
Fund our #science, fund our #research, and fund our #smallbusiness
Without homegrown competition, Americans will keep waking up to DeepSeek events.
Fund our #science, fund our #research, and fund our #smallbusiness
Has anyone ever blown $44B faster than Elon Musk?
(while ostensibly trying not to)
Probably not.
Good, now let's let him try to make our government more efficient.
(while ostensibly trying not to)
Probably not.
Good, now let's let him try to make our government more efficient.
January 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Has anyone ever blown $44B faster than Elon Musk?
(while ostensibly trying not to)
Probably not.
Good, now let's let him try to make our government more efficient.
(while ostensibly trying not to)
Probably not.
Good, now let's let him try to make our government more efficient.
I am so sorry. I have written those.
January 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I am so sorry. I have written those.
The portals for the primary form of #healthcare for 90 Million Americans were just locked down. #medicaid
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January 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The portals for the primary form of #healthcare for 90 Million Americans were just locked down. #medicaid
About 90 Million Americans are on Medicaid
January 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
About 90 Million Americans are on Medicaid
Identity politics was turned against Science and Scientists which resulted in millions of Americans dying or being permanently disabled, and significantly disrupting our economy. I'd be happy to pen a rebuttal since all of the American Scientists that work under the umbrella of HHS can not.
January 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Identity politics was turned against Science and Scientists which resulted in millions of Americans dying or being permanently disabled, and significantly disrupting our economy. I'd be happy to pen a rebuttal since all of the American Scientists that work under the umbrella of HHS can not.
Meanwhile the National Cancer Institute remains shut down and all of it's grants from funding student researchers in cancer to large clinical trials are in limbo and may not be funded.
January 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Meanwhile the National Cancer Institute remains shut down and all of it's grants from funding student researchers in cancer to large clinical trials are in limbo and may not be funded.