Meghan May
@meghan-may.bsky.social
Mom, Spouse, Scientist, Story Teller, Traveler, Explorer, Rescue Pet Mom, Nature Devotee, Chaotic Good
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I agree with Yoshi. Seeing PB2 E627K pop up in cows isn't great, but it is important to note that this change alone may not render H5N1 transmissible between humans. AFAIK this virus hasn't acquired mutations in HA that would allow efficient use of the "human" receptor.
March 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I agree with Yoshi. Seeing PB2 E627K pop up in cows isn't great, but it is important to note that this change alone may not render H5N1 transmissible between humans. AFAIK this virus hasn't acquired mutations in HA that would allow efficient use of the "human" receptor.
For a couple of reasons, I re-watched my #TEDTalk today. Impressions: 1.) I mentioned walking on #Mars, which now feels a little odd; 2.) WOW, those stage lights accentuate my redhead cred. I swear, I'm a brunette in person. #AIDS #Shoes #HIV #Science
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYbw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYbw...
Science and shoes | Meghan May | TEDxYorkBeach
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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March 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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➡️ NIH grants in '23 included $26B of direct costs and $9B of F&A = 26% of total costs or 35% of total direct costs. These are LOW overhead rates for any R&D-intensive industry. Academic biomedical research is an efficient bargain.
➡️ Every $1 of NIH support generates ~$2.50 of economic activity.
➡️ Every $1 of NIH support generates ~$2.50 of economic activity.
Anyone needing explainers on what F&A means and does for universities, please use the @c4lifesciences.bsky.social resources here:
www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/facilities-a...
www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/facilities-a...
What Scientists Need to Know About Facilities and Administrative Costs - The Coalition for the Life Sciences
An explanation of F&A (also called Indirect) costs written by scientists for scientists.
www.coalitionforlifesciences.org
February 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
➡️ NIH grants in '23 included $26B of direct costs and $9B of F&A = 26% of total costs or 35% of total direct costs. These are LOW overhead rates for any R&D-intensive industry. Academic biomedical research is an efficient bargain.
➡️ Every $1 of NIH support generates ~$2.50 of economic activity.
➡️ Every $1 of NIH support generates ~$2.50 of economic activity.
As #EggPrices top $7 per dozen on average, our second largest #Egg producer has been hit with #H5N1 #BirdFlu per 01/29/2025 report. If my high school level understanding of economics is correct, this problem will get worse.
My daily alert from #USAHA had bad news on this front: #H5N1 #BirdFlu has been detected at Rose Acre, the second-largest egg producer in the US (per @cidrap.bsky.social ). So... that's not promising.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
Avian flu strikes second biggest US egg producer
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
As #EggPrices top $7 per dozen on average, our second largest #Egg producer has been hit with #H5N1 #BirdFlu per 01/29/2025 report. If my high school level understanding of economics is correct, this problem will get worse.
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This is what happens when you play political games with science funding. We lose knowledge and talent and research programs in progress. It harms all of us.
Yes. My husband is an NIH-funded scientist studying infectious diseases such as whooping cough, covid, & influenza. The current grant funding his salary runs out of money this summer; a delay in grant reviews means he won’t get a new grant funded before then. He’ll lose his job.
January 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This is what happens when you play political games with science funding. We lose knowledge and talent and research programs in progress. It harms all of us.
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H5N1 strikes more US poultry flocks, pet cats
Outbreaks include broiler farms in 3 states, as tests confirmed more H5N1 in pet cats from 5 states.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
Outbreaks include broiler farms in 3 states, as tests confirmed more H5N1 in pet cats from 5 states.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
January 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
H5N1 strikes more US poultry flocks, pet cats
Outbreaks include broiler farms in 3 states, as tests confirmed more H5N1 in pet cats from 5 states.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
Outbreaks include broiler farms in 3 states, as tests confirmed more H5N1 in pet cats from 5 states.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
It could also impair progress of non-university scientific advancement, as most research builds on prior findings that have been published. This will also cause a lot of talented people to lose their jobs. #NIH
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
It could also impair progress of non-university scientific advancement, as most research builds on prior findings that have been published. This will also cause a lot of talented people to lose their jobs. #NIH
The CDC was scheduled to publish several MMWR reports this week, including three about the H5N1 avian influenza virus outbreak....
Shutting down
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Shutting down
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Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:31 AM
#FDA and #CDC Health alerts are how we learn about disease outbreaks and food recalls. #MMWR published the first report of the syndrome that would come to be known as #AIDS. This makes everyone less safe, and significant harm seems predictable. Gift link in original post.
NEW—Trump WH has blocked all CDC science reports (eg MMWR) & suspended all CDC / FDA / NIH external communications of all HHS agencies until further notice... including all FDA & CDC Health Alert warnings & all social media. Public health be damned.
Gift 🎁 link:
wapo.st/4aqfN44
Gift 🎁 link:
wapo.st/4aqfN44
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
wapo.st
January 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The White House just announced the withdrawal of the United States from the @who.int. This is a catastrophic mistake, and I am so sorry. #WHO #WorldHealthOrganization #GlobalHealth #USWithdrawal
January 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The White House just announced the withdrawal of the United States from the @who.int. This is a catastrophic mistake, and I am so sorry. #WHO #WorldHealthOrganization #GlobalHealth #USWithdrawal
@jimmykimmel.com's monologue tonight was wonderful - full of humility, grace, gratitude, laughs, and...Steve Guttenberg! Recommended orgs giving help on the ground included @wck.org and supportlafd.org. #LAFires #MaineFireFighters #Heroes #CAFires Check it out here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdM9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdM9...
Jimmy Kimmel Returns During the Los Angeles Wildfires
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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January 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
@jimmykimmel.com's monologue tonight was wonderful - full of humility, grace, gratitude, laughs, and...Steve Guttenberg! Recommended orgs giving help on the ground included @wck.org and supportlafd.org. #LAFires #MaineFireFighters #Heroes #CAFires Check it out here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdM9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdM9...
January 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
January 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
January 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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FEMA has issued a guide on how to apply for federal aid if you've been impacted by the wildfires.
Aid may include money for food, water, baby formula, breastfeeding supplies, medication, or even with basic home repairs and personal property losses. www.huffpost.com/entry/southe...
Aid may include money for food, water, baby formula, breastfeeding supplies, medication, or even with basic home repairs and personal property losses. www.huffpost.com/entry/southe...
Impacted By The Fires? Here’s How To Apply For FEMA Assistance
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January 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
FEMA has issued a guide on how to apply for federal aid if you've been impacted by the wildfires.
Aid may include money for food, water, baby formula, breastfeeding supplies, medication, or even with basic home repairs and personal property losses. www.huffpost.com/entry/southe...
Aid may include money for food, water, baby formula, breastfeeding supplies, medication, or even with basic home repairs and personal property losses. www.huffpost.com/entry/southe...
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Film is to my hometown what the auto industry was to Detroit. It’s not just rich celebrities - it’s people who work SO hard to bring us the movies and shows we love - and aren’t paid nearly enough for it. And so many of them just lost everything.
Thank you for this beautiful love letter to LA.
Thank you for this beautiful love letter to LA.
New article! I wrote about the California fires, American pop culture, and climate catastrophe grief: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/fantasy-on...
Fantasy on Fire
Middle American grief for California dreams.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
January 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Film is to my hometown what the auto industry was to Detroit. It’s not just rich celebrities - it’s people who work SO hard to bring us the movies and shows we love - and aren’t paid nearly enough for it. And so many of them just lost everything.
Thank you for this beautiful love letter to LA.
Thank you for this beautiful love letter to LA.
Preliminary report of #FootAndMouthDisease in Germany - confirmation is still pending. For context, this was the disease that resulted in massive cattle herd culls and billions in economic losses in the UK in 2001. BIG YIKES. #FMD #FMDV #biosecurity
wahis.woah.org#/in-event/61...
wahis.woah.org#/in-event/61...
January 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Preliminary report of #FootAndMouthDisease in Germany - confirmation is still pending. For context, this was the disease that resulted in massive cattle herd culls and billions in economic losses in the UK in 2001. BIG YIKES. #FMD #FMDV #biosecurity
wahis.woah.org#/in-event/61...
wahis.woah.org#/in-event/61...
When I first started teaching medical #parasitology, I spoke of #leishmaniasis as a non-endemic disease in the US... but with an asterisk. 1/
www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
Tropical disease now endemic in U.S., CDC says. Imported dogs could bring deadlier form
The U.S. doesn’t have federal reporting on the disease, making it difficult to understand its prevalence.
www.usatoday.com
January 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
When I first started teaching medical #parasitology, I spoke of #leishmaniasis as a non-endemic disease in the US... but with an asterisk. 1/
www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
#Flu persists in #RawMilk for 5 days, as shown in this prospective study. Given #BirdFlu detection in raw #milk, this new route of transmission to humans is highly concerning.
medicalxpress.com/news/2024-12...
medicalxpress.com/news/2024-12...
medicalxpress.com
December 17, 2024 at 4:11 PM
#Flu persists in #RawMilk for 5 days, as shown in this prospective study. Given #BirdFlu detection in raw #milk, this new route of transmission to humans is highly concerning.
medicalxpress.com/news/2024-12...
medicalxpress.com/news/2024-12...
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And SSPE (sub-acute sclerosing panencephalitis) years after a measles infection. You think your child has recovered and is fine, but then they develop a neurological disorder that is 100% fatal.
So many infections have long-term, chronic outcomes that can manifest later. Preventing is always best.
So many infections have long-term, chronic outcomes that can manifest later. Preventing is always best.
December 13, 2024 at 6:06 PM
And SSPE (sub-acute sclerosing panencephalitis) years after a measles infection. You think your child has recovered and is fine, but then they develop a neurological disorder that is 100% fatal.
So many infections have long-term, chronic outcomes that can manifest later. Preventing is always best.
So many infections have long-term, chronic outcomes that can manifest later. Preventing is always best.
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Almost all pediatric flu deaths are in unvaccinated children. Flu shots aren't perfect but they make the symptoms milder, reduce transmission, & reduce the risk of hospitalizations. Concerning that vaccination rates still haven't bounced back to pre-pandemic levels.
NBC: “Flu shots fall among kids, hitting their lowest point in years: The U.S. last year hit a grim milestone: the most pediatric flu deaths since before the pandemic.”
Flu shots fall among kids, hitting their lowest point in years
The U.S. last year hit a grim milestone: the most pediatric flu deaths since before the pandemic.
www.nbcnews.com
December 13, 2024 at 4:14 AM
Almost all pediatric flu deaths are in unvaccinated children. Flu shots aren't perfect but they make the symptoms milder, reduce transmission, & reduce the risk of hospitalizations. Concerning that vaccination rates still haven't bounced back to pre-pandemic levels.
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New: Universal masking&testing reduce hospital infections, so does staff masking
Stopping universal masking&testing led to 25% increase in respiratory viral infections
Restarting staff masking led to 33% decrease
8 out of 100 (random sample) died in the hospital
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Stopping universal masking&testing led to 25% increase in respiratory viral infections
Restarting staff masking led to 33% decrease
8 out of 100 (random sample) died in the hospital
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Testing and Masking Policies and Hospital-Onset Respiratory Viral Infections
This cohort study examines the ratio between hospital- and community-onset respiratory viral infections at different levels of testing and masking from 2020 to 2024.
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December 2, 2024 at 9:52 PM
New: Universal masking&testing reduce hospital infections, so does staff masking
Stopping universal masking&testing led to 25% increase in respiratory viral infections
Restarting staff masking led to 33% decrease
8 out of 100 (random sample) died in the hospital
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Stopping universal masking&testing led to 25% increase in respiratory viral infections
Restarting staff masking led to 33% decrease
8 out of 100 (random sample) died in the hospital
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...