Menno Smit, MD, MPH, PhD
@mennosmit.com
Hon Assoc Prof at LSTM & Pediatric Resident at Amsterdam UMC. Tropical Medicine - Global Child Health - Malaria Epidemiology - Mosquitocidal Drugs - Ivermectin.
Reposted by Menno Smit, MD, MPH, PhD
Over nearly 18 years, Tim Friede, injected himself with escalating doses of venom from 16 deadly snake species. He also allowed the snakes to sink their sharp fangs into him about 200 times. His daredevilry may help solve a dire problem.
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Universal Antivenom May Grow Out of Man Who Let Snakes Bite Him Hundreds of Times
Scientists identified antibodies that neutralized the poison in whole or in part from the bites of cobras, mambas and other deadly species.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Over nearly 18 years, Tim Friede, injected himself with escalating doses of venom from 16 deadly snake species. He also allowed the snakes to sink their sharp fangs into him about 200 times. His daredevilry may help solve a dire problem.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/h...
"The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children"
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Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children (Gift Article)
I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children"
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
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February 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Happy to be transitioning from X to Blue Sky, look forward to connecting to you all here!