Meredith
@meredithkcw.bsky.social
Mom, Vascular Surgery ACNPC-AG, Beach bum, Travel lover, Amateur equestrian. Opinions are my own and not medical advice.
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a heteromultivalent nanogel capable of killing some of the most dangerous bacteria known to medicine- with over 99.9% effectiveness against P. aeruginosa. It also showed strong antibacterial effects against other major threats, including E. coli and MRSA.
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a heteromultivalent nanogel capable of killing some of the most dangerous bacteria known to medicine- with over 99.9% effectiveness against P. aeruginosa. It also showed strong antibacterial effects against other major threats, including E. coli and MRSA.
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The size of an Emperor penguin.
Toddler for scale. ☺️😎💙
Toddler for scale. ☺️😎💙
November 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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In the US: If you're 50 or older (or 19/older & immunocompromised), please get vaxxed against shingles. It's no joke.
"With more than a million infections a year, herpes zoster affects nearly 1 in 3 adults and is now recognized as a systemic inflammatory event...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
"With more than a million infections a year, herpes zoster affects nearly 1 in 3 adults and is now recognized as a systemic inflammatory event...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Shingles Vaccination Linked to Vascular Benefits
Several observational analyses suggest higher cardiovascular and dementia risks in those with and without HIV who get shingles and lower risks with vaccination.
www.medscape.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
In the US: If you're 50 or older (or 19/older & immunocompromised), please get vaxxed against shingles. It's no joke.
"With more than a million infections a year, herpes zoster affects nearly 1 in 3 adults and is now recognized as a systemic inflammatory event...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
"With more than a million infections a year, herpes zoster affects nearly 1 in 3 adults and is now recognized as a systemic inflammatory event...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
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Chef Roy Choi, known for his Korean-Mexican fusion food trucks, focuses on veggie-forward dishes in a new cookbook. He shares techniques to get you excited about your greens, plus 3 flavorful sauces.
3 culinary tricks that might get you to eat more veggies, according to chef Roy Choi
Chef Roy Choi, known for his Korean-Mexican fusion food trucks, focuses on veggie-forward dishes in a new cookbook. He shares techniques to get you excited about your greens, plus 3 flavorful sauces.
n.pr
October 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Chef Roy Choi, known for his Korean-Mexican fusion food trucks, focuses on veggie-forward dishes in a new cookbook. He shares techniques to get you excited about your greens, plus 3 flavorful sauces.
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It costs ~$70 to produce a year’s supply of insulin.
Yet, the average annual cost of insulin went from $2,864 in 2012 to $5,705 in 2016 to $18,000 in 2025. A 25,714% markup. That isn’t inflation or supply chain—It’s corporate greed.
Now—California will sell insulin for $11. Make this nationwide!
Yet, the average annual cost of insulin went from $2,864 in 2012 to $5,705 in 2016 to $18,000 in 2025. A 25,714% markup. That isn’t inflation or supply chain—It’s corporate greed.
Now—California will sell insulin for $11. Make this nationwide!
October 17, 2025 at 3:43 AM
It costs ~$70 to produce a year’s supply of insulin.
Yet, the average annual cost of insulin went from $2,864 in 2012 to $5,705 in 2016 to $18,000 in 2025. A 25,714% markup. That isn’t inflation or supply chain—It’s corporate greed.
Now—California will sell insulin for $11. Make this nationwide!
Yet, the average annual cost of insulin went from $2,864 in 2012 to $5,705 in 2016 to $18,000 in 2025. A 25,714% markup. That isn’t inflation or supply chain—It’s corporate greed.
Now—California will sell insulin for $11. Make this nationwide!
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Starting January 1st, Californians will be able to buy five-packs of insulin pens via CalRx® for a maximum recommended price of $55 per pack.
Every Californian should be able to access life-saving medications without breaking the bank.
Every Californian should be able to access life-saving medications without breaking the bank.
Breaking: Starting next year, Californians with diabetes will be able to purchase state-branded insulin at steeply reduced prices, Gov. Newsom announced today. Long-acting insulin pens will be available at pharmacies for $11 per pen beginning Jan. 1. https://cal.news/3W7SDZW
October 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Starting January 1st, Californians will be able to buy five-packs of insulin pens via CalRx® for a maximum recommended price of $55 per pack.
Every Californian should be able to access life-saving medications without breaking the bank.
Every Californian should be able to access life-saving medications without breaking the bank.
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Public health is not partisan. It is health for the public.
That means all of us.
Defend Public Health.
That means all of us.
Defend Public Health.
October 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Public health is not partisan. It is health for the public.
That means all of us.
Defend Public Health.
That means all of us.
Defend Public Health.
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Every eldest daughter I know just wants a relationship where they don’t have to be in charge.
October 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Every eldest daughter I know just wants a relationship where they don’t have to be in charge.
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ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants
Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"
October 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants
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Just in case anyone needs to hear it:
- Acetaminophen does not deplete glutathione unless you are taking toxic doses of it
- MTHFR variants don't prevent you from being able to use folic acid
- We don't know how folic acid works to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs); we simply know it does. (1/7)
- Acetaminophen does not deplete glutathione unless you are taking toxic doses of it
- MTHFR variants don't prevent you from being able to use folic acid
- We don't know how folic acid works to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs); we simply know it does. (1/7)
September 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Just in case anyone needs to hear it:
- Acetaminophen does not deplete glutathione unless you are taking toxic doses of it
- MTHFR variants don't prevent you from being able to use folic acid
- We don't know how folic acid works to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs); we simply know it does. (1/7)
- Acetaminophen does not deplete glutathione unless you are taking toxic doses of it
- MTHFR variants don't prevent you from being able to use folic acid
- We don't know how folic acid works to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs); we simply know it does. (1/7)
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It's only autism if it comes from the Tylenol region of France otherwise it's just sparkling persuadoscience
September 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
It's only autism if it comes from the Tylenol region of France otherwise it's just sparkling persuadoscience
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September 27, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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⚠️TYLENOL & AUTISM—RFK Jr & Trump are wrong—the largest best study in the world in 2.5 MILLION KIDS—found no increased autism risk with acetaminophen (aka paracetamol/Tylenol). A crude analysis found only a tiny 5% risk, but once you adjust via sibling controls, the even tiny 5% risk vaporizes to 0%📉
September 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
⚠️TYLENOL & AUTISM—RFK Jr & Trump are wrong—the largest best study in the world in 2.5 MILLION KIDS—found no increased autism risk with acetaminophen (aka paracetamol/Tylenol). A crude analysis found only a tiny 5% risk, but once you adjust via sibling controls, the even tiny 5% risk vaporizes to 0%📉
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shouting this at the screen every day in these cursed times
September 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
shouting this at the screen every day in these cursed times
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The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability
This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.
jamanetwork.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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It's a remarkable state of things that we have a drug that reduces your chances of dying of any cause by FORTY PERCENT and reduces your risk of cardiovascular death, stroke or heart attack by 28% if you're a diabetic and yet barely a peep from traditional media. @proptermalone.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It's a remarkable state of things that we have a drug that reduces your chances of dying of any cause by FORTY PERCENT and reduces your risk of cardiovascular death, stroke or heart attack by 28% if you're a diabetic and yet barely a peep from traditional media. @proptermalone.bsky.social
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New Jersey has become the latest state to take action to protect COVID vaccine access.
Governor Phil Murphy has issued an Executive Directive allowing anyone 6 months and up to receive a COVID vaccine, and a Standing Order authorizing pharmacists to give vaccines without a prescription.
Governor Phil Murphy has issued an Executive Directive allowing anyone 6 months and up to receive a COVID vaccine, and a Standing Order authorizing pharmacists to give vaccines without a prescription.
September 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
New Jersey has become the latest state to take action to protect COVID vaccine access.
Governor Phil Murphy has issued an Executive Directive allowing anyone 6 months and up to receive a COVID vaccine, and a Standing Order authorizing pharmacists to give vaccines without a prescription.
Governor Phil Murphy has issued an Executive Directive allowing anyone 6 months and up to receive a COVID vaccine, and a Standing Order authorizing pharmacists to give vaccines without a prescription.
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No one would be confused about what is happening here if they saw it in another country.
September 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
No one would be confused about what is happening here if they saw it in another country.
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🔎💉Looking for covid vax? The vaccines.gov site is still down (ofc) but Moderna's appears funtional: products.modernatx.com/mnexspike?ga...
Even better, if accurate (it seemed so for my area) is Pfizer's, which gives availability info for Pfizer, Moderna & Novavax!:
www.vaxassist.com/pfizer-for-a...
Even better, if accurate (it seemed so for my area) is Pfizer's, which gives availability info for Pfizer, Moderna & Novavax!:
www.vaxassist.com/pfizer-for-a...
VaxAssist
www.vaxassist.com
September 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🔎💉Looking for covid vax? The vaccines.gov site is still down (ofc) but Moderna's appears funtional: products.modernatx.com/mnexspike?ga...
Even better, if accurate (it seemed so for my area) is Pfizer's, which gives availability info for Pfizer, Moderna & Novavax!:
www.vaxassist.com/pfizer-for-a...
Even better, if accurate (it seemed so for my area) is Pfizer's, which gives availability info for Pfizer, Moderna & Novavax!:
www.vaxassist.com/pfizer-for-a...
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Acetaminophen/Tylenol use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in sibling control analysis. This suggests associations observed in other, less rigorous analyses may have been attributable to familial confounding (aka erroneous finding):
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability
This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.
jamanetwork.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Acetaminophen/Tylenol use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in sibling control analysis. This suggests associations observed in other, less rigorous analyses may have been attributable to familial confounding (aka erroneous finding):
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MAGA cult slayer
And this is why we love Dave Matthews
And this is why we love Dave Matthews
September 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
MAGA cult slayer
And this is why we love Dave Matthews
And this is why we love Dave Matthews