Miz MedSci
@mizmedsci.bsky.social
Medical educator, communicator, illustrator, scientist, and former lab rat. Here for meded, medcomm, science, education, and scicomm.
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Tired of living in an Onion article. No offense @theonion.com, I am not suggesting you had anything to do with this. I know you are better than that.
Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr later praised him as an ‘extraordinary’ healer
A video shows a Texas doctor, who has been treating children in a measles outbreak, with a measles rash on his face in a clinic while caring for patients a week before he met with Health Secretary Rob...
apnews.com
April 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Tired of living in an Onion article. No offense @theonion.com, I am not suggesting you had anything to do with this. I know you are better than that.
April 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Wtf. Do we have a dumpster fire emoji yet?
RFK Jr. says Deep State ‘is real,’ called FDA employees ‘sock puppet’ of industry
The HHS secretary’s remarks shocked staffers at the Food and Drug Administration, prompting some to walk out.
www.politico.com
April 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Wtf. Do we have a dumpster fire emoji yet?
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Dr. Peter Marks, recently pushed out of FDA, told us he believes the measles outbreak is being underreported. He says the case count is likely 3-7x higher, saying we could actually have as many as 3,000 cases. Yesterday, Sec'y Kennedy said we had 600+ cases and the outbreak was under control.
April 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Dr. Peter Marks, recently pushed out of FDA, told us he believes the measles outbreak is being underreported. He says the case count is likely 3-7x higher, saying we could actually have as many as 3,000 cases. Yesterday, Sec'y Kennedy said we had 600+ cases and the outbreak was under control.
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3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie).
Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
CDC denies help for lead poisoning in Milwaukee schools due to layoffs
The CDC rejected a request for help "due to the complete loss" of their lead poisoning experts.
www.cbsnews.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie).
Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
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The long-term, multi-system complications after Covid hospitalization among ~64,000 cases and 310,000 matched controls. Excess of Type 2 diabetes, kidney, lung and neurological disorders. Replicates prior work by @zalaly.bsky.social and colleagues
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
March 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The long-term, multi-system complications after Covid hospitalization among ~64,000 cases and 310,000 matched controls. Excess of Type 2 diabetes, kidney, lung and neurological disorders. Replicates prior work by @zalaly.bsky.social and colleagues
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
February 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
If you need covid tests or know anyone who does, the current administration is going to stop the free test program as soon as it becomes cheaper to destroy them than store them. Right now, you can still order 4 free tests. COVIDtests.gov
ASPR COVID-19 Testing
NAVIGATION
COVIDtests.gov
February 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
If you need covid tests or know anyone who does, the current administration is going to stop the free test program as soon as it becomes cheaper to destroy them than store them. Right now, you can still order 4 free tests. COVIDtests.gov
I would also like a bite of the snack, please... in case you forgot I'm wasting away... #dogs #DogsOfBlueSky ##BskyDogs
February 20, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I would also like a bite of the snack, please... in case you forgot I'm wasting away... #dogs #DogsOfBlueSky ##BskyDogs
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Unreal that is has come to this. For those not familiar with what this means: the National Cancer Institute (NCI) clinical trials center has been the beating heart if not the epicenter of cutting edge innovations in #healthcare for many decades.
February 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Unreal that is has come to this. For those not familiar with what this means: the National Cancer Institute (NCI) clinical trials center has been the beating heart if not the epicenter of cutting edge innovations in #healthcare for many decades.
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“Trump's assault against WHO, USAID, and medical research threatens to bring the entire global health architecture crashing down”
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Offline: Telling the truth about WHO
US President Donald Trump is angry with WHO. Me too. We are all angry with WHO for
some reason. But Trump's reasons do not make much sense. Here is his charge sheet.
First, that WHO is a bloated burea...
www.thelancet.com
February 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
“Trump's assault against WHO, USAID, and medical research threatens to bring the entire global health architecture crashing down”
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
That's it. That's the post.
February 17, 2025 at 4:40 AM
That's it. That's the post.
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Gutting Medicaid, which many rely on for maternity care and to pay for the NICU (birth weight < 1,200 g), is the most anti fetus, anti-newborn legislation possible.
February 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Gutting Medicaid, which many rely on for maternity care and to pay for the NICU (birth weight < 1,200 g), is the most anti fetus, anti-newborn legislation possible.
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“The Trump administration is still prohibiting National Institutes of Health (NIH) staff from issuing virtually all grant funding… The funding freeze at NIH violates two federal court injunctions, two legal experts said.”
popular.info/p/trump-main...
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Trump maintains funding freeze at NIH, defying court order
The Trump administration is still prohibiting National Institutes of Health (NIH) staff from issuing virtually all grant funding, an NIH official tells Popular Information.
popular.info
February 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
“The Trump administration is still prohibiting National Institutes of Health (NIH) staff from issuing virtually all grant funding… The funding freeze at NIH violates two federal court injunctions, two legal experts said.”
popular.info/p/trump-main...
popular.info/p/trump-main...
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Should we tell the Biology 101 failures in the Montana legislature that there are no “gene-based vaccines?”
This is the text of the Montana bill banning mRNA vaccines.
Scientifically inaccurate. Conceptually incoherent. Fearmongering nonsense. So it will likely pass.
🚨We MUST work together to do more to counter this bunk. Rise up for reason!🚨
Scientifically inaccurate. Conceptually incoherent. Fearmongering nonsense. So it will likely pass.
🚨We MUST work together to do more to counter this bunk. Rise up for reason!🚨
February 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Should we tell the Biology 101 failures in the Montana legislature that there are no “gene-based vaccines?”
JFC. Capping overhead at 15% and potentially making it retroactive?? Granted, I think some institution overhead rates are far too high, but this is going to break some labs and will have a significant impact on a lot of institutions.
NIH announces new funding policy that rattles medical researchers
The National Institutes of Health has dramatically changed its grant-making terms by limiting how much it will disperse for costs such as equipment and administration.
www.npr.org
February 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
JFC. Capping overhead at 15% and potentially making it retroactive?? Granted, I think some institution overhead rates are far too high, but this is going to break some labs and will have a significant impact on a lot of institutions.
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A call for editors of biomedical journals to resist the banning of terms for political reasons www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...
From medical editors: A call to the global infectious diseases and clinical microbiology community
Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes
out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.Robert F. Kennedy, Senior
www.cmi-comms.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
A call for editors of biomedical journals to resist the banning of terms for political reasons www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...
#FDA is allowed to release safety info.
⚠️ Patients with CGMs that use a smartphone should monitor their settings to make sure they are receiving their alerts and alarms when devices have software updates or are on DND.
This is particularly important education for patients who aren't tech savvy.
⚠️ Patients with CGMs that use a smartphone should monitor their settings to make sure they are receiving their alerts and alarms when devices have software updates or are on DND.
This is particularly important education for patients who aren't tech savvy.
FDA Alerts Patients of Potential to Miss Critical Safety Alerts Due to Phone Settings When Using Smartphone-Compatible Diabetes Devices
The FDA is alerting patients of a safety concern regarding diabetes devices that rely on a smartphone to deliver critical safety alerts.
www.fda.gov
February 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
#FDA is allowed to release safety info.
⚠️ Patients with CGMs that use a smartphone should monitor their settings to make sure they are receiving their alerts and alarms when devices have software updates or are on DND.
This is particularly important education for patients who aren't tech savvy.
⚠️ Patients with CGMs that use a smartphone should monitor their settings to make sure they are receiving their alerts and alarms when devices have software updates or are on DND.
This is particularly important education for patients who aren't tech savvy.
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The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
February 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
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@europepmc.org does have all* of PubMed indexed (and indeed partners with PMC for full text) - in addition to other sources (incl. for preprints).
OpenAlex (openalex.org) and Lens (lens.org) similarly include all* PubMed records, as does @openaire.bsky.social (but less easy to filter in webUI)
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OpenAlex (openalex.org) and Lens (lens.org) similarly include all* PubMed records, as does @openaire.bsky.social (but less easy to filter in webUI)
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OpenAlex
openalex.org
January 29, 2025 at 9:42 AM
@europepmc.org does have all* of PubMed indexed (and indeed partners with PMC for full text) - in addition to other sources (incl. for preprints).
OpenAlex (openalex.org) and Lens (lens.org) similarly include all* PubMed records, as does @openaire.bsky.social (but less easy to filter in webUI)
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OpenAlex (openalex.org) and Lens (lens.org) similarly include all* PubMed records, as does @openaire.bsky.social (but less easy to filter in webUI)
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So now we are going to refer to any healthcare DEI initiatives as "personalized medicine" and "pharmacogenomics," right?
February 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
So now we are going to refer to any healthcare DEI initiatives as "personalized medicine" and "pharmacogenomics," right?
Just dropping this here... any publication with a CC BY-NC 4.0 license can be distrubuted in any form that is not commercial. A CC BY-4.0 license can be adapted even for comerical purposes. All you have to do is cite the article and post the license... even if the article is retracted.
February 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Just dropping this here... any publication with a CC BY-NC 4.0 license can be distrubuted in any form that is not commercial. A CC BY-4.0 license can be adapted even for comerical purposes. All you have to do is cite the article and post the license... even if the article is retracted.
FFS. Here we go. Calling all of my #medcomm people, now is the time to start capturing these articles and getting the info out there in other forms before they can be retracted.
BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.
Goes beyond MMWR +other CDC pubs. Applies to research already submitted to top medical journals.
Take a look.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
Goes beyond MMWR +other CDC pubs. Applies to research already submitted to top medical journals.
Take a look.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.
Any unpublished manuscript mentioning certain topics, including gender and "LGBT," must be pulled or revised.
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
FFS. Here we go. Calling all of my #medcomm people, now is the time to start capturing these articles and getting the info out there in other forms before they can be retracted.