Tracy
@tcshields.bsky.social
personal account | opinions are my own and all that | too curious for my own good | avid reader (no, I probably won't share because y'all might get judgey) | she/her | #medlibs 🦀 #EvidenceSynthesis #SystematicReviews | 🌈 🌻
This press release is wild. Food (in)security is an ongoing issue in the US, whether the govt thinks it is or not. Go grab the past ones while you can: www.ers.usda.gov/publications...
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
September 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This press release is wild. Food (in)security is an ongoing issue in the US, whether the govt thinks it is or not. Go grab the past ones while you can: www.ers.usda.gov/publications...
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
I don't have the energy to see what that narrative review cites or fact check it. This little bit on chocolate (under Carbohydrates) did jump out at me though.
IDK, you think that implies chocolate consumption leads to violence? More like the opposite in my experience. 😂🥰🍫
IDK, you think that implies chocolate consumption leads to violence? More like the opposite in my experience. 😂🥰🍫
![screenshot of text that reads: "Chocolate often evokes happy feelings and reduces tension. The antidepressant effect of chocolate is due to its psychoactive chemical content, such as anandamides, which target opioid receptors in the central nervous system [45]. In a study conducted by Moreno-Dominguez et al. [46], excessive chocolate consumption was associated with more anxiety than moderate/low consumption."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2xl36jrgqzif3f7whgicf56x/bafkreifu3adgpycre4xmvhzruktupki4v6ajnz7jplcdhe4sya3maayvfi@jpeg)
September 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I don't have the energy to see what that narrative review cites or fact check it. This little bit on chocolate (under Carbohydrates) did jump out at me though.
IDK, you think that implies chocolate consumption leads to violence? More like the opposite in my experience. 😂🥰🍫
IDK, you think that implies chocolate consumption leads to violence? More like the opposite in my experience. 😂🥰🍫
Narrative, so nothing approaching gold standard evidence synthesis like SR, meta-analysis, etc. with this listed as methods. All I can do about the "search" methods is sigh deeply and wish I had a dollar for every sus search I see described in the literature.
September 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Narrative, so nothing approaching gold standard evidence synthesis like SR, meta-analysis, etc. with this listed as methods. All I can do about the "search" methods is sigh deeply and wish I had a dollar for every sus search I see described in the literature.
That first link goes to this: www.cspi.org/resource/sci..., which has a link to the resource as PDF. Which, LOL doesn't load - instead you get "we can't open this file something went wrong"
Something went wrong indeed.
Something went wrong indeed.
September 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
That first link goes to this: www.cspi.org/resource/sci..., which has a link to the resource as PDF. Which, LOL doesn't load - instead you get "we can't open this file something went wrong"
Something went wrong indeed.
Something went wrong indeed.
Oh no! #PubMed is giving an error for anything tagged [tiab] #medlibs Just perfect for a Monday.
And yes I tried many, many things before panicking (and writing the help desk). [tw] works, [all] works, [mh] and other tags seem okay - [tiab] is borked, even if you try it through search builder.
And yes I tried many, many things before panicking (and writing the help desk). [tw] works, [all] works, [mh] and other tags seem okay - [tiab] is borked, even if you try it through search builder.
August 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
March 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Am I on vacation? Yes. Do I still manage to do #medlibs adjacent things just for fun? Also yes. I spent 3 hours exploring the library and going through the amazing exhibits @wellcomecollection.bsky.social, zero regrets.
November 27, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Am I on vacation? Yes. Do I still manage to do #medlibs adjacent things just for fun? Also yes. I spent 3 hours exploring the library and going through the amazing exhibits @wellcomecollection.bsky.social, zero regrets.
LOL and now an "exclusive" tshirt
October 7, 2024 at 9:09 PM
LOL and now an "exclusive" tshirt
The way I am still cackling with glee days after Vandy's football win over Alabama... (screenshot of Washington Post article)
October 7, 2024 at 11:27 AM
The way I am still cackling with glee days after Vandy's football win over Alabama... (screenshot of Washington Post article)
Today in #medlibs "MeSH things that make me sad/ rage": "Involuntary Fertility Control"[Mesh]
"Behavior that interferes with a woman's autonomous reproductive decision-making. Year introduced: 2018"
The specificity of women and that year. Ooof.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2023478
"Behavior that interferes with a woman's autonomous reproductive decision-making. Year introduced: 2018"
The specificity of women and that year. Ooof.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2023478
June 12, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Today in #medlibs "MeSH things that make me sad/ rage": "Involuntary Fertility Control"[Mesh]
"Behavior that interferes with a woman's autonomous reproductive decision-making. Year introduced: 2018"
The specificity of women and that year. Ooof.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2023478
"Behavior that interferes with a woman's autonomous reproductive decision-making. Year introduced: 2018"
The specificity of women and that year. Ooof.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2023478
Fun fact: PubMed's new wildcard feature maxes out at 256 uses. Ask me how I know. #medlibs #expertsearching
June 10, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Fun fact: PubMed's new wildcard feature maxes out at 256 uses. Ask me how I know. #medlibs #expertsearching
Today in "well, that PubMed search did not go as expected": I was being lazy and didn't do my normal #medlibs level search with field tags, because I thought "how bad could this go wrong?" Reader, it went very wrong.
Another example of why relying on keywords stinks, with bonus patriarchy.
Another example of why relying on keywords stinks, with bonus patriarchy.
February 6, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Today in "well, that PubMed search did not go as expected": I was being lazy and didn't do my normal #medlibs level search with field tags, because I thought "how bad could this go wrong?" Reader, it went very wrong.
Another example of why relying on keywords stinks, with bonus patriarchy.
Another example of why relying on keywords stinks, with bonus patriarchy.
Y'all, I am a messy puddle of emotions. I had an unexpected package from Chewy that had a personalized message (1st pic) and hand painted portrait (!!! 2nd pic) of Boone, based on a 2018 pic (3rd) I uploaded to his profile. 4th pic is Boone today. 😭 This is the best thing ever.
December 26, 2023 at 9:17 PM
Y'all, I am a messy puddle of emotions. I had an unexpected package from Chewy that had a personalized message (1st pic) and hand painted portrait (!!! 2nd pic) of Boone, based on a 2018 pic (3rd) I uploaded to his profile. 4th pic is Boone today. 😭 This is the best thing ever.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you use AI (without quotes, without tags) as a search term in #PubMed intending to look for artificial intelligence literature, you're gonna have a bad time thanks to Automatic Term Mapping. #medlibs #ExpertSearching
October 27, 2023 at 2:07 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you use AI (without quotes, without tags) as a search term in #PubMed intending to look for artificial intelligence literature, you're gonna have a bad time thanks to Automatic Term Mapping. #medlibs #ExpertSearching
Y'all. Y'ALL. My brother is in Juneau, Alaska today and he just sent me this pic with the caption "you have your own crab shack in Juneau". I CANNOT. 😂🤣 #medlibs #crabs #IYKYK
August 23, 2023 at 5:56 PM
Y'all. Y'ALL. My brother is in Juneau, Alaska today and he just sent me this pic with the caption "you have your own crab shack in Juneau". I CANNOT. 😂🤣 #medlibs #crabs #IYKYK