West Strand, Portrush, taken during the blue hour this evening.
February 1, 2026 at 8:21 PM
West Strand, Portrush, taken during the blue hour this evening.
'Possible risk of autism in children. Dormant cancer cells awakening. Accelerating aging of the brain'.
The last thing I said on my first call with a client regarding SARS-CoV-2, in late Jan 2020, was 'there will be significant sequelae'. It was obvious even then.
www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-l...
The last thing I said on my first call with a client regarding SARS-CoV-2, in late Jan 2020, was 'there will be significant sequelae'. It was obvious even then.
www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-l...
Trump policies at odds with emerging understanding of COVID's long-term harm
Studies offer insights into the health risks and burdens faced by people who have had COVID infections. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has narrowed COVID vaccine recommendations and cut research.
www.cbsnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:54 AM
'Possible risk of autism in children. Dormant cancer cells awakening. Accelerating aging of the brain'.
The last thing I said on my first call with a client regarding SARS-CoV-2, in late Jan 2020, was 'there will be significant sequelae'. It was obvious even then.
www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-l...
The last thing I said on my first call with a client regarding SARS-CoV-2, in late Jan 2020, was 'there will be significant sequelae'. It was obvious even then.
www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-l...
Outstanding article from my friend Lucyl Harrison in @theconversation.com today.
'Human character changed in December 2019, when SARS-CoV-2 was discovered and the COVID pandemic began in earnest'.
theconversation.com/on-being-ill...
'Human character changed in December 2019, when SARS-CoV-2 was discovered and the COVID pandemic began in earnest'.
theconversation.com/on-being-ill...
On Being Ill at 100: Virginia Woolf’s ‘best essay’ still shapes how we read sickness
Woolf argues that illness is ‘the great confessional’ which is never talked about in literature.
theconversation.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Outstanding article from my friend Lucyl Harrison in @theconversation.com today.
'Human character changed in December 2019, when SARS-CoV-2 was discovered and the COVID pandemic began in earnest'.
theconversation.com/on-being-ill...
'Human character changed in December 2019, when SARS-CoV-2 was discovered and the COVID pandemic began in earnest'.
theconversation.com/on-being-ill...
1. H5N1 antibodies have been found in a dairy cow in the Netherlands. This is the first detection of the virus in dairy cattle outside of the US. This is a concerning signal.
Link to article in next post.
Link to article in next post.
January 24, 2026 at 11:59 AM
1. H5N1 antibodies have been found in a dairy cow in the Netherlands. This is the first detection of the virus in dairy cattle outside of the US. This is a concerning signal.
Link to article in next post.
Link to article in next post.
Delighted to have had this wide-ranging conversation with @pathogenscribe.bsky.social covering biological weapons, accidental release, the importance of precision in terminology, mitigating airborne pathogens, dual use research of concern, and much more. Thanks for having me on, Heather!
🎙️ Now live: From Spillover to Weapons
A conversation with biorisk expert
@brownecfm.bsky.social
on why clarity matters more than fear for biological threats — natural, accidental, or deliberate.
🎧 Listen on your fav podcast player or here:
#InfectiousDose
www.infectiousdose.com/post/biorisk...
A conversation with biorisk expert
@brownecfm.bsky.social
on why clarity matters more than fear for biological threats — natural, accidental, or deliberate.
🎧 Listen on your fav podcast player or here:
#InfectiousDose
www.infectiousdose.com/post/biorisk...
From Spillover to Weapons: A Conversation with Conor Browne on Biological Threats
A biodefense expert explains what biological weapons really are, why most pathogens aren’t weapons, and how misinformation increases real biological risk.
www.infectiousdose.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Delighted to have had this wide-ranging conversation with @pathogenscribe.bsky.social covering biological weapons, accidental release, the importance of precision in terminology, mitigating airborne pathogens, dual use research of concern, and much more. Thanks for having me on, Heather!
It's obvious right now that the instability in geopolitics is rapidly heading towards an inflection point. This point may well involve serious civil unrest and / or armed conflict. Should this occur, you will fare better if you are as healthy as possible. Keep your respirator on.
January 19, 2026 at 8:37 PM
It's obvious right now that the instability in geopolitics is rapidly heading towards an inflection point. This point may well involve serious civil unrest and / or armed conflict. Should this occur, you will fare better if you are as healthy as possible. Keep your respirator on.
Ok, thank you for your thoughts. To be honest, I'm very dubious that it's all about grant-chasing and reputation. I think those drivers apply across all scientific research.
January 18, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Ok, thank you for your thoughts. To be honest, I'm very dubious that it's all about grant-chasing and reputation. I think those drivers apply across all scientific research.
Thanks for your comments - genuinely very much appreciated.
Who are these people that are lying to me, and what reason would they have for doing so?
Who are these people that are lying to me, and what reason would they have for doing so?
January 18, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Thanks for your comments - genuinely very much appreciated.
Who are these people that are lying to me, and what reason would they have for doing so?
Who are these people that are lying to me, and what reason would they have for doing so?
'..highlights the urgent need for long-term immune monitoring after SARS-CoV-2 exposure. Persistent T-cell reductions, particularly in CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, raise concerns about *chronic immune dysfunction even in nonhospitalized individuals*'.
*my emphasis.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
*my emphasis.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Persistent attenuation of lymphocyte subsets after mass SARS-CoV-2 infection
Growing evidence suggests that lymphocyte subsets are declined in COVID-19 patients, but it is unclear if these alterations persist after widespread e…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
'..highlights the urgent need for long-term immune monitoring after SARS-CoV-2 exposure. Persistent T-cell reductions, particularly in CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, raise concerns about *chronic immune dysfunction even in nonhospitalized individuals*'.
*my emphasis.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
*my emphasis.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Global health threats are inextricably linked to geopolitics. The direction the world is taking is now highly unpredictable, but one thing is absolutely certain to me: the only real winners will be pathogens. The US administration is now a force multiplier for infectious disease.
January 16, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Global health threats are inextricably linked to geopolitics. The direction the world is taking is now highly unpredictable, but one thing is absolutely certain to me: the only real winners will be pathogens. The US administration is now a force multiplier for infectious disease.
1. Very important study - and the primary reason I avoid infection.
'The long-term impact of COVID-19 may be consequential years after the infection and give rise to long-term illnesses including neurocognitive problems similar to what is seen in Alzheimer's disease'.
'The long-term impact of COVID-19 may be consequential years after the infection and give rise to long-term illnesses including neurocognitive problems similar to what is seen in Alzheimer's disease'.
January 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
1. Very important study - and the primary reason I avoid infection.
'The long-term impact of COVID-19 may be consequential years after the infection and give rise to long-term illnesses including neurocognitive problems similar to what is seen in Alzheimer's disease'.
'The long-term impact of COVID-19 may be consequential years after the infection and give rise to long-term illnesses including neurocognitive problems similar to what is seen in Alzheimer's disease'.
'Vaccines transformed public health because policy followed science. If we abandon that principle, we will not only see old diseases return but we will face them with clinicians less prepared to stop them.
That is a policy failure we cannot afford'
Superb from @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social
That is a policy failure we cannot afford'
Superb from @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social
That we're in a place, at a time, when someone has to write this headline, this article — it's almost unfathomable. Please do read @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social's take. www.statnews.com/2026/01/12/m...
Medical schools must prepare tomorrow’s doctors for yesterday’s diseases
Medical schools must now prepare tomorrow’s doctors for yesterday’s diseases.
www.statnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
'Vaccines transformed public health because policy followed science. If we abandon that principle, we will not only see old diseases return but we will face them with clinicians less prepared to stop them.
That is a policy failure we cannot afford'
Superb from @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social
That is a policy failure we cannot afford'
Superb from @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social
'Disability isn’t securitized like death. That makes it the ideal objective for anyone with time to kill (no pun intended). Death by a thousand cuts. The frog in boiling water...Yet time somehow remains our blind spot. To die in slow motion is still to die'.
sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/09/r...
sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/09/r...
Rethinking Security for a More Resilient US - Science Politics
Invisible links between long COVID, AI, and social media signal an emerging trend of mass disability in the post-pandemic U.S.
sciencepolitics.org
January 12, 2026 at 1:21 PM
'Disability isn’t securitized like death. That makes it the ideal objective for anyone with time to kill (no pun intended). Death by a thousand cuts. The frog in boiling water...Yet time somehow remains our blind spot. To die in slow motion is still to die'.
sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/09/r...
sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/09/r...
Thank you, Kitty!
January 10, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Thank you, Kitty!
As a recovered alcoholic, I am very aware of the dangers of both denial and normalisation. They are seductive cognitive processes, and they will inevitably be your downfall unless you are very, very mindful of them. This applies to the pandemic, the environment, and politics.
January 9, 2026 at 4:25 PM
As a recovered alcoholic, I am very aware of the dangers of both denial and normalisation. They are seductive cognitive processes, and they will inevitably be your downfall unless you are very, very mindful of them. This applies to the pandemic, the environment, and politics.
Absolutely Lauren - I'm particularly concerned with oncogenic and neurodegenerative potentials.
January 8, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Absolutely Lauren - I'm particularly concerned with oncogenic and neurodegenerative potentials.
SARS-CoV-2 emerged in 2019. We have learned much about it since then, but I assure you there is much left to learn. The normalisation of this virus is both premature and dangerous. A new pathogen is infecting humans and some animals; unpredictable effects are to be expected.
January 7, 2026 at 2:35 PM
SARS-CoV-2 emerged in 2019. We have learned much about it since then, but I assure you there is much left to learn. The normalisation of this virus is both premature and dangerous. A new pathogen is infecting humans and some animals; unpredictable effects are to be expected.
I try to shout as loud as I can, Sharon!
January 7, 2026 at 10:22 AM
I try to shout as loud as I can, Sharon!
I'm so sorry to hear your spouse is so unwell, Jo Ann - wishing for a speedy recovery.
January 7, 2026 at 10:19 AM
I'm so sorry to hear your spouse is so unwell, Jo Ann - wishing for a speedy recovery.
Absolutely, Dr. Marshall. It was my own knowledge of encephalitis lethargica that played a large part in me deciding to avoid SARS-CoV-2 infection back in 2020.
January 7, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Absolutely, Dr. Marshall. It was my own knowledge of encephalitis lethargica that played a large part in me deciding to avoid SARS-CoV-2 infection back in 2020.
I'm so sorry to hear you're so unwell, and, yes, the attitude towards people who wear masks in healthcare facilities is absolutely nonsensical.
January 7, 2026 at 10:16 AM
I'm so sorry to hear you're so unwell, and, yes, the attitude towards people who wear masks in healthcare facilities is absolutely nonsensical.
That's an outstanding thread, Mark - I've always maintained that science is inextricably linked with politics (my eyes were opened to that at a young age, when I studied philosophy of science as an undergraduate).
January 7, 2026 at 10:14 AM
That's an outstanding thread, Mark - I've always maintained that science is inextricably linked with politics (my eyes were opened to that at a young age, when I studied philosophy of science as an undergraduate).