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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · 9d

Mr Mel mathed it out and said we’ve spent ~7 years of our marriage just asleep next to each other

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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · 12d

That is weird!

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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · 12d

Non-USA #medlibs might find this useful www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · 26d

Because you like to be annoyed? ;)

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · Sep 10

🧵I couldn't quite make myself look at the new MAHA report, so I settled for today's opinion piece in the Washington Post: wapo.st/4mf4Ma7

As a #medlibs and #SystematicReview / #EvidenceSynthesis person, I of course had a look at the links/citations they include. Let's go over them, shall we?

Opinion | Linda McMahon and RFK Jr.: Children need natural sources of mental health

Overzealous use of therapy can cause the crises it claims to cure.

wapo.st

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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · Sep 7

“"Those signs aren't made in basements. They're made in professional printing offices and they cost a lot of money," he said.”

Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · Mar 7

#standupforscience #medlibs

Sign texts is a pubmed search that reads
NOT ("Censorship, Research"[Mesh] OR "Propaganda"[Mesh] OR "Fascism"[Mesh] OR (censor*[tiab] OR propaganda[tiab] OR fascis*[tiab] OR (oppressive[tiab] AND (state[tiab] OR states[tiab] OR government*[tiab] OR power[tiab] OR powers[tiab])))

Sign text that reads: Research librarians for scientific FREEDOM

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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · Sep 4

Love this. Take up all the space.

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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · Aug 6

It can be so hard advocating for yourself. If you are succeeding at it, well done, you got this. If you are struggling with it, take a breath, drink some water, keep trying. You’re not done yet.

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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · Aug 6

My kid was around 10 when he read The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and he loved it.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · Jul 26

1/ This is a long 🧵, so buckle up & I hope you read till the end.
The HHS Secretary, is planning to remove all 16 members of the USPSTF the expert panel that decides which preventive services (cancer screenings, HIV prevention meds) must be covered by insurers under the Affordable Care Act.

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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · Jul 19

Congrats to Loather jr

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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · Jul 16

I love library workers and a good libguide.

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · Jul 12

100 health groups sound alarm after ‘abrupt’ cancellation of USPSTF meeting. The influential task force dictates whether health insurers must cover preventive services such as mammograms and low-dose CT lung exams, which now may be in jeopardy.
radiologybusiness.com/topics/healt...

Senator, 100 health groups sound alarm after ‘abrupt’ cancellation of USPSTF meeting

The influential task force dictates whether health insurers must cover preventive services such as mammograms and low-dose CT lung exams, which some say could be in jeopardy.

radiologybusiness.com

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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · Jul 8

It’s one of the things hotels had over Airbnbs.

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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · Jul 3

Best wishes to her

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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · Jun 24

"Secretary Kennedy declared that HHS has failed to address root causes of disease, mandating radical restructuring of HHS. Yet the USPSTF is a clear success. It interprets evidence and makes guideline recommendations that are widely trusted and followed..."

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Health and Human Services Restructuring—Threats to the US Preventive Services Task Force and Health

This Viewpoint discusses restructuring of the USPSTF while ensuring that its functions are safeguarded to avoid destabilizing vital public health infrastructure.

jamanetwork.com

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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · Jun 24

I'm wfh and someone is watching the first Jurassic Park in the other room. How am I supposed to work in these conditions?

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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · Jun 18

Have you tried the public library?

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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · Jun 10

Very fair because that show is relentlessly her.

Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · Jun 10

She had a small but powerful cameo in ep1 of the new season of Poker Face. It feels like something you probably already know about, but mentioning jic as I found it delightful.

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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · Jun 7

A few things: I’m more split now between here and discord etc. Also it’s a weird time for #medlibs in 🇺🇸 a lot of folks are laying a bit low or just depressed so social media is harder than before. Also focusing on building local networks.

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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · Jun 3

Thanks for your input. I haven't yet. But there are lots of papers where they do with OA articles. I'm sure it is also happening with PW articles. If the evidence synthesis tools continue to develop we're going to need clear guidance on this.

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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · May 29

How are folks handling #copyright when it comes to using things like chatGPT/Claude/CoPilot for #evidencesynthesis tasks. E.g. using CoPilot to do QA/bias assessments, or Claude for data extraction. Do you use only open article pdfs? Has anyone seen any work on this? #systematicreviews #medlibs

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Jake Scott, MD @jakescottmd.bsky.social · May 8

“No CDC childhood vaccine was ever placebo-tested.”
False.

Our crowd-sourced sheet lists 24 saline-placebo RCTs for 7 schedule vaccines:
1 Rotavirus (8 RCTs)
2 Hib (5)
3 Hep B (4)
4 Varicella (3)
5 Hep A (2)
6 Measles/MMR (1)
7 Influenza LAIV (1)

Data 👉 bit.ly/3EuYzqI
@bradspellberg.bsky.social

Placebo-Controlled Vaccine RCTs (Living List)

bit.ly

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Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · May 1

I’ve just finished book 5 of The Saxon Series, audiobook, and I see that book 6 has a different reader again. That will be the 4th so far. I hate this.