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Matt Siuba @zentensivist.bsky.social · May 20

Interface paper is now published

www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/15...

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · May 15

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have found that getting vaccinated against shingles- a painful and debilitating condition that can flare up years after infection from VZV- not only LOWERS the risk of infection, but can also PROTECT against dementia and REDUCE the risk of cardiovascular disease! 🧪🧵⬇️

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josh farkas 💊 @pulmcrit.bsky.social · May 11

did you think that labetalol is a single drug?

nope

it’s actually a mixture of FOUR different drugs

RS, RR, SS, and SR-labetalol

and this is clinically relevant!

lets discuss why…

🧵 #1/3 #EMIMCC

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · May 11

For many experts, Health. Secretary Kennedy’s promise to find autism’s causes in a few months is jarring — and unrealistic.
That’s because it appears to ignore decades of science linking about 200 genes that play a role.
apnews.com/article/auti...

Experts call Kennedy's plan to find autism's cause unrealistic

Many autism experts say the Trump administration's plan to find autism's causes is unrealistic. Health Secretary Robert F.

apnews.com

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Steven Mathern @stevenmathern.bsky.social · May 11

i hope it is powerful enough to tear u away from this voracious intellectual pursuit... long enough, on occasion...to enjoy while in your youth

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Steven Mathern @stevenmathern.bsky.social · May 11

plz do not forget... to also ENJOY your youth
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it is more transient than u realize
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many gain the perspective too late
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and u are very deserving

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Steven Mathern @stevenmathern.bsky.social · May 10

wow

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Steven Mathern @stevenmathern.bsky.social · May 9

well be careful about going against them in any rural area of the bible belt here... u would risk serious injury

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Steven Mathern @stevenmathern.bsky.social · May 9

where i live, it's almost everyone... one risks getting killed being not a trump
and elon supporter. it is at least 85% in their favor here. not sure where u are where it is low 30.

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Steven Mathern @stevenmathern.bsky.social · May 9

exactly. perhaps 40% of the usa...

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Steven Mathern @stevenmathern.bsky.social · May 9

he is adored by many

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Steven Mathern @stevenmathern.bsky.social · May 7

what kind is this?

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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · May 6

tl;dr- egotistical edgelord intoxicatingly enamored with the (false) idea that he's far smarter than everyone else and therefore superior

Vinay Prasad, in his own words, outlines the philosophy he’ll bring to the FDA

Vinay Prasad, tapped to be a top official at the FDA, has never shied from speaking his mind.

www.statnews.com

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Thelonevirologist @thelonevirologist.bsky.social · May 6

Texas measles total tops 700 cases amid rises in other states www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/texa...

Texas measles total tops 700 cases amid rises in other states

Also, health departments in Illinois, North Dakota, and Missouri reported more measles cases.

www.cidrap.umn.edu

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Steven Mathern @stevenmathern.bsky.social · May 6

wow

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Steven Mathern @stevenmathern.bsky.social · May 6

well... i guess
i see all kinds of severely 'debilitated' alzheimers patients... i see nothing that helps them with this disease
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perhaps u do

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Dr Lipid @drlipid.bsky.social · May 5

20 years after it was approved, cardiologists are recognizing that ezetimibe is a great statin helper www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/cardiologists-say-statin-combination-therapy-can-reduce-cholesterol-related-deaths-by-49/ar-AA1CKN9r?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=77de09834e2542b09bdbdbf88b12fbac&ei=11

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Steven Mathern @stevenmathern.bsky.social · May 6

well, i hope it works... everything seems to always end up failing

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Steven Mathern @stevenmathern.bsky.social · May 3

your wall suction setup looks extremely 'foreign' to me

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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ @nizet.bsky.social · May 2

Most vaccines don’t trigger mucosal IgA—a key airway defense

Clever new Nat Comm study from 🇳🇴 solves that by fusing antigens to albumin, which uses FcRn pathway to cross the nasal barrier

Result: a potent intranasal vaccine that protects vs. both flu and SARS-CoV-2

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Voices for Vaccines @voices4vaccines.bsky.social · May 2

www.voicesforvaccines.org/jtf_topics/d...

Do vaccines contain aborted fetuses?

Do vaccines contain aborted fetuses? No—some use decades-old fetal cell lines for development, but no new cells are used. Learn the facts behind this persistent myth.

www.voicesforvaccines.org

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Antibiotic Steward 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 @absteward.bsky.social · May 1

🆕🔥 State of the art review article @cmicomms.bsky.social
Approach to Clostridioides difficile Diarrheal Infection ( CDI)
Excellent discussions about the management of CDI #IDsky #mustread
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company @costplusdrugs.com · May 1

🪪 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 teamcubancard.com?
Team Cuban Card is a free program that brings the same transparent pricing you know from Cost Plus Drugs to local pharmacies across the country. Just download your card, check available medications, and find a participating pharmacy near you.

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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · May 1

Also given our HHS Secretary's comments about fetal cells in vaccines... here's a post I made about that:

open.substack.com/pub/deplatfo...

Fetal tissue use in vaccines [Imported Post from 03/09/2021]

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Matt Wynia @mattwynia.bsky.social · May 1

Cool table from @bradspellberg.bsky.social of RCTs of vaccines, in case anyone honestly believes there have been no RCTs of today's routine childhood vaccines:
www.bradspellberg.com/vaccine-rcts

Vaccine RCTs | mysite

www.bradspellberg.com

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