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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 7h

One of the things that fertilises the soil is thrombosis. Tissue factor is an angiogenic factor that metastasising tumour cell probably use as a means of sticking to a tissue bed and laying down vascular roots #TeamClots

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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 7h

One of the things that fertilises the soil is thrombosis. Tissue factor is an angiogenic factor that metastasising tumour cell probably use as a means of sticking to a tissue bed and laying down vascular roots #TeamClots

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 1d

Is dark chocolate good for you?
"Sadly for chocoholics, the health claims for dark chocolate come from wishful thinking and sly marketing, not the findings of science."
Sorry
www.economist.com/science-and-...

Is dark chocolate actually healthy?

We assess whether that tempting idea is too good to be true

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

Updated COVID shot led to less severe illness, fewer hospitalizations last year, US study finds

Veterans who got both 2024–25 COVID booster and flu shot saw 29% fewer ER visits, 39% fewer hospitalisations, and 64% lower deaths over 6 months, vs. those who got only the flu vaccine.

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Updated COVID shot led to less severe illness, fewer hospitalizations last year, US study finds

By Nancy Lapid

October 9, 2025 9:30 AM GMT+11 Updated 2 hours ago

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 1d

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40813533/ 🧐

SARS-CoV-2 infection heightens the risk of developing HPV-related carcinoma in situ and cancer - PubMed

SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with elevated risks of HPV-related carcinoma in situ and cancer, irrespective of age or race. The findings underscore the importance of understanding the interplay b...

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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 1d

More a comment than a correction. If you go from an FF of 3 on a surgical up to 50-100 on an N95 it's more like one order of magnitude

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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 1d

The average fit factor FF for a surgical mask is 3. Many score 300 on an Aura N95. Which makes it two orders of magnitude better. Yes this is predictive of real world outcomes

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Dr. med. Hank Schiffers @leanhealth.bsky.social · 2d

106 healthcare organizations, 15 countries, 4,872,295 patients,
propensity score matched, 3-year follow-up

Individuals with SARS-CoV-2 infection had significantly higher risks of
A)HPV-related cancers
+67% cervical
+131% vaginal
+98% vulvar
+92% anal &
+78% oropharyngeal
Das ist katastrophal

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Dr. med. Hank Schiffers @leanhealth.bsky.social · 7d

Randomisierte Studie mobile Luftfilter Schule

1) Reduktion krankheitsbedingter Abwesenheit 12,5%
2) Kosten 11€/d
3) cost benefit 1:9

Nicht inkludiert sind die zusätzlich in Skandinavien nachgewiesenen Reduktionen der elterlichen Fehltage um 30%

Und nu
@PrienKarin @ninawarken?

The Effect of Air Purifiers in Schools

www.rff.org

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TRAstonDrs @castltrastondrs.bsky.social · 2d

#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #Neurosky #publichealth in this longitudinal observational study confirmed that individuals with severe #longCOVID can experience persistent #neuromusculardisorders & muscle architectural changes in their lower limbs,

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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 3d

More flowers in the springtime

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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 3d

More flowers in the springtime

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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 4d

Now, for something off-topic. Spring has brought forth bright yellow flowers of the Hymenosporum flavum tree, a native of New Guinea, Queensland and New South Wales. Although commonly known as the native frangipani, it is not related to the frangipani. #spring

Bright yellow flowers of the Hymenosporum flavum tree, with red bottlebrush flowers in the background

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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 4d

Too bad @nobelprize.bsky.social hasn’t got its Bluesky account up and running in time for today’s first prize announcement. (Can you have a chat with them @altmetric.com ?)

The livestream is at x.com/i/broadcasts...

The Nobel Prize

WATCH LIVE: Join us for the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine announcement.

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 4d

Someone that is self employed in a physically demanding job told me they lost out on two months of work due to preventable flu/C19 type illness.

Who does public health serve? #NSWHealth.

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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 4d

Spring is bursting forth everywhere

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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 4d

Spring is bursting forth everywhere

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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 4d

Yes very heavily sented

Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 4d

Now, for something off-topic. Spring has brought forth bright yellow flowers of the Hymenosporum flavum tree, a native of New Guinea, Queensland and New South Wales. Although commonly known as the native frangipani, it is not related to the frangipani. #spring

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 4d

**CDC Blackout**

US Weekly COVID update: Oct 6, 2025

🔸1 in 81 Actively Infectious
🔸602,000 New Daily Infections
🔸4,540,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸189,000,000 Infections in 2025
🔸227,000 to 910,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,300 to 2,100 Weekly Deaths

Source: pmc19.com/data/

The image is a COVID-19 heat map of the U.S. dated October 6, 2025, titled “1 in 81 Estimated Actively Infectious.” It’s based on CDC and Biobot wastewater data, showing most states in grey labeled “CDC Blackout,” indicating missing data during a federal “shutdown.”

At the bottom, it notes:
“PMC estimates 602,000 new daily infections amid ‘shutdown’ & state-level data blackout.”

Color legend (bottom left): Very High (dark red) → High → Moderate → Low → Very Low → No Data.
Most of the country is shown as having no current data available.

The image shows a Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) report titled “National COVID-19 Estimates (U.S.)” dated October 6, 2025.

🦠 Infections

Proportion Actively Infectious: 1 in 81 (1.2%)

New Daily Infections: 602,000

Infections in the Past Week: 4,540,000

Infections in 2025 (to date): 189,000,000

Cumulative Infections per Person: 4.69

🧠 Long COVID

From new daily infections: 30,000–120,000 new Long COVID cases

From new weekly infections: 227,000–910,000

⚰️ Excess Deaths

From new daily infections: 170–280 deaths

From new weekly infections: 1,300–2,100 deaths

The note at the bottom states that daily infections (602,000) are about half of the September 6 peak (1.24 million), yet post-acute effects and excess deaths remain high despite the decline.

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Tatiana Trifan #FBLC @tatianatrifan.bsky.social · 5d

"The almost continuous economic crisis of the 1930s had led to rigid austerity measures and cuts to the budgets for the care of chronically sick people (Hohendorf et al. 2002). Disabled people were increasingly branded as anti-social and as burdens"
enil.eu/disabled-peo...
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Disabled People under fascist rule - ENIL

It is commonly assumed that Europe´s fascist governments of the first half of the 20th pursued inhumane policies against disabled people. What do we ...

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 5d

Want to get your own version of #NephJC merch such as this pretty and useful backpack? 🎒

Donate to a good cause and get some swag too

www.nephjc.com/news/2025/9/...

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Tatiana Trifan #FBLC @tatianatrifan.bsky.social · 6d

This thread below explains it beautifully how we have already been there, how those mistakes were influenced by political ideology, and how public health was created:
bsky.app/profile/tosh...

Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · Mar 27

“Death in Hamburg” by Sir Richard J Evans.
A book written in 1987 for our COVID age. The title is a reference to Thomas Mann's novella "Death in Venice", also set in a cholera epidemic. This is a review of one of the best books I've ever read. 5/5 stars. 🧵 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/294784...

Death in Hamburg by Richard J. Evans: 9780143036364 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

"A tremendous book, the biography of a city which charts the multifarious pathways from bacilli to burgomaster." -Roy Porter, London Review of Books Why were nearly 10,000 people killed in six weeks ...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 6d

Arrived today 👏🏻👏🏻‼️

Looking forward to reading it!

In the darkest hours... There are still amazing humans 💖

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Nikkei Asia (Official) @asia.nikkei.com · 6d

Who is Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s possible first female prime minister?

Read all of our election coverage here: s.nikkei.com/477ndcd

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