Opposition to the idea of vaccination existed even before vaccines themselves did - for BBC futures, I explore the strange history of the antivaccine movement. The tropes of antivaccine propaganda are not only meritless, but centuries old

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Bill banning mRNA vaccines in Iowa passes subcommittee

ICYMI: new MMWR has been published, showing that this year’s flu vaccine is decent at keeping people from needing to see the doctor… and pretty darn good at preventing kids’ (& to a lesser extent, adults’) flu hospitalization

Also: it’s safe. And it’s not too late to get it.

This is going to be a big problem.

Not typically on pubmed (a free online database of medical literature) on Saturday nights but heard it was down and had to check for myself.

1- I had a brief scare this morning when I couldn't access nih.gov, but it's back again and so I'm back again document the incredible advances supported by the federal government's investment in medical research.

#medsky

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1/2 of all pancreatic cancer patients live for < 1 yr after diagnosis. WSJ story by @briannaabbott.bsky.social
highlights recent optimism due to clinical trials incl daraxonrasib targeting KRAS gene (KRAS G12C) wsj.com/health/healt... 90% of #pancsm cases have KRAS mutations. Gift link: #medsky

Other pancreatic cancer clinical trials targeting KRAS gene mentioned in WSJ story incl: Eli Lilly is enrolling #pancsm patients in studies for 2 KRAS inhibitors & Pfizer’s trial started in '24. BMS, Verastem & Jacobio have reported "positive preliminary results in their own early studies." #medsky

Pancreatic cancer kills nearly 52,000 people in the US each year & is 3rd leading cause of cancer death in the US—behind lung & colorectal cancer. #pancsm case rates have gradually increased particularly among younger women. It's estimated that #pancsm will top colorectal cancer as 1/n #medsky

Here are some nice mushrooms

Another favorite image, the Spaghetti Nebula, a complex remnant left when a massive star exploded at the end of its life. We estimate the supernova happened 40,000 years ago and the remnant is now 160 lightyears wide.
#astronomy #astroedu #space #spacephotographs #astronomyimages #supernova #science

Reinvigorating drug development around NGF signaling for pain: https://buff.ly/4i88eBM

Andy Wangzhou & Theodore J Price  comments on Chloe J. Peach et al. (https://buff.ly/4380XxA)

Viewpoint: The recent executive orders weakening climate policies threaten to exacerbate the climate crisis, and the health care sector must lead in advocating and implementing sustainable practices.

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