Christy Collins
@christycollins.bsky.social
Founder M-CM Network. M-CM is caused by pik3ca mutations. Former freelance web developer. Stubborn and hopeful.
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Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
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If you’re not already familiar w/ @boltsmag.org, it does terrific journalism at the local level across the U.S. The quality is wonderful and the stories are critical—putting Bolts in your timeline will make you so much more informed. Highly recommend.
And rn following can help fund their work!
And rn following can help fund their work!
I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism.
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
December 6, 2025 at 2:50 AM
If you’re not already familiar w/ @boltsmag.org, it does terrific journalism at the local level across the U.S. The quality is wonderful and the stories are critical—putting Bolts in your timeline will make you so much more informed. Highly recommend.
And rn following can help fund their work!
And rn following can help fund their work!
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Pay attention at #NIH to peer review of grant applications.
I don't think it's too much to say the keystone of US biomedical science is NIH's Center for Scientific Review.
CSR organizes peer review—relying on 25k US scientists. Review helps isolate grantmaking from political interference.
But! /1
I don't think it's too much to say the keystone of US biomedical science is NIH's Center for Scientific Review.
CSR organizes peer review—relying on 25k US scientists. Review helps isolate grantmaking from political interference.
But! /1
DOGE holdover who pushed for deep cuts at HHS is headed to the Navy
Rachel Riley, a former McKinsey partner, helped execute sweeping layoffs at the health department this spring. Behind the scenes, her methods sparked turmoil.
www.politico.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Pay attention at #NIH to peer review of grant applications.
I don't think it's too much to say the keystone of US biomedical science is NIH's Center for Scientific Review.
CSR organizes peer review—relying on 25k US scientists. Review helps isolate grantmaking from political interference.
But! /1
I don't think it's too much to say the keystone of US biomedical science is NIH's Center for Scientific Review.
CSR organizes peer review—relying on 25k US scientists. Review helps isolate grantmaking from political interference.
But! /1
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A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
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The @medillschool.bsky.social was silent as 200+ journalists were murdered in Gaza, was silent as their own students were threatened w beating by police, then suspended me and denied me tenure for standing w the students. It is not a journalism school, it is a school for teaching cowardice & fascism
November 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The @medillschool.bsky.social was silent as 200+ journalists were murdered in Gaza, was silent as their own students were threatened w beating by police, then suspended me and denied me tenure for standing w the students. It is not a journalism school, it is a school for teaching cowardice & fascism
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1. Last week, we reported on WSU certifying an anti-trans SPLC-designated hate group to teach medicine.
Now, S. Baum has uncovered that the Michigan State Medical Society has certified anti-trans hate group Genspect to teach medical workers.
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Now, S. Baum has uncovered that the Michigan State Medical Society has certified anti-trans hate group Genspect to teach medical workers.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Michigan State Medical Society Greenlights Anti-Trans Hate Group Genspect to Teach Trans Medicine
Anti-trans rhetoric—sponsored by Moms for Liberty, and brought to you by Genspect—could be coming to a clinician near you via CME.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
1. Last week, we reported on WSU certifying an anti-trans SPLC-designated hate group to teach medicine.
Now, S. Baum has uncovered that the Michigan State Medical Society has certified anti-trans hate group Genspect to teach medical workers.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Now, S. Baum has uncovered that the Michigan State Medical Society has certified anti-trans hate group Genspect to teach medical workers.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Finally in print - The 1st publication in the New England Journal of Medicine
describing the devastation of healthcare infrastructure & horrors in Gaza, calling on US Medicine to break silence.
And yes it’s still relevant after the ceasefire
#SilenceIsComplicity
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
describing the devastation of healthcare infrastructure & horrors in Gaza, calling on US Medicine to break silence.
And yes it’s still relevant after the ceasefire
#SilenceIsComplicity
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
November 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Finally in print - The 1st publication in the New England Journal of Medicine
describing the devastation of healthcare infrastructure & horrors in Gaza, calling on US Medicine to break silence.
And yes it’s still relevant after the ceasefire
#SilenceIsComplicity
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
describing the devastation of healthcare infrastructure & horrors in Gaza, calling on US Medicine to break silence.
And yes it’s still relevant after the ceasefire
#SilenceIsComplicity
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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A reminder that if you are called to be part of a jury in a political prosecution you have a right to refuse to convict on the grounds the prosecution is unjust. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump’s Politicized Prosecutions May Hit a Roadblock
When the president puts his political enemies on trial on pretextual grounds, jurors have the option of refusing to convict.
www.theatlantic.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A reminder that if you are called to be part of a jury in a political prosecution you have a right to refuse to convict on the grounds the prosecution is unjust. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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As the week ends, I'm thinking about Miss Major. She did not want the past, including Stonewall, to be used as an excuse for inaction. She demanded action from those in power. She called for unity among trans, nonbinary and gender non-conforming people amid escalating political attacks.
Legendary transgender activist Miss Major dies at 78
Known as a surrogate mother of her community, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy leaves behind a legacy as a fierce advocate for trans and LGBTQ+ rights.
19thnews.org
October 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
As the week ends, I'm thinking about Miss Major. She did not want the past, including Stonewall, to be used as an excuse for inaction. She demanded action from those in power. She called for unity among trans, nonbinary and gender non-conforming people amid escalating political attacks.
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For National Disability Employment Awareness Month at @motherjones.com, I spoke to four disabled federal workers who were laid off about how their old jobs were very accessible—and what the federal government loses out on by having fewer disabled employees. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The human costs of Trump's war on government
For many disabled workers, federal jobs were decent, human, and accommodating: everything the president hates.
www.motherjones.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
For National Disability Employment Awareness Month at @motherjones.com, I spoke to four disabled federal workers who were laid off about how their old jobs were very accessible—and what the federal government loses out on by having fewer disabled employees. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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NIH scientists say that mRNA vaccines have saved untold thousands of lives. A heroin addled nepo baby whose brain was partially eaten by a worm says mRNA vaccines are worthless and even dangerous. For busy medical patients, it can be hard to know who to trust.
August 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NIH scientists say that mRNA vaccines have saved untold thousands of lives. A heroin addled nepo baby whose brain was partially eaten by a worm says mRNA vaccines are worthless and even dangerous. For busy medical patients, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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do you like making more money and not sharing it with nazis? i've got good news for you!
FWIW, our decision to move The Reveal from Substack to Ghost recently was very scary because the newsletter is a big chunk of our livelihood. But the transition was seamless and we got a significant subscriber bump for doing it, too. Win-win!
The Substack app apparently push alert promoted a Nazi newsletter to several users. Users have complained about it on Substack Notes but the company hasn’t responded. Generally push alert promos are for content a user is likely to interact with
July 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
do you like making more money and not sharing it with nazis? i've got good news for you!
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On Thursday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to grant them a stay on the Massachusetts vs Kennedy/ APHA vs NIH ruling. This decision will occur on the shadow docket, with no formal hearing.
July 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
On Thursday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to grant them a stay on the Massachusetts vs Kennedy/ APHA vs NIH ruling. This decision will occur on the shadow docket, with no formal hearing.
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DHS has arrested two medical personnel at a surgical center in California for demanding that the officers trespassing in their building identify themselves & provide a warrant, accusing them of another.... wait for it... ASSAULT. The case shows how DHS lies relentlessly to violate the Constitution
July 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
DHS has arrested two medical personnel at a surgical center in California for demanding that the officers trespassing in their building identify themselves & provide a warrant, accusing them of another.... wait for it... ASSAULT. The case shows how DHS lies relentlessly to violate the Constitution
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People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
June 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
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🦠ATTENTION ATLANTA! 🤒
While the new anti-vax members of ACIP discuss how best to restrict vaccine access, we're holding a parade of diseases outside CDC. So brush off that polio costume and come dressed to kill!
*Plz dress as the organism-not an infected person-we don't want to appear to mock ppl
While the new anti-vax members of ACIP discuss how best to restrict vaccine access, we're holding a parade of diseases outside CDC. So brush off that polio costume and come dressed to kill!
*Plz dress as the organism-not an infected person-we don't want to appear to mock ppl
June 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
🦠ATTENTION ATLANTA! 🤒
While the new anti-vax members of ACIP discuss how best to restrict vaccine access, we're holding a parade of diseases outside CDC. So brush off that polio costume and come dressed to kill!
*Plz dress as the organism-not an infected person-we don't want to appear to mock ppl
While the new anti-vax members of ACIP discuss how best to restrict vaccine access, we're holding a parade of diseases outside CDC. So brush off that polio costume and come dressed to kill!
*Plz dress as the organism-not an infected person-we don't want to appear to mock ppl
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You know, a machine that speaks with confidence but says false things being the defining tech of the moment is a little too on the nose.
June 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
You know, a machine that speaks with confidence but says false things being the defining tech of the moment is a little too on the nose.
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June 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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a thread of the biggest revelations from our new piece on the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, starting with Priscilla Chan tearing up talking about watching "the peaceful transfer of power" at Trump's inauguration
June 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
a thread of the biggest revelations from our new piece on the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, starting with Priscilla Chan tearing up talking about watching "the peaceful transfer of power" at Trump's inauguration
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Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...
Scientists at Loughborough University create 'world's smallest violin'
The violin is smaller than a human hair and has "laid the groundwork" for future research.
www.bbc.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Another #labfirsts : First publication from Neurodevelopment Lab @jncasr, with @VishalLolam in Frontiers-Neurology.
Our review on #pediatric #epilepsy highlights mechanistic aspects of the disorder beyond channelopathies, emphasizing the importance of #PI3K_AKT_MTOR pathway.
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Our review on #pediatric #epilepsy highlights mechanistic aspects of the disorder beyond channelopathies, emphasizing the importance of #PI3K_AKT_MTOR pathway.
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June 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Another #labfirsts : First publication from Neurodevelopment Lab @jncasr, with @VishalLolam in Frontiers-Neurology.
Our review on #pediatric #epilepsy highlights mechanistic aspects of the disorder beyond channelopathies, emphasizing the importance of #PI3K_AKT_MTOR pathway.
x.com/roy_achira/s...
Our review on #pediatric #epilepsy highlights mechanistic aspects of the disorder beyond channelopathies, emphasizing the importance of #PI3K_AKT_MTOR pathway.
x.com/roy_achira/s...