Kirk Abbott
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Kirk Abbott
@kirkabbott.bsky.social
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When we think about fish large enough to attack people, sharks are usually what comes to mind. However, there is one fish in the ocean that even most sharks would choose to leave alone. And that is the goliath grouper, a fitting choice for #FishOfTheWeek
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December 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Looks like we may be getting a new way of testing Glucose Levels. Instead of stabbing our fingers for blood, we could be using light instead. Apparently they got a working model. Now they just need to shrink it down so that the average person can use it.

#Diabetes

www.popsci.com/health/diabe...
Goodbye, finger pricks? Diabetes patients could monitor glucose with lightwaves.
Future versions of the noninvasive prototype may be as small as a watch.
www.popsci.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Can’t sleep? Try tai chi @bmj.com

Study finds the Chinese martial art could help with chronic insomnia.

www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 28, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Perfect holiday gift for the naturalists in your life: A Field Guide to the Connecticut River, Yale University Press, 2024. a.co/d/hIabRmS
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #streams #rivers #Freshwater
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Know the difference.
November 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Potential useful if your coverage is through an Insurance Company rather than directly from an HMO.

When Hospitals Ditch Medicare Advantage Plans, Thousands of Members Get To Leave, Too
By Susan Jaffe April 28, 2025

kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

#HealthInsurance
When Hospitals Ditch Medicare Advantage Plans, Thousands of Members Get To Leave, Too - KFF Health News
Breakups between health providers and Advantage plans are increasingly common. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has allowed whole groups of patients to leave their plans.
kffhealthnews.org
April 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Study in Nature shows older adults who had shingles vaccine were 20% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia than those not vaccinated. 🧪💉👵🏼

"For the first time we are able to say .. the shingles vaccine causes a reduction in dementia risk."

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Study finds strongest evidence yet that shingles vaccine helps cut dementia risk
Older adults in Wales who had the jab were 20% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia that those not vaccinated
www.theguardian.com
April 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM