nicole
@nursenicole.bsky.social
nurse, informaticist. drph dropout, public health advocate nonetheless. #covidisairborne. lover of learning all the things. one's body is inviolable, subject to ones own will alone. we're all just walking each other home. be kind
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Tired of being gaslit about your Covid precautions in healthcare facilities or #LongCovid? This 1-page letter has key studies on brain, heart & immune damage—perfect for printing & handing to your doctor. Download:
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#PatientAdvocacy #ChronicIllness #MedicalGaslighting
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#PatientAdvocacy #ChronicIllness #MedicalGaslighting
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May 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Tired of being gaslit about your Covid precautions in healthcare facilities or #LongCovid? This 1-page letter has key studies on brain, heart & immune damage—perfect for printing & handing to your doctor. Download:
uofi.app.box.com/s/9llu70jkrf...
#PatientAdvocacy #ChronicIllness #MedicalGaslighting
uofi.app.box.com/s/9llu70jkrf...
#PatientAdvocacy #ChronicIllness #MedicalGaslighting
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Nothing going on in the U.S. is surprising me at all because this ongoing pandemic has taught me people are willing to sacrifice those even those closest to them for a hamburger in a restaurant
March 1, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Nothing going on in the U.S. is surprising me at all because this ongoing pandemic has taught me people are willing to sacrifice those even those closest to them for a hamburger in a restaurant
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The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
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Lately when people tell me "We have to live our lives," what I really hear is "I have to live my life & I don't want you to make me feel bad about doing that at the expense of vulnerable folks"
January 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Lately when people tell me "We have to live our lives," what I really hear is "I have to live my life & I don't want you to make me feel bad about doing that at the expense of vulnerable folks"
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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
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Shockingly few people are talking about the toxic air and water in LA.
It’s eerily reminiscent of early days of the pandemic when we were assured we didn’t have to mask
Listen to air quality experts. The same folk educating about IAQ & COVID are providing life saving info now.
And wear a mask.
It’s eerily reminiscent of early days of the pandemic when we were assured we didn’t have to mask
Listen to air quality experts. The same folk educating about IAQ & COVID are providing life saving info now.
And wear a mask.
LA is Toxic, and We Need to Talk About it
The asbestos, my friends, is blowing in the wind
open.substack.com
January 18, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Shockingly few people are talking about the toxic air and water in LA.
It’s eerily reminiscent of early days of the pandemic when we were assured we didn’t have to mask
Listen to air quality experts. The same folk educating about IAQ & COVID are providing life saving info now.
And wear a mask.
It’s eerily reminiscent of early days of the pandemic when we were assured we didn’t have to mask
Listen to air quality experts. The same folk educating about IAQ & COVID are providing life saving info now.
And wear a mask.
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How switching to an N95 mask gives a 75x boost in COVID protection
“N95s are up to 75 times more effective at preventing infection with COVID-19 than surgical masks, according to a study”
www.axios.com/2022/01/11/n...
“N95s are up to 75 times more effective at preventing infection with COVID-19 than surgical masks, according to a study”
www.axios.com/2022/01/11/n...
How switching to an N95 mask gives a 75x boost in COVID protection
A recent study shows why fitted masks like N95s are superior to surgical masks.
www.axios.com
January 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
How switching to an N95 mask gives a 75x boost in COVID protection
“N95s are up to 75 times more effective at preventing infection with COVID-19 than surgical masks, according to a study”
www.axios.com/2022/01/11/n...
“N95s are up to 75 times more effective at preventing infection with COVID-19 than surgical masks, according to a study”
www.axios.com/2022/01/11/n...
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Periodic table colored by lickability. 😛
December 23, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Periodic table colored by lickability. 😛
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Our future NIH director said the public should distrust doctors here, and blame them for everything they didn’t like about the pandemic.
December 24, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Our future NIH director said the public should distrust doctors here, and blame them for everything they didn’t like about the pandemic.
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Most people would benefit from simplest possible interface, i.e.:
In all but the lowest lulls, If CO2 is over 800ppm :
1. Put on the best mask you have. (Cloth < surgical < KN95 < N95 A better mask will ALWAYS keep you safer.)
2. Lower CO2 level with ventilation.
3. Add high CADR filters
In all but the lowest lulls, If CO2 is over 800ppm :
1. Put on the best mask you have. (Cloth < surgical < KN95 < N95 A better mask will ALWAYS keep you safer.)
2. Lower CO2 level with ventilation.
3. Add high CADR filters
December 7, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Most people would benefit from simplest possible interface, i.e.:
In all but the lowest lulls, If CO2 is over 800ppm :
1. Put on the best mask you have. (Cloth < surgical < KN95 < N95 A better mask will ALWAYS keep you safer.)
2. Lower CO2 level with ventilation.
3. Add high CADR filters
In all but the lowest lulls, If CO2 is over 800ppm :
1. Put on the best mask you have. (Cloth < surgical < KN95 < N95 A better mask will ALWAYS keep you safer.)
2. Lower CO2 level with ventilation.
3. Add high CADR filters
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New nasal spray nano-vaccine fights all #COVID variants! No need for needles or cold storage. Easier shipping, cheaper costs, and faster access for low-income areas. A big step toward better vaccines!
Needle-Free: New Nano-Vaccine Effective Against All COVID-19 Variants
A new nano-vaccine developed by TAU and the University of Lisbon offers a needle-free, room-temperature-storable solution against COVID-19, targeting all key variants effectively. Professor Ronit Satc...
scitechdaily.com
December 8, 2024 at 8:25 PM
New nasal spray nano-vaccine fights all #COVID variants! No need for needles or cold storage. Easier shipping, cheaper costs, and faster access for low-income areas. A big step toward better vaccines!
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#MedSky #IDSky #PublicHealth
Update from @who.int on outbreak of mystery disease in Democratic Republic of the Congo: 406 cases w/ fever, cough, runny nose, head & body ache, most in kids, esp <5y old. 31 dead so far. Cause currently unknown.
www.who.int/emergencies/...
Update from @who.int on outbreak of mystery disease in Democratic Republic of the Congo: 406 cases w/ fever, cough, runny nose, head & body ache, most in kids, esp <5y old. 31 dead so far. Cause currently unknown.
www.who.int/emergencies/...
Undiagnosed disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo
Between 24 October and 5 December 2024, Panzi health zone in Kwango Province of Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 406 cases of an undiagnosed disease with symptoms of fever, headache, cough, r...
www.who.int
December 8, 2024 at 7:59 PM
#MedSky #IDSky #PublicHealth
Update from @who.int on outbreak of mystery disease in Democratic Republic of the Congo: 406 cases w/ fever, cough, runny nose, head & body ache, most in kids, esp <5y old. 31 dead so far. Cause currently unknown.
www.who.int/emergencies/...
Update from @who.int on outbreak of mystery disease in Democratic Republic of the Congo: 406 cases w/ fever, cough, runny nose, head & body ache, most in kids, esp <5y old. 31 dead so far. Cause currently unknown.
www.who.int/emergencies/...
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Every anti-trans-care argument falls apart when you ask why it doesn't apply to any other medical decision
this is an argument for banning both all plastic surgery and knee replacements
Kavanaugh obsessed over trans people "regretting" their decision to transition and that being a state interest.
Setting aside the fact that the rate of "regret" is very low, it's not the state's job to protect people from regret.
This is an argument for the ultimate nanny-state.
Setting aside the fact that the rate of "regret" is very low, it's not the state's job to protect people from regret.
This is an argument for the ultimate nanny-state.
December 4, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Every anti-trans-care argument falls apart when you ask why it doesn't apply to any other medical decision
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BBC Women's Footballer of the Year Barbra Banda is a woman and was born a woman. She has a naturally high testosterone level. No one questions that she is a woman and no one questions that she has a testosterone condition.
So here is your reminder that J.K. Rowling is an utterly contemptible bigot:
So here is your reminder that J.K. Rowling is an utterly contemptible bigot:
December 4, 2024 at 6:57 PM
BBC Women's Footballer of the Year Barbra Banda is a woman and was born a woman. She has a naturally high testosterone level. No one questions that she is a woman and no one questions that she has a testosterone condition.
So here is your reminder that J.K. Rowling is an utterly contemptible bigot:
So here is your reminder that J.K. Rowling is an utterly contemptible bigot:
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How have literal billionaires convinced so many Americans that the people picking their strawberries are the villains
December 3, 2024 at 8:06 PM
How have literal billionaires convinced so many Americans that the people picking their strawberries are the villains
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I don't think I have ever known a time in my life when so many people I know are trying so hard to pretend that everything is ok.
December 3, 2024 at 1:42 PM
I don't think I have ever known a time in my life when so many people I know are trying so hard to pretend that everything is ok.
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Strong new evidence for T cell exhaustion in myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) reflecting chronic viral infection, relevant to #LongCovid, and possible path to treatment candidates
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10.... @pnas.org
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10.... @pnas.org
December 3, 2024 at 11:01 AM
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An artist (@_copy_of_a_copy on Twitter) made a series of COVID posters last year inspired by old AIDS posters. People get up in arms about the comparison but there are many similarities in denialism, exceptionalism, lack of education leading to severe harm etc (of course there are differences too)
December 1, 2024 at 10:49 PM
An artist (@_copy_of_a_copy on Twitter) made a series of COVID posters last year inspired by old AIDS posters. People get up in arms about the comparison but there are many similarities in denialism, exceptionalism, lack of education leading to severe harm etc (of course there are differences too)
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Podcast alert!!
Essential listen for those who care about covid and public health.
PUBLIC HEALTH IS DEAD!
First two episodes dropped today. more to come!
first episode here:
podcastaddict.com/public-healt...
1/2
Essential listen for those who care about covid and public health.
PUBLIC HEALTH IS DEAD!
First two episodes dropped today. more to come!
first episode here:
podcastaddict.com/public-healt...
1/2
November 29, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Podcast alert!!
Essential listen for those who care about covid and public health.
PUBLIC HEALTH IS DEAD!
First two episodes dropped today. more to come!
first episode here:
podcastaddict.com/public-healt...
1/2
Essential listen for those who care about covid and public health.
PUBLIC HEALTH IS DEAD!
First two episodes dropped today. more to come!
first episode here:
podcastaddict.com/public-healt...
1/2
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The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can persist in the brain—in the skull bone marrow and meninges—to induce neurologic damage
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi... open-access
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi... open-access
November 29, 2024 at 3:39 PM
The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can persist in the brain—in the skull bone marrow and meninges—to induce neurologic damage
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi... open-access
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi... open-access
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Here's a really good compilation of evidence for masking. A FIT-tested N95 is better than a surgical/procedure mask which is better than a cloth mask. And masks work best when used by the person infected with the virus. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Masks During Pandemics Caused by Respiratory Pathogens
This special communication evaluates the evidence on the association of face mask use with the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
jamanetwork.com
November 30, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Here's a really good compilation of evidence for masking. A FIT-tested N95 is better than a surgical/procedure mask which is better than a cloth mask. And masks work best when used by the person infected with the virus. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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One of the greatest tricks they ever pulled was to convince the world that covid was now 'just a respiratory virus'.
November 27, 2024 at 10:19 AM
One of the greatest tricks they ever pulled was to convince the world that covid was now 'just a respiratory virus'.