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Roberta Villa
@robivil.bsky.social
MD, Health journalist #pandemicpreparedness
#scienceandsociety #scicomm
On Substack with "Fosforo e miele".
Weekly "Si dice in Villa" on Univadis from Medscape
"Hope is a duty, not a mood" cit. David Quammen
Reposted by Roberta Villa
Anche @robivil.bsky.social parla del caso #Coldiretti - carne coltivata:

"In pratica, i manifestanti chiedono all’Europa più passaggi burocratici per l’autorizzazione dei #NovelFood proprio mentre si lamentano dei troppi vincoli imposti dalle direttive europee all’agricoltura." 🚜
#56 CARNE coltivata, coerenza cercasi
L'ennesima iniziativa antiscientifica di Coldiretti alimenta preoccupazioni per prodotti che ancora non ci sono, mentre si negano i rischi certi di quelli che ci sono
robertavilla.substack.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Five years ago, we had the first confirmed autoctone case of covid-19 in Italy.

On Fosforo e miele, I put down some memories, thoughts and facts about that time, the origin of the virus, the management of the emergency in Italy and somewhere else.

You can find it here

robertavilla.substack.com
February 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Tra poco a Tutta la città ne parla su Radio RAI Tre per parlare di quel che sta accadendo per scienza e salute in USA
February 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
February 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
She's free. And that's all 🤩🤩🤩
January 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Since December 19th, Italian journalist #CeciliaSala is detained by the Iranian regime with no clear accusation. Set her free, now!
December 27, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Unpopular opinion. Italian government forgives fines to people who refused to vaccinate against covid in 2022. In the beginning, immunization was compulsory for healthcare professionals, teachers, and other workers of public interest, then the mandate was extended to all citizens over 50s. 1)
December 11, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Last Sunday, Fiorentina soccer player Edoardo Bove had a sudden cardiac arrest on the pitch. Immediately, X was flooded with conspiracy theories blaming anticovid vaccines. He recovered, investigation is still under way, but the record of a 2020 post covid myocarditis tells another possible story
December 6, 2024 at 6:34 AM
Reposted by Roberta Villa
La lezione della #pandemia #covid avrà insegnato a noi medici come comunicare in modo efficace con la popolazione?
L'educazione sanitaria deve partire da oggi, ognuno nel proprio setting

Ottimo articolo di @robivil.bsky.social per capire di più su #H5N1

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AVIARIA H5N1: siamo pronti?
Sperando che il timore degli esperti non si concretizzi, e il virus non impari a diffondersi tra le persone, come stiamo a preparedness? E a vaccini?
robertavilla.substack.com
November 30, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Reposted by Roberta Villa
Tra le scelte di #Trump e la minaccia dell'influenza #aviaria, non arrivano buone notizie per la salute pubblica dal Nord America. Ma il mondo si sta preparando alla prossima #pandemia, pur con qualche difficoltà. 😷

Per un aggiornamento, consiglio questo ottimo articolo di @robivil.bsky.social.
AVIARIA H5N1: siamo pronti?
Sperando che il timore degli esperti non si concretizzi, e il virus non impari a diffondersi tra le persone, come stiamo a preparedness? E a vaccini?
open.substack.com
November 30, 2024 at 11:07 AM
My book "Controglossario di medicina" is today one year-old. Happy birthday!
November 28, 2024 at 12:53 PM
You have Kennedy at HHS, we may have Frajese as expert consultant for covid commission. What a time to be alive!
November 23, 2024 at 9:38 AM
In Italy, while healthcare workers protest to save the Italian National Health Service, our Parliament approves a new law to introduce "mototherapy" in children's hospitals. No public funding, yet, but we'll see.
You never heard of it in literature, because it's just one guy's "amusing" idea.
November 22, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Thank you, @quammen.bsky.social! "Hope is a duty, not a mood" is a perfect motto to face these hard times, both in Europe and in America, in war zones and in those more affected by climate crisis, emerging diseases and poverty
Despite, yes. I hope so too.

And, as I've said before:
Hope is a duty, not a mood.
Two years ago, presenting "Breathless" with @quammen.bsky.social in Turin, when we thought we were out of the woods.
Now, breath-holding again for concern about #H5N1 in North America. Am I wrong? Everything's gonna be alright, despite the incoming Administration? Hope so
November 21, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Two years ago, presenting "Breathless" with @quammen.bsky.social in Turin, when we thought we were out of the woods.
Now, breath-holding again for concern about #H5N1 in North America. Am I wrong? Everything's gonna be alright, despite the incoming Administration? Hope so
November 20, 2024 at 9:07 AM
My last TED talk for TEDx Pavia is online (in Italian).
#Butterflyeffect: health impact in an intertwined world

youtu.be/BM4CGCBASNk?...
La salute in un mondo interconnesso | Roberta Villa | TEDxPavia
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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November 18, 2024 at 9:37 AM
Somehow missing the evil algorithm 🙄

I'm a 60 year-old straight mother of 6, interested in ID, public health, emerging viruses and pandemic preparedness. Why should I see mainly gay explicit content in the "discover" section? Never happened on X or other platforms
November 17, 2024 at 12:14 PM
I'm not leaving X, but happy to be here! 😍
November 15, 2024 at 8:19 PM