Roberta Villa
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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
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
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
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