@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social welcome to a friendly place

I had a hypothesis that vitamin D prevents cancer. I worked on this for > 10 years, had 3 NIH-funded grants, and published >30 papers on this topic. Based on our work and that of my esteemed colleagues, I concluded that the evidence does not support the hypothesis. RFK Jr., we are not the same.

@jessg.bsky.social happy birthday to one of my favorites-

Texas measles outbreak now at 400 cases and 41 hospitalizations. It was at 327 cases 3 days ago. Unclear how many of the hospitalizations are due to Vitamin A liver toxicity, as promoted by RFK Jr. The number of actual cases surely exceeds 1,000 at this point www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/...

Bottom line: A Mediterranean type diet high in fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, whole grains, low fat dairy products, plant-based foods, and reduced sodium, trans fats, animal-based foods, sugary beverages, ultra- processed foods was the optimal pattern. Link nature.com/articles/s41...

@romanmars.bsky.social listened to Power Broker on audiobooks because of your pod - now going back and listening to the pod! Thank you

I always thought Wallace Shawn had the ideal career: you get to be this well-regarded highbrow playwright and art house movie maker AND you also get to be a part of millions of people‘s childhoods by being in Clueless, the Princess Bride, and Toy Story. What a life.

In a large, real word study of Paxlovid in Canada, the benefit, w/r to reducing hospitalizations and deaths, in people age 65-74 and vaccinated, was much less than expected jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

When middle aged people are experts in longevity and we can’t extend the life of a mouse ….

Now the cdc cannot talk to the WHO - they thought censorship of social media was fact checking and now they are stopping communication that gets rid of our early warning system and interdiction of pathogens

I miss TikTok- what will I do with the extra time?

it would be nice of the Bears would consider a proven head coach - like Pete

Still hope for coral reefs. Using 28-years of data in Seychelles, we find reefs recovering 4-5 years faster from the 2016 bleaching event, than they did after 1998. Also, a reef that had regime-shifted to macroalgae for over 15 years, is recovering to coral. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@sonomawineguy.bsky.social found you!

Looks like our new Surgeon General believes you can boost your immune system with supplements. Awesome. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/u...

Suspending infection/drug research for 8 years is insane. We've had a recent viral pandemic, tropical diseases expanding into the United States (vivax malaria, dengue), antibiotic-resistant organisms, H5N1 is an ongoing issue along with MPOX. RFK Jr is not a serious person.

@drjonl.bsky.social ah here you are

Tell me how valid evolution is to what we eat today when we have a few human fossils but we have better data with the Mediterranean diet? I'll wait- it's an appeal to nature fallacy

It was a great dinner

Democracy and capitalism may seem to go hand in hand, but they often have a tense relationship. In two recent Neubauer Collegium projects, UChicago faculty explore the pair’s strengths and weaknesses and explore paths forward. mag.uchicago.edu/law-policy-s...

The 18th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style is officially here. Take a look at the Manual’s history, learn how a new edition is made, and test your editorial skills: mag.uchicago.edu/university-n... @uchicagopress.bsky.social #CMOS #CMOS18 #ChicagoManual

What do spreadsheets have to do with running a restaurant business (or any business)? Find out in #EatMyGlobe as we chat with award winning chef, Ming Tsai. Tune in wherever you listen to podcasts or traffic.libsyn.com/eatmyglobe/E... EatMyGlobe.com/Ming-Tsai-Part1

If the House Ethics report exonerated Matt Gaetz, it would be running 24/7 on Fox.

I'm a surgeon - hate medical misinformation- love science, great medicine and etc