Now more than ever, create an affirming healthcare environment for #lgbtqiaplus patients by using respectful language & addressing unique care needs. @cjstreed.bsky.social @tmprowell.bsky.social @lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social @lgbtqhealth.bsky.social closler.org/uncategorize...

#MedSky #IDSky #OncSky NEW RPCT: 5, 10, or 15d of Paxlovid in 156 immunocompromised (IC) outpatients w/ #COVID19. No diff in sustained viral suppression d15-44. 🔑 takeaways: Rebound isn’t rare (1 in 4 of severely IC), & enrichment/endpoint selection matter. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📣 NEW #MedSky: #SARSCoV2 spike persists in skull/meninges/brain in people with #COVID19 infection. In mice, spike is sufficient to induce brain #PathSky & #PsychSky behavioral changes & exacerbates #NeuroSky damage. mRNA vax reduced but didn’t eliminate spike burden. /1 #LongCovid

Are you a top US-based scientist wanting to relocate to Australia? We are now calling for formal applications from both Australian and non-Australian citizens based in the US whose work is internationally recognised as exceptional. 📅 Applications close: Aug 29, 2025 🔗 science.org.au/gtap/?utm_so...

#MedSky #OncSky #IDSky Prosp cohorts (China, N=74K): At 8-10 yrs, EBV VCA-IgA was assoc w/: Overall cancer risk ⬆️ 5x Lung cancer 1.8x Liver cancer 1.7x Nasopharyngeal cancer 26x Lymphoma 3.2x Dose-response +. 🔑 We need ways to prevent/treat mono. #DrugDevelopment www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#MedSky #IDSky 📢 Prospective cohort study (CO-FLOW) of adults hospitalized for #COVID19 finds only 1 in 8 fully recovered at 3m, & only 1 in 4 at 3y. More than half had ⬇️ memory & concentration at 3y. This is #LongCovid. HUGE unmet #DrugDevelopment need. www.thelancet.com/action/showP...

#MedSky #LongCovid NEW study of outpatients w/ #COVID19 + self-reported #BrainFog after infection vs healthy controls finds marked hypometabolism on PET & brain wave changes on EEG corresponding to areas responsible for attention, memory, language, & decision-making. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#MedSky #IDSky #COVID19 #PublicHealth www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/h...

📣 Calling future oncologists with at least 1y of #oncology training! Apply by 7/9/25 to attend the FDA- @ascocancer.bsky.social Fellows’ Day Workshop: secure-web.cisco.com/1VqNN4qO1FuT... 👉 9/25/25: in person (ASCO HQ, in DC area) or 👉 1/29/26: virtual See you there! #MedSky #OncSky #MedEd

Starting July 1, researchers funded by the US National Institutes of Health will be required to make their scientific papers available to read for free as soon as they are published in a peer-reviewed journal. Nature asks experts what researchers need to know about the NIH policy. #Academicsky 🧪

ChatGPT offered to make an image for me of how the cerebellum interacts with other brain predictive processing pathways and this amazingly confused diagram was the result--mislabeling almost every brain structure & even inventing new ones. 😱 Let's hope our future doctors aren't using LLMs to study!

Has anyone in #MedSky or #PathSky used a clip on microscope for iPhone? How did it work? Any tips/tricks for choosing one or using one? Thanks!

#ASCO25 #OncSky #crcsm NEW: Randomized trial of exercise vs health ed in people w/ #ColonCancer after adjuvant chemo: disease-free (HR 0.72; 6.4% abs diff at 5y) & overall (HR 0.63; 7.1% abs diff at 8y) survival improved w/ exercise! NNT ~14. ACTUALLY tolerable. 🏆 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

The @ascocancer.bsky.social Ed Book is the highest-quality, peer-reviewed, FREE #oncology #MedEd ever. Whether or not you’re at #ASCO25, don’t miss this resource, #OncSky #MedSky, #MedStudentSky! Drop a 📌 in the comments to bookmark the link for later. ascopubs.org/toc/edbk/cur... #OncoAlert

🚨 Excited to be speaking in the FIRST #bcsm session at #ASCO25: "Addressing #FinancialToxicity in #BreastCancer Care: Strategies for Mitigation and Support" 👉Education Session 🎯 Hall D2 📆 TODAY, May 30, 2025 ⏲️ 1:00 - 2:15 PM CDT My 🗝️ @ascocancer.bsky.social takeaways are below ⬇️ Don't miss it!

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Experts inside and outside the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been left stunned and puzzled by the decimation of a nearly 80-year-old agency that has been a global leader in public health. Learn how decimating the CDC will cost many lives in the US and abroad. #MedSky

Ok #OncSky, what social media platforms do you plan to use most for #ASCO25 content? (And yes I know I’m asking on BlueSky so…). Can’t do a poll here but please vote in replies! #MedSky Twitter BlueSky LinkedIn Instagram or other

From the research and writing SUPER AGERS, some of the practical steps I've incorporated (and suggest avoiding) for extending healthspan gift link www.wsj.com/health/welln...

My daughter’s speech therapist went out of business because Medicaid reimbursement rates were too low. We do not have Medicaid. I’m going to keep posting this until people understand that when Medicaid gets cut *everyone* loses services.

#MedSky #OncSky #IDSky #DrugDevelopment #MedEd If you want to get up to speed on the #microbiome in #cancer literature, this review is an excellent summary. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

#MedSky Invasive cardiopulm exercise testing (iCPET) at Brigham & Women’s finds people w/ #MECFS & #longCovid have symptomatic ⬇️ aerobic capacity at peak exercise due to preload insufficiency & impaired systemic O2 extraction, latter c/w peripheral L➡️R shunt &/or limb skel muscle dysfunction. /1

#bcsm Caution re interruption of adjuvant endocrine therapy to allow for childbearing in patients w/ early #breastcancer: #OncSky & #ObSky must emphasize importance of resuming endocrine therapy & BC screening postpartum, anticipating demands of newborn parenthood. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The CONSORT and SPIRIT statements for randomized trials have been updated for 2025 and published in JAMA, with a new focus on open science principles and guidance on trial registration, data access, and conflict of interest reporting. ➡ CONSORT 2025: ja.ma/3Yyu0Hh ➡ SPIRIT 2025: ja.ma/3YjFfn8

I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.

#MedSky Randomized phase 2 trial (N=80, single center) of 10 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) vs sham procedure over 6 wks in adults with #LongCovid. Primary endpoint: RAND-36 (PF & RP) health survey at 13 wks. No benefit to HBOT vs placebo. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/4...

The ACIP meeting which was previously postponed is happening this week.The slides are up (link below) and have some great data on considerations for recommendations for COVID vaccines in 2025-2026 season.The panel will discuss universal vs. risk based guidance. www.cdc.gov/acip/meeting...

The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds

The NSF's flagship fellowship program typically gives offers to 2,000+ young scientists. This year, in the face of looming budget cuts, that number was halved: only 1,000 received an offer. Our story on what that means for the science talent pipeline: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

With so much uncertainty about how decisions to downsize the #HHS workforce were taken, lawyers are questioning the legality of some of the firings, known as RIFs. @isabellacueto.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/2025/04/08/h...

Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married? Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote. Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

The myth that the childhood vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) causes autism is based on a discredited study falsely linking the vaccine to autism. Find out more: ow.ly/EqeC50VlKva. #ImmunologyExplained #Measles #MedSky #MMR

In other airborne news, here's a fabulous visual explanation of what measles does once it floats into your body. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

“Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold…” William Butler Yeats Ladies & gentleman, we are living inside the poem. #poetry #MedSky 🛟

These sites might be useful: 1. HealthMap – Real-time disease tracking system developed by Boston Children’s Hospital. (healthmap.org) 2. Global Incident Map – Displays disease outbreaks worldwide with alert notifications. (outbreaks.globalincidentmap.com)

There are certain leaders who quietly make complex organizations operate well including in the toughest of times — leaders like Peter Marks.

#MedSky #IDSky & everyone who provides patient care, this is must read. “#LongCovid Showed Me the Bottom of American Health Care” www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

#HCWvsHunger #MedSky, please take a moment to donate to your local food bank. The need is great right now! 🙏

U of Michigan @umich.edu set aside funds from central to support researchers with unexpected disruption in federal funding for up to 6 months. Are any other institutions doing this? Seems like a good move. #Medsky #NIH #federalfunding #researchfunding 🧪 record.umich.edu/articles/uni...

From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA

History shows that stripping the rights of one disfavored group is always just pretext for a larger aim of stripping the rights of others.

#MedSky #NeuroSky Wonderful @nytimes.com op ed by @holdenthorp.bsky.social about his diagnosis of #autism spectrum disorder in midlife & his take on why the incidence of the condition appears to be increasing. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/o...

This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH

Really missing living in precedented times.

🦠 How COVID-19 Transmission Shifted Across Ages A study in Belgium found adults drove COVID-19 spread early on, but as schools reopened, children under 12 became key transmitters - especially with the Alpha variant. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SciComm 🧪 #COVID19

Non-medical post: Historians or librarians, could someone please tell me the best non-fiction English-language book on the history of the French Revolution? Also interested in good historical fiction about the same period. #librarians #History #France

The Trump administration has terminated $800 million in grants to Johns Hopkins University, spurring the nation’s top spender on research and development to plan layoffs and cancel health projects

🚨🧪 Are you a researcher affected by the recent cancellation of federal grants and contracts at Columbia University? I'm working on a story for @Nature.com. If you want to chat, your identity will be kept private. Signal: humbertobasilio.24 Email: [email protected] Repost please!

Five years ago today, COVID was declared a pandemic. Everything that has followed has been exhausting--and I know you're tired of thinking about COVID. But I still hope you read this: 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/five...

NIH to ax grants on vaccine hesitancy, mRNA vaccines. www.science.org/content/arti...