That eternal dilemma: Get up to refill the coffee cup or stay put so a cat can continue her nap?

Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.

Trump has gagged the CDC, but not me. So I'm sharing this. www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...

The New England Journal of Medicine and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy will be publishing regular public health alerts to replace the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which has been paused due to the federal government shutdown.

A study in JAMA Ophthalmology estimates than there have been >3,000 pickleball-related eye injuries since 2005, increasing sharply in recent years. The authors note, “injuries included retinal detachment, globe trauma, orbital fracture, and hyphema” [blood collecting inside the front of the eye].”

“With more people on the court, pickleball-related eye injuries, including lacerations around the eye, corneal abrasions and inflamed irises, have increased. A study published this week…estimates that the incidence of these injuries has risen…by an estimated 405 cases each year from 2021 to 2024.”

This is a jaw-dropping, terrifying number. The CDC's workforce has decreased by 3,000 people since January.

Trying to decide which ones to add to my LinkedIn profile.

open.substack.com/pub/pauloffi... The risks of discouraging the birth dose for hepatitis B vaccine.

Pseudoscience is popular in part because it seeks to confirm our beliefs. Science can be less popular in part because it seeks to interrogate our beliefs. Good science, like good art and literature, can upset the established ways in which we see the world.

💉New study of HPV vaccine shows “robust population-level effectiveness & herd protection in adolescent girls & young women” From 2006-2023: ➡️ Proportion of vaxxed women positive for high-risk HPV-16 & -18 types fell 98.4%, proportion of unvaxxed women fell 71.6% 1/2 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Know the common symptoms of a heart attack and stroke. ⚠️ If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, seek medical care immediately.

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com p.s. my new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out now. Visit www.tomgauld.com for details

People are using ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence apps to help them with emotional issues, but experts say they are not a substitute for therapy or companionship.

Yes, some of us are passionate about reference books (and their non-print cousins).

“Parents should leave books lying around marked ‘forbidden’ if they want their children to read.” —Doris Lessing

That time someone said, "Oh you're one of those science is right idiots" to me and I just knew in their head they were actually using "your" and not "you're".

Why bother getting a chickenpox vaccine if a ‘chickenpox party’ could do the trick? Our new explainer looks at the benefits of the vaccine to children and pregnant women, as well as some false claims about its risks.

I’m out here putting the “gesund” in “Gesundheit.”

Death from sub-acute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) in a child in Los Angeles SSPE is a rare sequel of #measles infection that appears years after the initial infection, and is uniformly fatal. So sorry for this family. As things are going on the US, we'll be seeing more of these cases.

Wow! Covid vaccine development and delivery cost $79.4 billion, but the health and economic benefits of vaccination were valued between $4.83 trillion–$37.8 trillion. A return on investment of $59.8–$475 per dollar invested!! This is why vaccine equity matters! www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

david rose grew up in our community. his mom was an icu nurse at emory. his wife is pregnant and he had two kids. please share this & help if you can.

Since a LOT of images on my timeline have been lacking alt text I think it’s time for a quick refresher: Alt text is important for users who rely on screen readers. The Bluesky community has long prided itself on being accessible, and we need your help to keep it that way.

We have truly reached a moment in time where this is a perfectly accurate headline:

Good morning 🌞

A bit of positive news: Among adolescents, the number who had serious thoughts of suicide, made a suicide plan, or attempted suicide have decreased in recent years.

Chronically ill? In HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.'s view, it might be your own fault. Kennedy and agency leaders have attributed medical issues such as chronic disease, autism, ADHD, depression, diabetes, and obesity to consumers and their lifestyle choices. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

There’s a great future in microplastics.

The 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that among adolescents aged 12–17, “the percentage who had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year declined from 12.9% (or 3.4 million people) in 2021 to 10.1% (or 2.6 million people) in 2024. ⏬

Not to brag, but I'm the _largest_ language model.

I am the largest language model anyone could ever need I’m trained on hefty datasets that no one sane would ever read I’ll answer any question with great eloquence and attitude As long as you indulge me with a little factual latitude stroppyeditor.wordpress.com/2025/07/29/t...

🧫 Raw milk outbreak sickens 171 people A new CDC report links raw milk from one California dairy to a multistate Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak. 70% of cases were in children. Raw dairy can carry serious health risks, especially for kids. 🔗 www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes... #RawMilk #SciComm 🧪

My friend Luke is a kid receiving infusions who's working on TogetherIV, an app where ppl can chill, play games, and feel supported during med treatments. togetheriv.com It would mean a lot to me if you guys could share or join the waitlist if you're getting infusions and interested!

“a bacteria isolate collected from the Mediterranean island of Crete works as insecticides against Culex pipiens molestus mosquitoes” www.popsci.com/environment/...

“there is no national database, and a state’s vaccination records may not be comprehensive for adults” www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel to review childhood immunization schedule wapo.st/46mm8xl via @lenasun.bsky.social @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @rachelroubein.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com

Ok I regret to say that I've never considered how important alt text could potentially be. But this makes sense and I will make an effort to include it in future media posts.

Second look at strange women lying in ponds distributing swords as basis for government?

Tick bites are are on the rise this and they can carry some nasty illnesses. Which are most common depends where you live. Here's what to know to protect yourself.

Incredible how strange wellness trends take off... The Paper-Thin Evidence for Mouth Taping www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... @jonathanjarry.bsky.social "There is very little scientific evidence that mouth taping is beneficial, and for some people who have sleep apnea, it can actually be dangerous..."

Firearms were used in nearly one in 12 deaths during and after pregnancy from 2018 to 2022, per JAMA Network Open. This #GunViolenceAwarenessMonth, learn how to help protect your patients by screening for intimate partner and domestic violence: bit.ly/45yNP5K

I’m a physician who has looked at hundreds of studies of vaccine safety, and here’s some of what RFK Jr. gets wrong by @jakescottmd.bsky.social (congrats Jake - keep it up!) theconversation.com/im-a-physici...

A good time to revisit this deep dive by @meredithwadman.bsky.social in March regarding the ACIP conflict-of-interest claims of Kennedy et al www.science.org/content/arti...

Been seeing a lot of unsourced stuff flying around about Long COVID in kids - it’s an important issue but sharing articles without sources is going to create a lot of problems. One article that was an unsourced info sheet and one that is pretty obviously written by ChatGPT

My local bookseller wrote this AMAZING review of Someone's Gonna End Up Crying. "Reading a really good children’s book as an adult is an absolute delight." YEAH! Let's tell EVERYONE. #mglit #kidlit 😍 bitter-meteoroid-729.notion.site/Enthusiasms-...

Dear Grammarly, The word “bacteria” is plural and *does not require* a singular article.

𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞- no cases of autism 𝐂𝐎𝐃 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐢𝐥 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐑𝐅𝐊 𝐉𝐫. 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞: 10 children in TX hospitalized with Vitamin A toxicity, along with measles complications

“Medicine doesn’t treat the root cause, it just treats the symptoms.” —Every wellness grifter ever Should someone tell them that we LITERALLY eradicated smallpox from humanity because we identified the root cause? The root cause is the Variola virus. 1/

“Following this announcement, we are worried about our patients in the future, who may be less likely to choose vaccination during pregnancy despite the clear and definitive evidence demonstrating its benefit.”