🚨 Where do new SARS-CoV-2 variants come from? Our new paper in @natcomms.nature.com suggests they stem from persistent infections. We found that immunosuppressed patients face a 5x higher risk of prolonged infection, with the virus mutating at an accelerated rate. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Moritz Kramer & colleagues discuss global approaches to infectious disease analysis and modelling, emphasizing federated approaches and addressing challenges in data interoperability, equity, & trust. Part of our Focus issue on #infectiousdiseases.

Global approaches to infectious disease surveillance and modelling are complex in a fragmented world. We brought together an international team of researchers and policy makers to suggest a path forward using AI and federated/distributed frameworks. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Imagine a new pathogen emerges; what do we do if local data can’t legally leave its home country? We think federated approaches are the way forward! Our new Review out in @natmed.nature.com maps out how we can unlock global public health insights in near real-time. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New Perspective in @natcardiovascres.nature.com maps ischemic heart disease burden against healthcare system readiness across all 47 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The pattern is stark: countries carrying the highest burden are consistently the least equipped to respond. doi.org/10.1038/s441...

This week in HealthByte 049 🚀 The under-appreciated role of the thymus in cancer treatment, a novel fusion protein treats knee osteoarthritis safely, and common antibiotics leave a decade-long effect on gut health. Link here: byteofhealth.substack.com/p/healthbyte...

🚨 Does a 2nd SARS-CoV-2 infection increase #LongCOVID risk? Our study of 4M+ adults in Denmark found: • Reinfection increases risk, but the jump is smaller than after the 1st infection • Vaccination significantly lowers this risk Link here: doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

Pandemic Preparedness requires deep and comprehensive understanding. If you agree and want to know more, sign up to Mark Khurana's Phd defense on 21 November at Mærsk Tower at University of Copenhagen Details 👇 healthsciences.ku.dk/phd/calendar... 🎉 @markkhurana.bsky.social #Science #pandemic

Terrific @scientificdiscovery.dev post on randomized controlled trials in @ourworldindata.org. Including this important chart on the impact of pre-registration. Magically, when people had to pre-register outcomes, many of the benefits disappeared. ourworldindata.org/randomized-c...

Moving to a walkable city adds 1,100 steps a day 🚶‍♂️ AI may deskill colonoscopists when used constantly 🛠️ Engineered yeast now feeds honeybees the sterols they need to thrive 🐝 All in this week's edition of HealthByte! open.substack.com/pub/byteofhe...

This week in HealthByte 037: The brain can trigger immunity from just seeing infection, AI predicts ICU crises hours in advance, and lithium deficiency emerges as a possible Alzheimer’s trigger 🤔 Link to the newsletter here: byteofhealth.substack.com/p/healthbyte...

This week in HealthByte 035: Oral contraceptives show no clear liver cancer risk, neurons fuel cancer spread by donating mitochondria, and sea slugs use stolen chloroplasts for photosynthesis and nutrition. open.substack.com/pub/byteofhe...

Remember when MDPI used questionable practices to siphon traffic from big five publishers’ journals? Never thought I’d see the shoe on the other foot.

Did you remember to subscribe to A Byte of Health? #Science #substack @ucph.bsky.social byteofhealth.substack.com/p/healthbyte...

Amazing essay on how technological change is forcing us into an evolutionary bottleneck: "a period of rapid pressure that threatens cultures, customs and peoples with extinction." Highly recommend reading. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...

📄 NEW | Genetic Study shows that Wildlife Trade sparked COVID-19 Virus Emergence in Humans SARS-CoV-2 arrived in Wuhan too quickly for bat hosts to have carried it there. cell.com/cell/fulltex... gla.ac.uk/research/az/... @davidlrobertson.bsky.social @spyroslytras.bsky.social @bljog.bsky.social

A whole year of newsletter'ing! One year ago, we launched A Byte of Health! Since then, our team has published 27 newsletters with over 3,400 reads 🥳 If you’re interested in concise summaries of the latest breakthroughs in health and medicine, check out the newsletter: byteofhealth.substack.com

I am hiring PhD students and Postdocs to join me in beautiful Copenhagen. Together, we will develop data science methods to improve epidemic preparedness. Copenhagen is amazing, salary is good, we have plenty of funding, and a great community. Read more..: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

This week in A Byte of Health 🔬 1. Western diets during pregnancy linked to ADHD & autism 2. Engineered therapeutic mitochondria may aid organ repair 3. Annual HIV prophylaxis injections show promise 🔗 Read the full HealthByte 027 newsletter here: open.substack.com/pub/byteofhe... #Medsky

Despite Elon Musk's claim that the foreign aid freeze hasn't killed anyone yet, Nick Kristof finds ample evidence to the contrary. In South Sudan, HIV-positive mothers and children who lost access to lifesaving drugs have died. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

We have raised concerns about the study methodology in a Danish study about hormonal IUDs and the risk of breast cancer in a Letter to the Editor in @jama.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

This week in our (free!) research newsletter 📰💊 1. Preserving immune function by slowing thymus aging 2. Neurons in the hypothalamus that regulate social needs 3. Aspirin's potential role in preventing cancer metastasis byteofhealth.substack.com/p/healthbyte...

Need a quick overview of breakthroughs in medical research over the last couple of weeks? We've got you covered in our HealthBytes newsletter! Link to this week's edition: byteofhealth.substack.com/p/healthbyte...

New @nature.com How #AI can play a pivotal role in future pandemic preparedness and mitigation, with caveats nature.com/articles/s41... a privilege to join this global collaborative effort led by Moritz Kraemer and Samir Bhatt

AI is poised to accelerate understanding in infectious diseases, but its value needs to be demonstrated through close collaboration between research, industry, society, and policy. Paper free to read: rdcu.be/eaxEw Summary here: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-02...

Looking forward to digging into this. Co-authors include @mghafari.bsky.social & @mugkraemer.bsky.social. "Large-scale genomic surveillance reveals immunosuppression drives mutation dynamics in persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections" www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...