The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy. www.chosun.com/english/nati...

Vaccination 📉influenza-associated outpatient visits by 50.4% and hospitalization by 49.7%. Promising news for 🌎 as we get ready for our flu season www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

And here we go…

Given the high relapse rate after AZA discontinuation, long-term therapy may be required to maintain disease control. buff.ly/eqn6lct #hemesky

All this talk about acetaminophen will cause some 🤰🏻 to be afraid of taking it. But, ibuprofen (aka Advil, Motrin) is NOT recommended to be used after week 20 of pregnancy (and may cause problems when taken earlier). 👇🏽 #Tylenol is safe at recommended doses www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK582...

'Independent modelling teams demonstrate that maintaining a universal COVID-19 vaccine policy yields consistent population-level benefits, reducing hospitalizations & deaths beyond hi-risk-only strategies, even as immune escape shifts timing of seasonal peaks.' 👇 www.news-medical.net/news/2025092...

I am so grateful for the Chapman's family. In my family we only buy Chapmans.

“Beyond scientific dispute” is the polite way of saying “No 💩, Sherlock”

Our democracy is not self-executing. It depends on us all as citizens, regardless of our political affiliations, to stand up and fight for the core values that have made this country the envy of the world.

They’ve gone after: - the journalists - the historians - the scientists - and now, the comedians

Jon Stewart's Post-Kimmel Primer on Free Speech in the Glorious Trump Era youtu.be/_GXNJ3V9lzg

STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.” Nailed it.

Tomorrow at #TIMM2025 in Bilbao! 📍 4:15–5:45 PM 👉 @rosannesprute.bsky.social opens YECMM Clinical Research (Room 0A) 👉 @salmantongarcia.bsky.social kicks off “Diagnostic challenges in low-resource settings” (Room 0C) Don’t miss it!

Air pollution and Lewy body dementia: A wake-up call. A new study published in Science revealed that fine particle pollution (PM2.5) does not simply worsen general dementia risk. It may directly promote Lewy body dementia (LBD). @sfn.org

Remember when right extremists were outraged about “cancel culture”? And now, they’re imposing it. www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

In London, hate will never win.

Remember when front-line health care workers were "guardian angels"? Now, we're fallen angels. Or villains. In some places, HCW are now called 'lazy' and are threatened to having their remuneration cut by 25%. What short memories the world has....

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Congrats to all the nominees! 🙌🏼 Thank you to “The Pitt”, who are trying to maintain an appreciation for health care workers www.laineygossip.com/the-pitt-fin...

Imagine having to use a COUPON so that you can afford a 💉!?!! 😳 In the wealthiest country on 🌎

Hey, turns out we recommend the Hep B birth dose for a reason. www.statnews.com/2025/09/11/n...

"Many who became sick reported handling dog food and treats before getting ill. A single common supplier of dog food has not been identified."

Quebec is heading to virus season. Good news? 🇨🇦 is on track to get the updated flu and CoVID 💉 for fall, at-risk older adults can get the RSV💉 and 👶🏻may be eligible for the monoclonal antibody to RSV. My 💭 👇🏽 www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/vid...

Nirsevimab (the anti-RSV monoclonal Ab) given to 👶🏼 did not select for resistant strains in older adults. If this is sustained, it (along w/ 💉) may sig'ly 📉RSV Molecular Characterization of RSV in Elderly Patients During the 2023–24 Season in the Era of Nirsevimab academic.oup.com/jid/article-...

Actionable lessons from the recent Immunization Summit in Little Rock: Make Vaccination Make Sense to Patients — Here's how to help people consistently choose protection www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

My sweet Tesla- still going to be killed - BUT WE HAVE A RESCUE FOR HIM! I just need a foster #home -NY NJ CT ME RI VT PA DE DC MD NH NE VA- SOME1 foster this baby! Transport/vet/food provided! Why would u not foster? REPOST& #fuckTrump

Scientists at Merck & Co. have unveiled the structure of the company’s latest candidate for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The compound is designed to be taken as a pill once a month to prevent HIV infection. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #chemsky 🧪

The quarantine was under precaution of something very contagious, a government spokesperson told the outlet.

Not able to get into the hospital because a private developer building condos! Got it. Thanks, Valerie! Good idea that they work and block traffic during rush hour, and then no work after 4 pm.

Nowadays, he would be considered “unfocused” or his research “too ambitious”

Did you know that having a serious respiratory infection in mid- to late-life is associated with an increased risk of dementia? #Bowdishlab Phd student, Eman Ranne, talks about his PhD work trying to understand why and testing new interventions to stop it from happening. youtube.com/shorts/5BPUN...

Round 16: Ebola vs. DRC. #Ebola is back in the DRC, with 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, 4 of which were healthcare workers. This is the Zaire strain, which has caused the majority of human deaths and was responsible for the massive 2013-14 West Africa outbreak. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Police in Portugal said 11 of the 16 people killed when a streetcar derailed in Lisbon were foreigners.

“One dose of RSV vaccine prevented RSV-associated hospitalization during 2 RSV seasons.” jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

President of Death! Countries on track to eliminate cervical cancer: -Australia by 2028 -Sweden by 2027 -Rwanda by 2030 -UK by 2040 -Indonesia by 2030 -Bhutan 2030 -El Salvador by 2030 -Canada by 2040 How? HPV vaccine. Same one RFK Jr is trying to ban. You will note USA is not on this list #cdnpoli

Man, I feel this. 🙏🏽😭

RIP and Respect to Graham Greene. Legendary talent.

Countries on track to eliminate cervical cancer: -Australia by 2028 -Sweden by 2027 -Rwanda by 2030 -UK by 2040 -Indonesia by 2030 -Bhutan 2030 -El Salvador by 2030 -Canada by 2040 How? HPV vaccine. Same one RFK Jr is trying to ban. You will note USA is not on this list.

The cancer returned. The run had to stop. But, not the hope.

Lots of confusion about 1- vs 3-year rabies vaccines for pets. They’re usually exactly identical—same dose, same volume, same adjuvant. The only difference? The label. Laws in some places require annual shots, but one isn’t ‘stronger’ than the other.

Netflix just gave Gavin Newsom 2 million for the redistricting fight and made a deal with Sesame Street. New episodes will air there and the backlog of old episodes will Be free to watch. Netflix picked a side. I will keep my subscription.

Osivax is developing a vaccine candidate that could be effective against all strains of the influenza A virus. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #chemsky 🧪

With COVIDhge, we previously ✍🏼 about IFN therapy for COVID, based on findings that 🧬mutations or auto-Abs to type I IFN caused severe COVID. Now, an RCT shows this concept extends more broadly👇🏼 Interferon-α Nasal Spray Prophylaxis Reduces COVID-19 in Cancer Patients academic.oup.com/cid/article/...

This is how 💉 originated👇🏼 In 1796, Jenner collected cowpox-infected skin from 🐮 ➡️ inoculated it into healthy people. The science was groundbreaking THEN. But it didn't 🛑. Today's 💉 are vastly safer, more effective, & rigorously tested. That’s called PROGRESS. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Absence of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis in Encephalitis #IDSky