“If the claims were true, apple cider vinegar would be 50 percent more effective than GLP-1 agonists such as Ozempic, said James Heathers, a research integrity consultant” And was published without being registered @jamesheathers.bsky.social 🧪 If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is

Easy fixes for complex health problems can be tempting — but they rarely pan out. That seems to be the case for the investigators on one clinical trial who claimed consuming apple cider vinegar caused obese teens and young adults to lose weight.

The end of “publish or perish?” 🧪 Matthias Egger Monash Malaysia should not prioritise publication in Journal Impact Factor “Q1” Why is #DORA not endorsed by most universities in Australia and southern hemisphere? The Declaration on Research Assessment aims to get away from flawed bibliometrics

The strain on scientific publishing 🧪 is unsustainable And some publishers are exploiting #OpenAccess better than others MDPI now second only to Elsevier in articles published Excellent talk by Matthias Egger at visit to Monash Malaysia @kentbuse.bsky.social

It’s “Gold Standard Science 🧪 I’m sure it will all become clear when they publish their systematic review and we can see the protocol, forest plots, GRADE tables and risk of bias assessments of the evidence base for an association between acetaminophen and autism spectrum disorders

🧪 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Happy new week! Autism spectrum disorder isn't caused by one single factor. Tylenol is safe to use in pregnancy. People with autism spectrum disorder are not pawns in a political game and should not be further stigmatized for an agenda.

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Our problem isn't a lack of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.

The Guide #209: Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel and the battle for the future of late-night TV

The ACIP vote was tied 6-6 for requiring everyone to get a prescription for the COVID19 vaccine. The chair broke the tie by voting NO. Prescriptions will NOT be required.

“What we’re seeing is what happens when individuals who have don’t have a basic understanding about how vaccines are delivered are making these crucial policy decisions for the American public. They don’t know what they’re doing” -Dr. Sean O’Leary, chair of AAP’s Committee on Infectious Diseases

I can't believe we spent 3+ years failing to convince people that yes a Harvard epidemiologist and a Hopkins medic and a Stanford economist can be totally full of shit. Such is the dangerous power of institutional prestige.

I believe that the mounting pressure by many experts sounding the alarm on the threat of canceling the birth-dose of the hepatitis B vaccine contributed to the indefinite postponement of that vote by ACIP. kKeep reminding folks that canceling the birth dose will kill children. Pressure works.

Public health shouldn’t be centred around individual behaviour change. It should be focused on changing the wider commercial, social, environmental & ultimately political determinants of health. Behaviour change will naturally come when healthy behaviours are facilitated by those structural changes.

🚨 Following the #Ebola outbreak in the #DRC, WHO is launching a US$ 21 million appeal to help the country: - Scale up operations - Interrupt transmission chains - Prevent further spread - Mitigate the impact on human health Full donor support is critical to halt the outbreak 👉 bit.ly/3KtjsVG

Thank you for following WA! Happy Friday all xx 💙💜🧡❤️

The decline and fall of American public health: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Important to note that CDC recommends HepB vaccination at biirth REGARDLESS of mother's infection status because the protective window is only ~12 hours, test results can be delayed or in error, vaccine protects infants when maternal status is unknown, and starting vaccine early improves adherence.

Sharing this post from the #WHO LinkedIn page. Work continues,to end the #Ebola outbreak in the #DRC. Two recovered patients discharged, vaccination, and contact training ongoing. This year, the US decided to withdraw from #WHO but global solidarity is bigger than one country. Still they RISE!

🦠 Ebola Outbreak — Kasai, DRC (Sitrep 15 Sept 2025) - 54 cases, 27 deaths, incl. 4 health workers - Epicenter: Bulape & Mweka zones - Vaccination with Ervebo underway for health workers & contacts - WHO risk: High (national), Moderate (regional), Low (global) iris.who.int/bitstream/ha...

www.bernerzeitung.ch/budgetkuerzu... @nicolamlow.bsky.social

In April, a young Zambian mother named Chomba Nakazwe died from cervical cancer. Before her death, she used TikTok to candidly document her illness and raise awareness. She struck a nerve. Across Zambia, women started asking: ‘When was the last time I was screened?’ 🧵

Yay, Niki de St Phalle 🇨🇭

For the stories of many global and historic women in the arts and their fascinating contribution to culture ...please check out the Womensart blog on WordPress. Thank you! ❤ womensartblog.wordpress.com

This is HUGE. Chlamydia is one of the leading conservation issues in koalas after habitat loss and motor vehicles, especially for joeys. Antibiotics used to treat Chlamydia in humans can kill the bacteria in the Koala gut microbiome, leading to fatal dysbiosis. 🧪 #vetmed

"Es stehen dunkle Zeiten bevor; wenn die Mehrheit es geschehen lässt. Passivität ist nicht neutral." — @sci-ffert.bsky.social “Dark times are ahead if the majority allows it to happen. Passivity is not neutral.” — @sci-ffert.bsky.social

⭕ Press Statement No. 968 – Gaza Government Media Office ⛔ Number of journalists killed by the Israeli occupation rises to 251 after three more killed today The number of journalists killed since the start of the genocidal war on the Gaza Strip has risen to 251, following the announcement of -

🧪 loss of a great advocate for scientific integrity and honesty in publishing. And pioneer of evidence-based medicine 🩺

All is not well at Elsevier richardtol.substack.com/p/fraud-and-...

Viewpoint: Four tips for understanding this week’s ACIP meeting The Vaccine Integrity Project thought it would be good to provide 4 helpful reminders, such as VAERS data do not prove causation www.cidrap.umn.edu/v...

Drummond Rennie (1936-2025), in his own words Rennie, who died on September 12, was a towering figure in scientific publishing, known for promoting improved standards in medical journals, and for organizing the first Peer Review Congress, held in 1989, and every four years since.

Perfect timing @womensartbluesky.bsky.social This 👇 is one of the fabulous series of Georgia O’Keeffe paintings that I want to see in Lucy Rhiannon Cosslett’s upcoming book in female nudes www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Georgia O'Keeffe, Figure Series, 1918 #womensart

‘One jab will do the job’: Pakistan begins rollout of HPV vaccine to millions of girls

Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for bibimbap with miso-peanut sauce | Quick & easy

Rollout of #Ebola vaccine has begun in DRC in response to the country’s most recent zairevirus outbreak. It is still thrilling to know a vaccine for this scourge has been licensed and can be rapidly deployed. Vaccines save lives. www.afro.who.int/countries/de...

Good news! Ring vaccinations against #Ebola have begun in DRC, according to @who.int: “An initial 400 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine—from the country’s stockpile of 2000 doses prepositioned in the capital Kinshasa—have been delivered to Bulape, one of the current hotspots of the outbreak.”

"VAERS is emphatically NOT a system for determining whether vaccines cause specific problems. It's a collection of unverified reports that can include literally anything that happens after vaccination." #MedSky Thanks unbiasedscipod.bsky.social theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/when-we-co...

Wow - if you just saw that - just wow Bohemian Rhapsody, 50 years later. At the Last Night of the Proms Brian May and Roger Taylor, “Freddy would have loved it” Phenomenal ❤️ Queen @bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social

For those who don’t know, RFK Jr. first fired every member of ACIP and replaced them with largely unqualified political lackeys, including anti-vaxxers. The entire system of vaccine approval has been hijacked by political appointees, and the Republican Congress is saying words and doing nothing.

To fully grasp the danger of RFK Jr., recall that before ACIP recommendations are enacted, the CDC Director must sign off on them. Dr. Monarez wouldn’t rubber stamp them, so they fired her. In her place is a political appointee with no knowledge, education or training in science or medicine.

Here is something that has broader implications than the lab leak myth. Why are we so polarized online but not necessarily in real life? How do online extremist use tribalism and hate as community rituals to grow their influence and shape worldviews? 🔽 www.protagonist-science.com/p/chapter-9-...

The damage to the U.S. vaccination program that is about to be caused by RFK Jr. and his fellow fraudsters misusing data to falsely claim that the COVID19 vaccine caused the deaths of 25 children will be incalculable. These people are committing scientific misconduct of the most grievous kind.

Hot spots shift in Africa’s mpox battle as cholera activity spikes in Chad and Republic of Congo Meanwhile in cholera developments, Africa CDC reported sharp rises in Chad and the Republic of Congo. www.cidrap.umn.edu/m... Photo: NIAID/Flickr cc

Lokale Forschung mit Blick aufs Globale. BEready is ein gutes Beispiel dafür aus dem Kanton Bern. Mehr dazu in der neusetn Ausgabe des uniFOKUS. www.uniaktuell.unibe.ch/2025/lokale_...

Drug-resistant fungus Candidozyma auris confirmed to spread rapidly in European hospitals: ECDC calls for urgent action www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...

Rhodanthe Athens design jug c 1934 by UK ceramics designer Clarice Cliff #WomensArt

Years too late. Incredible that the GMC - whose entire raison d'être is upholding professional standards in UK medicine - has allowed Aseem Malhotra to spew out his toxic, dangerous, anti-scientific disinformation for so long. Regulatory failure at its worst. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...