Carla

Our NIH grant to discover coronavirus antiviral meds was terminated today. With this grant, we had developed a better SARSCoV2 inhibitor than Paxlovid, and we recently discovered an improved drug that looks better than Pfizer's own second-generation inhibitor.

1/5 I've no words. This is truly devastating: '“All of the data for HIV is gone. Normally there’s a menu for medical professionals,” but that has disappeared, says Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the University of Saskatchewan who says she was up until 2 a.m.

i bring a sort of "i have an ethical objection to the use of generative ai" vibe to every single conversation lately that nobody really likes

Do you know a wheelchair user who works in a lab who'd be willing to user-test our prototype of what is believed to be the first-ever lab coat adapted for wheelchair users? Please share far & wide! Interest form: forms.office.com/e/66FhcQjqRT ucl.ac.uk/ucl-east/news/…

All of your Grok bullshit is directly negatively impacting the air quality in South Memphis

A former UN high commissioner for human rights Louise Arbour tells @bmj_latest that the war on drugs has “completely failed” and that a public health focused approach is needed bmj.com/content/387/bm…

An NHS funded autism diagnostic service in Oxfordshire has closed its list to new patients after warning that it could take until 2043 to clear its current waiting list of over 2000 people bmj.com/content/387/bm…

I know it sucks to admit you were wrong when you stopped masking. It sucks to acknowledge that you’ve harmed people by spreading disease. It sucks to accept that COVID is dangerous. But you can decide RIGHT NOW to wear a high-quality mask in public spaces again. I believe in you!

i dont think some of yall realise the effect the united states has on international politics

i don’t understand why we are treated like conspiracy theorists. 😫 long covid isn’t a thought exercise. i’m 39 and go to a cardiologist now and have to take 2 dozen pills a day or i die. it really happened to me and i’m yelling about it bc it could really happen to you. 😷

My kids often come into the kitchen & find me lying on the floor while I’m trying to cook dinner. I can’t stand long enough to finish anything so I have to just lie on the floor for a few minutes before I can do another few minutes. This is the reality of LC no-one wants to see!

Fffffuck

A disabled person’s worth is more than what they are able to contribute to society. Our worth is more than our productivity. We still deserve to LIVE. Not just survive. We are people. We are human beings that deserve to enjoy things.

When dairy cows in Texas began falling ill with H5N1, alarmed veterinarians expected a fierce response to contain an outbreak with pandemic-sparking potential. Then politics—and, critics say, a key agency’s mandate to protect dairy-industry revenues—intervened. For VF, @KatherineEban reports on the bungled bird flu response: vanityfair.visitlink.me/yoX78F

The r word making a comeback has got to be one of the most uncomfortable things I have ever witnessed…like you’re not embarrassed?

Universal masking and social distancing at the start of the pandemic were so effective that they eliminated a strain of flu, and now annual flu vaccines have been redesigned because that strain no longer needs to be included in the shot. Amazing.

I attended the UK Conference of Science Journalists earlier today. Glad to catch the sessions and meet some people! @absw #UKCSJ24

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