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@Corbie25 he claims neurodivergence as a status symbol, but real DX is 'Irony Deficit Disorder' DSM-IDD.0

🤬 of course he does

@Rick_Pescatore 2

It’s a really good time to be building the future of medicine.

@JasonBassler1 These plans are so silly. Were there to be social collapse, the special serfs who are meant to take care of these guys in their fortresses- will mutiny the minute they're hungry. Doubt coding posers know how to find H20 or something to eat that hasn't been handed directly to them

TIL that Sam Altman has a pact with Peter Thiel in the event of social collapse: they will fly to Thiel’s 477‑acre compound in New Zealand. Funny how the guys engineering the “future of humanity” are always the first ones mapping their exit plans. Make of that what you will.

@CarrieMC66 @DiaryofaSickGrl GIs can be aholes, for sure. Famous specialist looked at my Hgb/Hct (super low d/t anemia), winked at the intern in the room, and said- I could run a marathon with that blood work. Sure you could! Cuz you're a marathoner and it would just be a minor setback. I can't breathe, FFS

@DiaryofaSickGrl A new GI after moving did not believe I had diagnosed gastroparesis & told my ex to make food & if I can't eat it to tell me to go without. I was struggling at close to 100lbs. He made me get another GES (even tho I wasn't 'worth' it...I STILL had it!!! AHHHH!

What’s the meanest thing a doctor has ever said to you?

@Nicole_Lee_Sch Same, and it sucks. I follow your work. Gratefully. And share it with others

Everyday errands are enough to wipe me out. I cant go without sleep for a day and be fine. I cant work 12 hours. My body quite literally cannot do these things. And its so weird when I am in a room of people who actively turn away from all those parts of me. 3/3

Some days I am stunned by the fact that academics who dont know me well do not register that I am disabled even though I write extensively about my disabilities and I wear a mask in all public spaces and I am very very vocal about it. 1/3

I have been a Springsteen fan since I first heard "Born to Run" in 1975 (I was 11). And now, fifty years later, he's willing to stand up for all of us and call a dictator a dictator. The best of us do not lose our nerve as we age.

Los q llevamos tiempo leyendo las portadas satíricas d @TheVertlartnic sabemos q está siendo uno d los mejores cronistas d esta distopía en la q estamos desde que apareció un virus vascular, multisistémico, inmunosupresor y neurotrópico con incontables estudios sobre sus daños 👇

@michael_hoerger CO2 monitor? Like Aranet?

We're looking to conduct a pilot run of a COVID Defense Kit to reduce the risk of reinfections among people in the U.S. with #LongCOVID. Do you have any suggestions? Our prior pilot was specifically for people with cancer and published in JAMA-NO (link in next). That COVID Defense Kit included the following: -An educational booklet on airborne transmission and multi-layered mitigation (this will be a public website soon) -5 FlowFlex rapid tests -50 N95/KN95 masks tailored to the sizes/needs of the individual and their household/family/visitor needs -2 DIY air purifiers We could mail the kits anywhere in the U.S. To track the data needed to yield generalizable knowledge for academic research and push for program scaling and eventual policy change, we had all participants do a brief survey pre-kit and then a 1-month follow-up survey on what from the kit they used, what they liked best, etc. We compensated $100 for that time, in addition to the kit being free (about a $220 value, so about $320 total). Possible improvements: -We could include a DIY fit-testing kit -We could include fewer masks initially and then send a 2nd batch once the "best" mask(s) get identified -For a 1-month follow-up, 5 rapid tests seemed sufficient, but open to ideas on that -The booklet is very mitigation focused. We could add info on fundamental coping strategies (this is not psychologizing LC, just acknowledging ostracism is stressful for anyone taking C19 seriously), provide suggestions for how to talk to family, friends, co-workers, etc. I'm not sure if any of this is needed or what the greatest need would be. As noted, we're working on a website, so it's not a big deal to have "too much" info, and people can use what they want. -We could do a longer follow-up window (3 or 6 months), but this gets tough in a pilot project that's a limited total time frame -Other ideas? Sorry if any of that seems offensive. I've mostly steered clear of substantive LC work because the important priorities are diagnostics and treatments; there's also a lot of incorrect psychologizing of LC. That's not my intent. I'm increasingly concerned about the impact of repeat infections 6+ years into this with a pessimistic near-term horizon on the treatment front. I'm also seeing in our real-world data that things like mask fit discernibly matter in terms of cumulative infections, even in the CC community. Thanks for any thoughts! 🙏

@BulwarkOnline She's got nothing left but mean-girl ad hominem attacks. Terrifying that for a large cohort of listeners/viewers, she 'wins' arguments using this highschool approach

Rep. Massie: “Are you able to track who it was that obscured Les Wexner’s name as a co-conspirator?” Bondi: “Within 40 minutes, Wexner's name was added back.” Rep. Massie: “Within 40 minutes of me catching you red-handed.” Bondi: “This guy has Trump derangement syndrome. You're a failed politician.”

@Guiness_Pig @catladyactivist @sstroschein2 @1goodtern I'm an 'old' with a long career in medicine. if you told me 20 years ago that we'd be drifting toward a medieval view of health and well-being, seasoned with eugenics, I would have been flabbergasted and insulted. Yet here we are.

Today I met up with a guy with prostate cancer. He has started wearing ffp3 masks in public so his treatment doesn't get interrupted by sickness, especially while he's more vulnerable. He said that one of his doctors laughed at him wearing it. Doctors. You can't live with them, and you can't get a refund when they forget basic infection control.

@kprather88 Yes, please

Thinking about doing a Podcast....is there interest in hearing from an atmospheric chemist who cares about the planet, airborne disease, air pollution, environmental health, people, science, life, raising butterflies, pollinator garden, hummingbirds and other birds, the ocean, the air we breathe? If so, I might be ready.

@1goodtern @threadreaderapp unroll

(The brain becomes worse at learning, adapting, and forming memories.)

Ten mechanisms by which Covid infection could increase dementia risk:

American Airlines has rescinded a policy protecting flight attendants from a points deduction system for missing work with COVID and will require them to provide a certificate from a healthcare provider or essentially work while infected.

@kananaskinyeti posted on 🦋 w/credit LMK if that's not OK

@luckortraining It’s me. Thanks for asking

Forget Myers-Briggs, What’s your Covid denier type?

I got Jon Stewart to help me explain to Jon Stewart, some of the reasons why people are wearing masks.

@microbeminded2 @threadreaderapp unroll

13/ Overall, converging evidence places persistent infection at the heart of the #Alzheimer’s disease process, opening up the door to many more #infection-combating therapies in the space

1/ This important new study found that herpes simplex #virus 1 infection can drive the formation of tau tangle aggregates - protein clumps that facilitate the death of neurons in the #Alzheimer’s brain: nature.com/articles/s4159…

@JudahWorldChamp @jonstewart @jonfavs @Timodc @weeklyshowpod -So, an animal rights supporter (farm sanctuary) -9/11 firefighter supporter (respiratory consequences) -charming political satirist -but also a snickering airborne infectious disease denier? -cuz masking makes you look DUMB? -Srsly, hypocrisy much, Jon?

Hey @jonstewart @jonfavs @Timodc @weeklyshowpod, why are you trying to belittle people for wearing a mask? #covidisairborne #disabilityjustice #PublicHealth #WeKeepUsSafe

@weeklyshowpod @jonfavs @Timodc So, respect for animals and human rights in the abstract, but punching down on maskers IRL? Stunned. Been a fan for years, but cognitive dissonance today. Never would have occurred to us that you think fragile people self-protecting from a life-altering disease are laughable.

Jon welcomes @jonfavs and @Timodc to ask how many years has 2025 been? The last new pod of 2025 drops tomorrow! #theweeklyshow #jonstewart #politics