Study: More than 1️⃣ in 10 US healthcare workers report ongoing long-COVID symptoms Older age, female sex, multiple underlying health conditions, and multiple COVID infections were also associated with persistent symptoms. Read more: https://bit.ly/4xGJkjW

#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #publichealth One of the most challenging clinical encounters in ID is the patient with persistent fatigue and other disabling symptoms after an infection. Some of these patients meet criteria for ME/CFS but whatever label we use, the story is often strikingly similar in #Longcovid…

NEJM.org@nejm.org · 2d ago

In a new NEJM Voices blog post, @paulsaxmd.bsky.social, describes three recent randomized trials for long Covid, two of which show promising results. Read the latest from Dr. Sax and sign up for email alerts: https://nej.md/4AqEZ6S

I gorge myself on dreams of stories and secrets… Nothing remains as it is it changes, and me with it Rose Ausländer

Our latest video in partnership with @glaucomflecken.bsky.social summarizes the ALLEGORY trial that evaluated the efficacy and safety of obinutuzumab when added to standard therapy in adults with active systemic lupus erythematosus. Read the full study for free: https://nej.md/DrG49 #rheumatology

#Medsky 🧪 “Roomba” Digital witnesses are already testifying. In short, household data can convict, exonerate or mislead. That makes digital forensics indispensable and demands careful guardrails.

The Conversation U.S.@us.theconversation.com · 2d ago

Hypothetically, if you committed a crime in your living room … what would your Roomba know? Robot vacuums, smart speakers and other devices are quietly collecting data that could end up in court. Here’s what that means for evidence and your privacy: theconversation.com/your-robotic...

#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #vaccinesmatter #immunosky #publichealth The destructive nature of #COVID infection & the devastating effects of #longCOVID stem from its involvement in multiple functional signalling pathways related to host immunity. This disruption cripples our once mighty immune system.

Having driven about 500 miles, the view is definitely worth it. Castle in the woods

When a scientist runs an experiment, there are all sorts of results that could happen. Some results are positive and some are negative, but all of them are data points... And that's exactly how a scientist treats failure: as another data point. – James Clear

The best way out is always through. – Robert Frost It’s time to go off grid and time for pause ,to reflect and debrief…

So excited to share our new @ash.hematology.org iron deficiency diagnosis guidelines TLDR: Adults 🩸ferritin < 30 diagnostic of ID 🩸ferritin < 50 w/symptoms or risk factors diagnostic of ID Kids 🩸ferritin <20 diagnostic of ID Get your lab intervals updated! tinyurl.com/ASHirondx

American Society of Hematology 2026 guidelines for diagnosis of iron deficiency

Background: Iron deficiency is the most common micronutrient deficiency, and when untreated progresses to anemia. Existing guidance on the diagnostic crite

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Reality, with its unpleasant sides, one cannot deny it. Perhaps there is, nevertheless, a way to “turn it around” to see it differently In a better light... any given morning in September

#Medsky🧪 #Neurosky #publichealth In a 2025 @sciimmunology.bsky.social Review, The study discussed how interactions between the nervous and immune systems could impact neurological disorders and allergy-related behaviors like food avoidance. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

#Medsky💉 #IDsky #Episky #publichealth @cidrap.bsky.social This study concluded that the current influenza symptom-based isolation guidelines are biologically supported by shedding kinetics, but emphasized that the 5-day post-isolation precaution phase www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...

Few people with the flu isolate for the recommended period

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#Medsky🧪 #Neurosky #publichealth More than 1,000 overlooked microproteins in human brain tissue have been detected, including some that are altered in #Alzheimersdisease @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Map of brain ‘microproteins’ could offer new clues to Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers detect more than 1,000 overlooked microproteins in human brain tissue, including some that are altered in Alzheimer’s disease.

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The latest unvaccinated person to die in Pennsylvania's epidemic was an 18-year-old who developed disseminated encephalomyelitis, a rare measles complication. The vax prevents measles. Period. Measles is a highly contagious viral respiratory illness spread via airborne droplets. RFKjr is a lunatic👇

Bruce Mirken@brucemirken.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · last wk.

"The cure for #measles is chicken soup and vitamin A, and neither of those things can be patented." --#RFKJr, lying in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 2021. Lancaster is the epicenter of the current deadly measles outbreak. https://www.ms.now/news/rfk-jr-measles-lancaster-county-2-dead #ImpeachRFKJr

#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #microsky #pedsky #Vaccinesmatter #publichealth Not only #COVID but Non- #COVID respiratory viral infections (RVIs) are consistently associated with post-acute multi-organ sequelae, particularly following severe infection. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

<em>Respirology</em> | APSR Respiratory Medicine Journal | Wiley Online Library

Respiratory viral infections (RVIs) affect millions annually, yet long-term consequences outside COVID-19 are poorly defined. Post-acute sequelae, encompassing persistent or new physical, cognitive, ...

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#Medsky🧪 #immunosky #pedsky #pharmsky #publichealth @JAMA The findings of this study suggest that #nirsevimab is highly effective in preventing severe #RSV disease that requires hospital-based care and can substantially reduce the burden of severe RSV disease. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Nirsevimab and Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Related Hospitalizations in Infants

This case-control study estimates the effectiveness of nirsevimab for preventing hospitalizations related to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among infants in Ontario and Quebec, Canada, during the 2...

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@cnn.com’s analysis is fascinating. Once an aura of invincibility fades political authority can erode rapidly and a blaze of glory eventually becomes a slow-burning ash. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/16/p...

Analysis: Trump’s frustration hits a boiling point with loss after loss | CNN Politics

Donald Trump is boiling with frustration after a spate of political blows weakened his presumption of dominance in Washington and abroad.

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#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #publichealth & #vaccinesmatter Here are 101 reasons why finding a cure for #longcovid is so challenging . www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#Flaviviruses reshape cell membranes to build replication sites, but how are these organized? This study shows that homotypic #membrane tethering driven by host ER protein atlastin-2 is essential for organizing these sites & supporting #viral replication @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/3VxdbxK

#Medsky🧪 #microsky #publichealth The Art of The Fungal . One Case of the time

Dr Sarah Kidd@thefunguskidd.bsky.social · last wk.

Great to work again with @fhagen.bsky.social, #Marcelo_Sandoval and others to describe a new dematiaceous fungal species, isolated from elbow tissue. Cyphellophora adelaidensis, named for the great city that it was discovered in. #fungi #Adelaide #Radelaide www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Passage of Time …

Craig McGowan@craigmcg.bsky.social · 2w ago

Jetty time. A little time by the water for this Sunday. Hope you enjoy... #photography

Imagine if time all happened at once. Every moment of your life laid out around you... Time is a structure relative to ourselves... Time is the space made by our lives Doctor Who

Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being… Albert Camus

#Medsky🧪@natmetabolism.nature.com Evaluate the current evidence linking SCFAs to metabolic health & disease & consider the translational potential of targeting SCFA pathways through dietary & therapeutic approaches. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Short-chain fatty acids - Nature Metabolism

This Review provides an overview of the biology of short-chain fatty acids, with a focus on their synthesis, signalling and physiological effects, highlighting their translational potential for metabo...

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1/ I had one of those moments in clinic today that completely stopped me in my tracks. One of my follow-up patients came in with a new caregiver. The caregiver looked at me and said: “Do you remember me?” I didn’t.

#Medsky🧪 #Neurosky #publichealth Pathology and resilience interact synergistically on 10-year AD dementia incidence. A 15-year cohort study shows that AD #dementia risk is jointly shaped by #Alzheimers pathology www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Joint impact of pathological burden and cognitive resilience on Alzheimer’s disease risk - Nature Medicine

A 15-year cohort study shows that Alzheimer’s dementia risk is jointly shaped by Alzheimer’s pathology and cognitive resilience, with high resilience linked to lower risk, even under greater pathology...

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#Medsky🧪 #immunosky #publichealth Recent study finds that the ovaries of old mice become infiltrated with immune cells and may secrete immune signals into the body. The consequences of these changes aren’t clear, but a similar transformation in humans could have health implications after menopause.

People who say things like “a couple of degrees is nothing, stop doom-mongering” either don’t understand that a medical degree and a masters still isn’t enough to get a job these days OR are so clueless about climate change that you should ask them if they want their freezer at -2 or +1.

The innocence of a child kind eyes in its most pure form. May we see the world with child-like energy, curiosity, and love …

Alisa Bokulich@alisabokulich.bsky.social · last wk.

This morning's twilight (taken by my youngest, who decided to meet up with friends wicked early to watch the sun rise & go out for pancakes before school...)