Ruth Ann Crystal
@drruth.bsky.social
Also known as @CatchTheBaby on Twitter OBGYN physician, innovator, baker Weekly newsletter at https://drruth.substack.com/ #Medsky #LongCOVID
@2covet.bsky.social Some interesting information here re the deconditioning effects of Long Covid (not the same as after bed rest).
Ruth Ann Crystal@drruth.bsky.social · 2d ago🧪Top Health Science This Week: 🌊 Summer COVID wave taking off 💊 GLP-1s linked to 49% lower COVID mortality 👶 In utero COVID & 22-mo delay in child 🧬 T cells stay stuck "ON" in Long COVID 🔬 Biological proof PEM ≠ deconditioning 🔗 Full breakdown: drruth.substack.com/p/dr-ruth-re... #MedSky 😷
🧪Top Health Science This Week: 🌊 Summer COVID wave taking off 💊 GLP-1s linked to 49% lower COVID mortality 👶 In utero COVID & 22-mo delay in child 🧬 T cells stay stuck "ON" in Long COVID 🔬 Biological proof PEM ≠ deconditioning 🔗 Full breakdown: drruth.substack.com/p/dr-ruth-re... #MedSky 😷
If you’re able to donate blood, PLEASE do so. As an ICU nurse, I promise you that we are in dire need of blood and blood products for patients. We do whatever we can in order to avoid transfusing, but we can’t always replace lost blood with normal saline or Lactated Ringers.
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · last wk."On Monday, the Red Cross declared a national blood crisis for the second time ever in its history."
More and more uninsured patients are seeking care in emergency rooms and clinics, having lost their coverage under the Affordable Care Act after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies. Many are unable to pay hospital bills.
After Obamacare Cuts, Hospitals Are Treating More Uninsured Patients
More people who lost coverage after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies are now seeking care in emergency rooms and unable to pay bills.
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🚨The American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis. buff.ly/4WN92Ur 🩸Blood inventory is at critically low levels across the country. Type O blood is especially needed. 🩸Please share and book a donation if you’re eligible. #medsky #hemesky #nursesky
NEW Dr. Ruth Report: 🔹44% of DRC Ebola cases have died, but vaccines now to be tested 🔹Measles hit a 35 year high, topping 2025 🔹COVlD wastewater is rising from low levels 🔹Women hit harder by Neuro Long COVlD 🔹New smart ring can track glucose and more Read & share 👉 buff.ly/qRIYI58 #medsky #IDsky
5 things worth the money (from a rehab doctor): ⛑️ A helmet that fits correctly. 💉 Vaccines. 🏃♀️ Physical therapy when you actually need it. ❤️ Time with friends. 😴 A good night’s sleep.
PSA: Summer is a tough time for the blood supply as regular donors are traveling and schools (where drives occur) are out. At the same time, accidents requiring massive transfusion are more common. Only 3% of the population donates yet any of us could be in need someday. Donate if you can!
Always informative! Amplify this newsletter.
Ruth Ann Crystal@drruth.bsky.social · 2w agoNEW Dr. Ruth Report: 📈 COVID starting to rise in wastewater 🥬 Cyclospora outbreak- 27 States 🧠 Long COVID brain damage in Dopamine system seen on PET scan 💊 Early Paxlovid cut LC symptoms at 3 months: 43%→26% 💉 Vaccine to prevent Pancreatic Cancer 👉 buff.ly/FIlSmGw #medsky #IDsky
Update from the FDA on the Taylor Farms lettuce CYCLOSPORA outbreak: ➡️ The false positive was from a new sample. ➡️ The original samples of Taylor Farms lettuce were POSITIVE FOR CYCLOSPORA. FDA says to avoid that shredded iceberg lettuce.
NEW Dr. Ruth Report: 📈 COVID starting to rise in wastewater 🥬 Cyclospora outbreak- 27 States 🧠 Long COVID brain damage in Dopamine system seen on PET scan 💊 Early Paxlovid cut LC symptoms at 3 months: 43%→26% 💉 Vaccine to prevent Pancreatic Cancer 👉 buff.ly/FIlSmGw #medsky #IDsky
fwiw, jack in the box confirmed to me they received the implicated shredded lettuce from taylor farms www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
Cyclospora-Linked Lettuce Was Sent to 27 States, Including to Walmart and Jack in the Box - Consumer Reports
Taylor Farms recalled the parasite-linked lettuce it said was sent to Walmart, Jack in the Box, Sysco, and other food distributors in 27 states.
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Mephisto, by Joaquín Espalter y Rull, 1872, 📸 by Dan Mullan
Taylor Farms recalled lettuce tied to a Cyclospora outbreak. It listed customer brands as cryptic codes instead of real names. Attorney Bill Marler decoded them: 🔹SY is Sysco 🔹MKTSD is Walmart's Marketside 👉 This recall touches grocery stores, not just restaurants. 🧵 #medsky #publichealth
DOGE downsized CDC's Cyclospora lab last year. buff.ly/5OmTvIc Now a record Cyclospora outbreak from lettuce has hit Taco Bell in 5 states. buff.ly/UMvzdTs Maybe defunding the people who track foodborne illness wasn't such a good idea. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #medsky #IDsky
I was just trying to look up a place to get a COVID booster on Vaccines.gov and it appears that the site is not working. Does anyone know how long the CDC's site has been down for "updates"??? #medsky #publichealth
Wow! Here is direct evidence of damage to the Vagus Nerve in Long COVID.
Ruth Ann Crystal@drruth.bsky.social · 3w agoLong COVID shows structural damage to the Vagus Nerve. Gastric biopsies showed 50% lower nerve fiber density, especially cholinergic fibers ➡️ linked to worse HRV, higher NT-proBNP and D-dimer. Direct evidence of autonomic nerve injury. buff.ly/fa6h84w #MedSky #GIsky 😷 #publichealth
COVID can hide and keep replicating in your heart.🫀 RECOVER autopsy data on 74 deaths found replicating SARS-CoV-2 virus inside heart muscle cells in 11 cases. 82% of those people had Long COVID heart symptoms while alive. buff.ly/oKxIQO7 #Medsky #Cardiosky 😷🧪
nyc giving out free KN95s at these public libraries (for the wildfire smoke on its way, but like, let’s do this all the time) www.nyc.gov/site/em/abou...
COVID can hide and keep replicating in your heart.🫀 RECOVER autopsy data on 74 deaths found replicating SARS-CoV-2 virus inside heart muscle cells in 11 cases. 82% of those people had Long COVID heart symptoms while alive. buff.ly/oKxIQO7 #Medsky #Cardiosky 😷🧪
Long COVID shows structural damage to the Vagus Nerve. Gastric biopsies showed 50% lower nerve fiber density, especially cholinergic fibers ➡️ linked to worse HRV, higher NT-proBNP and D-dimer. Direct evidence of autonomic nerve injury. buff.ly/fa6h84w #MedSky #GIsky 😷 #publichealth
Vagal cholinergic denervation of the gastric mucosa in Long-COVID-19: in vivo evidence of structural autonomic dysfunction
Since the end of 2019, a coronavirus pandemic (SARS-CoV-2), responsible for severe acute respiratory syndrome, has spread worldwide. This pandemic, due to the spread of SARS-CoV-2, is similar to two p...
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A study of 173 hospitalized COVID patients found "leaky gut" biomarkers track with severe inflammation. When the gut barrier breaks down, bacterial products enter the blood, driving worse outcomes. 👉Healing the gut may be an overlooked step in acute viral care. buff.ly/oNnVEkk #MedSky #IDSky
“Last year, the CDC stopped mandatory monitoring for 6 different foodborne illnesses, including cyclospora. The agency still has its eyes on Salmonella and a form of E. coli, but due to an onslaught of funding cuts and staffing shortages, it has had to shift priorities” www.salon.com/2026/07/10/d...
Diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak is a symptom of MAHA cuts - Salon.com
A rash of cyclospora infections is sending thousands to the bathroom. Experts say this was all predictable
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The Ph I study of the BDBV Ebola vaccine is underway! the trial will recruit 50 adult participant 18-55yo. Serum Institute of India has manufactured and stockpiled approximately 620,000 doses of the ChAdOx1 BDBV vaccine candidate in two weeks for potential future use www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-07...
World’s first Phase I Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine trial launched by Oxford Vaccine Group
The trial will assess the safety and immune response of the ChAdOx1 BDBV vaccine in 50 healthy adults aged 18–55 years.
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