Prof Tom Cotter

So that means no new drugs for children suffering from leukaemia. Well done RFK just what the parents of these children need to hear 🧪 #medsky

Looks more like bruising from a cannula? 🧪 #medsky

Something for the anti vaxxer community 🧪# medsky

Massive Study Finds No Link Between Fluoride in Tap Water and Lower Child IQ Researchers tracked thousands of Americans for decades, finding no links between ingesting recommended levels of fluoride and lower cognitive skills

RFK wrong AGAIN www.scientificamerican.com/article/mass... 🧪 #medsky

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Russia Launches First Brain-Chipped Bird Drones for Surveillance Over Cities Russian company Neiry has tested pigeons as biodrones in Moscow, using neural implants and electronics to enhance their flight capabilities for various monitoring tasks.

Is this actually possible ?? united24media.com/latest-news/...

100 year old beer advert. Can’t imagine what it must have tasted like! 🧪

Pretty impressive Ireland 🧪

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Tylenol makers over autism claims He accuses them of hiding alleged dangers from the drug, following the Trump administration's unproven claim it is linked to autism.

share.google/kHjxtpSmcc5O.... There is no evidence linking Tylenol to autism can someone tell the Texas Attorney General. 🧪#medsky

How to spot fake scientists and stop them from publishing papers Journals are considering doing identity checks to expose fake authors — but there are downsides.

share.google/g1Zj2RndoxsX.... Not good news I think!!! 🧪

The dancing plague of 1518 is a very good example of the nocebo effect and one where vaccines would have been ineffective it they were available then 🧪#medsky

A book for RFK perhaps? #medsky

Talking with a friend over coffee this AM who recently had a cardiac bypass, we could think of several men who had a similar op but not a single woman. Is there a real gender difference #medsky

There are funny moments in life like this headline in today’s Irish Newspaper 🧪#medsky

A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what scientists and companies owe the Indigenous people they studied Cancer. Diabetes. Aging itself. Rapamycin’s potential to treat an array of diseases has been a source of scientific fascination. But many aren’t aware of its origins – and its complicated legacy.

theconversation.com/a-billion-do.... Interesting story of discovery #medsky

It’s strangely comforting to know that as Donald Trump approaches 80 his medical advisor is RFK. 🧪 #medsky

Research doesn’t show using Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism. Here are 5 things to know There’s no known single cause of autism.

www.pbs.org/newshour/amp.... My last post on the issue of Tylenol and autism. A very clear explanation of why there is no proven link 🧪#medsky

Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam.... Acetaminophen (Tylenol) does not cause autism in this very large study 🧪 #medsky

Winner of mRNA Nobel Prize says ACIP member’s claim that Covid vaccines persist is “absolutely impossible” In a Q&A with STAT, Nobel winner Drew Weissman addressed concerns raised about Covid shots at a recent meeting of federal vaccine advisers.

#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #Virosky #immunosky #publichealth In a Q&A session @statnews.com , Prof Drew Weissman, the winner of the mRNA Nobel Prize, emphasised the vast body of literature that demonstrates the safety of #COVID 💉

Trump officials reportedly set to tie Tylenol to autism risk Washington Post says announcement imminent despite guidelines showing drug – known as paracetamol elsewhere - is safe for pregnant women to take

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... headlines in Europe this morning. Let’s see the supporting data please. 🧪 #medsky

Asked my botanist friend if I could eat this mushroom growing in my backyard. She replied you can eat any mushroom but some only once !!! #medsky

Seems so

Susan Monarez to tell Senate how RFK Jr fired her - follow live Watch live as the former head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention speaks to a Senate hearing.

www.bbc.com/news/live/ce.... My god things are really bad at the CDC. How can this insanity be stopped 🧪#medsky

I see an Italian teenager has become a saint this AM. The two miracles attributed to him are really very dodgy! I guess the amputees who prayed to him were disappointed. Come to think of no amputee has ever benefited from a Miracle. Makes you think!! 🧪 #medsky

Terrifying

Yes put someone in charge of the CDCwith no medical or scientific expertise and see where that leads to!! #medsky

Exactly Leon. And it’s happening so quickly

White House fires CDC director as other officials resign Lawyers for Dr Susan Monarez say she is being targeted for refusing "to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives".

www.bbc.com/news/article.... What is happening America. 🧪

Inner speech in motor cortex and implications for speech neuroprostheses Inner speech is robustly represented in the motor cortex and can be decoded in real time to restore communication to people with paralysis. Unintentional decoding of private inner speech can be preven...

www.cell.com/cell/fulltex.... Brain chip can read your inner monologue. Intriguing research but a tad scary #medsky

Cholesterol is largely made while you sleep so statins are normally taken at night not in the morning 🧪