Knowledge pollution! 👇
"...more than 250,000 cancer research papers that may have been produced by so-called 'paper mills.''
"Flagged papers have increased dramatically over two decades, rising from around 1% in the early 2000s and peaking at over 16% in 2022."
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01...
Juan Sebastian Carvajal-Munoz is at least the third person detained in Maine whom news outlets have found does not have a criminal record.
via The Maine Monitor
Never before have so many of our sources requested—or been granted—anonymity to share their stories of being detained by ICE and/or having their student visas revoked. And no one is following the story more closely than @liamknox.bsky.social.
www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
The vaccine against Shingles helps protect against dementia, results of a natural experiment, adding to prior evidence
"implications are profound"
New @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com/articles/s41...
On 9/11, the people of Gander stepped up. They showed the very best of Canada.
"Higher physical activity levels provide a substantial increase in population life expectancy."
Longevity ain't about seed oil, cold plunges, BS supplements, or young blood!
#Move!
And promote living environments that fuel healthy longevity.
Study: bjsm.bmj.com/content/59/5...
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
as I tell my Genetics class every year, this breakthrough is based on 70 years of NIH-funded, basic research, commercialized by biotech
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Dr Alawieh is a kidney doctor who works with patients who get kidney transplants.
She trained at Yale.
She works at the VA, treating American vets.
She had a passport and visa.
And she is being detained without a lawyer.
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
Congress will be deciding in the next few weeks on whether to extend Medicare coverage for telehealth beyond the current March 31 deadline. Fortunately it has widespread bipartisan support and it will hopefully escape current budget cuts as it saves money.
Medsky
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Cuts to NSF expected to be at 50% reduction in force for an independent agency that fuels discovery and innovation.
"The NSF budget was $9B, or 0.13% of the total [budget]."
This is not about fiscal prudence. This is about killing universities.
nanoscale.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...
Keep pressuring Republicans. Call them. Write them. Visit their district offices.
Show up at their town halls.
They are all home the next week
#vaccineswork
Elon musk is the richest man in the world, he could be funding hospitals, medical research and universities. He could be solving the climate crisis. He could be feeding, hungry children. Instead, he’s trying to make sure that your grandmother doesn’t get an extra dollar of Social Security.
I'm a journalist.
My profession is the only one named and protected in the U.S. Constitution. Our founding fathers understood that if the press was stifled, their new democracy would not survive.
Here's how you can help journalists like me preserve democracy:
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Intensive Blood-Pressure Control in Patients with Type 2 #Diabetes www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Among patients with DM, the incidence of major CV events was significantly lower with intensive tx targeting a SBP <120 than with standard tx targeting a SBP of <140 mm Hg. #MedSky #PrimaryCare
Spot on
A blue pill hitting and smashing a COVID coronavirus.
🩺COVID Post-Exposure Prophylaxis with Ensitrelvir:
Shionogi announced that their Phase 3 trial, called SCORPIO-PEP, showed that the oral drug Ensitrelvir helps prevent COVID infection in people exposed to infected family members. buff.ly/40nQeNR
Study hard or study smart? Discover the relationship between research-based study techniques, beliefs, attitudes, and school achievement. #gocrpi paper by Héctor Ruiz‑Martín, Fernando Blanco (@fbpsy.bsky.social), and Marta Ferrero
Great piece on puzzles and dementia. The number one question most patients ask is "what can I do?"--and puzzles and word games is usually part of the answer. Wish we had more definitive therapies.
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/30/w...
"It feels like my dog is sitting on my chest"
Two pieces from me this weekend on the ongoing IV fluid shortage post-Hurricane Helene. The first looks at the broader issue - that we seem to have decided its okay to always be just one natural disaster or one bankruptcy away from a crisis for hospitals & patients (gift link):
Now here is a fascinating story, inner voice is NOT universal! What does this mean for our understanding of thoughts reasoning and written language? Is it linked to dyslexia? 🧪 medicalnewsbulletin.com/no-inner-mon...
Live in Pennsylvania?
Teach in Pennsylvania?
Know people in Pennsylvania?
TODAY, October 21, is the last and final day to register to vote here! It’s down to the wire and we’re ground zero for American democracy. Make sure you vote and GOTV! Check your registration status at iwillvote.com/pa
