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Tracking the perinatal health benefits of cleaner transportation In the January 2025 issue of International Journal of Epidemiology, Hystad and colleagues [1] contribute new evidence on the perinatal health benefits of r

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#CleanerTransportation #EpiSky #PublicHealth #Perinatal

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The effect of SARS-CoV-2 testing on healthcare-seeking behaviour at primary care level AbstractBackground. Diagnostic self-testing for SARS-CoV-2 may lead to selection bias in test-negative case–control designs (TND) for COVID-19 vaccine effe

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#EpiSky #COVID19 #CausalSky #causalinference

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Is the Effect Heterogeneity in Your Data Real?

In today's issue of Causal Python Weekly:

- A new paper by Ana Paula Armendariz and Martin Huber on testing for heterogeneity and confounding in high-dimensional mixed data (observational + experimental)

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#CausalSky #StatSky #EpiSky #EconSky

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Global Society for Infectious Disease Dynamics (GSIDD) | infectious disease dynamics GSIDD serves the global community of researchers, practitioners, and educators in infectious disease dynamics.

1/ 👋 Hi all, we are the Global Society for Infectious Disease Dynamics (GSIDD). #GSIDD #IDsky #EpiSky 🧪

🗺️ GSIDD serves the global community of researchers, practitioners and educators in infectious disease dynamics.

➕ Follow us for updates on our activities!

🔗: www.gsidd.org

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Machine Learning Operations Engineer in Irvine, California | University of California, Irvine Careers Home is hiring a Machine Learning Operations Engineer in Irvine, California. Review all of the job details and apply today!

If you are experienced in managing Python, R, and/or SQL software projects; use data science and ML best practices; love research on infectious diseases; and want to join a growing computational lab based in SoCal...

➡️ Apply today! jobs.uci.edu/careers-home...

#EpiSky #SciSky #MedSky #IDSky 🧪 2/x

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1/ The US is seeing a very late rise in RSV this year (dark line below), suggesting we still have a lot of infections ahead of us this season. It's not too late to get vaccinated if you are an older adult, or to protect newborns through immunization. www.cdc.gov/rsv/php/surv... #episky #medksy

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When I finally board this damn plane, should I:
a) work on my grants
b) watch a movie
c) drink wine
d) watch a movie and drink wine

#AcademicSky #ScienceSky #MedSky #EpiSky

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Sleep loss in a warming world - Nature Sustainability High temperatures disrupt sleep worldwide, with disproportionate impacts on older adults, women and populations in lower-income countries. A study uses climate change simulations to project future glo...

New paper: As global temperatures rise, data is emerging that heat disrupts sleep globally with disproportionate impacts on older adults, women & lower income countries

#EpiSky

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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The US slashed research for cancer, Alzheimer’s, mental health — and nearly everything else Revealed in one chart.

#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #Pulmsky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky #neuroskyence #neurosci #PainResearch🛟 🫁💊🧪 🌍⚖️

Great reporting by @vox.com :

The US slashed research for cancer, Alzheimer’s, mental health - and nearly everything else
www.vox.com/future-perfe...

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Avian flu may have halved South Georgia’s breeding population of female southern elephant seals, reports @commsbio.nature.com. Losses could threaten pup survival and long‑term population stability: spklr.io/63325EHOb1

#BirdFlu #Episky 💉😷

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FDA move on flavored vapes rattles public health experts New FDA guidance suggests mint, coffee, and spice vape flavors could be authorized, raising debate over toxic additives and youth vaping risks.

#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #Pulmsky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky 🛟 🫁💊 🌍⚖️

@fda.gov may consider approval of toxic and youth-appealing flavors in e-cigarettes

Thanks, @sarah-todd.bsky.social , for the interview in @statnews.com:

FDA move on flavored vapes rattles public health experts

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This week's issue is out!

As West Nile Virus spreads to new areas in Europe, a study in the Netherlands found that monitoring hosts or vectors of WNV can help identify circulation of the virus earlier.

Read the issue here: www.eurosurveillance.org/content/euro...

#EpiSky #MedSky

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Very Handy!

The latest version of CausalPy introduces a new piecewise interrupted time series (ITS) class.

CausalPy is a popular Python library for modeling quasi-experimental data.

The new version comes with a brand new...

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#CausalSky #EconSky #EpiSky #MLSky #StatSky

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Does Coffee Really Prevent Dementia? I *love* my coffee, but I’m not convinced.

Don’t get your hopes up everyone…

#episky #medsky #dementia
open.substack.com/pub/jenndowd...?

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South Carolina wants to avoid a spring break measles outbreak surge, enlists school help during closures Measles cases spiked after the winter holidays. The state has a new spring break plan for contact tracing.

After @healthbeat.org revealed how South Carolina’s health department was hamstrung investigating student measles exposures during winter break, they have a new plan for the upcoming spring break. www.healthbeat.org/2026/03/12/s... #publichealth #episky #medsky #edusky #IDsky

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Diagram showing the current infection rates for influenza viruses in Germany over different seasons. Incidence rates for the age groups 0-14 years: 9.56, 15-59 years: 3.23, 60 and above: 8.39, with an overall incidence of 5.66. In week 10, there were 4,738 infections, compared to 27,096 in the previous season.

Diagram showing the current infection rates for influenza viruses in Germany over different seasons. Incidence rates for the age groups 0-14 years: 9.56, 15-59 years: 3.23, 60 and above: 8.39, with an overall incidence of 5.66. In week 10, there were 4,738 infections, compared to 27,096 in the previous season.

This week's influenza infections for Germany. 🦠
This week, 4,738 infections per 100,000 citezens were detected.

Created on 2026-03-12.🗓️
CREDIT: Data was obtained from the Robert Koch-Institute under CC BY 4.0 licence. #Influenza #Virology #Epidemiology #PublicHealth #Flu #EpiSky #IdSky #FluSky

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#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #pulmsky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky #neuroskyence #neurosci #PainResearch 🧪🛟 🫁💊

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Only 3 days left to submit nominations! Serving on the executive committee is a great way to be more involved in the society. Self nominations welcome. #Episky

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#episky #idsky

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Created jointly by @ecdc.europa.eu, @eea.europa.eu, @efsa.europa.eu, @echa.europa.eu & @ema.europa.eu, it brings together updates and insights from across the One Health landscape.

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#IDsky #EpiSky

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#PsychSciSky #DrugSky #PharmSky #MedSky #AddictionSci #NeuroSky #EpiSky #StatsSky #HealthPolicy @tandfresearch.bsky.social #methadone #buprenorphine #HarmReduction #HealthEquity #PublicHealth

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NMCR-6, a novel nonmobile colistin resistance gene in Vibrio bacteria: full characterization and global perspective

NMCR-6, a novel nonmobile colistin resistance gene in Vibrio bacteria: full characterization and global perspective

This study identifies NMCR-6, a chromosomal #ColistinResistance protein in #Vibrio, mapping its global spread across pathogenic species and highlighting risks of emerging resistance genes for #PublicHealth surveillance.

#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...

#IDSky #EpiSky #MedSky

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Yo. Epipocalypse returns in 1 week.

The infectious disease card game returns to Kickstarter next week, 3/17. Now the deal is sweeter than before. Learn infectious diseases by playing cards. Follow along to be notified on launch! #IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...

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Taking multivitamin daily could help to slow biological ageing, study suggests Researchers working to unpick whether daily multivitamin results in people staying healthier as they age

🧪 #episky #SciComm

This should be the take home message

“My personal advice… do not waste your money on nutritional supplements. There are huge commercial interests in their consumption and a lack of clinical evidence.”

🙏 Dr Pilar Guallar Castillón
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

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Yes, Some Adults Do Need to Be Revaccinated Against Measles A new measles outbreak — along with a population improperly vaccinated in the 1960s — has many Baby Boomers wondering if they need to be revaccinated.

"The recent measles outbreak in the Northwest has sent demand for the MMR vaccine surging. Anyone who hasn’t been vaccinated is urged to get the vaccine, but do people who have already had it need another dose?

For a small subset of adults, the answer is yes."

#PublicHealth #IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky

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📣 Police violence against Native peoples is among the highest of any group in the US. Yet little quantitative research studies it. In @pnas.org, we ask: are Native people living on American Indian reservations more likely to be killed by police? Short answer: yes, starkly. #episky 🧪 1/

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ECDC Director Pamela Rendi-Wagner is in Addis Ababa this week, where ECDC and Africa CDC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalise their long-standing partnership on public health cooperation.

www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...

#AfricaCDC #PublicHealth #ECDC #IDsky #EpiSky

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Communicable disease threats report, 28 February – 6 March 2026 , week 10 This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 28 February–6 March 2026 and includes updates on respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA, Sars-CoV-2 variant cl...

Read the full report here ➡️ bit.ly/47a5m4n

#PublicHealth #Preparedness #Response #InfectiousDiseases #Chikungunya #COVID19 #Influenza #RSV #IDsky #EpiSky

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4/ Rather than a uniform rebound, countries diverged into four distinct mortality patterns, with varying levels of overall life expectancy loss and recovery patterns. #demography #covid #episky

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Propensity score modeling of adolescent e-cigarette use and cognitive performance: One-year follow-up study Introduction: Adolescent e-cigarette use remains an important public health challenge, and evidence on its neurocognitive effects at an early age is limited. This study examined associations between ...

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“Exclusive e-cigarette use among early adolescents was associated with poorer performance in specific cognitive domains“

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