Dr. Susan Winters ☕️

Vaccinated back in 2021, still kicking, still human (I think), and unfortunately still can’t connect to 5G with my arm 💉😅 Just vibes, immunity, and a mysterious craving for science documentaries 🧬😎✨ #BoostedAndBusy #AliveAndPfizered #VaccinatedSince2021
#Covid
#StillCoviding
#MedSky

'Make America Healthy Again' means eating French fries fried in beef tallow and drinking water that gives you cancer, apparently

Vinay Prasad is my former student and friend. His departure from FDA is a loss for American medicine “It is hard to imagine someone more equipped and more dedicated to vetting treatments than Vinay Prasad,” writes his former professor and friend Adam Cifu.

Lol. Wut?

#Comedy #Satire #Art

Lives and life-Years Saved From COVID-19 Vaccination This comparative effectiveness study analyses the number of lives and life-years saved worldwide among those who had been vaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020-2024 years.

COVID vaccines saved an estimated 2.5 million lives—but different analyses suggest the real number could be as high as 4 million. Vaccination’s impact is massive, and the estimates show just how much is at stake.
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#MedSky #Covid #Vaccinations

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#Art #MedSky

The I1-imidazoline receptor: from binding site to therapeutic target in cardiovascular disease - PubMed The I1-imidazoline receptor is a specific high-affinity binding site corresponding to a functional cell-surface receptor mediating the antihypertensive actions of moxonidine and other second-generatio...

There has been talk of this as a target for a number of things for many years

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9050981/

Tell me about this

H/t @dieworkwear.bsky.social

CBS is ending ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ next year | CNN Business In a shocking move, CBS is ending “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” next year, potentially exiting the late-night television business altogether.

Tonight, the laughter dims as we prepare say goodbye to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert—a true voice in the dark. The monologue will soon be over, and we’ll miss those moments when truth, wit, and heart filled the late-night air. Thank you, Stephen.
#Art
@stephencolbert.bsky.social

Congrats! You’ve unlocked Microsoft Word’s Ancient Glyph Mode—where every space and paragraph break reveals itself like a cursed scroll from 1988

To reverse the spell, hit Ctrl + Shift + 8 or click the backwards P (Pilcrow) button on the Home tab. Welcome back to the future

Herpes virus could soon be approved to treat severe skin cancer A cancer-killing virus could soon be approved for use after shrinking tumours in a third of people with late-stage melanoma

A second cancer-killing virus may soon get FDA approval! 🧬🔥 RP1, a modified herpes virus, shrank tumors in 30% of advanced melanoma patients—even eliminating them in half of those cases! 🎯 Hope is on the horizon! 💉🛡️ #CancerResearch #Melanoma #Biotech #MedSky

GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension This cohort study analyzes electronic health record data for patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension to assess whether therapy with glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists is associated w...

🚨 Big news for #IIH patients! A major US study shows that GLP-1 RA therapy means fewer meds, less symptoms, and less need for procedures over 1 year.

Real hope for better quality of life! #NeuroSky #MedSky

#Art

This 👇

Plot twist: I thought I was coming for dumplings and family time, but apparently I’m here to fund the next generation’s snack budget. Is there a cashback program for entering your Auntie Era?

The Failure of Life Expectancy to Fully Rebound to Prepandemic Levels This study uses data from the California Comprehensive Death Files to examine how California life expectancy varied by year, income, race and ethnicity, and contributing causes of death after the COVI...

📉 California life expectancy plunged during COVID and rebounded in 2022–2023. But not for everyone

The drop hit low-income, Black, and Hispanic communities hardest

COVID, overdoses, and healthcare collapse drove the fall. Recovery is real—but inequities persist

We’re not “back to normal”

#MedSky

<em>Diabetic Medicine</em> | Diabetes UK Journal | Wiley Online Library Aims To examine if SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with new-onset type 1 diabetes in the post-acute period in children and young people (CYP). Methods In this population cohort, we used data on...

🚨 Kids who got COVID were up to 4x more likely to develop type 1 diabetes in the months after infection.

This isn’t just a fluke — it showed up across multiple comparison groups

Even if rare, the spike in risk is real

Public health folks: this is a recasting problem hiding in plain sight. #MedSky

KJ had a groundbreaking CRISPR gene therapy to treat CPS1 deficiency, a rare liver disorder that prevents his body from processing ammonia. The therapy targeted his specific genetic mutation, and he’s now doing much better!

SARS-CoV-2 induces Alzheimer’s disease–related amyloid-β pathology in ex vivo human retinal explants and retinal organoids SARS-CoV-2 induces amyloid-β pathology in the central nervous system.

🧠👁️ New study shows SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein can trigger amyloid-β plaques in human retina tissue & organoids! 🦠➡️🧩 Blocking neuropilin-1 cuts this effect. Could this link COVID-19 to Alzheimer’s-like neuro changes? 🤯🧬 #COVID19 #Alzheimers #Neuroscience

True — 🇸🇪 Sweden had no formal lockdown.

But the rest of 🇩🇰🇳🇴🇮🇸 weren’t exactly strict:
• Denmark: Locked down early, reopened fast
• Norway: Short lockdown, light restrictions
• Iceland: No stay-at-home orders, schools stayed open

Now: 📈 Long COVID everywhere
#LongCOVID

Long COVID prevalence high in Scandinavians with severe COVID-19 A collaborative study involving researchers from Karolinska Institutet has charted the prevalence of severe physical symptom burden amongst Scandinavians for up to two years after a SARS-CoV-2 infecti...

🇸🇪🇩🇰🇳🇴🇮🇸 Scandinavia never locked down — but new research finds people bedridden with COVID for 7+ days had double the risk of long-term physical symptoms 😮‍💨💥

⚠️ Fatigue, chest pain, dizziness lasted up to 2 years

📊 64,880 adults studied. Long COVID is real.
#LongCOVID #PublicHealth #Scandinavia #MedSky

Microsized robots swarm to break up bacterial biofilms Guided by magnets, photocatalytic microrobots can push through sticky mucus to treat sinus infections in animals

🦠 When bacteria invade, they build biofilms — slimy shields of sugar & protein that block antibiotics and immune cells. But scientists have a new weapon: tiny microrobots 🤖 powered by magnets 🧲 and light 💡 that slice through the goo and fight infections deep in the sinuses! 👃✨ #MedSky #Biotech

Surprise Discovery About Sugar in The Brain Could Help Fight Alzheimer's Stores of glucose in the brain could play a much more significant role in the pathological degeneration of neurons than scientists realized, opening the way to new treatments for conditions like Alzhe...

🧠✨ New research links tauopathies like Alzheimer’s to impaired brain sugar metabolism! Breaking down neuronal glycogen helps clear toxic tau, reduces stress, and may offer a new path for treatment. 🍬➡️💪 #Alzheimers #Neuroscience #ResearchBreakthrough #MedSky

Also, what is not the biggest health care fraud? Most Medicaid recipients.

Surprise Discovery About Sugar in The Brain Could Help Fight Alzheimer's Stores of glucose in the brain could play a much more significant role in the pathological degeneration of neurons than scientists realized, opening the way to new treatments for conditions like Alzhe...

🧠✨ New research links tauopathies like Alzheimer’s to impaired brain sugar metabolism! Breaking down neuronal glycogen helps clear toxic tau, reduces stress, and may offer a new path for treatment. 🍬➡️💪 #Alzheimers #Neuroscience #ResearchBreakthrough #MedSky

Microsized robots swarm to break up bacterial biofilms Guided by magnets, photocatalytic microrobots can push through sticky mucus to treat sinus infections in animals

🦠 When bacteria invade, they build biofilms — slimy shields of sugar & protein that block antibiotics and immune cells. But scientists have a new weapon: tiny microrobots 🤖 powered by magnets 🧲 and light 💡 that slice through the goo and fight infections deep in the sinuses! 👃✨ #MedSky #Biotech

Still chasing that more perfect union. Still believing freedom isn’t finished. Here’s to justice, resilience, and the American promise — not yet fulfilled, but worth fighting for. 🇺🇸 #July4th #KeepGoing

Pillow with a leash!

That’s awesome—congrats on the full-circle comeback! 🚀 Always great to see thoughtful voices rebuild and thrive. Have been following since the old place and always looking forward to your posts! 🙌 #Onward

Trimester of maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection differentially predicts newborn size in the COVID-19 Mother Baby Outcomes (COMBO) cohort - Pediatric Research Pediatric Research - Trimester of maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection differentially predicts newborn size in the COVID-19 Mother Baby Outcomes (COMBO) cohort

📉 New study: First-trimester #COVID19 in pregnancy linked to smaller newborn size—lower birth weight, length, and head circumference—all tied to earlier delivery. 🍼⏳ Long-term impacts? We need to watch this cohort closely. #MaternalHealth #LongCOVID #MedSky #Neurodevelopment 🧠👶

🚨 Big news for Long COVID warriors! 🧬 Invivyd launches the SPEAR Study Group to explore monoclonal antibody treatments targeting persistent spike protein. Hope is on the horizon! 🌟 #LongCOVID #PEMGARDA #ClinicalTrials #MedSky #HopeIsComing 💉