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Erin Welsh

@erinwelsh.bsky.social

Science communicator, scientist, public health enthusiast, book nerd. Host and producer of @tpwky.bsky.social. Here to share new and ongoing projects, tidbits from the history of medicine, and thoughts on books. Send me your recommendations!

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Advances in Care On Advances in Care, epidemiologist and science communicator Erin Welsh sits down with physicians from NewYork-Presbyterian hospital to discuss the details behind cutting-edge research and innovative ...

It's called Advances in Care! advances-in-care.simplecast.com

22.03.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
This Podcast Will Kill You - Pregnancy: First Trimester
YouTube video by Exactly Right Media This Podcast Will Kill You - Pregnancy: First Trimester

Mark your calendars: Tonight at 5pm PT, the first episode in our pregnancy series premieres on YouTube! Erin and I will be logged in on YouTube as it debuts so we can chat with you all in real time! @tpwky.bsky.social

Check out the link here: youtu.be/Dx0ewmmMjnQ

11.03.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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My proudest accomplishment to date.

The work continues!

@jpvelotta.bsky.social @erinwelsh.bsky.social @aweiss.bsky.social @calvarezaranyos.bsky.social @bradleyallf.bsky.social @neuronickole.bsky.social, CO Senator Lisa Cutter, Meteorologist Mike Nelson, Scientist/Comedian Jessie Hanson

08.03.2025 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Stand up for science. Stand up for public health. Stand up for vaccines.

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This is my new goal in life

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It was so much fun to finally get to nerd out about this adorable parasite and the importance of parasite conservation in this episode! I've been thinking about this isopod for YEARS 🐟

13.02.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.

I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

08.02.2025 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 7034    πŸ” 4104    πŸ’¬ 256    πŸ“Œ 902
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Advancing Cardiology and Heart Surgery Through a History of Collaboration Podcast Episode Β· Advances in Care Β· 02/06/2025 Β· 20m

So excited to announce my new hosting role on the Advances in Care podcast! Tune in for fascinating conversations with the physicians at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital who are on the cutting edge of medical research. Check out the first episode in the newest season: go.pddr.app/aic-smith-erin

07.02.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œLike and Subscribe”: A Compendium of Infectious Diseases Audio Podcasts Abstract. In little more than 15 years, the podcast has gone from being virtually unknown to becoming a multibillion-dollar industry. There are an estimate

A peer-reviewed guide to infectious disease podcasts?! And @tpwky.bsky.social made the list?! Yes please!!

academic.oup.com/ofid/article...

27.11.2024 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Turns out the Velveteen Rabbit still packs an emotional wallop even after all this time. Tune in to hear me unsuccessfully fighting back tears in our latest ep

#scarletfever #tpwky #podcast

26.11.2024 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You might be onto something there. Keeping the fibers flexible and whatnot

20.11.2024 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Nonfiction Science New Releases
November, 2024

A teal background with 10 book covers:

LOST WONDERS by Tom Lathan
WHAT THE CHICKEN KNOWS by Sy Montgomery
VANISHING TREASURES by Katherine Rundell
THE SERVICEBERRY by Robin Wall Kimmerer
POWER METAL by Vince Beiser
THE LOST WORLD OF THE DINOSAURS by Armin Schmitt
TREEKEEPERS by Lauren E Oakes 
CHAIN REACTIONS: The Hopeful History of Uranium
TIME EXPANSION EXPERIENCES by Steve Taylor
INTO THE THAW by Jon Waterman

In the bottom right-hand of the slide is a hand drawing of the molecule morphine.

Nonfiction Science New Releases November, 2024 A teal background with 10 book covers: LOST WONDERS by Tom Lathan WHAT THE CHICKEN KNOWS by Sy Montgomery VANISHING TREASURES by Katherine Rundell THE SERVICEBERRY by Robin Wall Kimmerer POWER METAL by Vince Beiser THE LOST WORLD OF THE DINOSAURS by Armin Schmitt TREEKEEPERS by Lauren E Oakes CHAIN REACTIONS: The Hopeful History of Uranium TIME EXPANSION EXPERIENCES by Steve Taylor INTO THE THAW by Jon Waterman In the bottom right-hand of the slide is a hand drawing of the molecule morphine.

New nonfiction science book releases for November, 2024!

What books did I miss? Which of these books are on your tbr?

I am hoping to read THE SERVICEBERRY this month. I have heard it is a more distilled version of Wall Kimmerer's masterpiece BRAIDING SWEETGRASS.

19.11.2024 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

I just came across a description of rope factories (or ropewalks) as being really prone to fire. So maybe working with them during the heat of the sun increased the chance of fire?

20.11.2024 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oooo that's an interesting thought!

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Does anyone know why you wouldn't be able to make rope while the sun was shining in 18th century England? This is not the setup to a punchline, I'm truly curious πŸ˜…

#history #britishhistory

From London Life In The Eighteenth Century by M. Dorothy George

20.11.2024 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shoutout to 'sensitive plant' (Mimosa pudica) for setting us on the path to understand circadian rhythms

19.11.2024 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I had such a great time chatting with @emonosson.bsky.social about her fascinating book Blight! It was a great reminder that I don't appreciate fungi as much as I should πŸ„

19.11.2024 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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1) I'm definitely judging this book by its cover and 2) it's making me want to read it

Found on Public Domain Review

18.11.2024 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who's part of the club? Gotta love those old WPA posters

17.11.2024 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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US health officials report 1st case of new form of mpox in a traveler Health officials say they have confirmed the first U.S. case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo.

Health officials in California have confirmed the first case of mpox clade I in the US. Patient is a returning traveller's who traveled to eastern Africa. This is not unexpected because the world is interconnected and there are ongoing outbreaks of clade I mpox in Africa.
apnews.com/article/mpox...

16.11.2024 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 140    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

From Rats, Lice, and History by Hans Zinsser. Measles could easily be on that list too

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"Typhus, with its brothers and sisters - plague, cholera, typhoid, dysentery - has decided more campaigns than Caesar, Hannibal, Napoleon, and all the inspector generals of history. The epidemics get the blame for defeat, the generals get the credit for victory. It ought to be the other way around."

16.11.2024 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This just unlocked a memory where my Amelia Earhart-obsessed 12-year-old self won a round of Balderdash because I was the only one who knew who Fred Noonan was

15.11.2024 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Graphic shows dramatic reduction in polio, rubella, mumps, measles, and hepatitis A cases after the introduction of vaccines for each disease.

Graphic shows dramatic reduction in polio, rubella, mumps, measles, and hepatitis A cases after the introduction of vaccines for each disease.

Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction

Graphic from Edward Tufte
More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... πŸ§ͺ

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We've been hinting at it and now it's finally time... we are prepping a FOUR PART SERIES on pregnancy. And we need your help!

15.11.2024 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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#Vaccines save lives

Pic: Wellcome Collection

15.11.2024 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Research at 14,000 Feet The Velotta Lab seeks to understand how tiny mammals have genetically adapted to survive at Colorado’s highest altitudes.

Check out coverage of our work on the mechanisms of adaptation to high altitude. stories.du.edu/magazine/dep...

14.11.2024 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A painting depicting a nude man, his back is arched and his fists are clenched. He stares up at the ceiling.

A painting depicting a nude man, his back is arched and his fists are clenched. He stares up at the ceiling.

Medical historian here to remind you of the benefits of #vaccines!

This is the final stage of tetanus when nerves fire continuously & body contorts into agonizing posture known as opisthotonus. The mastication muscles clamp down to form the hallmark lockjaw.

A vaccine didn't appear until 1924.

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