@daltmann.bsky.social
Professor of Immunology, Imperial College London. Editor of OUP Oxford Open Immunology. Co-author - Penguin Long Covid Handbook. Discusses: Covid-19, Long Covid, T cells, immunogenetics and HLA, respiratory infection, science policy, arboviruses, C19th lit
Scientists from 15+ countries have joined forces to tackle #dengue and #Zika. 🌍
The new DeZi network, led by @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, will track how these viruses spread and cause disease, helping countries prepare for future outbreaks.
#GlobalHealth www.imperial.ac.uk/news/269973/...
We've just launched the first large, site-less (home, direct to participant) randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid, testing tirzepatide (a GLP-1 drug) vs placebo. Please help spread the word
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
Beautifully illustrated portraits of four different types of bat, pictured in flight head on
The day to show some love to these beautiful bats
#Halloween
Artist: John Leigh-Pemberton
Sea and Air Mammals, 1972
It was absolutely incredible to have the honor of giving the “Mendel Lecture” at the Augustinian Abbey in Brno, where Mendel lived and worked. While Mendel is the greatest hero of genetics, the lessons from his story were never learned 👇
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Covid in England is definitely on the way down, but Flu is on the way up - and over a month early.
My latest substack
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A surprise bonus from COVID-19 vaccines: bolstering cancer treatment | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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A groundbreaking study reveals that cancer patients who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy lived dramatically longer than those who didn’t.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
really pleased to be able to write about our latest report on strengthening the resilience of our public bodies for LSE!
Written with @martinmckee.bsky.social .
Report here
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
blog here
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
For those who bash the NHS, note that British diabetics pay £0 insulin
Patients with diabetes are eligible for a medical exemption certificate (FP92A), which covers all prescriptions related to their condition. This includes insulin, needles, testing strips, and other diabetes-related medications
Anti-BCMA CAR-T therapy in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis: Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.
TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
That person you meet when you attend a scientific conference and want to quickly get breakfast alone before returning to your room to prepare your presentation
09.10.2025 07:29 — 👍 140 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 22012 Nobel laureate John Gurdon has died. His work was central to both the development of animal cloning and the possibility of reprogramming cells to a different state. A giant of cell and developmental biology.
www.magd.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
The kids are not, and never were, OK💔
Brave testimony from @sammiemc.bsky.social on the impact of #LongCovidKids on her own, & 1000s of other families.
The gaslighting & influence of certain "public health" figures what wholly unacceptable 🤬
@longcovidkids.bsky.social
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Brilliant article by a teacher highlighting the current dire situation for teachers and kids every winter when it comes to infection risk and spread. We continue to fight for our kids to have the right to breathe clean air.
stevebheadteacher.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/d...
Rachel wearing very flimsy looking apron, mask and visor in NHS setting
Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals.
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
"In a study taking data from across the USA, children and adolescents were found to have double the risk of developing long COVID after their second infection with SARS-CoV-2"
Timely study given the current #CovidInquiry module is focussed on children.
"Trial heard 25m surgical gowns supplied by PPE Medpro to protect NHS staff were unusable and could ‘seriously harm or kill patients’"
Good news, but there's a lot more to be done on the PPE/VIP-lane scandal.
The Royal Society is meeting today to determine what action to take on Elon Musk's continued membership.
What they decide will say a great deal about what the society stands for and whether it is able to meet the needs of the modern scientific community.
The need to step up pandemic preparedness. Wise words from Alice Norton et al
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Sheena is the must-follow to understand what Kennedy et al are doing to US vaccines (and other medicines)
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I find the politicisation of autism spectrum disorder extremely troubling. Paracetamol or Tylenol as it is called in States should not be touted as a cause of ASD before anyone has scrutinised the data they allege will show this. 🧪🧵
22.09.2025 07:04 — 👍 142 🔁 38 💬 17 📌 5Why did all of us never realise the greatest medical breakthroughs were this easy! Evidence from controlled studies with a sample size of millions falls away in thrall to a ‘feeling’ that it was the mothers’ ‘fault’ all along
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How the yellow fever mosquito conquered the world | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
22.09.2025 10:54 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0For our #flowcytometry peeps, would you like to have a single fix/perm protocol that is optimised for everything? One that preserves fluorophores while allowing simultaneous TF and cytokine staining? How about 100-fold cheaper?
You got it:
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
