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Your only limit is your mind Surgical oncologist #medicine #science #health
CDC study highlights growing threat of invasive E coli
A US surveillance study found a higher estimated incidence rate of invasive E coli than expected, and worrisome levels of antibiotic resistance.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
Screenshot of a CDC βEpidemic trend summaryβ dashboard for COVID-19. A U.S. map shows state-level trends as of February 3, 2026: growing, likely growing, not changing, likely declining, declining, or not estimated, indicated by different colours. Text states COVID-19 is growing or likely growing in 13 states, declining or likely declining in 9 states, and not changing in 25 states. A summary box notes nationally low COVID-19 ED visit percentages, a not-changing trend, estimated growth probability of 39.12%, Rβ of 0.98 (0.81β1.16), and 0.63% of ED visits due to COVID-19.
USA: Epidemic trend summary: Feb 6, 2026
COVID-19
As of February 3, 2026:
πΉ13 states have COVID-19 infections growing or likely growing
πΉ9 state has infections declining or likely declining
πΉ25 states show no change
Source: cdc.gov/cfa-modeling...
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New treatment combinations are providing longer remissions and leaving more people with multiple myeloma with a choice: When is the best time for stem cell transplantation? Learn more in Cancer Today. buff.ly/kNx02fq
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A white cactus flower in the sun.
#FlowersOnFriday
05.02.2026 22:08 β π 220 π 24 π¬ 3 π 1
New adaptive deep brain stimulation data provides "proof-of-concept that basal ganglia local field potentials can reliably predict a physiological state, highlighting the potential influence of physiological oscillatory activity on pathological bands"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A ginger oval on a tattered faux-leather office chair. On closer inspection, the oval has stripes, pointed ears, and a tail. Not pictured: loud purring.
An arrangement of mostly fiction books on two stair steps, including Han Kang's White Book, Matar's Anatomy of a Disappearance, Somtochukwu's And Then He Sang a Lullaby, a group of novels from Archipelago Books, Winterson's Sexing the Cherry, and more, as well as a first edition of In Pharaoh's Army and a biography of Sylvia Plath called Red Comet.
Here we are back at the half-sized metal shelving cart, with more poetry by Marvin Bell, Jeong Ho-Seung in both hardcover and paperback, C. Violet Eaton, V. Penelope Pelizzon, Emily Abendroth, Richard Berengarten, and the anthology of "Yugoslav" poetry I posted about the other day, among others.
Another shelf of poetry, including some Rae Armantrout, several by John Ashbery, A.R. Ammons, Margaret Atwood, an unfortunately marked-up first edition of Wanda Coleman's first book with Black Sparrow Press, and that's not a first edition of "Further Poems by Emily Dickinson", but it is an early printing.
NEW ARRIVALS and new store hours!
Email infodesk@thehauntedbookshop.com or call 319-337-2996 to order. We ship! In-person shopping *11*-6 Mon-Sat.
Goodbye January 2026 Your first 3 weeks were nice Then you went back to being your Cold Snowy Self π§βοΈ & HELLO February...
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Building on the success of Centiloids for #Alzheimers, researchers present the "Centamine scale" holds promise for the harmonized quantification of dopaminergic neuronal imaging markers for #Parkinsons & related synucleinopathies
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
What should you say to a friend who has just been diagnosed with cancer? Cancer Today asked a social worker for advice. Read her suggestions: buff.ly/nPCwAJf
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La medicina nellβantica Roma. Malattie e cureπΏ
30.01.2026 01:24 β π 11 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0
A cockatiel with sunlight on the face.
Tomorrow is Professor of Encouragement and Insight a.k.a Bernie the Cockatiel 21st birthday. Please use #Bernie21Birthday and #BernieTheCockatiel and tag people who know him @anntics.bsky.social @erialc.bsky.social @momoyomitsuno.bsky.social @sumingkhoo.bsky.social @drmarydahm.bsky.social
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"UK loses WHO status as measles-free after rise in deaths and fall in jab uptake."
"UN health body says Britain is 1 of 6 countries in Europe and central Asia where disease has become re-established"
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
The major winter storm that brought heavy snow, widespread power outages and dangerously cold temperatures across much of the U.S. has been linked to at least 22 deaths in 12 states, with several other fatalities still under investigation, local officials said.
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A big red and white crane in blue sky.
It's #CraneDay
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Limited-stage small cell lung cancer went years with few advances in treatment, but immunotherapy is extending survival for patients. Learn more in Cancer Today: buff.ly/cKmXQJp
22.01.2026 23:45 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
This beautiful sea fan is at the foot of a pinnacle at a dive site known as Da Bai Sha (Big White Sand), Green Island, Taiwan.
#marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #scuba #island #taiwan #asia #eastcoastkin #photography
A new study of Indian patients found severe COVID-19 is linked to changes in mitochondrial DNA methylation and altered mitochondrial proteins.
Published in Scientific Reports, the findings suggest disrupted energy metabolism may contribute to COVID-19 severity and critical illness.
Big snow coming? Grab a fun Rom/Com to keep you warm. t.co/rAUmXft9aJ ER doc Lizzy brings Casanova back from 1776 and is now stuck with him. Can she resist his legendary charm?
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Looking up a big gum tree.
#DailyTree
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ECDC issues cautious guidance on use of doxyPEP for sexually transmitted infections
The European health agency says decisions on doxyPEP use should be made at the individual level, following clinical judgement and national guidelines.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/s...
We The People are taking pictures and names. We will win and punish ICE terrorists. We will bring all the fascists to justice along with collaborating Democrats who voted to renew ICE funding.
#nurembergonthepotomac
Glycerol 3-phosphate acyltransferase exacerbates #Parkinsons-associated Ξ±-syn-induced toxicity by increasing lipid peroxidation; Treatment with FSG67, (a GPAT inhibitor) inhibits Ξ±-syn aggregation & lipid peroxidation in neurons treated with Ξ±-syn pffs
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
By: Dave Granlund
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An FDA approval in smoldering myeloma may help high-risk patients lower their chance of progression, but some doctors are unconvinced of the need for treatment. Learn more in Cancer Today. www.cancertodaymag.org/cancer-talk/...
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Cartoon: Overweight βSupermanβ listening to his doctor.
βYou need to stop flyingβ¦
β¦and start walking.β
In his second term, President Trump has made unprecedented claims to expanded executive authority. Hereβs a detailed breakdown of the powers heβs sought for himself across the government. nyti.ms/49KYhaz
21.01.2026 00:00 β π 90 π 39 π¬ 46 π 17
π«οΈ Early pregnancy is a critical window: new research links sulfur dioxide air pollution to higher odds of congenital limb defects like polydactyly and limb shortening. Air quality matters for maternal health! www.news-medical.net/news/2026012... #MaternalHealth #AirPollution
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