For much of the world, refrigeration is such a common technology that we rarely stop to wonder at the many ways it has transformed our lives. As Nicola Twilley describes in her book, Frostbite, progress often comes at a cost. Listen now - you’ll never look at your fridge the same way again.
03.02.2026 15:02 — 👍 17 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Results from John B. Calhoun’s “rat utopia” experiments from the mid-20th century revealed a behavioral dark side as space grew limited, ultimately leading to complete population collapse. In this week’s book club episode, Jon Adams and Edmund Ramsden to discuss their book, Rat City. Don't miss it!
24.02.2026 14:02 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Hey Bluesky hivemind! What are the best data sources for the overall death tolls of wars?
So not just dead soldiers, but also civilians, and deaths from disease and starvation due to the fighting.
Are Necrometrics and Wikipedia as flawed as they seem — or do they actually hold up to some scrutiny?
Goedkoop duurkoop
Dit gaan “we” nog bezuren
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On #EducationFriday (17 April, 08:30–10:30), I’ll be speaking in the session titled: “Outbreak investigation: through the eyes of a field epidemiologist and public health microbiologist”, organised by the EPIET Alumni Network ESGEM @escmid.bsky.social
@yassentch.bsky.social @ecdc.europa.eu
zie posters @radboudumc.bsky.social
www.radboudumc.nl/projecten/ve...
💡 - 🔬 🧬 Patiënt met 🤧 symptomen / 'verdenking respiratoire infectie'? --> testen en in isolatie, om verdere verspreiding van #Influenza #coronavirus of andere virussen te voorkomen.
11.12.2025 16:29 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0💡 draag bij griep- en verkoudheidsklachten een 😷 tijdens bezoek aan ziekenhuis, huisarts, of andere zorginstelling. Zowel patiënten, medewerkers én bezoek. Toch jammer als je ín het ziekenhuis griep oploopt, en daardoor langer opgenomen ligt, erg ziek wordt en/of lang(er) doet over herstel
11.12.2025 16:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
De #griepgolf is in Engeland al begonnen; bij ons begint de jaarlijkse #influenza golf meestal in januari.
#Preparedness = oa goede basis #infectiepreventie in de zorg: ziekenhuizen, huisarts, maar ook langdurige zorg.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Op 8 dec, 5-6pm, organiseert @radboudumc.bsky.social Community for #InfectiousDiseases een seminar over #AMR #AntimicrobialResistance waar voormalig @nieuws.nos.nl journalist @rinkevandenbrink.bsky.social vertelt over zijn boek #SluipendePandemie
Welkom 🏥 of 💻/ mail rci@radboudumc voor details
#ECDC Director - Dr Pamela Rendi-Wagner opening #ESCAIDE2025:
“We see how mis and disinformation is spreading faster than any virus. Trust in public institutions is weakening. We need to ensure public health interventions remain evidence-based.”
#ESCAIDE
Lunch time?
Let's talk while having a bite at #ESCAIDE2025!
Join Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke – hosts of #ThisPodcastWillKillYou – discussing the global rise of misinformation and share practical lessons from years of their science communication.
#ScienceCommunication #SciComm #ESCAIDE
Abstract submission is still open for #ESCMIDGlobal 2026. Don’t miss the opportunity to take part in our annual congress and highlight your original research to the entire ESCMID community.
🗳️Submission: https://ow.ly/TSJp50XkV9S
🗓️Deadline: 26 Nov 2025
#IDSky #clinmicro
🚨 New Epi Alert this week: Record pertussis activity in Japan & Ecuador. Dengue is widespread in the Americas & Asia. New Chagas cases in Brazil, rising Rift Valley fever in West Africa, increasing Q fever in Australia via zoonotic & vector-borne threats. https://ow.ly/GmB150Xfnlt
#IDSky #clinmicro
So the French and Italians with their “wear a speedo in a swimming pool- rule” were right after all. 🧼🏊♂️
Sorry to all our European friends who have to trade their swimming boxers 🩳 for tight swimwear 🩲 for their holiday swim
@radboudumc.bsky.social @ecdc.europa.eu
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
het is belangrijk om #Rijksvaccinatieprogramma continu bij te stellen a.h.v. nieuwe ontwikkelingen, zoals veranderende #epidemiologie en ziektelast van infectiezieken, nieuwe risicogroepen, of nieuwe inzichten in de impact van de #vaccinatie strategie.
Gevolgen ⬇️zullen komende jaren zichtbaar worden
If at #ESCAIDE2025, check our our poster on Regional #AMR surveillance in #Netherlands🦠
💡You can still register for (free!) online attendance: the program is fantastic as always and very relevant
www.escaide.eu/en
#EpiSky @escaide.eu @ecdc.bsky.social
@radboudumc.bsky.social @suzanpas.bsky.social
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
📸 The EAN photo contest for ESCAIDE 2025 is now open for submissions!
We're looking for pictures of interesting and memorable moments captured in the work of epidemiology and public health.
📅 Deadline for submissions: 10 November.
Learn more: www.escaide.eu/en/news-even...
‼️ We hebben geen andere keuze dan onze activiteiten te staken omdat onze klinieken zijn omsingeld door Israëlische troepen. ‼️
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Voor de geïnteresseerden
“#MedicsOnTheMoveForWhatMatters [https://lnkd.in/e4zN6iiK] organiseert op madg 22 sept 2025 een internationale demo voor de EC in Brussel. Met zorgprofessionals en sympathisanten voor Gaza 🏥🩺💉🩹
@almatostmann.bsky.social
@radboudumc.bsky.social
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DRC #Ebola is a sobering reminder that no country in Africa is immune to health security threats.
A Rapid Response Team with experts in #epidemiology, #IPC, laboratory and case management has been deployed for #surveillance, #treatment and #IPC health facilities
www.afro.who.int/countries/de...
Making travel plans for ESCAIDE? 🚅
Check the practical information on our website to help you prepare transport, accommodation & more: www.escaide.eu/en/attendees...
A #disaster for #PublicHealth and infectious disease prevention and control
+ for all the children who will be at risk of contracting potentially severe diseases. And for all who are not able to be vaccinated or who are immunocompromised and rely on #HerdImmunity
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
🗣️ 2350 Israëliërs werden geïnterviewd, vergeleken met slechts 1085 Palestijnen.
😰 De BBC gebruikte 4 keer vaker emotionele taal voor Israëliërs dan voor Palestijnen.
Hoe zit dit bij Nederlandse ❤️🤍💙media?
🔗volledige rapport:
cfmm.org.uk/bbc-on-gaza-...
Rapport over vooringenomenheid van BBC bij berichtgeving over de genocide in #Gaza
📢Ondanks 34x meer Palestijnse doden kregen Israëlische slachtoffers 33x meer aandacht per dode
📈38 Palestijnen werd gevraagd geweld te veroordelen; geen enkele Israëliër werd dit gevraagd
cfmm.org.uk/bbc-on-gaza-...
Hier het item 🔗
Luister naar Zijn er nog vragen over hulpverlening in #Gaza? . Open NPO Radio 1:
www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/s...
#Nijmegen neemt het estafettestokje over: Stilte-actie voor veiligheid van zorg en zorgmedewerkers in #Gaza: 📅 Dinsdag 3 juni om 12:15u op het Geert Grooteplein (grasveld tussen ziekenhuis en medische faculteit)
@radboudumc.bsky.social #NFU
#malaria
leading cause of death in young children in more than 20 African countries.
Preventing malaria deaths requires ongoing effort, investment and commitment. #publicHealth
⛔#StopBombingHospitals🏥
Even my 10yo daughter understands that bombing hospitals and kiling children is far beyond the #RedLine
More than 100.000 people joined a protest in The Hague yesterday, urging the Dutch government to take action and call on the Israeli government for the #genocide in #Gaza🍉
