Ruth Ann Crystal

Picture of the US. South is blue which means low levels of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater. The rest of the US is yellow which means Medium levels of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater.

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📉US COVID cases go down, Europe's go up
💉COVID booster protects > prior infection or vaccines
👧100s of kids quarantined for Measles
😓CDC layoffs and reinstatements
🔥Menopause inflammaging reversed with HRT

& much more buff.ly/q54ZQkX

#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪

SOUND ON to hear this adorable lion cub making cute squeaks and nom nom sounds

#caturday

SOUND ON to hear this adorable lion cub making cute squeaks and nom nom sounds

#caturday

Looking for real stories about GLP-1 use in Long COVID.

From microdoses to full doses.

If you've tried it (good or bad), slide into my DMs or drop a comment here.

Pregnant woman with lovely smile and dark skin, brown hair wearing a burgandy top and jeans and has a bandaid from vaccination. "The CDC and ACIP updated guidance: Pregnant patients are eligible for COVID vaccination."

The CDC and ACIP quietly updated their recommendations and now specifically include pregnant individuals among those eligible for COVID vaccination.

Under the new policy, insurers are required to cover the vaccine for pregnant people without cost sharing. buff.ly/Id2vJbe

#medsky #obgynsky 🛟😷🧪

Pregnant woman with lovely smile and dark skin, brown hair wearing a burgandy top and jeans and has a bandaid from vaccination. "The CDC and ACIP updated guidance: Pregnant patients are eligible for COVID vaccination."

The CDC and ACIP quietly updated their recommendations and now specifically include pregnant individuals among those eligible for COVID vaccination.

Under the new policy, insurers are required to cover the vaccine for pregnant people without cost sharing. buff.ly/Id2vJbe

#medsky #obgynsky 🛟😷🧪

Waning immunity. A significant Covid wave in England. No new variant.
Thanks Prof Pagel for highlighting and contextualizing

I've had those kinds of days. Sleep tight!

"I've been buying out of Canada
& getting prescription thru UK
& India. Same drugs, except

Cost Plus is rock bottom lower!!!

Saved over $10,000 dollars for
six months prescription
Wow! again

@costplusdrugs proving again, we are cheaper than other countries. Right here in the USA

YouTube video by UCLA Health Keep on Rising | UCLA Health | :60

I'm kinda digging the new @uclahealth.org commercial. youtu.be/mqRlQT2Yf04?...

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

Does anybody have hacks for dealing with UPS customer service? After my friend’s ordeal trying to get them to return a package with all their money in it (due to being scammed) we had to pay a lot of money to fly to where UPS sent the package bc they wouldn’t send it back. Trying to get reimbursed

The economic costs and social costs of splitting the MMR into 3 separate vaccines.

I am pleased that we are following CALIFORNIA department of public health vaccination guidelines. Note: COVID vaccine will be given to 'all those who choose protection'.

As an ICU physician, I advise you to CHOOSE PROTECTION. I've seen too many bad cases.

A'ja Wilson is THAT GIRL 💅

Not only did she hit the game-winning shot, she became the first player in WNBA history to record back-to-back 25+ PTS and 10+ REB games in the Finals, and now holds the record for the most 30-point postseason games!

#WelcometotheW | WNBA Finals | YouTubeTV

LOVE THIS THANK YOU

Man with black hair is sleeping in bed with a blue pillow and comforter. Next to him is a hand with a blue glove holding up a blood sample. EpiSwitch CFS test.

In a proof-of-concept study, EpiSwitch®CFS blood test (3D DNA folding patterns) identified severe ME/CFS (vs healthy controls) with 96% accuracy. buff.ly/EyzOq11

Immune and inflammation pathways (e.g. IL-2, TNF) are key.

Larger studies on other inflammatory diseases are needed.

#medsky #MECFS 😷

Man with black hair is sleeping in bed with a blue pillow and comforter. Next to him is a hand with a blue glove holding up a blood sample. EpiSwitch CFS test.

In a proof-of-concept study, EpiSwitch®CFS blood test (3D DNA folding patterns) identified severe ME/CFS (vs healthy controls) with 96% accuracy. buff.ly/EyzOq11

Immune and inflammation pathways (e.g. IL-2, TNF) are key.

Larger studies on other inflammatory diseases are needed.

#medsky #MECFS 😷

Congrats Monica!

I hard co-sign this one.

Me too!

“A large…study over 465,000 U.S. pediatric patients found that a second SARS-CoV-2 infection more than doubles the risk of Long COVID in children and adolescents as compared to the first COVID infection… Long COVID [has surpassed] asthma as the most common chronic disease in children.”

Bird joy!

Ferris wheel with Mickey Mouse's face. Green umbrellas at tables. A grey and white cat is in the foreground.

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In this issue:
👧In kids, 2nd COVID infection DOUBLES risk of Long COVID
🧠Increased AMPAR in brain correlates w/severity of Long COVID Cognitive Dysfunction
🫀ACC recs hsCRP test for all
😺Disneyland cats on patrol

& much more buff.ly/Yexm3hb

#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪

Great to hear from you David!

Light blue background. Young woman with dark hair makes a sign of strength with her arm and she has a vaccine bandaid on her upper arm. It says "The HPV Vaccine Works!"

The HPV vaccine is doing what had been promised.
17 years after it became available, HPV infections decreased significantly in vaccinated people and unvaccinated people because of herd immunity. buff.ly/WvjQ1BS

h/t @boghuma.bsky.social

#medsky #pedsky 🛟🧪

Happy #Caturday from one cool cat!

#CatsofBluesky

Trinity College Dublin Herbarium

Calling botanical researchers, the School of Natural Science at Trinity College Dublin is hiring a tenure track Assistant Professor in Plant Biodiversity and Conservation.

I know this is someone's dream job, so let me know if that is you and you want to chat!

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Yes, prebiotics are a special type of fiber that humans cannot digest, but that important bacteria in the colon (like F. Prau and Roseburia) need for growth. Not all fiber can increase these bacteria though.

Fermented foods often contain probiotics which can support a healthy gut microbiome.

If you’re only taking probiotics without prebiotics, you’re only doing half the job. Here's why. 👀🧪