#Disease

IAmSciComm | @Annelinda_c

iamscicomm

This is the other thread I wanted to break down, because it's a VERY different story.Instead of being an odyssey, it's more of a hero/villian type thing.https://twitter.com/BugQuestions/status/1270181604623777793 Step 1.) Will

Peter Aldiss

Peter_Aldiss

The next FIVE of our @joedwardlewis @ThePhySoc 'Physiology of Obesity: Mechanisms to Medicine' webinar series are now up and we've got some more cracking sessions to come (THREAD + links!):#PhysiologyM2M

john mcclean : 😷 stay at home 😷

johnmcclean_ie

Manaus has a population of ~2 million.~45,000 are over 70. They have had 4,000 deaths already and are now experiencing a devastating 2nd wave.Ireland has ~450,000 over 70s and the

Monica Gandhi MD, MPH

MonicaGandhi9

Ok, let's do thought experiment. Why is #COVID-19 terrible and wreaked havoc? Because it can cause severe disease in some (vulnerable) unlike its cousins- the coronaviruses that cause colds. Say

Sizwe sikaMusi

SizweLo

Up to now the most recommended action to take when a person exhibits COVID-19-like symptoms has been to quarantine until s/he develop serious respiratory problems, and then take them to

Weigel Lab 🌱 aka WeigelWorld 🌱

PlantEvolution

[1/7] Absolutely chuffed about @joybergelson’s, Fabrice Roux’ and my lab’s #PATHOCOM project selected for funding by #ERCSyG @ERC_Research program. Our full project proposal at https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13174337, and briefly

Josh - Data Analyst in Nashville

ifihadastick

Thought Exercise:Imagine a scenario where a Religious leader was suddenly given executive authority over the medical communities codes of ethics, methods of treatment, and had carte blanche authority to impose

Phil Syrpis

syrpis

With due caution, a short thread on the vaccines row. It is, in my view, a huge issue and will come to dominate global politics in the year ahead. Two

abigail woods

abiwoods3

A thread on policy responses to epidemics – from someone who’s spent 20 years researching and teaching their histories. These are observations not answers, that aim to contextualise not condone

Andrew Lilico

andrew_lilico

On the current MRC model IFRs, once we have vaccinated the over-70s the IFR falls to 0.15%-0.19% (upper bound assumes 30% higher lethality of new variant) if vaccines eliminate 90%

She who shall not be named.

NurseDJ_

You know, I've realized that a lot of health-care professionals do not know what healthplan case managers do. We do so much for members/patients, and this thread isn't to toot

el gato malo

boriquagato

i noticed some interesting things about the EU covid curves1. the steep part of the decline in death rate came before distancing could have had effect.2. the period of peak

ロコちゃん - hereticalupdate.substack.com

RokoMijicUK

#COVID19 is a disease which is caused (in part) by contaminated, stale air that's been breathed in and out by several other people already. Gross.Why do we live with stale

Nora Jenkins Townson

NoraJKS

Scarcity mindset is the pretty much the worst disease you can catch when you’re trying to build something or lead anyone It’ll cause you to make decisions based on status

Ferris Jabr

ferrisjabr

For @NYTmag I wrote about the possible origins of the new coronavirus, the profound links between ecological disturbance and disease outbreaks, and why zoonoses do not so much leap as

Roudy

roudyvenus

I am starting a food activism, here a thread lf Some corrupted food we know about but we are still using: It's the tap water that is causing your hair

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