#Immune

Health Nerd

GidMK

A lot of people have been talking about it, so I thought I might do a bit of a thread on plausible reasons for the decline in COVID-19 cases in

Alison Macrina

flexlibris

thinking about the PB librarian and my fellow white librarians feeling shock, not at the idea of a fascist in LIS, but the fact that their FRIEND became one, and

Assad Bajwa

oyebajwey

Pharmacology - Antihypertensives Famous side effects. A meme thread. Dry cough. Bronchoconstriction Constipation Orthostatic hypotension Cyanide poisoning Immune mediated hemolytic anemia Hyperkalemia Depression

J. Michael Straczynski

straczynski

This is an important point to make: 1) There have only been about 5 confirmed reinfections out of 30+ million, 2) Vaccines *don't prevent reinfection* and never have. What they

Mac n’ Chise 🧬🧫🦠

sailorrooscout

The importance of T-cell immunity!A recent study has found that after one dose of Pfizer’s vaccine, patients had a strong T-cell response, and a boosted antibody response after their second

Monica Gandhi MD, MPH

MonicaGandhi9

Lots of new variant news - yes, they are more infectious likely due to higher viral loads in nose/mouth but not more "virulent" (not likely to make people more sick)

Chaim Hirsch

ChaimHirsch2

1/May 12, 2020, is when about 1/2 million Orthodox Jews, said enough is enough. It was Lag Baomer, the day we celebrate Rav Shimon bar Yochai (Rashbi).It's been said on

Dr Zoë Hyde

DrZoeHyde

Study showing that children can be infected with #SARSCoV2, but still test negative.Two parents infected their 3 children, who tested negative 11 times (NP swab PCR test). Antibody blood tests

Dr. Urso

richardursomd

This covid crisis is focused on masks and distancing. We should be focused on prophylaxis with HCQ, (perhaps zinc and vitamin D) for front line workers and those at high

Dr. Shahzad Faisal Chaudhary

ShahzadFaisalMD

#Metformin was originally made to treat flu but caused low blood sugar level in patients. So it was repurposed (selected) to treat symptoms of diabetes. Lets repurpose it again for

Simon Barnett

sbarnettARK

While I think 'liquid biopsies' will be viewed as one of the most important medical breakthroughs of the 2020's, I've got to admit that 'liquid biopsy' is a poor term.

Lyman Stone 石來民

lymanstoneky

I keep hearing the news say we need 70% or 80% vaccination coverage to return to normal and that's just blowing my mind. We clearly do not need that. Focusing

Sebastian Milbank 🥀

JSMilbank

Entirely agree, and I've noticed in Cambridge how porters seem to have born the brunt of culture war complaints from students and faculty, whether its Dr Gopal accusing the Kings

Rusty Lord WOWT

RustyLord

THREAD: A big shout out to all healthcare professionals that have already been working tirelessly and are likely stressed and burned out. While hospital capacity is a huge concern, don’t

el gato malo

boriquagato

spain has done quite a lot of interesting covid tracking.much of it has not made its way into US discourse because it's in spanish.i'd like to share some as it

Briggs Warren

BriggsWarrenSF

Hey Joel, I don’t think you do.Impeachment in the House is the accusation or formal charge against the President. Let’s look at it this way. Back in 2013 you had

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