Reposted by NormaLymeScience @lymescience.org · 30/09/2026A note from Dr. Angie Rasmussen:substack.comDr. Angela Rasmussen (@rasmussenretorts)I was sexually assaulted by another student in my PhD program on campus after a department party in front of multiple witnesses, who prevented sexual assault from becoming full on rape. I complained a... 031
Reposted by NormaKrutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 30/09/2026As the Ebola outbreak in DRC continues, understanding the evidence around BDBV vaccines remains critical. Tomorrow, Dr Maheshi Ramasamy; chair of the @escmid.bsky.social Vaccine Subcommittee will bring together experts to discuss work on BDBV vaccines Register 👇 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...us06web.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The BDBV vaccine development pipeline: from early development to phase 2/3 evaluation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joinin...This webinar was prepared by the ESCMID Vaccines Subcommittee in collaboration with the ESCMID Emerging Infections Subcommittee. Chairs: Maheshi Ramasamy (ESCMID Vaccines Subcommittee) & Marta Mora-... 1128
Reposted by NormaAndrew Rambaut (🐏🎀) @arambaut.bsky.social · 19hThe previous ebolavirus outbreak in DRC - only a year ago: 092
Reposted by NormaMarc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 18hHost cell traversal by Plasmodium parasites drives sterilizing T cell-mediated immunity following immunization Why do whole-sporozoite malaria vaccines sometimes achieve sterilising immunity, while subunit vaccines struggle? www.nature.com/artic... 1/10nature.comHost cell traversal by Plasmodium parasites drives sterilizing T cell-mediated immunity following immunizationNature Microbiology - Whole-organism malaria vaccine efficacy relies on host cell traversal by Plasmodium parasites, which promotes protective liver-resident CD8 T cell responses independently of... 1105
Reposted by NormaMarc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 18hIk werd recent op deze Substack gewezen. Het pretendeert veel "Voor waarheidszoekers", maar levert de gebruikelijke en gevaarlijke pseudowetenschap en over- of foutgeïnterpreteerde studies. Dit is een voorbeeld. 1/10 322
Reposted by NormaCaitlin Rivers @cmyeaton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It looks like we may be headed for an early flu season, especially in the Western region, where test positivity is climbing quickly. www.forceofinfection.com/second-look-...forceofinfection.comSecond look at fluEarly signs of flu increase in Pacific states 63318
Reposted by NormaSwaledale Mutton Co. @swaledalemutton.bsky.social · 13hI had a discussion on here a while ago with an AI fan, and it tried to summarise one of my own research papers. It misunderstood and claimed the paper was about Myocytes rather than Monocytes. That is a huge fail. If it made a similar medical misunderstanding, it could kill someone. 031
Reposted by NormaKristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 13hCounterpoint(ish..) from Gates and IMO significantly more informed from someone who has a deep(er) understanding of the models and software - and has thought hard about societal impacts. I don't agree on some of his "bioterrorism" fears, but everything else, 👍. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Bill Gates’s Blunt Warning on A.I.As A.I. capabilities accelerate, the technologist is shocked by the “complete lack of engagement” with the question of how to manage its risks. 1123
Reposted by NormaMarc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 16hSARS-CoV-2 in the Netherlands, end of September 2026, and the end of the 2025/2026 virus season. What we can see in wastewater detection is an upward trend in virus circulation, but one that is again reduced compared to previous years. 1/4 1203
Reposted by NormaHensley Lab @scottehensley.bsky.social · 16hThis is a really important development. It appears H1N1 cases are rising in the western part of the United States, and these viruses have a key HA substitution that @jbloomlab.bsky.social recently demonstrated is targeted by antibodies in young people. 1/4 www.kuow.org/health/2026-...kuow.orgThe flu has arrived early in Washington stateFlu cases are surging in Washington state, much sooner than when health officials usually expect the illness to peak in winter. 22419
Reposted by NormaHensley Lab @scottehensley.bsky.social · 16hIt is too early to know how this season will shake out. It is possible that we are heading towards a super early flu season and that this H1N1 variant (if it continues to circulate) might cause disproportionate amount of disease in young people. Now is the time to get vaccinated. 4/4 1115
Reposted by NormaKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Here is the trailer for Elsinore featuring Andrew Scott as Ian Charleson and Olivia Colman as Charleson’s doctor. The movie will focus on the final months of Charleson’s life as he performs the towering role of Hamlet while he is dying of AIDS. It looks like I will need to bring a box of tissues. youtu.beELSINORE - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In Theaters NovemberYouTube video by Focus Features 0177
Reposted by NormaKai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Uff, this one’s gonna be tough 2236
Reposted by NormaWHO @who.int · 29/09/2026Once symptoms of rabies set in, it is fatal. But, rabies deaths are preventable. And every minute matters. Here's what you need to know. 08935
Reposted by NormaCIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Data show: Older adults hospitalized for COVID at increased risk for stroke The preprint study also found that vaccination against COVID-19 was protective. Read more: bit.ly/4hkLzVk 22818
Reposted by NormaIllia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just imagine the amount of squealing, hands thrown up to the heavens, and shirts torn open in righteous indignation if Ukraine, even once (!) responded to Russia’s mass killings and barbaric bombardment of historical heritage by striking the Bolshoi Theatre or the Hermitage… 27657170
Reposted by NormaProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's not just alleged rapist Russell Brand who is speaking at the MAHA conference, it's also Mike Tyson, a convicted rapist who confessed to punching his wife Bhattacharya starred in a publicity campaign wearing a Mike Tyson face tattoo & saying "Be like Mike Tyson" They're all such repulsive men 26723
Reposted by NormaTimothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Frustrating article www.statnews.com/2026/09/29/u... via @statnews.com Studies consistently show that misinformation plays a huge role. Also missing: the impact of community & ideology. Loss of trust in MMR has happened almost entirely on ONE SIDE of ideological spectrum. That is telling...statnews.comShe's spent two decades talking to parents who don't vaccinate their children. Here's what she's learnedJennifer Reich has spent two decades speaking to families about their immunization decisions. In an interview, she unpacks what she's learned. 22712
Reposted by NormaHypoautonomic, BS @hypoautonomic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Those clowns are just spamming these trash papers out 032
Reposted by NormaHypoautonomic, BS @hypoautonomic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Why is it always the ones you feel like blocking on sight ? 0133
Reposted by NormaHypoautonomic, BS @hypoautonomic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Everyone can recall how Semmelweis was like, “focus your protective handwashing for those who look really vulnerable to peupural fever, my dudes” and how John Snow was like, “we focused our protection by just stopping that one water pump. Let’s chill.”. Bhattacharya really belongs. 151
Reposted by NormaPetter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · 29/09/2026Social media has defined our attention landscape for two decades. It is now coming to its end. What comes next, and how will AI reshape the attention economy? 🧵 New essay for Informational Democracy informationaldemocracy.substack.com/p/after-soci...informationaldemocracy.substack.comAfter Social MediaVisioning · Petter Törnberg on how AI is remaking the attention economy 3236
Reposted by NormaKristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Pre-2023: Make sure you have no typos in your CV!!! Post-2023: Make sure you have typos in your CV!!! 48313
Reposted by NormaDorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026As measles cases rise in Tennessee, CVS Health® reminds residents that vaccines are available statewide prn.to/46LXKEx via A CVS press release. Because when HHS won't step up, someone needs to fill the gap.prn.toAs measles cases rise in Tennessee, CVS Health® reminds residents that vaccines are available statewide/PRNewswire/ -- Following the Tennessee Department of Health's recent confirmation of nine measles cases in the state, CVS Health® (NYSE:CVS) is reminding... 0103
Reposted by NormaDorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Florida measles still rising as Trump administration changes reporting: "Florida health data show 162 reported cases this year as of Sept. 19, more than the state has seen in the last 30 years combined." www.naplesnews.com/story/news/s...naplesnews.comFlorida measles still rising as Trump administration changes reportingMeasles cases continue rising in Florida and U.S. as officials dispute how deaths are counted and reported. 31916
Reposted by NormaThe Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 27/09/2026It’s the first documented outbreak of bird flu in captive mink in the U.S., and an advocacy group is raising concerns about Utah’s response.sltrib.com‘Watch them die’: Bird flu is ravaging a Utah mink farm, killing 80% of the herd. State agriculture officials have no clear plan.It’s the first documented outbreak of bird flu in captive mink in the U.S., and an advocacy group is raising concerns about Utah’s response. 44323
Reposted by NormaRyan Hisner @ryanhisner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Mink farming is a massive pandemic risk. It's insane that they are allowed to exist. Now we have an active H5N1 outbreak on a mink farm, & "state officials have no clear plan to rein it in." Imagine if uncontrolled H5N1 transmission in mink were allowed in a research lab... 1118582
Reposted by NormaStuart Neil @tetherin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026US Gov fuckwittery and incompetence has not gotten a handle on H5N1 spreading in a mink farm - an animal through which WE KNOW the virus can acquire respiratory transmissibility and human tropism. But no - you can’t study these viruses under MAGA b/c scientists can’t be trusted….🤦 Stupid fuckers 1136
Reposted by NormaChise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 28/09/2026GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a new antibiotic, known as manikomycin, that may be a bulwark in the fight against drug-resistant superbugs. By attacking the ribosome in a never-before-seen way, manikomycin can evade the existing mechanisms pathogens have developed to resist antibiotics. 7339241148
Reposted by NormaAngie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hey Angie, I have a question. It is about: Lesbians COVID Western Massachusetts Fighting on social media about public health policy … Goddammit, I hate being uniquely qualified for everything rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/a-deep-div...rasmussenretorts.substack.comA Deep Dive into the Last Ditch by an Expert on COVID and Western Massachusetts LesbiansI am a bisexual virologist who studies emerging coronaviruses, a Smith College alumna, and a veteran lesbian social critic. Ask me anything about respiratory raw-dogging your next Feeld date 2578
Reposted by NormaProf. Michael Fuhrer @michaelsfuhrer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Your periodic reminder that the airborne-AIDS and turbo-cancer apocalypses failed to eventuate. The actuaries find no excess mortality: "In the UK and the U.S., mortality rates look to be returning to pre-COVID-19 pandemic expectations." www.rgare.com/knowledge-ce...rgare.comPredicting Post-Pandemic Mortality: Are we any closer to an answer?Recent mortality experience increasingly supports a return to pre-pandemic expectations, though assumption risk remains material. 1113
Reposted by NormaMarc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In different times, this lying would be so embarrassing! But now, it is all part of playing for your "team", no matter what the reality is. This is terribly misrepresenting a very normal biomedical study. This is done on purpose, 1/8 263
Reposted by NormaKarolinska Institutet @ki.se · 29/09/2026A new study in @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social found that #aspirin did not reduce recurrence or death after curative-intent treatment of colorectal liver metastases. Notably, previous studies suggested benefits in other #ColorectalCancer settings. #CancerResearch 🧪 news.ki.se/aspirin-did-... 111
Reposted by NormaMarc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 29/09/2026When you see the author list, you should know you can move on and ignore it. This is again a preprint with extremely exaggerated claims. All this is used to try to create doubt and fear to feed the anti-Science ideology. "Fatal Cardiac Intimal Sarcoma" 1/9 2136
Reposted by NormaKarolinska Institutet @ki.se · 29/09/2026A nationwide study shows that #genetic testing can identify germline predisposition underlying childhood #leukemia. The findings, published in @natcomms.nature.com, could help enable more personalized treatment and long-term follow-up 🧪 news.ki.se/nationwide-s... 111
Reposted by NormaJournal of Human Immunity @jhumimmunity.org · 29/09/2026A fatal case of #Aspergillus #endocarditis in a pediatric patient with STING-associated vasculopathy. New report from Ambre Dethier, Bénédicte Neven @upcite.bsky.social et al.: rupress.org/jhi/article/... #InfectiousDiseases #PopulationGenetics #InbornErrorsOfImmunity #Autoinflammation #SAVI 011
Reposted by NormaMarc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work. www.nytimes.com/2026... 1187
Reposted by NormaShayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · 28/09/2026An AI-enhanced version of a grainy image that appears to be authentic and shows several men being arrested in relation to the ongoing incident at RAF Fairford is currently being shared on multiple platforms. A SynthID check reveals that the enhanced image was generated with OpenAI. 15331126
Reposted by NormaPeter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 28/09/2026These new Enid Blyton stories are a bit bleak for me 49819
Reposted by NormaDr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Nestlé sponsoring a regenerative farming session is a choice. 🤔 Last October it quit the dairy methane alliance it helped found, though dairy is 37% of its emissions. As Changing Markets put it, voluntary pledges are "easy to make and even easier to walk away from." 😒greenqueen.com.hkNestlé Quits Climate Initiative to Reduce Dairy Methane EmissionsIn its latest case of greenwashing, Nestlé – the world's largest food company – has left a global alliance pledging to curb methane emissions from dairy production. 1216
Reposted by NormaEd Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 28/09/2026One of the many peculiar features of the #H5N1 oubreak is that if often leaves gannets with deeply pigmented irises (apparently a known effect of uveitis in this species). In a new paper, Petalas et al. put this effect to good use, as a proxy for monitoring exposure academic.oup.com/conphys/arti... 195
Reposted by NormaChris Ponting @cgatist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The 2026 PRIME symposium kicks off with reflections from Kelly McLellan on the importance of Patient and Public Involvement in ME/CFS research. #Prime26 #pwME #mecfs 14717
Reposted by NormaAberle Judith @aberlejudith.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Der Jahreszeit entsprechend deutlicher Anstieg der Virusaktivität in Österreich Rhinoviren, Enteroviren und SARS-CoV-2 - weiterer Anstieg in den nächsten Wochen erwartet #Sentinelsystem #MonikaRedlbergerFritz #ZentrumVirologie #MedUniWien COVID-Impfempfehlung: impfen.gv.at/impfungen/co... 15922
Reposted by NormaCarl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 27/09/2026Four days ago, a scientist was surprised by the news that Anthropic discovered new virus genes for making DNA. He says he’s been studying them for years—and feeding his data to Anthropic’s AI as part of his own research. Coincidence? Here’s my story. nyti.ms/3VSWaycnyti.msDid Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? (Gift Article)An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work. 892116865
Reposted by NormaDenis Trubetskoy @denistrubetskoy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Die Kyjiwer Bilder zu Beginn der Woche: Menschen versuchen es, sich aus dem nach dem Einschlag einer Jet-Drohne brennenden Gebäude der Nationalen Wissenschaftsakademie (übrigens recht nah an die deutsche Botschaft) durch das Fenster zu retten. Gruselig. 17821