Reposted by Leslie C.Lauri Donahue @lauridonahue.bsky.social · 04/07/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/o... 492097456
Leslie C. @misswhippydip.bsky.social · 15/06/2026👉 Check out our new paper that explores the accuracy of source summarization in Open evidence using two medication-related case studies. @potterynerd-8.bsky.social @eblinglibrary.bsky.social #medlibs doi.org/10.1002/jac5...doi.orgPrescribing Caution: A Critique of OpenEvidence to Answer Medication‐Related QuestionsOpenEvidence is a newer medical large language model (LLM) that is growing in use among health professionals and students for clinical care and research. This paper provides an overview of existing l... 154
Leslie C. @misswhippydip.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Come check out our poster on GenAI literature and body of evidence summarization. Spoiler alert: there are multiple issues and should be used with caution. 130
Reposted by Leslie C.Daniel Pomarède @pomarede.bsky.social · 16/04/2026In case you missed it: first-person video footage of the U.S. Navy Divers Medical Team opening the hatch and entering inside the Orion Integrity capsule to meet the Artemis II heros U.S. Navy Courtesy Asset/ Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group One www.dvidshub.net/video/100269... #Artemis 🧪🔭 1203574936
Leslie C. @misswhippydip.bsky.social · 21/08/2025The introduction to this interview in @variety.com with Jimmy Kimmel reads very strangely. If this was submitted by a student, I’d suspect they used ChatGPT or another generative AI tool. 🧐 At the very minimum, it would have benefited from some editing. variety.com/2025/tv/awar...variety.comJimmy Kimmel Blasts Reports of Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Losing $40 Million for CBS: ‘Not a Snowball’s Chance in Hell That’s Accurate’Emmy-nominated Jimmy Kimmel calls $40M Colbert loss reports "nonsensical" and explains why he's voting for the late night host. 010
Reposted by Leslie C.Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Holy shiitake! Trump fired Shira Perlmutter, the Director of the US Copyrights Office apparently because she refused to let Elon Musk raid the place to steal author’s intellectual property rights democrats-cha.house.gov/media/press-... 13352922546
Reposted by Leslie C.NPR @npr.org · 02/05/2025The acting U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., has sent letters to several leading medical journals asking for information about their editorial practices.npr.orgMedical journals hit with threatening letters from Justice DepartmentThe acting U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., has sent letters to several leading medical journals asking for information about their editorial practices. 48535831645
Reposted by Leslie C.Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · 17/04/2025A body blow. The best hope of learning the mechanics of why ultraprocessed foods are associated with so many bad health outcomes. An original mind and brilliant communicator. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...nytimes.comLeading Nutrition Scientist Departs N.I.H., Citing CensorshipKevin Hall said his work on ultraprocessed foods has been “hobbled” under the Trump administration. Scientists have been raising such concerns for months. 327977
Reposted by Leslie C.Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Everyone who works for PRAMS (the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System) at CDC was terminated today. That appears to be the end of a critical program which monitored infant and maternal health nationwide across pregnancy, childbirth & postpartum. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/prams...talkingpointsmemo.comPRAMS Shuttered for GoodIn the first weeks of the administration I wrote a number of... 33045822406
Reposted by Leslie C.The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/03/2025The popular DNA test kit company 23andMe announced it has filed for bankruptcy and is looking for a buyer. And while the company has promised to continue protecting customer data amidst a possible sale, Wirecutter’s tech experts think you should delete your data now. nyti.ms/4cbxsgQ 30429226
Reposted by Leslie C.JBI @jbiebhc.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Join #medlibs @amandarosswhite.bsky.social & Terena Solomons for this practical JBI LIVE webinar to learn how to develop an effective search strategy for your review! Register: events.humanitix.com/jbi-live-web... #JBImethodologyow.lyJBI LIVE WEBINAR - Searching for Studies: Basics of a Systematic SearchJoin the free JBI LIVE webinar, 'Searching for Studies: Basics of a Systematic Search,' on 2 April 2025 at 10:30am ACDT 0104
Reposted by Leslie C.JBI @jbiebhc.bsky.social · 08/03/2025What *not* to do when conducting a scoping review. Examples of poor quality scoping reviews are presented by Prof Hanan Khalil in this excerpt from the 'Challenges & Solutions in Scoping Reviews' webinar: youtube.com/watch?v=Tz_P... #JBImethodology #EvidenceSynthesisyoutube.comChallenges & Solutions in Scoping ReviewsYouTube video by JBI 051
Reposted by Leslie C.Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social · 07/03/2025#standupforscience #medlibs 310330
Reposted by Leslie C.Jody @cat4d1.bsky.social · 03/03/2025This is hilarious. Sadly hilarious. 🍭🍫🍬 052
Reposted by Leslie C.Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Hate that it has come to this, but it's time to consider PubMed vulnerable to enshittification. My latest post @plos.org discusses the lines we need to fight to hold – and alternatives we can rely on internationally: absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w... #medlibsabsolutelymaybe.plos.orgWhat if We Can't Rely on PubMed? - Absolutely MaybePubMed is incredibly reliable. And a lot depends on it. It’s an ecosystem built around MEDLINE, the steady feed of new publications… 29473270
Reposted by Leslie C.Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 11/02/2025The freeze on NIH indirect cost cuts is now nationwide: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/h...nytimes.comCourt Halt on Trump Cuts for Medical Research Is Extended NationwideThe federal order temporarily halts the Trump administration’s plans to slash $4 billion in overhead costs for research at universities and medical centers into diseases like cancer. 624152
Reposted by Leslie C.Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 01/02/2025“Maybe the Democrats think they’re giving him enough rope to hang himself. Bullshit. They’re giving him enough rope to tie the nation to train tracks so he can run us right the fuck over.” michaelianblack.substack.com/p/when-do-we...michaelianblack.substack.comWhen Do We Strike?One of the truisms about France is that government services work fairly well when government employees aren’t on strike. 511461270
Leslie C. @misswhippydip.bsky.social · 26/01/2025I’ve been going through recipes that my grandma collected over the years. She wrote many on scraps of paper, blank checks, etc. Here is one written on the back of a December 1941 calendar page. 050
Reposted by Leslie C.AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 23/12/2024Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org 17140569
Reposted by Leslie C.Maria Bamford @mariabamford.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Hello! Blue Skies! I do this zoom one-on-one standup rehearsal and I’m hoping to do it at 8 am pst tomorrow! If you can do it, TMB, “yes, I can watch you practice standup jokes one-on-one in exchange for a t-shirt! At 8 am PST Wednesday!” First response wins :) thanks! 3143117
Reposted by Leslie C.Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 27/11/2024Still thinking about her 2848940
Reposted by Leslie C.Josh Andrews @joshandrews.bsky.social · 19/11/2024A John Massey banger. www.artic.edu/artworks/234... 29234
Reposted by Leslie C.Maria Bamford @mariabamford.bsky.social · 18/11/2024It’s me, @mariabamford.bsky.social I’ve just left Twitter. I’m a comedian and had used Twitter to connect with fans and other comedians. I’m not sure how to let people know I’m here. Ha-ha. 886115771561
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NOT ("Censorship, Research"[Mesh] OR "Propaganda"[Mesh] OR "Fascism"[Mesh] OR (censor*[tiab] OR propaganda[tiab] OR fascis*[tiab] OR (oppressive[tiab] AND (state[tiab] OR states[tiab] OR government*[tiab] OR power[tiab] OR powers[tiab])))](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:m74f4wirudhnwpjrttc2j7h5/bafkreibmaumqzydeq5xettcykyeg2nligvxmmhdhkvd6m2rilg5jprrtou)
