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Sharon Thornton

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Here to read the news. Likes science, health, old buildings, crafty things, law and reform. Dip Accounting. Sews. Australia. Business account: @miss-sherrys-home.bsky.social

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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Rates of infection with other pathogens after a positive COVID-19 test versus a negative test in US veterans (November, 2021, to December, 2023): a retrospective cohort study - The Lancet Infectious Diseases www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Rates of infection with other pathogens after a positive COVID-19 test versus a negative test in US veterans (November, 2021, to December, 2023): a retrospective cohort study
Our results suggest that a positive test for COVID-19 (vs a negative test) was associated with increased rates of diagnosis of various infections in the 12 months following an acute SARS-CoV-2 infecti...
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Justin Morgenstern @first10em.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Let them eat: Emergency department patients should be encouraged to eat and drink Our current policies are causing a lot of harm #FOAMed
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Let them eat: Emergency department patients should be encouraged to eat and drink
Are patients allowed to eat in your department? Do you field endless phone calls from nurses asking whether a patient is allowed to eat? Have you ever witnessed a confrontation between a nurse and a patient or family member over NPO status? The concept of forcing emergency patients to remain “nil by mouth” on the off chance that they might need surgery or an airway intervention is one of the most nonsensical, evidence-uninformed, harmful myths in modern emergency medicine.
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Dick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
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The dangerous confusion over Covid transmission
The NHS continues to say Covid spreads primarily through ‘droplet and touch’ while the WHO emphasises airborne transmission, meaning vulnerable patients and healthcare workers face unnecessary risks, ...
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Dick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
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Newborn babies exposed to measles in Texas hospital
Infants barely three days old are receiving antibody injections to help protect against the virus. Nearly 300 cases have been reported in the outbreak.
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Burnet Institute @burnetinstitute.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Or read our broader findings here: www.burnet.edu.au/knowledge-an...
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COVID-19 pandemic mortality data: report
As of 2024, 20 more Australians are dying each day as a result of COVID-19. To understand this ongoing problem better, experts at Burnet have developed a comprehensive analysis of deaths caused by the...
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Why are people saying PubMed is gone? It's still here (try accessing from a computer if not working on your phone): pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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PubMed
PubMed® comprises more than 37 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full text content from PubMed Central a...
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
'Heightman and her team have been running a clinical trial at UCLH called Stimulate-ICP, looking at three different medicines for long Covid, including an anticoagulant. The trial has completed successfully, with results expected towards late April or early May.' www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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‘We’re losing decades of our life to this illness’: long Covid patients on the fear of being forgotten
Five years on from March 2020, millions of people still face debilitating symptoms, with huge repercussions on public health and productivity. But politicians are starting to pretend the pandemic neve...
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NPR @npr.org · 28/02/2025
Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. 25 years ago. But it can still spread in pockets where vaccination rates are low, like the west Texas county with a current outbreak. Here's how fast.
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As the Texas outbreak grows, how contagious is measles, really?
Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. 25 years ago. But it can still spread in pockets where vaccination rates are low, like the west Texas county with a current outbreak. Here's how fast.
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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
'Inflammatory reaction': How the air we breathe could be impacting our brains www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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'Inflammatory reaction': How the air we breathe could be impacting our brains
Air pollution threatens more than just our lungs, experts say. And while Australia has some of the best air quality in the world, we've been warned against complacency.
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Nature Reviews Rheumatology @natrevrheum.nature.com · 26/02/2025
✨March Issue✨| Occupational dust and chemical exposures and the development of autoimmune rheumatic diseases This article was the inspiration for our March cover! 😍 bit.ly/4i8x19j
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Occupational dust and chemical exposures and the development of autoimmune rheumatic diseases - Nature Reviews Rheumatology
This Review discusses the current evidence for the association between occupational exposures, particularly silica dust and solvents, and the risk of developing systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases....
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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
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Cambridge hospital’s mask upgrade appears to eliminate Covid risk to staff
Hospital infection study shows use of FFP3 respirators at Addenbrooke’s ‘may have cut ward-based infection to zero’
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
New MRI Study Uncovers Hidden Lung Abnormalities in Children With Long COVID. "The study found reduced blood flow in the lungs, correlating with severe fatigue and breathing issues. This breakthrough could lead to better diagnostic tools and treatments for young patients"
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New MRI Study Uncovers Hidden Lung Abnormalities in Children With Long COVID
Long COVID is more than just lingering symptoms—it may have a hidden biological basis that standard medical tests fail to detect. A groundbreaking study using advanced MRI technology has uncovered sig...
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Raj Rajnarayanan @rajlabn.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
List 5 things you accomplished last week, #COVID?
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Some adults should consider getting revaccinated. That includes older adults who were born after 1957 and were vaccinated before 1968. The CDC recommends that anyone vaccinated before 1968 get at least one dose of the live attenuated vaccine. www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Measles cases are rising in the U.S. Do adults need a vaccine booster?
With a measles outbreak growing in West Texas, and cases popping up across the country, experts say vaccination is your best protection. And it's not just for kids. Some adults may need a booster.
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TRAstonDrs @castltrastondrs.medsky.network · 19/02/2025
You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. C. S. Lewis
Seagulls on the frozen lakes
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
An older woman was just hospitalized with #birdflu which is spreading through animals and people. At lesst 70 people in the U.S. have been reported being infected with the bird flu. apnews.com/article/bird...
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Bird flu confirmed in older Wyoming woman who likely had contact with infected flock at her home
Wyoming health department officials say an older woman is hospitalized with bird flu. It’s the state’s first human case of Type A H5N1 influenza, which is spreading through animals and some people.
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
On top of the #flu infection itself, doctors say they’re seeing large numbers of patients with some of its most devastating complications such as life-threatening brain swelling and secondary infections with deadly flesh-eating bacteria as ERs are overloaded. www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/h...
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An intense flu season is filling hospitals with severely ill patients | CNN
The US is in the throes an unusually intense and severe flu season, with hospitalization rates topping the levels seen with Covid-19 at some points of the pandemic.
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
A majority of people aren't just selfish and want to look after others besides themselves.
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
People with immune impairment accounted for 22% of #COVID hospital stays, deaths, study suggests Immunocompromised patients were much more likely to have received at least four doses of COVID-19 vaccine than their otherwise healthy peers (73% vs. 30%). www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Nearly 15% of #long-COVID patients have cardiovascular symptoms, most often chest pain Clinicians should monitor post-COVID cardiovascular symptoms, even in patients without a history of cardiovascular disease, the authors say. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Judge orders the restoration of federal health websites. The pages that are set to be revived include information for patients about HIV testing and HIV prevention medication, guidance on contraceptives and data on adolescent and youth mental health. www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Judge orders restoration of federal health websites
The pages that are set to be revived include information for patients about HIV testing and HIV prevention medication, guidance on contraceptives and data on adolescent and youth mental health.
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
This is fascinating and it is good to see the science of post-infectious conditions finally being acknowledged. I have had chronic fatigue syndrome for many years, and second many of the comments that Debbie Flesser makes (except I rarely have trouble sleeping, unless the weather is hot).
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
'The chances of developing long COVID also seem to increase with each infection.' 'We clearly see people who say, ‘I had COVID three years ago, I did just fine. I had it a second time and was just fine,’ only to succumb to long COVID after a third infection.' www.aamc.org/news/had-cov...
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Had COVID recently? Here’s what to know about how long immunity lasts, long COVID, and more
Four years after the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, experts know a lot about mutating strains, vaccine effectiveness, long COVID, and other common questions.
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Banning the name "peanut butter" because someone does not like peanut butter does not mean that peanut butter will cease to exist.
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
New Book by Courageous Psychiatrist about Her Profession’s Most Damaging Falsehood - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2025/01/30/n...
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Evidence from whole genome sequencing of aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 almost 5 hours after hospital room turnover - American Journal of Infection Control www.ajicjournal.org/article/S019...
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Evidence from whole genome sequencing of aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 almost 5 hours after hospital room turnover
Experimental evidence suggests that Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains viable within aerosols with a half-life of approximately 3 hours; however, it remains unclear h...
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Doctor Dom, D.O., M.S. 🍉✊🏾🌹 @doctor-dom.medsky.social · 28/01/2025
#medsky #pedsky #vaccines #aap #vaccineliteracy I wanted to repost the AAP's highlight of these powerful quotes from fellow pediatricians as we enter a new political landscape and CDC leaving the WHO. I urge everyone to consider vaccinations for their children!
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Novel brain SPECT imaging unravels abnormal cerebral perfusion in patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and cognitive dysfunction: #POTS www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Novel brain SPECT imaging unravels abnormal cerebral perfusion in patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and cognitive dysfunction
Scientific Reports - Novel brain SPECT imaging unravels abnormal cerebral perfusion in patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and cognitive dysfunction
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
'The UK Chief Veterinary Officer has ordered a new Avian Influenza Prevention Zone AIPZ to cover the whole of England from noon on Saturday 25 January following the escalating number of cases of avian influenza and continued heightened risk levels in wild birds.' www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Avian Influenza Prevention Zone declared for whole of England
Mandatory enhanced biosecurity will now be required and the housing order extended to cover York, North Yorkshire and Shropshire.
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
This is a key article on what is known about how Covid19 most likely damages the body, and why people can't exercise their way out of damaged blood vessels, damaged cells, and damaged mitochondria. www.npr.org/sections/hea...
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A discovery in the muscles of long COVID patients may explain exercise troubles
Long COVID patients can experience severe energy crashes after physical exertion. New research provides clear evidence that there's a biological basis for the symptoms.
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
The professions of psychiatry, psychology, and other mental health professions need to be held accountable for the types of abuses that James Davies exposes when these professions engage in them. Governments should not allow psychiatrists and other mental health professions to abuise people by
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
"Let right be done." ~The Winslow Boy ~
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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
block in a block, paris. archi5. 74 homes (1- to 3-BRs) mostly corner or dual aspect mass timber passivhaus-ish performance wood-alu windows twinned point access blocks functional balconies ~$180k per unit - less than half what it costs to build studios in seattle www.baunetz.de/meldungen/Me...
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Block im Block - Sozialwohnungsbau in Paris von archi5
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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
i've gotten a flurry of emails in last few weeks from folks wanting to learn more about baugruppen after reading about it in 'Building For People'... what they are... what they aren't... how to start them... how to finance them... some surprisingly good thoughts, too. www.larchlab.com/baugruppen/
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Better Living Through Baugruppen:a new approach to affordable urban living Housing prices in the US are completely out of balance. Affordable housing is difficult to attain in entire metropolitan area...
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
“There was a lot of rhetoric and denial about the idea that COVID could affect kids so there’s just not a lot of research that has been conducted,” Carmilani said.
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Yonker Lab @laelyonker.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Diagnosing #LongCOVID in kids is challenging. We know because we asked pediatric providers! Here is what we found: - there’s ambiguity of signs/symptoms - high variability on work up and referrals - there’s some bias in who to evaluate www.frontiersin.org/journals/ped...
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
'Case series on 2 cases of macular damage caused by the novel coronavirus: A case report' journals.lww.com/md-journal/f...
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Case series on 2 cases of macular damage caused by the... : Medicine
pathophysiology and management. Patient concerns: Both patients presented with a sudden onset of visual impairment and black shadows in their central visual fields shortly after contracting COVID-1...
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
'Case links coccidioidomycosis with post-COVID immune dysregulation.' www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis Following Travel to an Endemic Region and COVID-19 infection: Case Report and Case-based Literature Review
Coccidioidomycosis, also known as valley fever, is a fungal infection caused by inhalation of soilborne spores. It primarily affects the respiratory s…
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
An interesting article, but if the body's mechanisms have been damaged, trying to force damaged body parts to do exercise may be detrimental and a stupid action by poorly trained doctors.
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
'Increased post-COVID-19 behavioral, emotional, and social problems in Taiwanese children' www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Increased post-COVID-19 behavioral, emotional, and social problems in Taiwanese children
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has remarkably impacted children's me…
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Antimicrobial proteins isolated from oyster hemolymph (the equivalent of blood) can kill certain bacteria responsible for a range of infections. The proteins can also improve the efficacy of conventional antibiotics against problematic bacteria species. www.sciencealert.com/oyster-blood...
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Oyster Blood Could Be Vital in The Fight Against Superbugs
Superbugs that are resistant to existing antibiotics are a growing health problem around the world.
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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
i agree w/ @aarieff.bsky.social prefabrication is a good idea. the problem? prefabrication in the US has been too focused on *modularity* when panelization is where it's at: flexibility, performance, better design options - plus you aren't shipping air www.dwell.com/article/why-...
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Why I Still Believe Prefab Homes Are a Good Idea
More than 20 years after I first promoted the building method at Dwell, it has yet to live up to its promise—but it can.
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
The important work of exposing elements of malpractice and dishonesty within the medical profession never ceases. It's good to see the British Journal of General Practice sharing information on how poorly trained or unethical doctors may not always behave properly when it comes to addressing
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
In yet another psychiatrist scandal, confused-sounding psychiatrists earning high salaries of between $186,241 and $251,618 per year quit their jobs because they didn't secure an additional 25% payrise. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
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Psychiatrist who left NSW reflects on system 'in crisis'
With roughly two-thirds of psychiatrists in NSW's public sector set to resign over working conditions, one worker who left last year stressed the importance of reform.
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
There is some excellent information here on CFS - Chronic fatigue syndrome: #Chronicfatigue Good to see the medical profession has updated its knowledge in recent years on this topic. www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/condi...
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Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
Myalgic encephalomyelitis, commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome, can affect people of any age, including children.
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
'Infection and chronic disease activate a systemic brain-muscle signaling axis' x.com/BrainInflCol...
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Some greedy medical practitioners would like us to spend our money paying them to treat diseases that their medical friends carelessly spread around their communities.
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Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Which is a better option to improve health: (1) harm people with all sorts of viruses and pollutants, and then get them to take a multitude of different medications to try to reverse some of the harm done; or
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