Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 09/04/2025'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 infection.' 031
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Rates 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...thelancet.comRates 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 studyOur 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... 140
Reposted by Sharon ThorntonJustin Morgenstern @first10em.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Let them eat: Emergency department patients should be encouraged to eat and drink Our current policies are causing a lot of harm #FOAMedfirst10em.comLet them eat: Emergency department patients should be encouraged to eat and drinkAre 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. 2114
Reposted by Sharon ThorntonDick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 16/03/2025morningstaronline.co.uk/article/dang...morningstaronline.co.ukThe dangerous confusion over Covid transmissionThe 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, ... 2179
Reposted by Sharon ThorntonDick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 15/03/2025www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...nbcnews.comNewborn babies exposed to measles in Texas hospitalInfants barely three days old are receiving antibody injections to help protect against the virus. Nearly 300 cases have been reported in the outbreak. 1136
Reposted by Sharon ThorntonBurnet Institute @burnetinstitute.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Or read our broader findings here: www.burnet.edu.au/knowledge-an...burnet.edu.auCOVID-19 pandemic mortality data: reportAs 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... 12612
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 02/03/2025(It does have a new website address, so old links people have might not work anymore.) 000
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Why 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.govpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govPubMedPubMed® 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... 110
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 02/03/2025No, I said Covid19 pandemic (which included the State of Emergency). You have erred in your interpretation of my comment. I agree with you that the Covid19 pandemic is ongoing. 100
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...theguardian.com‘We’re losing decades of our life to this illness’: long Covid patients on the fear of being forgottenFive 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... 030
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Covid19 pandemic. The same for GP's who don't mask as they potentially inhale brain-damaging viruses all day in their clinics. These people are clueless, but that doesn't stop them being conceited narcissists with deranged minds. 220
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 02/03/2025We only need to observe the behaviours of some arrogant, ignorant medical professors to see how the mistakes they make get passed on to their students if the students also aren't particularly bright or ethical. Look at the foolish medical professors who promote unmasked conferences during the 100
Reposted by Sharon ThorntonNPR @npr.org · 28/02/2025Vaccination 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.npr.orgAs 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. 14255071442
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 01/03/2025personality disorders that make them feel invincible. They might also be bullies who are stuck in a rut mentally, obsessed with being "the leader" and unable to learn new, safer behaviours. We should not pander to such dreadful, derelict behaviours by watering down safety standards to appease them. 010
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Events like the unmasked Wonca conference that was held in Australia give completely the wrong message about safety in indoor settings, may have misled people about the importance of masking indoors when around others. Some of the people who organise these events may lack knowledge, or might have 100
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 01/03/2025The standards of safety should always remain high, even if certain groups want lower standards to try to justify their own harmful behaviours and past serious mistakes. 110
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Covid19 will spread just as quickly at a medical conference as it will in other indoor settings like health care settings, particularly given all the very close contact for extended periods that people have at conferences, including in the restrooms that people use at such events. 110
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 01/03/2025of Covid19, which could have been prevented if people are more careful. Sadly medical conferences like Wonca are not always arranged by people who are interested in protecting others from harm, but such low safety standards should not become the norm. 110
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Trish, masks remain important in community settings even during periods of lower transmission. To encourage people to gather unmasked at medical conferences and other close-contact indoor events because people want to believe transmission is "low" is likely to cause harm by asymptomatic spread 110
Reposted by Sharon ThorntonDr 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...sbs.com.au'Inflammatory reaction': How the air we breathe could be impacting our brainsAir 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. 26527
Reposted by Sharon ThorntonNature 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/4i8x19jbit.lyOccupational dust and chemical exposures and the development of autoimmune rheumatic diseases - Nature Reviews RheumatologyThis 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.... 074
Reposted by Sharon ThorntonEsther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 26/02/2025www.theguardian.com/world/2021/j...theguardian.comCambridge hospital’s mask upgrade appears to eliminate Covid risk to staffHospital infection study shows use of FFP3 respirators at Addenbrooke’s ‘may have cut ward-based infection to zero’ 1219
Reposted by Sharon ThorntonDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 25/02/2025New 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"scitechdaily.comNew MRI Study Uncovers Hidden Lung Abnormalities in Children With Long COVIDLong 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... 614763
Reposted by Sharon ThorntonRaj Rajnarayanan @rajlabn.bsky.social · 25/02/2025List 5 things you accomplished last week, #COVID? 085
Reposted by Sharon ThorntonIan Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Some 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...npr.orgMeasles 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. 615675
Reposted by Sharon ThorntonTRAstonDrs @castltrastondrs.medsky.network · 19/02/2025You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. C. S. Lewis 19511
Reposted by Sharon ThorntonIan Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 15/02/2025An 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...apnews.comBird flu confirmed in older Wyoming woman who likely had contact with infected flock at her homeWyoming 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. 02818
Reposted by Sharon ThorntonIan Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 15/02/2025On 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...cnn.comAn intense flu season is filling hospitals with severely ill patients | CNNThe 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. 47436
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Consequences may become obvious quite quickly, and people may ask their leaders to change direction. 000
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 16/02/2025A majority of people aren't just selfish and want to look after others besides themselves. 000
Reposted by Sharon ThorntonCIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 11/02/2025People 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... 23817
Reposted by Sharon ThorntonCIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Nearly 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... 12214
Reposted by Sharon ThorntonIan Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Judge 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...npr.orgJudge orders restoration of federal health websitesThe 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. 610024
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Clinicians will need to be trained that not all CFS/ME/Long Covid sufferers will all have the same symptoms, or have all symptoms continually. 000
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 11/02/2025This 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). 000
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...aamc.orgHad COVID recently? Here’s what to know about how long immunity lasts, long COVID, and moreFour years after the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, experts know a lot about mutating strains, vaccine effectiveness, long COVID, and other common questions. 083
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Requiring certain doctors to receive training from non-medical scientists may help reduce some of the conceited arrogance and inferior practice that we see promoted by some less intelligent, less ethical circles within the medical establishment. 020
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 02/02/2025It's time for any RACGP or AMA Australia leader or internal influencer who isn't willing to openly state that masks work to receive compulsory training from a non-medical scientist and be removed from practicing medicine until they can understand the basic science of respirators. 140
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 02/02/2025The AMA and RACGP need to admit this is a multi-faceted problem (but not too big to deal with). Vaccines, yes. But also masks, something the medical profession leaders seem to often avoid addressing. 160
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Banning the name "peanut butter" because someone does not like peanut butter does not mean that peanut butter will cease to exist. 011
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 02/02/2025New Book by Courageous Psychiatrist about Her Profession’s Most Damaging Falsehood - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2025/01/30/n...counterpunch.orgHome 000
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Evidence 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...ajicjournal.orgEvidence from whole genome sequencing of aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 almost 5 hours after hospital room turnoverExperimental 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... 010
Reposted by Sharon ThorntonDoctor 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! 38539
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Novel brain SPECT imaging unravels abnormal cerebral perfusion in patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and cognitive dysfunction: #POTS www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comNovel brain SPECT imaging unravels abnormal cerebral perfusion in patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and cognitive dysfunctionScientific Reports - Novel brain SPECT imaging unravels abnormal cerebral perfusion in patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and cognitive dysfunction 010
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...gov.ukAvian Influenza Prevention Zone declared for whole of EnglandMandatory enhanced biosecurity will now be required and the housing order extended to cover York, North Yorkshire and Shropshire. 021
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Clinicians do sometimes put their own financial interests before everything else while pretending to be of help. 010
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 26/01/2025It made me think of the RICE principle - Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation for torn muscles or ligaments. Rest and give the body a chance to do its thing and heal. Not do worse damage by obsessing about exercise routines that might give income to someone else. 110
Sharon Thornton @sharonthornton.bsky.social · 26/01/2025This 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...npr.orgA discovery in the muscles of long COVID patients may explain exercise troublesLong COVID patients can experience severe energy crashes after physical exertion. New research provides clear evidence that there's a biological basis for the symptoms. 2187