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@travelhealthdoc.medsky.network
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Dr. Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
New research in The Lancet Infectious Diseases shows that #Ervebo, a licensed #Ebola #vaccine, induces #Tcell responses vs #Bundibugyo #virus in 65% of recipients after one dose. Promising evidence of cross-reactivity, clinical protection still unproven. lnkd.in/p/ebWXJcA9
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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 17/10/2026
(Warning: I know nothing about cars!) 🇫🇷🇩🇪 Macron-Merz deal www.ft.com/content/c36f85… Merz only really fights for something if he’s lobbied to do it or someone will make money from it But EVEN VW, BMW, Mercedes must realise the end is nigh for the combustion engine? Who, seriously, wins from this?
ft.com
France and Germany seal EU car deal
Berlin secured concessions on combustion engines and Paris on limiting partners’ access to ‘Made in Europe’
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Alan Garner @garnalan.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Burden of chronic disease and not just risk of death should be considerations in vaccination schedules. Not currently taken into account for COVID in Australia and many other countries.
nature.com
Acute infection as a driver of chronic diseases and the unsung benefits of vaccination - Nature Microbiology
Acute infections can leave durable biological imprints that alter host physiology, chronic disease susceptibility, long-term health and even biological ageing, well after pathogen clearance. Vaccines ...
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daniel @travelhealthdoc.medsky.network · 16/10/2026
Plus the CRS badge has AI-mangled text at the top (should read "Police Nationale")
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daniel @travelhealthdoc.medsky.network · 16/10/2026
Powerful image. As far as I know, French police have never used red lights on their vehicles (only blue and orange)
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Irish Unity @irishunity.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
We need a United Ireland.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Our new piece on physician assistants. It would appear there are some attempts to move the goalposts following the Leng Review. @martinmckee.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/395/...
bmj.com
Consultation must not weaken Leng review restrictions on physician assistant practice
Proposals currently out for consultation would substantially reverse the protections recommended by the Leng review, argue Martin McKee and colleagues In July 2025, amid growing concern that a relat...
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 14/10/2026
Update of the #Ebola virus disease outbreak in DRC - 14 Oct: On 13 Oct, DRC reported a total of 9 144 cases & 4 410 deaths (79 new cases & 11 deaths reported since the last update). 899 patients are in isolation. EU/EEA risk assessment remains VERY LOW More info: bit.ly/ECDCEbolaDRC #IDsky #EpiSky
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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 13/10/2026
🥼 Our next guest is Dr. John Wherry (@ejohnwherry.bsky.social) from @pennmedicine.bsky.social! His lab investigates the fundamental biology of #TCell exhaustion in chronic infections and cancer. His latest work: bit.ly/3TxEF64
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daniel @travelhealthdoc.medsky.network · 15/10/2026
We know there is some antibody cross-reactivity, but this study also shows #Tcell responses against Bundibugyo virus #BDBV from the current VSV-based #Ebola virus vaccine 🩺 #IDSky 🇨🇩 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
thelancet.com
Cross-reactive T-cell responses against BDBV in humans after rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP vaccination
The ongoing 2026 outbreak of Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is currently the second largest Orthoebolavirus outbreak globally, with confirmed cases exceeding 6000, a c...
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daniel @travelhealthdoc.medsky.network · 15/10/2026
100%. This was true when the SM was created in 1993, with 4 freedoms and enthusiastic UK support. Burnham will hopefully stop pandering to xenophobes and stop trying to wangle an impossible "bespoke deal". After a decade it's pretty embarrassing.
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Delthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Interesting new research from MIT: Scientists have reprogrammed the immune system’s natural killer cells to target cancers & autoimmune disorders. The cells can be reprogrammed inside the body. The approach shows promise against conditions caused by dysfunctional T cells news.mit.edu/2026/reprogr...
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Reprogrammed NK immune cells target cancer and autoimmune disorders
MIT engineers developed lipid nanoparticles that deliver mRNA to program natural killer (NK) cells inside the body. These CAR NK cells could be used to treat T cell cancers or autoimmune disorders cau...
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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This is the worst news I have heard in a very long time - what a tragic loss. @helenbranswell.bsky.social was, unquestionably, _the_ best in the field and just a wonderful person. Condolences to her family and colleagues - she'll be sorely missed. www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/h...
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Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69
Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.
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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
He concludes it had “little impact” - but how does he know? The vote was so close that just a marginal impact on a small number of voters could have been decisive. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Russia did try to interfere in Brexit referendum, head of MI5 confirms
Ken McCallum says Kremlin attempted to influence vote through social media and TV reports but had little impact
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Here's what HHS changed in the COVID-19 vaccine guidance for clinicians on CDC’s website in Sept. Green=similar wording/no change Purple=new wording, w/ an explanation Red=removed entirely This update is from HHS leadership. This post isn’t a critique of the staff still at CDC.
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Holy shit FOUR members of the ethics committee in Denmark that gave the green light to allow the widely-condemned RFK Jr-funded trial to proceed in Guinea-Bissau have now resigned in protest This quote is 🔥 Great reporting by @melodyschreiber.com www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Stig Børsen Hansen, a founding member who was one of two reviewers who presented the study to the Danish committee, resigned from the group in protest on Friday, citing major ethical issues with the study.

“You are now enrolling newborns in a lottery to test a hypothesis,” Hansen said. The children who are randomly selected not to receive the birth dose of the vaccine, those who “lost the lottery”, face in their earliest days the risk of contracting hepatitis B, which can cause irreversible lifelong damage. “They contract hepatitis B in the context of being part of a research project,” Hansen said, which made their infection happen, in effect, “by design”.

Three other members of the committee have also resigned in protest.
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TRAstonDrs @castltrastondrs.medsky.network · 10/10/2026
#Medsky🧪 #immunosky #IDsky #publichealth understanding #mucosalimmunity & #mucosalvaccines in vaccine development
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WHO @who.int · 10/10/2026
Disease Outbreak News: Pneumonia of undetermined aetiology, The Russian Federation, 10 October 2026 bit.ly/4ztDunq
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ESCMID @escmid.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Build your knowledge of classical and emerging hepatitis viruses, from hepatitis A–E to viral haemorrhagic fevers including yellow fever, dengue & Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever. A must for those interested in viral liver diseases. Register today: ow.ly/qtiq50ZGvGG
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daniel @travelhealthdoc.medsky.network · 08/10/2026
The UK marketing authorization for #IXCHIQ has been revoked by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency #MHRA #chikungunya #IDSky 🦟🩺 valneva.com/wp-content/u...
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daniel @travelhealthdoc.medsky.network · 06/10/2026
💉 #Nuvaxovid #XFG ✅
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
What could go wrong?
bloomberg.com
RFK Jr. to Announce New Vaccine Injury Research at NIH
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a new research initiative at the National Institutes of Health to study vaccine injuries on Monday, according to people familiar wit...
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Introvert Problems @introvertproblems.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I mean this from the bottom of my heart…if it's textable…do not call me
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
MRI links long COVID fatigue to reduced cerebral blood flow. radiologybusiness.com/topics/medic...
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MRI links long COVID fatigue to reduced cerebral blood flow
The study also distinguishes between feeling fatigued and becoming progressively less able to maintain performance post-COVID.
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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A plague lab accident🧪, a football team mumps outbreak🏈, and a 5th measles death🪦. Here’s what you may have missed this week: 🦠 COVID waves in US, UK & Europe 🌊 Flu rising in Pacific states 🧠 HHV-7 linked to neuro-Long COVID Full Dr Ruth Report: buff.ly/i1LhWfm #medsky #nursesky
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Dr. Ruth Report, 10/4/26
Flu arrives to Pacific states; COVID wave seen in US, England, and Europe; Neuro-Long COVID and HHV-7; a 5th Pennsylvania measles death; Plague lab accident in Siberia; and much more.
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daniel @travelhealthdoc.medsky.network · 05/10/2026
Nearly 200 people under observation after Irkutsk lab worker dies from #Plague 🦠 #IDSky 🩺 www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/n...
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Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague - The Moscow Times
Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regio...
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Dr. Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#Rabies is almost fatal once symptoms appear yet highly preventable with timely post-exposure prophylaxis. Recent increases in rabies-related inquiries remind us that rapid recognition of exposure, #vaccination + strong #OneHealth systems all matter. lnkd.in/p/eKZzDiGh
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Aedes aegypti
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daniel @travelhealthdoc.medsky.network · 04/10/2026
Functional #antibody responses and protection against symptomatic #dengue #Medsky #IDSky 🩺🦟 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
nature.com
Functional antibody responses and protection against symptomatic dengue - Communications Medicine
Communications Medicine - Functional antibody responses and protection against symptomatic dengue
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Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🆕 Sunday School: 24 Hour Party Conference People 🥂 🐉 Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth: Buoyant 🌳 The Green's Zack Polanski: Listing 🌊 Republican Senator Eric Schmitt: Sunk With @sturdyalex.bsky.social & @pimlicat.bsky.social. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/6p7q... 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
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Sunday School: 24-Hour Party Conference People
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 4 October · 1hr 2min
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The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh @rcsed.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Cruise medicine is becoming an important and specialised field of maritime healthcare. This webinar will examine the changing medical needs of passengers and crew, regulatory and industry expectations, and the gap between required competence and standardised specialist educ... bit.ly/4AOJTeh
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/10/2026
this for RFK Jr. is mission accomplished
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Mind-boggling - just mind-boggling Now expected to peak at an extraordinary 4.2C in December
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ahem…
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It’s October and time to get vaccinated against the flu before influenza starts spreading widely. Updated COVID-19 vaccines are available now, plus vaccines for people especially vulnerable to RSV. abcnews.com/Lifestyle/wi...
abcnews.com
Why experts say now is an ideal time to protect yourself from flu
Experts say now is an ideal time to get a flu shot, before influenza starts spreading widely
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
DRC Ebola cases grow, deaths top 4,000 as officials struggle to ascertain numbers, trends An aid worker was evacuated to Europe after testing positive for the virus. Read more: bit.ly/4hpcz61 📷: UK Department for International Development / Flickr cc
Health workers helping in Ebola response
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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 30/09/2026
γδ T cells don’t fit neatly into the immune system’s traditional categories. Crick and King’s researchers found that these cells use adaptive immune receptors to drive rapid, innate-like responses to tissue stress, inflammation, and cancer. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2026-09...
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Immune cells defy textbook classifications
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, King’s College London and Complutense University of Madrid have shown that γδ T cells use adaptive immune receptors to drive rapid, innate-like responses to...
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Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) @dndi.org · 02/10/2026
🌍 But #dengue is not just a challenge for Bangladesh. Climate change, rainfall, & urbanization affect where & when outbreaks occur. There's still no specific treatment for dengue. With millions at risk worldwide, developing one is an urgent global health priority. straitstimes.com/asia/south-a...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.” — Dolly Parton
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 03/09/2026
Altitude illness is potentially life threatening; however, it is preventable and manageable with adequate pre-travel planning and preparation. How should doctors advise patients?
bmj.com
Prevention of altitude illness in adults: preparing people for travel to high altitude
### What you need to know Altitude illness is a collective term for syndromes that can occur in unacclimatised people who travel to destinations higher than 2500 metres above sea level.1,2,3 Altitud...
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Bob Berwyn @bberwyn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There were about 16,000 heat-related deaths in Germany last summer, about double the mortality during the first Covid wave in early 2020. Extreme heat needs to be treated as an ongoing public health emergency.
insideclimatenews.org
Mass Heat Wave Deaths in Europe Show Climate Extremes Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts - Inside Climate News
As preparedness lags, many regions around the world could be overwhelmed by rising temperatures, climate experts warn.
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
For those rejoiners already on a victory lap, beware the former EU official who told me no action until 75% of the UK public support it happening. Suspect that might be a hard line not shared but don't count on that
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daniel @travelhealthdoc.medsky.network · 30/09/2026
😎 No 10 gathering evidence on public support for UK rejoining EU 🇪🇺 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
No 10 gathering evidence on public support for UK rejoining EU
Senior Downing Street officials reach out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test backing for reversing Brexit
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daniel @travelhealthdoc.medsky.network · 30/09/2026
"A #PHEIC should be declared now, while coordinated global action can still reduce harm. @who.int and its member states must act before it is too late" 🌍 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
thelancet.com
Declare the climate crisis a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
Climate change is shaping health in the 21st century. In the past few weeks alone, Nepal has faced unprecedented flash floods, and multiple countries have experienced deadly heatwaves and catastrophic...
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WHO @who.int · 29/09/2026
Once symptoms of rabies set in, it is fatal. But, rabies deaths are preventable. And every minute matters. Here's what you need to know.
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If, like me, you're prone to neurosis & over-thinking (!), you also might appreciate this meditative minimalist album by ELEH; it is 20 yrs old "Critics, fans & neurologists have praised the music of ELEH as aiding attention and focus while seeming to slow time" eleh.bandcamp.com/album/floati...
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Floating Frequencies / Intuitive Synthesis 1 - 20th Anniversary Remaster, by ELEH
3 track album
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daniel @travelhealthdoc.medsky.network · 27/09/2026
ZDogg went from pro-vaccine comedy rapper to urban primary care innovator to... this?!
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John Ross @johnrossmd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There is no mystery about this condition. Human kidneys did not evolve to tolerate intense heat, dehydration, and prolonged physical labor that clogs kidney tubules with leaked muscle proteins
thehill.com
Kidney disease of unknown origin spreads in US. Who is at risk?
People with CKDu don’t have the classic risk factors of kidney disease, like hypertension or diabetes.
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
To see measles spread so wildly—so much so that congenital measles has now returned—has long been a dream of RFK Jr, arguably the world’s most extreme & dangerous anti-vaxx activist & eugenicist Now that he runs the US federal health system, RFK is able to make his longstanding dreams come true 😢
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