#Disease

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

nntaleb

MASKSOne comment about masks and nonlinearities that these imbeciles are not getting.Reducing exposure to viruses by 30% thanks to an "imperfect" mask does not mean reducing risk of contracting the

The Lancet

TheLancet

NEW—Paediatricians describe a cluster of 8 children believed to represent a "new phenomenon affecting previously asymptomatic children w/ SARS-CoV-2 infection manifesting as a hyperinflammatory syndrome with multiorgan involvement similar to

Anosognosiogenesis

pookleblinky

When you see all those articles and posts about India's covid surge, note how many have pictures and video.And how the US, which had similarly overwhelmed cremator/mortuary services last year,

River King

River_King1

#universaltesting @spencemo_c I use to work at IBM and recall a research program back in the day called Project Checkmate. It centered around flu spreading models and a program called

Gobardhan Das

dasgobardhan

I am an immunologist and have worked on T-cells half my life. In this thread I will present a rebuttal that will hopefully encourage more debate.The idea that herd immunity

Craig's VCR

Craigs_VCR

The leading cause of death for black people.....heart disease. And...that's largely preventable. We could eat better, excercise more, practice holistic medicine over pharmaceuticalsBut they call that "hotep talk" But listen

Black With No Chaser

BlackNoChaser

Pence just announced that hydroxcholoronique Trials Wil Begin in Detroit. Let's talk about what that implies. Detroit is the BLACKEST city in America... And these are "Trials" . Let's look

Lawrence H. Summers

LHSummers

My conversation with @HarvardHBS Prof. Robin Greenwood on public health, economic policy, politics, financial markets and what the crisis means to higher education. Watch here:http://www.hbs.edu/mba/blog/post/covid-19-symposium-what-faculty-are-sayin

Roberto

roberto_blanko

#Covid19 myth #4: Thread 1/In nearly every argument about the necessity of a lockdown the phrase "...but Sweden" is used all around the globe.So the question is:Is Sweden really

James Wilson

jamewils

In the study published in medRxiv, a team at the Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute of the New York Blood Center and Rockefeller University analyzed 370 plasma samples donated from people who

Ste JM 🚊🛰🐦

stejormur

This is almost entirely due to a single outbreak cluster at meat factory with around 700 cases (Germany's average daily rate has typically been 300-400). Here's the report from the

Jonathan Shedler

JonathanShedler

See the logical contradiction inherent in the language? Most people understand “illness” to refer to a disease an individual has. Language shapes thinking. “Illness” implicitly locates the cause “inside” a

Rob Anderson

RobAnderson2018

October is many things to me, and one of the ones that has a personal connection for me is #LGBTQHistoryMonth .Here’s one of my stories: in 1986, a high school

Jon Ralston

RalstonReports

"I want the hotel rooms open," @mayoroflasvegas declares on CNN.Sports?"I'd love everything open....we've had viruses here for years."Here we go again.... Conventions?"Absolutely. I want everything back."@anderso

Health Nerd

GidMK

1/13 There are still tons of news pieces every day about whether #COVID19 is 'airborne'This is understandable, because airborne=infectious=scaryBut we know that the disease isn't airborne, at least not in

Thijs Kuiken

thijskuiken

1/11 Since you ask seriously, I will try to explain my views in detail. I think that your questions aren't framed appropriately, for several reasons. Regarding the #COVID_19 outbreak, we