#Disease

What connects ancient Mesopotamia, Rosetta Stone, your liver, mayonnaise, the last letter of the Greek alphabet, dark chocolate, fake meat and heart disease? The answer is sesame. A thread Rather
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1. It's easier to poke holes in a study than to run a study yourself. We should expect many more SARS-CoV-2 serosurveys in our future. So in the spirit of
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Working in the Pharma Industry (Rheumatology specific), I have 1st hand knowledge of the following information I'm going to share.• Plaquenil (Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate) - is an oral Rx 1st Step
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I'm going to do a thread about the response to the Covid-19 Coronavirus in the Netherlands: socially, in the media, and by authorities. Awareness rose the week of Feb 24.It
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#landlordsarescum I live in a 2 family home. I share a 3 bedroom with my wife and child in one room and 2 roommates in another. I have 2 neighbors
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I'm writing a chapter on smell in an early 20thC novel, which I bought for £2. Its a great source to research the senses, hospitals and med education. But so
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Folks, sharing some thoughts about the Post-WuhanVirus world that have been playing in my mind.Will talk about some happenings that are commonly known, without giving any links since that will
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How many SARS-CoV-2 infections are there per COVID-19 case now?Early estimates & guesses suggested there were 10 infections for every case, but these estimates were done when testing capacity was
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Looking at my notes from March and April and reappraised our response (Irish people).Strong conclusion is we did excellently for our part of the world and you should all be
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Good interview of Head of @NCDCGeorgia Amiran Gamkrelidze with @RTavisupleba's Gogi Gvakharia. https://bit.ly/2PC5ox8  A VERY LONG THREAD below: GG: Good activity on the registrations on the Chinese vaccine. Particularly among
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Today in #SOCR381, we're going to be discussing "the limits of modern medicine" and how #SDoH contributed to the "great victory over infectious diseases." A quick thread about how this
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Watching #nmleg special session and struck by how many NM legislators lack an understanding of NM's food bank network. There are 5 food banks in NM which each serve specific
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The intensity of #COVID19 epidemics is heavily influenced by population structure. Our new paper analyzing high-resolution case, population, & mobility data from China and Italy is out today in @NatureMedicine.
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The scientific community is emphatic: there is no evidence that COVID-19 originated in a Chinese lab. This WMD-style conspiracy theory has been promoted by Trump and legitimized by the @washingtonpost
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One-stop thread for my sanity on how I view certain issues that crop up, as opposed to Groundhog Day rehashing the same points in 30 different threads. (-Wash your hands
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If Dr. Fauci gets fired for accurately/honestly informing Americans about the Covid-19 crisis, it will be the culmination/completion of a cycle of the “Right Wing Media Echo Chamber”. This thread
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