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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 37m

And www.statnews.com/2024/10/18/d...

Chickenpox, shingles, Alzheimer's? Evidence mounts for a viral cause of dementia

New research is providing fresh support for the decades-old idea that viral infections can play a role in at least some dementia cases.

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 37m

A massive study of 100M+ people shows:
🔁 VZV reactivation(shingles)= higher dementia risk

💉 Shingles vaccine = lower dementia risk
Protect your nerves and your neurons. #PublicHealth #VaccinesSaveLives
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#BlueSky #amedSky #SciSky #IDSky #NeuroSky #EMSky #NurseSky

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 2h

Of note, the Paxlovid was only for 2 weeks!

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 3h

what a gift! 👏

📍 Skip Pridgen, MD contact info: tuscaloosasurgery.com
📄 Case series review: shorturl.at/IbZyJ #NurseSky #IDSky #EMSky

Home - Tuscaloosa Surgical Associates

tuscaloosasurgery.com

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 3h

3-drug combo signif improved fatigue, brain fog & dysautonomia, perhaps by clearing persistent SARS-CoV-2 & suppressing HSV reactivation.

A larger RCT — the “SHIELD” study — is now planned with researchers at MountSinai to test this approach more rigorously. So happy for this young man--

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 3h

he started Dr. Skip Pridgen’s antiviral protocol: Valtrex, Celebrex & Paxlovid.

💡 Today he texted: “I think I’m fully cured — brain fog gone, fatigue so much better, I wake easily, feel rested, need less sleep. I have my life back.”

This mirrors results from a small case series showing the

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 3h

Have been waiting to share this 🙌

A friend’s son (25) has battled severe Long COVID since 2020 — brain fog, memory loss, and crushing fatigue(sleeping ~3 hrs/day). He tried everything — HBO, LDN, countless supplements — with little effect.

About 6 weeks ago,
#BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #SciSky 🧪

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 9h

chronic inflammation that lingering SARS-CoV-2 can cause, inflammation that could fuel a future cancer crisis.

FDA silence and industry politics killed it, leaving us with shots that only reduce severity instead of stopping the virus cold.

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 9h

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong’s T-cell vaccine cleared the virus and promised sterilizing immunity in primate trials.

Unlike antibody shots, it activated T cells and Natural Killer cells —the body’s elite defenders — to fully eliminate the virus and prevent the #BlueSky #MedSky #SciSky #NewsSky #NurseSky

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 10h

BREAKING: TRUMP — The Art of Caving… but only after his friends cashed in 💵💵💵

#TACOTrump #BlueSky #NewsSky

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 12h

“This is mafia-style blackmail.” Trump is punishing blue America — cutting billions, canceling projects, sending troops. wapo.st/3J8QASm #BlueSky #NewsSky

Trump escalates his use of federal power to target Democratic states

Democrats see a clear pattern of inflicting pain on places that are politically unfriendly, while Trump has declared his intent to hurt liberal areas and policies.

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 12h

talked to us or has given us a plan.” 💥 shorturl.at/Ukm9J

Johnson says he had 'thoughtful' conversation with MTG about bucking Republicans on healthcare

"I'm carving my own lane," Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wrote on X last week.

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 12h

When Marjorie Taylor Greene is calling out her own party, you know it’s bad.

She says she’s “carving [her] own lane” — and blasting GOP leaders for having no plan as health insurance premiums are set to double if tax credits expire.

“Not a single Republican in leadership #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 13h

isn’t leadership — it’s a full-blown national disaster. 🇺🇸

The power is in our hands — staying vigilant and united is how we fight back. ✊ #NoKingsProtest Oct. 18. -- Ben Meislas
shorturl.at/sOyuo #democracy

VERY IMPORTANT Sunday Message from Meidas Founder

By Ben Meiselas

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 13h

Trump’s priorities: spreading conspiracies, building ballrooms, sending troops into blue states, and gifting $20B abroad instead of protecting healthcare — all while his trade wars crash markets.

As you likely know, markets tanked Friday and crypto wiped out $19B in a day. This
#Bluesky #NewsSky

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 14h

Federal agents assaulted a protestor during a demonstration in Portland. #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 14h

This Saturday, Oct 18th, millions of us are rising again to send a message loud and clear: 🇺🇸 America has NO kings — the power belongs to the people. ✊
Stand up for democracy. Find a protest near you: www.nokings.org
#NoKingsDay #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 14h

and if everything has gone wrong be hopeful. Keep going bc nothing ever stays the same. Keep going—the rewards will be there for you.”

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 14h

Keep going‼️

“Keep going bc you deserve to see what happens from all your hard work. Keep going bc the best is yet to come. You can’t win all the time, but if you lose at least you’ve tried. If you fail at least you’ll fail falling forward.

If you win, be humble#BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 14h

shattered. Trust eroded. America’s ability to stop the next outbreak — and protect its people — is weaker than it’s been in decades.

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/c... #PedsSky #ObSky #NeuroSky #IDSky #EMSky

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 14h

Diseases — the team behind U.S. vaccination & outbreak response
❌ Silenced Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report & wiped out the D.C. office that links CDC to Congress
❌ Slashed billions in research & preparedness funding

Some cuts may now be partially reversed — but the damage is done. Morale

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 14h

The CDC is over. It was killed.” — Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who resigned in protest.

RFK Jr. & Trump have shattered America’s disease defense:
❌ Fired outbreak trackers & vaccine scientists
❌ Abolished the National Center for Immuniz & Respiratory #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #SciSky 🧪 #NurseSky

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 1d

#EMSky
#PedsSky

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 1d

Whoops! Trump’s team “mistakenly” fired hundreds of CDC scientists — including the very experts fighting measles and deadly outbreaks — and is now scrambling to rehire them.

America’s public health is being dismantled by sheer incompetence. #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
#SciSky 🧪 #NurseSky #IDSky

Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 1d

This is just outrageous—absolute abuse.

A Black mother was thrown down, elbowed in the neck, beaten and pinned to the ground by a police officer — over a parking violation outside her child’s school in Jacksonville. #BlueSky #NewsSky

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