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Saroj @gyriandsulci.bsky.social · Nov 12

A brief re-intro! I’m a
- neurologist focusing on epilepsy. My research interests include seizure semiology & drug development
- writer (lithub.com/diary-of-a-c... and www.vogue.in/culture-and-...)
- artist (acrylics and colored pencils)
- NYer, wife, and mom to a sparkly-eyed toddler girl.

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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 16h

Canadian COVID Forecast Oct 11 - Oct 24, 2025

CANADA

HIGH [no change]

About 1 of every 95 people is infected.

Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:

-Infections: 6.1 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.9 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 11.3 x higher
-Deaths: 9.2 x higher

This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Oct 11 - Oct 24, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 8.9

About 1 of every 95 people is infected.

Estimated infections this week: 558,700-965,600
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 6.1X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 5.9X higher
Hospitalizations: VERY HIGH; 11.3X higher
Deaths: HIGH; 9.2X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months

Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 24d

Did you know there’s an opposite to paranoia? The word is pronoia – it means the belief that the world around you is conspiring to help you.

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Saroj @gyriandsulci.bsky.social · 23d

Three weeks straight on service starts now.

a group of men are riding a roller coaster with the word travis on the bottom

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Saroj @gyriandsulci.bsky.social · 24d

Okay maybe mascot would be a better choice of word. 😅

Saroj @gyriandsulci.bsky.social · 24d

Found my spirit animal, apropos for working as an epileptologist.

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Ali Christy, MD, PhD @oligoclonalband.medsky.social · 28d

Look at all these amazing neurologist women!
-researcher Erika Augustine
-writer & disability advocate @dianacejasmd.bsky.social
-digital educator Jacki Martindale
-epileptologist & advocate Sucheta Joshi
-vascular neurologist & DEI advocate Alexis Simpkins
-& me!
www.amwa-doc.org/news/announc...

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Saroj @gyriandsulci.bsky.social · Aug 25

Coming off of two weeks in a row on service back to the outpatient routine.

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Saroj @gyriandsulci.bsky.social · Aug 9

"...taking the MCAT was more nerve-wracking than competing in the Olympics..." yup, makes sense to me!

Good luck Nathan!

#medsky #medicine

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Olympic gold medalist Nathan Chen skipping 2026 Games, plans to attend medical school

The Quad King hasn't competed since winning gold in 2022.

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Saroj @gyriandsulci.bsky.social · Aug 3

Looks like this is culprit!

Saroj @gyriandsulci.bsky.social · Aug 3

All right, time for the “was that an earthquake” post?

North of NYC

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Saroj @gyriandsulci.bsky.social · Aug 2

My husband would do something similar!

Saroj @gyriandsulci.bsky.social · Jul 19

Kiddos and pressing the red button, it's hilarious how much they're into ending the conversation (and often mid-sentence). 😅

Saroj @gyriandsulci.bsky.social · Jul 18

Sharing a page I put together with some of my art:

saroj-kunnakkat.pixels.com

#art #drawing #photography #painting

Saroj Kunnakkat - Official Website

This is the website of Saroj Kunnakkat. Shop for nature art, flower art, vibrant art, and more. Designs are available to purchase as canvas prints, framed prints, posters, greeting cards, apparel, a...

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Saroj @gyriandsulci.bsky.social · Jul 17

Another iteration of the same question and the answer is still no; save for a few added parts in our medical school curriculum, we are indistinguishable from MDs when it comes to practice.

So Your Doctor Is a D.O. Does That Matter? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/w...