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Zodra een zorgorganisatie het even niet meer weet, vliegt de patiënt linea recta over de schutting, richting huisarts.
Alle verdwaalde zorgvragen 🇳🇱: lichamelijke klachten, psychische problemen, ingewikkelde thuissituaties, administratieve verwarring. www.medischcontact.nl/opinie/blogs...

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‘Wij als organisatie kunnen niets voor cliënte betekenen hoor, dokter.’ Het zinnetje blijft doordreunen in mijn hoofd nadat ze zijn vertrokken. Even daarvoor zaten een jongedame en haar mentor tegenov...

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𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓 𝕵𝖆𝖈𝖔𝖇𝖘 @johnjl.bsky.social · 21h

Reality checks on Tobacco industry:
- almost every smoker starts as a teen
- anti-science
- Big Tobacco is 880 BILLION industry with a profit margin of up to 70%.
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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 22h

🌿 Nature lifts mood all day

Surveying over 2,000 adults, researchers found that visiting parks or watersides boosts happiness for everyone, including those with depression or anxiety.

🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1743...

#MentalHealth #SciComm 🧪

Happy days are nature days: visiting nature has positive spill-over effects for the entire day among people with and without common mental health disorders

Recreational time in nature is linked to greater positive and fewer negative emotions than time in built settings, but it is unclear whether benefits: a) are short-lived or ‘spill-over’ across the ...

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · 1d

Sigh. Another day, and another peer-review written by Chatty-G.

In my response letter, should I be thanking the reviewer AND/OR the LLMs for the helpful feedback?

🧪 #AcademicSky

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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 1d

In mice, prior COVID infection in males can affect anxiety in offspring by passing on altered RNA in sperm which reprograms gene expression in the hippocampus of the offspring’s brains. buff.ly/hUz5dIh

#medsky #reprosky 🛟😷🧪

A circular graph in teal and another graph in teal and tan. A Circular heatmap (Log2fold-change) of protract-identified total piRNA clusters (B) Heatmap displaying the relative expression of the differentially expressed piRNA clusters across all biological replicates (each biological replicate contains RNA pooled from 3 animals; n = 5 CON, n = 4 SARS). C MA (Bland-Altman) plot of the Log2(average expression + 1) for each piRNA cluster vs. Log2 fold-change relative to control values for each cluster (MA plot shows differences in expression between control and SARS-CoV-2 treatment groups for each gene)

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𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓 𝕵𝖆𝖈𝖔𝖇𝖘 @johnjl.bsky.social · 22h

Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change.

Idea emissions can be decreased by projects claiming to reduce atmospheric CO2 is fatally flawed.

How to ensure
- real emissions reductions
- emission reductions are ‘additional’
- CO2 locked away permanently
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why

The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed.

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Elisa Fadda @elisafadda.bsky.social · 22h

Just on time for my intro lecture on #glycotime in 3D ⤵️🎉

The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O used special enzymes developed by the team led by Prof Stephen Withers and Prof Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu at UBC

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UBC enzyme technology clears first human test toward universal donor organs for transplantation - UBC News

UBC-developed enzymes successfully converted a kidney to universal type O for transplant, marking a major step toward faster, more compatible organ donations.

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𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓 𝕵𝖆𝖈𝖔𝖇𝖘 @johnjl.bsky.social · 1d

Poetin geeft toe dat Rusland passagiersvliegtuig uit Azerbeidzjan neerhaalde | de Volkskrant share.google/Qtyvf9ldYKdW...

Poetin geeft toe dat Rusland passagiersvliegtuig uit Azerbeidzjan neerhaalde

Vladimir Poetin heeft erkend dat Rusland verantwoordelijk is voor het neerstorten van een het passagiersvliegtuig, door raketten van de Russische luchtverdediging.

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𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓 𝕵𝖆𝖈𝖔𝖇𝖘 @johnjl.bsky.social · 1d

hoe lang blijven artsen in de zorg elkaar de hand boven het hoofd blijven houden wanneer ze zien dat iets niet goed gaat. Wanneer komt het moment dat ze iets niet langer kunnen aanzien en ingrijpen? Wanneer dienen ze een klacht in jegens een collega?
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Durft u de klok te luiden?

Steeds vaker vraag ik mij af hoe lang wij in de zorg elkaar de hand boven het hoofd blijven houden wanneer we zien dat iets niet goed gaat. Wanneer komt het moment dat we iets niet langer kunnen aanzi...

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𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓 𝕵𝖆𝖈𝖔𝖇𝖘 @johnjl.bsky.social · 1d

In het zorgsysteem schemeren bepaalde gewoonten - zoals het niet openlijk bevragen van een arts of het volgen van orders zonder debat - door in de praktijk. Daarom proberen we actief een cultuur van dialoog te bevorderen. www.medischcontact.nl/opinie/blogs...

Halfgod aan de OK-tafel

Eénentwintig spoedkeizersneden in tien uur tijd. Het klinkt als het script voor een medische actiefilm; een dramatische ziekenhuisserie vol adrenaline, bloed en heroïek. Maar dit was geen fictie. Het...

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The Real Zanetta @therealzanetta.bsky.social · 2d

Mike Johnson

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 2d

You know who hates America

The guys who took healthcare away from millions of Americans

The ones who CUT billions of dollars for programs like cancer research and FEMA

Who sit and watch the president use military troops to attack our cities

That’s Mike Johnson

HE hates America

NO KINGS
OCT 18

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 2d

Thanks to Mike Johnson, in the past 100 days, the House of Representatives has only been in session 20 days. And now, 13 days into the Republican Shutdown, they show no interest in negotiating a deal and are ending their vacation.

It’s time for the GOP to come back to work.

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𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓 𝕵𝖆𝖈𝖔𝖇𝖘 @johnjl.bsky.social · 1d

Our men and women in uniform can see right through what the speaker is doing. They see a GOP House, a GOP Senate and a GOP White House blocking the way. www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

Joe Scarborough: Mike Johnson is the one standing in the way of military families getting paid

Our men and women in uniform can see right through what the speaker is doing. They see a GOP House, a GOP Senate and a GOP White House blocking the way.

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@billydillydally.bsky.social @billydillydally.bsky.social · 2d

Never forget that Mike Johnson has a history of covering for GOP pedophiles.

Before he ran for Congress, Johnson was attempting to open a law school named for Rev. Paul Pressler, the former head of the SBC, and a notorious abuser/rapist of teen boys and young men.

Johnson ignored the reports.

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Harlow’s Musings @harlowsmusings.bsky.social · 2d

🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Rep-Elect Adelita Grijalva announces her election results will be OFFICIALLY certified tomorrow, destroying Mike Johnson’s last excuse to delay her swearing in.

“Mike Johnson needs to do his job so I can do mine.”

No more lies.
No more delays.
Swear her in!

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🐿️Square Squirrel🐿️🌏🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇲🇺🇦🇲🇽🇨🇦🌈🦔🐈🐾 @squaresquirrel.bsky.social · 1d

"Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the House, has ordered members of his party to stay away from Washington."
www.alternet.org/shutdown-joh...

House Republicans 'beginning to doubt' Trump’s 'government shutdown tactics'

The United States' federal government has been partially shut down since October 1, and as of Monday afternoon, October 13, a resolution appears to be nowhere in sight.House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Lo...

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𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓 𝕵𝖆𝖈𝖔𝖇𝖘 @johnjl.bsky.social · 1d

Aanhangers van populistische partijen roepen om sterke leider.
Aanhangers van gematigde centrum partijen zijn geen voorstander van een sterke en machtige leider.

𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓 𝕵𝖆𝖈𝖔𝖇𝖘 @johnjl.bsky.social · 1d

- SARS2 infection causes inflammation of the nasal epithelium causing barrier disruption with easy pathogen access.
- Continued disruption leads to barrier dysfunction, contributing to persistent inflammation in long COVID.
www.jacionline.org/article/S009...

Barrier dysfunction in nasal epithelium contributes to persistent inflammation in long COVID

Long COVID (LC) is characterized by persistent symptoms associated with chronic inflammation and immune dysregulation, but the local tissue mechanisms driving these processes remain poorly understood....

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𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓 𝕵𝖆𝖈𝖔𝖇𝖘 @johnjl.bsky.social · 1d

Hamas opnieuw zichtbaar op straat in Gaza ondanks belofte tot ontwapening search.app/aj4om

Hamas opnieuw zichtbaar op straat in Gaza ondanks belofte tot ontwapening

Hamas-strijders zijn terug op straat in Gaza om de orde te handhaven, maar weigeren hun wapens neer te leggen zolang een Palestijnse staat uitblijft.

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𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓 𝕵𝖆𝖈𝖔𝖇𝖘 @johnjl.bsky.social · 2d

Rusland lapt eigen regels aan de laars: krijgsgevangenen worden meerdere keren berecht | Buitenland | PZC.nl share.google/B5vfkhP4qKj5...

PZC.nl, het laatste nieuws uit Zeeland

Blijf altijd op de hoogte van het laatste nieuws via de snelste en leukste nieuwssite van Nederland, 24 uur per dag en 7 dagen in de week

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 2d

“Among those wrongly dismissed were the top 2 leaders of the federal measles response team, those working to contain Ebola in DRC, members of the EIS, &…the MMWR [team].

After NYT reported the dismissals, 2 federal health officials said on Sat that many of those workers were being brought back.”🧪🛟

Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 4d

The Trump administration on Saturday scrambled to rescind layoffs of hundreds of CDC scientists who were mistakenly fired on Friday night in what appeared to be a substantial procedural lapse.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

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kinesinmotors.bsky.social @kinesinmotors.bsky.social · 2d

🍂 🦠 🧪 Measles Outbreak in South Carolina

US now has confirmed 1,563 cases of measles this year

NPR @npr.org · 3d

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number. n.pr/4obbfnK

U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · 2d

Cambridge scientists have found a new way to grow human blood cells in the lab 🧫

A major step towards regenerative therapies, this could also help scientists with better understanding blood disorders like #leukaemia.

New #research from @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social https://bit.ly/3J0mO23 🧪

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Nereide @drnereide.bsky.social · 2d

🧵
What is coming down from the left is the Moon, appearing so large because photographed through a telescopic lens.

The video, made during the 2018 full Milk Moon,
isn't time-lapse: this was really how fast the Moon was setting behind Mount Teide.

➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap20032...

🔭 🧪 #science

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