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AMMF - The Cholangiocarcinoma Charity @charityammf.bsky.social · 13h

Throughout September we have been shining spotlight on #AMMFs funded research projects. We hope you have found their insights both valuable and informative, you can find all of the information from September’s campaign at https://ow.ly/C6Hs50XaZFv
#cholangiocarcinoma #CCA #bileductcancer

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Tim Lahey @timlaheymd.bsky.social · 13h

Ooof, big loss for biomedicine and patients

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 21h

Ugh... This study has existed for decades, providing valuable health data for all sorts of topics and publications. This is just more awful news. 🛟😷 Sociology medsky

CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off

NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.

www.statnews.com

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Tim Lahey @timlaheymd.bsky.social · 13h

“at the highest level of leadership in the CDC, there are no public health or medical professionals left to help guide CDC recommendations”

www.wired.com/story/cdc-te...

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.

www.wired.com

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 1d

A new KI study published in Nature Immunology shows that CD56bright #NKcells temporarily reside in our organs and then leave them via the lymphatic system. The results change our understanding of how the immune system works in human organs. #Immunology 🧪 news.ki.se/the-immune-s...

Concept image from Getty Images, defence against the coronavirus

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 1d

One widely circulated number claims that the “average worker saves about 2.5 hours per day on repetitive tasks” with AI. That number came from an industry survey of a thousand marketing professionals, where it’s easy to connect time savings to the surge in LLM-generated “thought leadership” we see flooding LinkedIn, or the rise of AI-generated stock footage. In other words: slop.

Productivity in marketing is measured in post count and clicks, rather than cultivating community or generating sales, and so it is arguable whether these 2.5 hours are truly productive if they simply lead to increased saturation and alienation of the customer base while degrading our information environment.

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Hannes Jansson @hannesjsson.bsky.social · 1d

#LiverSky

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology @natrevgastrohep.nature.com · 1d

ICYMI: New online! Towards a reference cell atlas of liver diversity over the human lifespan

Towards a reference cell atlas of liver diversity over the human lifespan

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Published online: 13 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41575-025-01114-3This Roadmap presents and outlines the creation of the Human Liver Cell Atlas as a reference map and resource for the liver community, providing an overview of the steps needed to build the atlas, as well as outlining the major challenges and potential of this venture.

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Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology @natrevgastrohep.nature.com · 1d

ICYMI: New online! Towards a reference cell atlas of liver diversity over the human lifespan

Towards a reference cell atlas of liver diversity over the human lifespan

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Published online: 13 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41575-025-01114-3This Roadmap presents and outlines the creation of the Human Liver Cell Atlas as a reference map and resource for the liver community, providing an overview of the steps needed to build the atlas, as well as outlining the major challenges and potential of this venture.

www.nature.com

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 1d

Ready to strengthen your research impact?

Join Lan-Lan Smith and other editors as they break down the SAGER guidelines for sex- and gender-based analyses. Get practical tips and real examples to elevate your work.

📅 21 October, 2pm BST
👉 Register: hubs.li/Q03FQ_6l0

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transpan.bsky.social @transpan.bsky.social · 2d

🔬 Upcoming TRANSPAN Webinar!

💬 Modeling Pancreatic Cancer Risk with Omics Data – Why Size Matters

🗓 Oct 23, 2025
🕑 14:00 CET
💻 Online

Discover how large-scale omics are reshaping our understanding of pancreatic cancer and why size is a key!

More info coming soon!

#TRANSPAN #PancreaticCancer

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DoctorNurse ❌👑 @doctornurse.bsky.social · Aug 22

This former Trauma ICU nurse agrees 100%.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Aug 21

Remember, whenever you hear that “speed wasn’t a factor” in a deadly crash, what they mean is that the car involved wasn’t technically speeding. At least “not by much.” It presumes that the speed limit wasn’t too high to begin with.

When it comes to death from collisions, SPEED IS ALWAYS a factor.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 3d

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Editorial manager profile created.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.

Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.

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JAMA @jama.com · 3d

Individualized perioperative MAP targets did not lower rates of organ injury or death after major abdominal surgery compared with routine blood pressure management at MAP ≥65 mm Hg.

#ANES25 @asahq.bsky.social

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Infographic from JAMA showing a study on perioperative blood pressure management for high-risk abdominal surgery patients. It concludes that individualized MAP targets didn't improve outcomes versus routine management.

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JAMA Surgery @jamasurgery.com · 3d

From @jama.com: Individualized perioperative MAP targets did not lower rates of organ injury or death after major abdominal surgery compared with routine blood pressure management at MAP ≥65 mm Hg.

#ANES25 American Society of Anesthesiologists

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Hannes Jansson @hannesjsson.bsky.social · 3d

#SurgSky @ki.se @regionstockholm.bsky.social

BJS @bjsurgery.bsky.social · 4d

Factors influencing locoregional recurrence rates in locally advanced rectal cancer after total neoadjuvant treatment versus chemoradiotherapy in the RAPIDO trial
➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/...

Factors influencing locoregional recurrence rates in locally advanced rectal cancer after total neoadjuvant treatment versus chemoradiotherapy in the RAPIDO trial

The difference in LRR between TNT and CRT mainly occurred in patients treated with sphincter-preserving surgery. Baseline information on the original tumou

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BJS @bjsurgery.bsky.social · 4d

Factors influencing locoregional recurrence rates in locally advanced rectal cancer after total neoadjuvant treatment versus chemoradiotherapy in the RAPIDO trial
➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/...

Factors influencing locoregional recurrence rates in locally advanced rectal cancer after total neoadjuvant treatment versus chemoradiotherapy in the RAPIDO trial

The difference in LRR between TNT and CRT mainly occurred in patients treated with sphincter-preserving surgery. Baseline information on the original tumou

doi.org

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norbizness @norbizness.bsky.social · 4d

It never saved money or had the intention to
It violated hundreds of laws, most notably privacy
It will cost more in the short and long term without a doubt
It will harm millions at home and kill millions abroad
The NYT are gormless whitewashing pricks

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4d

Elon Musk’s DOGE never came close to cutting as much money by Sept. 30, when the government closes its books on the fiscal year, as he promised. Because its work has been obscured by crude accounting and White House maneuvers, it’s impossible to know how much DOGE actually did cut from the budget.

Not Even Congress Knows How Much Money DOGE Cut

Elon Musk’s team started a behind-the-scenes push for White House control over federal spending that is now an undercurrent of the government shutdown.

nyti.ms

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4d

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social · 4d

This is frightening -> "The staff of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the journal that reports on health trends and emerging infectious threats, was also laid off. "

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 4d

FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation @kawresearch.bsky.social · 5d

A new study has mapped the distinct molecular “fingerprints” that 59 diseases leave in blood protein – which would enable blood tests to discern troubling signs from those that are more common #research supported by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation @proteinatlas.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/5x8wfurm

Pan-disease atlas maps molecular fingerprints of health, disease and aging | KTH

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 7d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 Six former U.S. Surgeons General — Republican and Democrat alike — just issued an unprecedented warning: RFK Jr. is endangering America’s health.

He’s silencing scientists, spreading vaccine lies, and wrecking public trust

As HHS chief, he’s:
⚠️ Fired vaccine experts & replaced them

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

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Hannes Jansson @hannesjsson.bsky.social · 8d

#HPBSky

Matthias Löhr ʚїɞ @maloehr.bsky.social · 8d

It is utterly important to screen - the right people but not everybody.

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Matthias Löhr ʚїɞ @maloehr.bsky.social · 8d

It is utterly important to screen - the right people but not everybody.

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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 11d

Terrible this is happening; great that we have a prominent governor telling us about it in real time.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 11d

This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.

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