Al
@al4001.bsky.social
Epidemiologist: outbreak control, injection safety, infection control
“it’s like the feeling that the epidemic does not exist”.
Papua New Guinea grapples with HIV epidemic as it battles stigma and US aid cuts
Papua New Guinea has one of the fastest growing HIV epidemics in the Asia-Pacific region, with many unaware they have the virus
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“it’s like the feeling that the epidemic does not exist”.
The CDC’s change to hepatitis B vaccination is even worse than it seems
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The CDC’s change to hepatitis B vaccination is even worse than it seems
The new recommendations portend even more harmful shifts ahead.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The CDC’s change to hepatitis B vaccination is even worse than it seems
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Interesting. Please ignore the advertisements accompanying this article.
RFK Jr.'s war on vaccines is about shaming women, not helping kids
The MAHA movement regards all childhood ailments as a sign that moms are failing
www.salon.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Interesting. Please ignore the advertisements accompanying this article.
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There’s a real moral hazard when decision-makers lack clinical experience and ignore those who have it. Clinicians carry the painful memories of lives lost to preventable disease—and that’s exactly why they fight so hard to ensure it never happens again.
December 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
There’s a real moral hazard when decision-makers lack clinical experience and ignore those who have it. Clinicians carry the painful memories of lives lost to preventable disease—and that’s exactly why they fight so hard to ensure it never happens again.
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Again: the Purpose of LLM- type "AI" bullshit engines is not to tell you the truth or to lie to you, but to tell you something you are statistically determined to be more likely to accept, irrespective of facts— which makes them perfect for accelerating dis- & misinformation & persuasive propaganda…
AI dialogues shifted political support by 2 to 3 points in trials, eclipsing standard ads. Roughly one-third of this effect persisted for a month. However, models optimized for persuasion proved more factually error-prone.
#MLSky
#MLSky
AI chatbots can persuade voters to change their minds
Conversations with AI can sway people’s political views. Concerningly, a chatbot’s facts are not always accurate, especially when it supports right-wing positions.
www.nature.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Again: the Purpose of LLM- type "AI" bullshit engines is not to tell you the truth or to lie to you, but to tell you something you are statistically determined to be more likely to accept, irrespective of facts— which makes them perfect for accelerating dis- & misinformation & persuasive propaganda…
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Three late November tropical cyclones have devastated cities and villages in countries around the Indian Ocean.
When "a region unused to tropical cyclones has had three in a week, the world needs to ask why this happened, not look away."
Read more:
When "a region unused to tropical cyclones has had three in a week, the world needs to ask why this happened, not look away."
Read more:
The Indian Ocean disaster is a climate tragedy — and needs more attention
A region unused to tropical cyclones has had three in a week. The world needs to ask why this happened, not look away.
www.nature.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Three late November tropical cyclones have devastated cities and villages in countries around the Indian Ocean.
When "a region unused to tropical cyclones has had three in a week, the world needs to ask why this happened, not look away."
Read more:
When "a region unused to tropical cyclones has had three in a week, the world needs to ask why this happened, not look away."
Read more:
Injection Safety: long article, NO mention of Viral transmission risk. HepC anyone?
‘Not approved for human use’: the online frenzy for injectable peptides sweeping Australia
Social media is driving a boom in the use of peptides to improve appearance and physical performance. Many are experimental and come with risk of serious side effects
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Injection Safety: long article, NO mention of Viral transmission risk. HepC anyone?
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According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
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Broader transmission of mpox due to clade Ib #MPXV – Global situation.
#monkeypox
www.who.int/emergencies/...
#monkeypox
www.who.int/emergencies/...
Broader transmission of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV – Global situation
The purpose of this report is to raise awareness about the local transmission of clade Ib monkeypox virus (MPXV) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in countries previously unaffected or to date rep...
www.who.int
December 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Broader transmission of mpox due to clade Ib #MPXV – Global situation.
#monkeypox
www.who.int/emergencies/...
#monkeypox
www.who.int/emergencies/...
COVID-19: The Vax is better than the disease
November in Covidlandia: Metformin, Mayhem, and Medical Poetry
Welcome back to the monthly curation of news, clinical studies, and overlooked ideas about all-things-Covid that we call Covidlandia.
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
COVID-19: The Vax is better than the disease
Cranks Rule HepB
RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers plan biggest change yet to childhood schedule
RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers plan biggest change yet to childhood schedule
RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers plan biggest change yet to childhood schedule
The new chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said the panel plans to vote to end universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth and to scrutinize if childhood shots cause allergies.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Cranks Rule HepB
RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers plan biggest change yet to childhood schedule
RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers plan biggest change yet to childhood schedule
It's a study of Long COVID... Not Vax
Authors of COVID Vaccine Study Refute Anti-Vaxxers’ Twisting of Their Research
NewsGuard contacted the authors of a study on Long COVID who objected that their research was being misinterpreted by vaccine skeptics to claim that vaccines cause ‘microclots.’
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:53 AM
It's a study of Long COVID... Not Vax
Killers
UNAIDS says Trump's cuts have killed people and left millions without medicine
The United Nations body charged with fighting the spread of HIV says the Trump administration's cuts to the US foreign aid budget have sent the global aid response into "crisis mode".
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Killers
The Trump administration is turning drug review into make-a-deal
The Trump administration is turning drug review into make-a-deal
“FDA decision-making may be reduced to a sequence of ‘make-a-deals’ with Trump, his FDA, or even political allies,” experts warn.
www.statnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The Trump administration is turning drug review into make-a-deal
The cranks in charge...
CDC website altered to reflect RFK Jr’s belief in link between vaccines and autism
Public health and autism specialists roundly condemn alteration to the ‘vaccine safety’ webpage
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The cranks in charge...
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The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus:
“We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense.
“It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.
“The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to.”
“We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense.
“It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.
“The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to.”
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus:
“We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense.
“It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.
“The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to.”
“We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense.
“It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.
“The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to.”
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This is important
Break the silence: let’s start talking about COVID-19 again.
"Governments, health leaders and communities have been urged to break the silence on COVID-19, and ensure there is transparent, consistent communication about ongoing risks, prevention measures and available support."
archive.md/yrb3W
"Governments, health leaders and communities have been urged to break the silence on COVID-19, and ensure there is transparent, consistent communication about ongoing risks, prevention measures and available support."
archive.md/yrb3W
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 AM
This is important
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Ultra-processed foods now make up nearly half of the average Australian’s diet because the country has “fallen behind international best practice” on nutrition, a co-author of a major new global report says.
Read the full story. 🔗👉 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Read the full story. 🔗👉 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 19, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Ultra-processed foods now make up nearly half of the average Australian’s diet because the country has “fallen behind international best practice” on nutrition, a co-author of a major new global report says.
Read the full story. 🔗👉 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Read the full story. 🔗👉 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Must-read in @theguardian.com from my friend @georgemonbiot.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Must-read in @theguardian.com from my friend @georgemonbiot.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Today's new @publicenterprise.bsky.social report is a comprehensive analysis of the capital structure of the entire AI sector: data center real estate, GPU markets, private credit, you name it.
It's also a financial risk management framework for policymakers!
publicenterprise.org/report/bubbl...
It's also a financial risk management framework for policymakers!
publicenterprise.org/report/bubbl...
Bubble or Nothing
Policymakers concerned about the deployment of clean energy and compute-focused infrastructure over the long term need a framework for managing the uncertainty in the AI sector's investment landscape—...
publicenterprise.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today's new @publicenterprise.bsky.social report is a comprehensive analysis of the capital structure of the entire AI sector: data center real estate, GPU markets, private credit, you name it.
It's also a financial risk management framework for policymakers!
publicenterprise.org/report/bubbl...
It's also a financial risk management framework for policymakers!
publicenterprise.org/report/bubbl...
COVID-19 BRAIN 4 all....
ANSWERED: Does COVID-19 Harm the Brain?
A Collection of Medical Research (60 Studies)
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:18 AM
COVID-19 BRAIN 4 all....
At the same time, the documents indicate that Meta's own research suggests its products have become a pillar of the global fraud economy.
Meta forecast $24b revenue from scam ads, internal documents show
Users of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are exposed to fraudulent e-commerce and investment schemes, illegal online casinos, and the sale of banned medical products.
www.abc.net.au
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
At the same time, the documents indicate that Meta's own research suggests its products have become a pillar of the global fraud economy.