Bluewater61 MD
@developmentdoc.bsky.social
MD, Clinical Research. Healthcare is a human right, not a privilege. #medsky He / him
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Head and neck #cancer is the seventh most common cancer worldwide.
This Review summarizes the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (#HNSCC) of the upper aerodigestive tract.
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This Review summarizes the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (#HNSCC) of the upper aerodigestive tract.
ja.ma/48RL7YV
December 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Head and neck #cancer is the seventh most common cancer worldwide.
This Review summarizes the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (#HNSCC) of the upper aerodigestive tract.
ja.ma/48RL7YV
This Review summarizes the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (#HNSCC) of the upper aerodigestive tract.
ja.ma/48RL7YV
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About 1 in 10 people have an autoimmune disease. There's great news here on current efforts that are achieving cures.
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erictopol.substack.com/p/the-exhili...
The Exhilirating Movement From Treatment to Cures for Autoimmune Diseases
Exploiting Lessons from Cancer's Mirror Biology
erictopol.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
About 1 in 10 people have an autoimmune disease. There's great news here on current efforts that are achieving cures.
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-exhili...
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-exhili...
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Datenschutz first! Ihr gespendeter Laptop erhält eine zertifizierte Datenlöschung nach DSGVO-Standard. So ist Ihre IT sicher – und wird zur Chance für eine Schülerin oder Schüler in Wien, der jetzt Hilfe braucht. Helfen statt Wegwerfen!
www.pcsfueralle.at für mehr Infos über unsere Arbeit
www.pcsfueralle.at für mehr Infos über unsere Arbeit
December 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Datenschutz first! Ihr gespendeter Laptop erhält eine zertifizierte Datenlöschung nach DSGVO-Standard. So ist Ihre IT sicher – und wird zur Chance für eine Schülerin oder Schüler in Wien, der jetzt Hilfe braucht. Helfen statt Wegwerfen!
www.pcsfueralle.at für mehr Infos über unsere Arbeit
www.pcsfueralle.at für mehr Infos über unsere Arbeit
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@eurosurveillance.org paper by Ian Barr, et al on
• near-global spread of influenza A(H3N2) subclade K
• record case numbers in Australia/New Zealand
• high transmissibility, but no evidence of increased severity
• influenza antivirals still effective
www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
• near-global spread of influenza A(H3N2) subclade K
• record case numbers in Australia/New Zealand
• high transmissibility, but no evidence of increased severity
• influenza antivirals still effective
www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
December 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
@eurosurveillance.org paper by Ian Barr, et al on
• near-global spread of influenza A(H3N2) subclade K
• record case numbers in Australia/New Zealand
• high transmissibility, but no evidence of increased severity
• influenza antivirals still effective
www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
• near-global spread of influenza A(H3N2) subclade K
• record case numbers in Australia/New Zealand
• high transmissibility, but no evidence of increased severity
• influenza antivirals still effective
www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
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Indoor tanning is trending among Gen Z. A new study finds tanning bed users not only have a much higher risk of melanoma, they also have DNA damage linked to cancer across nearly their entire skin. n.pr/4qcoLss
Tanning bed users are at higher risk of skin cancer, especially in unusual places
Indoor tanning is trending among Gen Z. A new study finds tanning bed users not only have a much higher risk of melanoma, they also have DNA damage linked to cancer across nearly their entire skin.
n.pr
December 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Indoor tanning is trending among Gen Z. A new study finds tanning bed users not only have a much higher risk of melanoma, they also have DNA damage linked to cancer across nearly their entire skin. n.pr/4qcoLss
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Normalization of glucose in people with prediabetes, i.e. achieving remission, is linked to halving of major cardiovascular adverse events over ensuing decades
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Prediabetes remission and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality: post-hoc analyses from the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcome study and the DaQing Diabetes Prevention Outcome study
Reaching prediatbetes remission is linked to a decades-long benefit, halving the risk
of cardiovascular death or hospitalisation for heart failure in diverse populations.
Targeting remission might rep...
www.thelancet.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Normalization of glucose in people with prediabetes, i.e. achieving remission, is linked to halving of major cardiovascular adverse events over ensuing decades
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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#Grippe-Welle in Österreich
Zunahme der Influenzafälle - im Sentinelsystem überwiegen Nachweise von Influenza A Subtyp H3N2 und H1N1 (3:1)
Weiterhin Aktivität von
#SARS-CoV2 #Parainfluenza #saisonaleCoronaviren #Rhinoviren, sporadische RSV-Infektionen
#ZentrumVirologie #MedUniWien
Zunahme der Influenzafälle - im Sentinelsystem überwiegen Nachweise von Influenza A Subtyp H3N2 und H1N1 (3:1)
Weiterhin Aktivität von
#SARS-CoV2 #Parainfluenza #saisonaleCoronaviren #Rhinoviren, sporadische RSV-Infektionen
#ZentrumVirologie #MedUniWien
December 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
#Grippe-Welle in Österreich
Zunahme der Influenzafälle - im Sentinelsystem überwiegen Nachweise von Influenza A Subtyp H3N2 und H1N1 (3:1)
Weiterhin Aktivität von
#SARS-CoV2 #Parainfluenza #saisonaleCoronaviren #Rhinoviren, sporadische RSV-Infektionen
#ZentrumVirologie #MedUniWien
Zunahme der Influenzafälle - im Sentinelsystem überwiegen Nachweise von Influenza A Subtyp H3N2 und H1N1 (3:1)
Weiterhin Aktivität von
#SARS-CoV2 #Parainfluenza #saisonaleCoronaviren #Rhinoviren, sporadische RSV-Infektionen
#ZentrumVirologie #MedUniWien
Important message! If you are 50 (or even 45) have your first colonoscopy! The life you save may be yours! bsky.app/profile/ohsu...
For Matt Hazard, there may not have been a better decision than listening to his cousin, who urged him to get a colonoscopy.
Matt received multidisciplinary care for his #ColorectalCancer diagnosis at OHSU, all while training for the Boston Marathon: https://bit.ly/44rKQKZ
Matt received multidisciplinary care for his #ColorectalCancer diagnosis at OHSU, all while training for the Boston Marathon: https://bit.ly/44rKQKZ
December 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Important message! If you are 50 (or even 45) have your first colonoscopy! The life you save may be yours! bsky.app/profile/ohsu...
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📊 Data update: We’ve updated nearly 300 charts with the latest data to track progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Explore our SDG Tracker: ourworldindata.org/sdgs
Explore our SDG Tracker: ourworldindata.org/sdgs
SDG Tracker: Measuring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
Our World in Data’s Sustainable Development Goals Tracker
ourworldindata.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
📊 Data update: We’ve updated nearly 300 charts with the latest data to track progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Explore our SDG Tracker: ourworldindata.org/sdgs
Explore our SDG Tracker: ourworldindata.org/sdgs
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So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic...
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic...
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
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A double dose of good news on the infectious disease front:
There’s not just one but two new drugs coming for gonorrhea, one of the most worrying diseases when it comes to antibiotic resistance.
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
There’s not just one but two new drugs coming for gonorrhea, one of the most worrying diseases when it comes to antibiotic resistance.
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
New antibiotic for gonorrhea could help beat back drug-resistant infections
Two treatments for the sexually transmitted disease are expected to become available soon
www.science.org
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
A double dose of good news on the infectious disease front:
There’s not just one but two new drugs coming for gonorrhea, one of the most worrying diseases when it comes to antibiotic resistance.
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
There’s not just one but two new drugs coming for gonorrhea, one of the most worrying diseases when it comes to antibiotic resistance.
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Should you wear a mask if you've got symptomatic flu? YES. If you wear it at home *from the onset of your symptoms*, your family members are much less likely to catch flu from you (but you must avoid unmasked co-sleeping and eating around same table - have your meals alone). 1/
December 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Should you wear a mask if you've got symptomatic flu? YES. If you wear it at home *from the onset of your symptoms*, your family members are much less likely to catch flu from you (but you must avoid unmasked co-sleeping and eating around same table - have your meals alone). 1/
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29% weight loss, 71 pounds!
That what the triple receptor GLP-1 drug retatrutide achieved in a placebo-controlled trial
Plus 3-fold complete relief of knee osteoarthritis pain
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
That what the triple receptor GLP-1 drug retatrutide achieved in a placebo-controlled trial
Plus 3-fold complete relief of knee osteoarthritis pain
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
Major Weight Loss and Knee-Pain Relief Seen With New Eli Lilly Drug
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
29% weight loss, 71 pounds!
That what the triple receptor GLP-1 drug retatrutide achieved in a placebo-controlled trial
Plus 3-fold complete relief of knee osteoarthritis pain
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
That what the triple receptor GLP-1 drug retatrutide achieved in a placebo-controlled trial
Plus 3-fold complete relief of knee osteoarthritis pain
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
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COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
jamanetwork.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Historic day for EU medicines!
EMA welcomes political agreement on new pharmaceutical legislation – the biggest reform in 20+ years.
👉 Faster patient access
👉 Stronger supply security
👉 More support for innovation
📖 Learn more: www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/ema-...
EMA welcomes political agreement on new pharmaceutical legislation – the biggest reform in 20+ years.
👉 Faster patient access
👉 Stronger supply security
👉 More support for innovation
📖 Learn more: www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/ema-...
EMA welcomes political agreement on new EU pharmaceutical legislation | European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Reform to enhance patient access, strengthen medicine supply security and boost innovation
www.ema.europa.eu
December 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Historic day for EU medicines!
EMA welcomes political agreement on new pharmaceutical legislation – the biggest reform in 20+ years.
👉 Faster patient access
👉 Stronger supply security
👉 More support for innovation
📖 Learn more: www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/ema-...
EMA welcomes political agreement on new pharmaceutical legislation – the biggest reform in 20+ years.
👉 Faster patient access
👉 Stronger supply security
👉 More support for innovation
📖 Learn more: www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/ema-...
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A new RECOVER study of 6.4M health records shows Long COVID risk has not decreased from 2020–2024. Incidence stayed stable across variants, reinforcing Long COVID as an ongoing public health priority.
Read the study: doi.org/10.1093/cid/...
Read the study: doi.org/10.1093/cid/...
December 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A new RECOVER study of 6.4M health records shows Long COVID risk has not decreased from 2020–2024. Incidence stayed stable across variants, reinforcing Long COVID as an ongoing public health priority.
Read the study: doi.org/10.1093/cid/...
Read the study: doi.org/10.1093/cid/...
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This is the real team — over 2,000 craftspeople, artisans and workers who spent the last 5 years restoring Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. What teamwork! 🙌 #NotreDame #Restoration #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
December 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This is the real team — over 2,000 craftspeople, artisans and workers who spent the last 5 years restoring Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. What teamwork! 🙌 #NotreDame #Restoration #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
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Covid mRNA vaccines have a rare link to myocarditis adverse events (~30 cases per million 2nd doses).
Extensive work in mice shows two inflammation mediators that appear to be the mediators and a plant-derived anti-inflammatory (genistein) that blocks it
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Extensive work in mice shows two inflammation mediators that appear to be the mediators and a plant-derived anti-inflammatory (genistein) that blocks it
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Inhibition of CXCL10 and IFN-γ ameliorates myocarditis in preclinical models of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination
Preclinical models of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination revealed a targetable CXCL10–IFN-γ axis that drives cytokine-induced cardiac injury.
www.science.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Covid mRNA vaccines have a rare link to myocarditis adverse events (~30 cases per million 2nd doses).
Extensive work in mice shows two inflammation mediators that appear to be the mediators and a plant-derived anti-inflammatory (genistein) that blocks it
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Extensive work in mice shows two inflammation mediators that appear to be the mediators and a plant-derived anti-inflammatory (genistein) that blocks it
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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BLOODY AI,a thread:so, I saw a picture online of the Towers of Perugia by a Renaissance artist, Benedetto Bonfigli whose other work I know a little bit. Here is the image 1/n:
December 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
BLOODY AI,a thread:so, I saw a picture online of the Towers of Perugia by a Renaissance artist, Benedetto Bonfigli whose other work I know a little bit. Here is the image 1/n:
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Your weekly reminder not to approach dead or sick birds.
December 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Your weekly reminder not to approach dead or sick birds.
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Before Xmas many people wish to do something good for those less fortunate. Having worked with charities and NGOs professionally in the past, my advice would be to give money, not goods. Only the charities know what is really needed and can buy at discount. More impact, less hassle for both sides.
November 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Before Xmas many people wish to do something good for those less fortunate. Having worked with charities and NGOs professionally in the past, my advice would be to give money, not goods. Only the charities know what is really needed and can buy at discount. More impact, less hassle for both sides.
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A new report suggests a possible new Mpox strain — we don’t yet have enough info to draw conclusions.
This is why unchecked viral spread matters: viruses can evolve under the radar.
We need stronger surveillance, data-sharing, testing — and more information.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
This is why unchecked viral spread matters: viruses can evolve under the radar.
We need stronger surveillance, data-sharing, testing — and more information.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
New mpox strain identified in England
UKHSA reminds eligible groups to come forward for mpox vaccination.
www.gov.uk
December 9, 2025 at 6:32 AM
A new report suggests a possible new Mpox strain — we don’t yet have enough info to draw conclusions.
This is why unchecked viral spread matters: viruses can evolve under the radar.
We need stronger surveillance, data-sharing, testing — and more information.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
This is why unchecked viral spread matters: viruses can evolve under the radar.
We need stronger surveillance, data-sharing, testing — and more information.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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🚨 Scientists detected a recombinant monkeypox virus combining Clade Ib & Clade IIb in a traveler from Asia to the UK.
The virus continues to surprise us — this is what happens when transmission continues unchecked.
Surveillance + data sharing matter more than ever.
virological.org/t/inter-clad...
The virus continues to surprise us — this is what happens when transmission continues unchecked.
Surveillance + data sharing matter more than ever.
virological.org/t/inter-clad...
Inter-Clade Recombinant Mpox Virus Detected in England in a Traveller Recently Returned from Asia
Inter-Clade Recombinant Mpox Virus Detected in England in a Traveller Recently Returned from Asia Authors: Steven T. Pullan1, Isobel Everall1, Rebecca Doherty1, Lucy Crossman1, Emma Wise1, Hassan Ha...
virological.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
🚨 Scientists detected a recombinant monkeypox virus combining Clade Ib & Clade IIb in a traveler from Asia to the UK.
The virus continues to surprise us — this is what happens when transmission continues unchecked.
Surveillance + data sharing matter more than ever.
virological.org/t/inter-clad...
The virus continues to surprise us — this is what happens when transmission continues unchecked.
Surveillance + data sharing matter more than ever.
virological.org/t/inter-clad...
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The top 10 people of 2025 @nature.com who shaped science.
Recognizes Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC Director who was "fired for holding the line on scientific integrity"
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
Recognizes Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC Director who was "fired for holding the line on scientific integrity"
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
December 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The top 10 people of 2025 @nature.com who shaped science.
Recognizes Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC Director who was "fired for holding the line on scientific integrity"
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
Recognizes Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC Director who was "fired for holding the line on scientific integrity"
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...