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Ruth Ann Crystal
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Also known as @CatchTheBaby on Twitter
OBGYN physician, innovator, baker
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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · Nov 21
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💊Antibiotics prior to COVID increase hosp & death
🧠COVID & Depression- and how Celebrex helps
🐔Person dies of new H5N5 Bird Flu
🫣CDC publishes misinformation
✨New discovery for Ulcerative Colitis

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#medsky #IDsky 🛟😷🧪
Test Positivity graph for respiratory viruses from the CDC: COVID line in orange is low, Flu in blue is increasing but is low, RSV in purple is low but starting to increase.
November 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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If a person dressed as Batman was on the Milan metro, 67% of passengers offered their seat to a pregnant woman vs 38% without him there.🦇

44% of helpers said they didn’t notice Batman suggesting subconscious effect. buff.ly/mkWz3Jb
A man dressed as batman stands next to a pregnant woman wearing a gray sweater in a subway car. Their faces are blurred.
November 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Fascinating. A gut bacteria (Aeromonas variant) makes a toxin called aerolysin that kills gut macrophages and increases inflammation in Ulcerative Colitis.

Anti-aerolysin antibodies stopped the colitis in mice. Wow!

Could this be a new treatment for UC?

#medsky #GIsky 🧪
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Grateful to @usnews.com for recognition as one of 25 best leaders for 2025
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November 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Fascinating. A gut bacteria (Aeromonas variant) makes a toxin called aerolysin that kills gut macrophages and increases inflammation in Ulcerative Colitis.

Anti-aerolysin antibodies stopped the colitis in mice. Wow!

Could this be a new treatment for UC?

#medsky #GIsky 🧪
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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“Since 1998, independent researchers have conducted more than 40 high-quality studies involving over 5.6 million people. The conclusion is clear and unambiguous: There’s no link between vaccines and autism." -Dr. Susan Kressly, AAP President on recent changes to the CDC's website
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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I don't know how many more women need to die before the cruelty of these strict abortion laws finally dawn on us a society. This story is heartbreaking. Nothing about this is pro-life. It is anti woman and anti-life.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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With a new flu virus variant circulating, scientists fear more sickness this winter. The vaccine may be slightly less effective but doctors still urge getting one ASAP. n.pr/3X18OZx
Flu season could be nasty this winter
With a new flu virus variant circulating, scientists fear more sickness this winter. The vaccine may be slightly less effective but doctors still urge getting one ASAP.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Han inyectado la "proteína pincho" RBD del SARS-CoV-2 en el cerebro de ratones y han descubierto que causa insuficiencia de los niveles de astrocitos Cx43, lo que conlleva comportamiento depresivo.

Tratando a los ratones con Celecoxib o reponiendo los niveles de Cx43 se invierten los efectos.
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🧠Injecting SARS-CoV-2 spike protein RBD into the brains of mice caused depressive behavior by lowering astrocyte Cx43 and disrupting gap-junction communication.

Treating the mice with Celecoxib or restoring Cx43 levels reversed these effects. buff.ly/Q2RHx3h

#medsky #neurosky #psychsky🛟🧪😷
COVID and Depression. Injection of spike protein RBD into a mouse's brain causes astrocyte Cx43 decrease and stops astrocyte connections which leads to a sad face. Giving a pink pill that is celecoxib turns it to a happy face.
November 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🚨This is very serious! Do not use ByHeart infant formula because of risk of botulism.

Seek immediate medical care if baby shows:
👉 Poor feeding
👉 loss of head control
👉 difficulty swallowing
👉 decreased facial expressions

#medsky #pedsky #momsky🛟
CDC.gov/botulism Dark navy background. Food safety alert: Infant botulism outbreak linked to ByHeart Infant formula. Picture of ByHeart infant formula container which is tan with purple, lavender, orange and dark green.
November 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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🧠Injecting SARS-CoV-2 spike protein RBD into the brains of mice caused depressive behavior by lowering astrocyte Cx43 and disrupting gap-junction communication.

Treating the mice with Celecoxib or restoring Cx43 levels reversed these effects. buff.ly/Q2RHx3h

#medsky #neurosky #psychsky🛟🧪😷
COVID and Depression. Injection of spike protein RBD into a mouse's brain causes astrocyte Cx43 decrease and stops astrocyte connections which leads to a sad face. Giving a pink pill that is celecoxib turns it to a happy face.
November 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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As Canada and the U.S. have significant measles outbreaks...

P.S. Congrats to Cabo Verde, Mauritius and the Seychelles
who.int WHO @who.int · 6d
Congratulations! #CaboVerde, #Mauritius and #Seychelles have eliminated #measles and #rubella, becoming the first sub-Saharan countries to reach this milestone.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/4nZeOgc
Cabo Verde, Mauritius and Seychelles eliminate measles and rubella
November 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Between February and August 2025, 1 in 30 NIH-funded clinical trials lost grant funding, affecting over 74,000 participants, with disproportionate impact on prevention, infectious disease, and behavioral trials. ja.ma/4i4tSYx
A research letter titled "Clinical Trials Affected by Research Grant Terminations at the National Institutes of Health," discusses the impact of grant terminations on clinical trials, noting study methods, results, and discussions.
November 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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💉Flu strain mismatch to vaccine this yr, but should help some
📈RSV, Flu starting to ⬆️
🔬 Long COVID research update from PolyBio symposium
🦆 1st human case of H5N5 Bird Flu in WA state
🦋 EBV link to Lupus

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2 adult sandhill crane birds with long legs and red and gray heads walk across the road with a sandhill crane chick (orange and long legs) and a gosling (yellow with shorter grey legs).
November 17, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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💉Flu strain mismatch to vaccine this yr, but should help some
📈RSV, Flu starting to ⬆️
🔬 Long COVID research update from PolyBio symposium
🦆 1st human case of H5N5 Bird Flu in WA state
🦋 EBV link to Lupus

& much more buff.ly/DS8XnhH

#medsky #pedsky #IDsky 🛟😷🧪
2 adult sandhill crane birds with long legs and red and gray heads walk across the road with a sandhill crane chick (orange and long legs) and a gosling (yellow with shorter grey legs).
November 17, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Study of >11,000 children with atopic dermatitis (eczema) shows that COVID vaccination has additional benefits including:

✅ Fewer COVID infections
✅ Fewer other infections (pneumonia, ear, skin)
✅ Less allergic reactions (asthma, food anaphylaxis)

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#medsky #pedsky 😷🧪
Blue background, 3 kids popping out of left side with smiles on faces. COVID vaccine extra benefits in kids with atopic dermatitis. Top kid has dark brown afro puffs, second kid is a boy with black hair, third kid is a girl in overalls with light brown pony tails.
November 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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❤️COVID infection is more dangerous than vax to teen's hearts
🧐Long COVID immune & hormonal differences in Women vs. Men
🧯GLP-1 RA meds reduce inflammation in many organs
🧠Sleep apnea and brain microbleeds

& much more! buff.ly/Rz1RYUA

#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
Complicated diagram of the abstract for an article showing differences in immune cells, cytokines, hormones and gene transcription for men with Long COVID versus women with Long COVID.
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Really interesting stuff in here (for medical nerds like me)
drruth.bsky.social Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 14d
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❤️COVID infection is more dangerous than vax to teen's hearts
🧐Long COVID immune & hormonal differences in Women vs. Men
🧯GLP-1 RA meds reduce inflammation in many organs
🧠Sleep apnea and brain microbleeds

& much more! buff.ly/Rz1RYUA

#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
Complicated diagram of the abstract for an article showing differences in immune cells, cytokines, hormones and gene transcription for men with Long COVID versus women with Long COVID.
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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❤️COVID infection is more dangerous than vax to teen's hearts
🧐Long COVID immune & hormonal differences in Women vs. Men
🧯GLP-1 RA meds reduce inflammation in many organs
🧠Sleep apnea and brain microbleeds

& much more! buff.ly/Rz1RYUA

#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
Complicated diagram of the abstract for an article showing differences in immune cells, cytokines, hormones and gene transcription for men with Long COVID versus women with Long COVID.
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Reposted by Ruth Ann Crystal
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Get this: Coffee suppressed atrial fibrillation!
Unexpected results for recurrence from a randomized trial in participants after cardioversion from AF
#AHA25 @jama.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
November 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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From Neighborhood ‘Beefs’ to Public Health Crisis: As Culture of Violence Shifts, Nonviolence Work Must Reach Further" archive.is/SWDy4

"Exec director of the community violence initiative I've worked with for a decade+ (the Non Violence Institute) just published this amazing op-ed" -Megan Ranney
Man wearing blue hoodie with "Choose Peace" written on his back. He is in a building with white decoration.
November 8, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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Here are some of the 2025 Finalists for the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards www.comedywildlifephoto.com

#photography
White bird with wings out has a big clump of grass on its face so that it can't see.
November 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Elon Musk just secured a $1 trillion payout.
This same man helped dismantle USAID - an agency that cost ~$23 billion a year and saved millions of lives. Its collapse is projected to cause 14 million preventable deaths by 2030.
That is his real legacy.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Tesla Shareholders Approve $1 Trillion Pay Package for Musk
Elon Musk responded in kind to Tesla Inc. investors approving his $1 trillion compensation package, making a series of extravagant predictions about what the company will be capable of in the years to...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Here are some of the 2025 Finalists for the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards www.comedywildlifephoto.com

#photography
White bird with wings out has a big clump of grass on its face so that it can't see.
November 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM