Ashley Shivers
@naalstrasza.bsky.social
Senior Clinical Data Specialist in Cardiology, specializing in Cath/PCI. Located just outside of Atlanta.
The NCDR is my bible.
The NCDR is my bible.
Today's rally near Piedmont Park in Atlanta, GA. Women's and LGBTQ march. It was fantastic. #refusefascism
March 9, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Today's rally near Piedmont Park in Atlanta, GA. Women's and LGBTQ march. It was fantastic. #refusefascism
I love it when the church tries to fleece my 12 year old out of money.
So glad I'm out of this cult.
So glad I'm out of this cult.
March 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I love it when the church tries to fleece my 12 year old out of money.
So glad I'm out of this cult.
So glad I'm out of this cult.
Reposted by Ashley Shivers
Today, my mom discovered that Iran pre-Ayatollah takeover was just as progressive as the U.S. I had her Google photos, and she was floored. She pointed to one where you see teens sitting on a stoop and said, "You could have said this was from my yearbook, and I'd never know otherwise."
Education.
Education.
February 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Today, my mom discovered that Iran pre-Ayatollah takeover was just as progressive as the U.S. I had her Google photos, and she was floored. She pointed to one where you see teens sitting on a stoop and said, "You could have said this was from my yearbook, and I'd never know otherwise."
Education.
Education.
This was fun (and cozy!) project
February 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This was fun (and cozy!) project
I'mtrying to save money on energy by being inventive with things around the house. One thing I realized is I can wear a blanket!. I draped it over me and put a stitch in it so it would stay on.
I just found out I've rediscovered Greek leisure wear by making a chiton.
I just found out I've rediscovered Greek leisure wear by making a chiton.
January 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I'mtrying to save money on energy by being inventive with things around the house. One thing I realized is I can wear a blanket!. I draped it over me and put a stitch in it so it would stay on.
I just found out I've rediscovered Greek leisure wear by making a chiton.
I just found out I've rediscovered Greek leisure wear by making a chiton.
Reposted by Ashley Shivers
The #TuskegeeAirmen, an active fighter unit of 450 pilots, were the first soldiers who flew during World War II, conducting more than 15,000 missions
The #WomenAirforceService organized female pilots into the war. They served with distinction.
Their service was historic.
bit.ly/3PQ6AbA
The #WomenAirforceService organized female pilots into the war. They served with distinction.
Their service was historic.
bit.ly/3PQ6AbA
US Air Force resumes teaching video on first Black pilots after DEI review
The U.S. Air Force said on Sunday it will resume instruction of trainees using a video about the first Black airmen in the U.S. military, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, which has passed review to ensure compliance with President Donald Trump's ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
bit.ly
January 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The #TuskegeeAirmen, an active fighter unit of 450 pilots, were the first soldiers who flew during World War II, conducting more than 15,000 missions
The #WomenAirforceService organized female pilots into the war. They served with distinction.
Their service was historic.
bit.ly/3PQ6AbA
The #WomenAirforceService organized female pilots into the war. They served with distinction.
Their service was historic.
bit.ly/3PQ6AbA
Reposted by Ashley Shivers
Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025
January 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025
Springtails going gaga over an apple core. I also caught two of my worms trading DNA, and I didn't realize it until after I took them. First time seeing a lot of things today!
January 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Springtails going gaga over an apple core. I also caught two of my worms trading DNA, and I didn't realize it until after I took them. First time seeing a lot of things today!
Yellow tomato skin under a 40x microscope.
December 29, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Yellow tomato skin under a 40x microscope.
RBC under a 40x microscope, unstained. If you look closely, a couple of cells have already gone through hemolysis; cell death.
December 29, 2024 at 4:09 PM
RBC under a 40x microscope, unstained. If you look closely, a couple of cells have already gone through hemolysis; cell death.
This part of God: An Anatomy by @proffrancesca.bsky.social. This sentence always, always makes me laugh out loud, and I had to annotate why.
December 27, 2024 at 2:10 PM
This part of God: An Anatomy by @proffrancesca.bsky.social. This sentence always, always makes me laugh out loud, and I had to annotate why.
The first thing my 11-year old asks me when I picked him up from school was,"Mom, can you tell me about China's One Child Policy?" This kid asks the best questions.
December 12, 2024 at 9:20 PM
The first thing my 11-year old asks me when I picked him up from school was,"Mom, can you tell me about China's One Child Policy?" This kid asks the best questions.
This is so good. I'm glad pharma companies are looking into treating addiction. I heard about the "food chatter" effect that GLP-1 helps silence, and it sounds like this could be so useful to help tamper down on other harmful addictions.
Lilly's CEO David Ricks today said his firm next year will start "large studies in alcohol abuse & nicotine use, even in drug abuse.” (Bloomberg's Madison Muller on news here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...)
Thrilled to finally hear this from big pharma.
Me, in @opinion.bloomberg.com, in June:
Thrilled to finally hear this from big pharma.
Me, in @opinion.bloomberg.com, in June:
Ozempic’s Addiction-Fighting Potential Is Being Ignored
Several small studies suggest semaglutide can curb cravings for drugs and alcohol. But pharma can make more money elsewhere.
www.bloomberg.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:31 PM
This is so good. I'm glad pharma companies are looking into treating addiction. I heard about the "food chatter" effect that GLP-1 helps silence, and it sounds like this could be so useful to help tamper down on other harmful addictions.
Vaccines save lives!!
"Deaths from cervical cancer are plummeting among young women in the US, and scientists think we have a single vaccine to thank for the numerous lives saved."
HPV vaccines.
www.sciencealert.com/young-americ...
HPV vaccines.
www.sciencealert.com/young-americ...
Young American Deaths From Cervical Cancer Fall Sharply After HPV Vaccine
Deaths from cervical cancer are plummeting among young women in the US, and scientists think we have a single vaccine to thank for the numerous lives saved.
www.sciencealert.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Vaccines save lives!!
My Armadilidium nasatum snacking on some bark in their terrarium. They're helping keep me company while I burn the midnight oil.
December 3, 2024 at 12:09 AM
My Armadilidium nasatum snacking on some bark in their terrarium. They're helping keep me company while I burn the midnight oil.
For those unfamiliar with the geometric concepts of ventricular strain, here's a cheatsheet for quick reference
December 1, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Reposted by Ashley Shivers
The main problem with drinking unpasteurised, raw milk, is not that you may become seriously ill or may even kill you
It introduces a highly adaptable influenza virus, H5N1, into the human population
Selecting for mutations/reassortments facilitating human to human transmission
50% mortality
🧪🦠
It introduces a highly adaptable influenza virus, H5N1, into the human population
Selecting for mutations/reassortments facilitating human to human transmission
50% mortality
🧪🦠
Drinking raw, unpasteurised, milk is a bad idea.
It has no nutritional benefits, but it will expose you to a wide range of pathogens like tuberculosis and Salmonella
Now also bird flu. The mortality rate of bird flu is around 50%
Your choice.
🧪
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
It has no nutritional benefits, but it will expose you to a wide range of pathogens like tuberculosis and Salmonella
Now also bird flu. The mortality rate of bird flu is around 50%
Your choice.
🧪
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Bird flu detected in second lot of raw milk sold in California, health officials say
“All of the cows at Raw Farm are healthy and do not show signs or symptoms of HPAI or Bird Flu,” Raw Farm said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 30, 2024 at 8:50 PM
The main problem with drinking unpasteurised, raw milk, is not that you may become seriously ill or may even kill you
It introduces a highly adaptable influenza virus, H5N1, into the human population
Selecting for mutations/reassortments facilitating human to human transmission
50% mortality
🧪🦠
It introduces a highly adaptable influenza virus, H5N1, into the human population
Selecting for mutations/reassortments facilitating human to human transmission
50% mortality
🧪🦠
Reposted by Ashley Shivers
THIS IS HUGE! An HIV PrEP drug candidate in the form of a twice-yearly subcutaneous injection has been shown to reduce HIV infections by 96% in a SECOND late-stage Phase III trial. Lenacapavir was 99.9% effective at preventing HIV in MORE THAN 2,000 participants. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️
November 30, 2024 at 5:00 PM
THIS IS HUGE! An HIV PrEP drug candidate in the form of a twice-yearly subcutaneous injection has been shown to reduce HIV infections by 96% in a SECOND late-stage Phase III trial. Lenacapavir was 99.9% effective at preventing HIV in MORE THAN 2,000 participants. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️
Hey, other science people... am I crazy for pushing back against the Raw Milk fiasco plaguing our country? I had someone try to imply that raw milk had fewer hormones yesterday, and when I asked what part of the pasteurization process is where they add hormones. They doubled back and said that 1/?
November 29, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Hey, other science people... am I crazy for pushing back against the Raw Milk fiasco plaguing our country? I had someone try to imply that raw milk had fewer hormones yesterday, and when I asked what part of the pasteurization process is where they add hormones. They doubled back and said that 1/?
@rachelprewitt.bsky.social Hello fellow Exvangelical!
November 27, 2024 at 4:36 PM
@rachelprewitt.bsky.social Hello fellow Exvangelical!
I remember having a patient who had a moderate case of covid a month before admission. Early 30s, active, eating healthy, non-smoking. They came in with sob and fatigue. Later that night, the patient had a 30% EF. This was a couple of weeks before the vaccine was available to frontline workers.
For years, some of us have fought back against terrible misinformation that somehow attributed Covid vaccines to a big risk of heart problems.
It’s always been Covid infection, not the Covid vaccine.
Yet another study revealing the truth:
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/w...
#medsky
It’s always been Covid infection, not the Covid vaccine.
Yet another study revealing the truth:
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/w...
#medsky
Covid Can Raise the Risk of Heart Problems for Years
People who had severe infections are especially vulnerable.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 4:15 PM
I remember having a patient who had a moderate case of covid a month before admission. Early 30s, active, eating healthy, non-smoking. They came in with sob and fatigue. Later that night, the patient had a 30% EF. This was a couple of weeks before the vaccine was available to frontline workers.
Wow, how #cardiosky has grown!
Our first starter pack is already full, see if you've missed anyone: go.bsky.app/562nfhZ
Our first starter pack is already full, see if you've missed anyone: go.bsky.app/562nfhZ
November 24, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Those little dots on a tomato are Springtails! They're essential for terrarium health, as they provide the service of breaking down fungus and rotting matter. They also help clean up after my Armadililidae, who themselves break down decaying leaflitter.
November 23, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Those little dots on a tomato are Springtails! They're essential for terrarium health, as they provide the service of breaking down fungus and rotting matter. They also help clean up after my Armadililidae, who themselves break down decaying leaflitter.