The US is projected to have ~6 fewer new FDA-approved drugs annually & 18% fewer drugs entering clinical trials if the WH's proposed NIH cuts are approved by Congress said Venrock VC Bob Kocher & USC Schaeffer professor Dana Goldman in op-ed. schaeffer.usc.edu/research/pat... #medsky #biosky
This line is going to stick with me for a very long time.
“One of them is a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer who was deported without medication or the ability to contact their doctors…”
Let's stand with Corey Booker until he can stand no longer. Go over to his youtube channel and stand with him!
The image is a heatmap titled "Measles," showing measles cases across U.S. states from 1928 to 2003. States listed on the y-axis include Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The x-axis spans years from 1928 to 2003. A vertical line marks the introduction of the measles vaccine around 1963. The color scale at the bottom ranges from blue (0 cases) to red (4,000+ cases), with shades of green, yellow, and orange indicating intermediate values (1,000, 2,000, 3,000 cases). Before 1963, many states show frequent high case numbers (yellow to red), while after 1963, cases drop significantly, with mostly blue indicating near-zero cases.
And yet Joe Rogan puts guests on who say "Vaccines aren't actually responsible for the reduction in infectious diseases.”
Democrats "may find themselves quickly back in business if they can simply swallow their pride and follow Bernie’s lead."
We are sending people for indefinite detention without trial at a foreign gulag because they have tattoos about soccer teams and about loving their mothers.
Fantastic news!
#hemesky
This is very bad news for Iowans.
Especially those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, melanoma, glioblastoma or any of the other horrific cancers where mRNA vaccines are showing promise.
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
Yup. By Bill Bramhall
In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years.
Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.
Roswell Park Blood Cancer Expert Honored With Prestigious GVHD Research Award @sghmd.bsky.social @roswellpark.bsky.social #hematology
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Congratulations to Dr. Shernan Holtan, MD, Chief of Blood and Marrow Transplantation at Roswell Park, on receiving the 2025 Lukas D. Wartman Award! 🎉
Honored for her groundbreaking work in GVHD care, research & advocacy, she continues to transform patient outcomes.
Excellent episode. Two comments: 1. In patients with unexplained iron deficiency we should think and test for PNH. 2. In women with heavy menstrual periods testing for vWF deficiency.
Captures it perfectly.
Roses are red. 🌹
Violets are not.
Vaccines cause adulthood, 💉
And autism, they do not! 🙈
#medsky #valentinesday #medpoets
Congratulations on my friend Dr. Shernan Holtan @sghmd.bsky.social on being recognized for her work in #gvhd by the #gvhdalliance Lukas D Wartman Award #tandem25
Speechless and beyond grateful to honor the journey of Dr. Wartman as the ASTCT 2025 Lukas D. Wartman #GVHD Achievement Awardee. Thank you to my patients for constant inspiration and colleagues for encouragement over the years. What unexpected recognition. I share this award with you! ❤️🙏
In 3 days, the number of measles cases in a highly unvaccinated area of Texas has doubled. There are now 48 cases, all of whom are unvaccinated, and 13 of whom have been hospitalized so far, for a hospitalization rate of 27%. This is huge figure in epidemiology. This outbreak will keep spreading.
Anyone with vaccine skepticism should tour our PICU. We have multiple unvaccinated patients currently on ECMO secondary only to flu.
It is really bad.
#tandem25 #bmtsm Auletta: despite PTCy overcoming HLA barriers, accrual of minorities to HCT clinical trials remains inadequate. Similarly, social determinant barriers of access to HCT greater than differences in outcomes afterward. Using ACCESS trial sought to characterize social vulnerabilities.
#tandem25 #bmtsm Maas-Bauer: ROCK1/2 inhibition downregulate NFkB signaling assoc with inflammation and upreg of anti-inflammatory IL10 — basically modulating n of monocyte phenotype to antiinflammatory M2 type. Decreased F-actin in ROCK1/2i treated is assoc with deceased monocyte migration.
Make baklava
This is the first winter season where OTC tests for Covid AND Flu now are accessible in the US
Huge step forward for early diagnosis and treatment
It is ~ $15 per test. That money could be reimbursed afterward via insurance or use of HSA/FSA
More here:
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