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docvatsa.bsky.social
GP NHS Scotland, Scientist. Evidence based medicine. COVID. LongCovid. Sports Medicine
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Scientists are overrated when fakery is cheaply available and spread from the top. When we reward an idiot for their idiocy, they believe they are genius. www.science.org/content/arti...

submitted 121 days ago • 0 comments

Cancer uses a sinister trick to evade the immune system: it hijacks T cells by transferring faulty mitochondria, weakening their ability to fight. This groundbreaking discovery reveals why some immunotherapies fail and opens new paths for treatment. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

submitted 121 days ago • 0 comments

Cancer uses a sinister trick to evade the immune system: it hijacks T cells by transferring faulty mitochondria, weakening their ability to fight. This groundbreaking discovery reveals why some immunotherapies fail and opens new paths for treatment. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

submitted 122 days ago • 0 comments

GLP-1 receptor agonists show potential beyond diabetes & obesity, reducing risks of neurocognitive disorders, cardiometabolic issues, & infections, but increase risks of gastrointestinal problems, hypotension, & kidney issues, per a large study on 175 health outcomes. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

submitted 122 days ago • 0 comments

Our new study shows that SARS-CoV-2 spike protein accumulates & persists in the body for years after infection, especially in the skull-meninges-brain axis, potentially driving long COVID. mRNA vaccines help but cannot stop it🔬🧠🦠🧵Your weekend read👇 @cellpress.bsky.social cell.com/cell-host-mi...

submitted 176 days ago • 56 comments

Persistent SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in the skull-meninges-brain axis may drive long COVID neurological symptoms. Induces neuroinflammation, proteome changes, & worsens outcomes in stroke/brain injury models. Vaccination reduces but doesn't eliminate accumulation. #MedSky 🧪

submitted 175 days ago • 0 comments

🚨 The injectable drug benralizumab significantly reduces asthma and COPD flare-ups by targeting eosinophils, a type of white blood cell involved in inflammation. This treatment decreases the need for hospitalization by 30%. Can be a game changer. #Medsky 🧪 www.news-medical.net/news/2024112...

submitted 176 days ago • 0 comments

Researchers found that to address the epidemic of mental ill health among HCPs, workers needed: Targeted MH interventions Hot food Rest areas/lockers Free parking Essentially staff just need to be valued & treated like human beings. Rocket science it is not. evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/system...

submitted 177 days ago • 15 comments

Déjà vu! Atleast adhere to the advice this time, in time.

submitted 176 days ago • 0 comments

Between 2013-2021, cervical cancer mortality in U.S. women under 25 dropped by 62%, thanks to widespread HPV vaccination. Yet, vaccination rates fell to 75.9% in 2023. Let's prioritize protecting the next generations. Vaccines Rock no matter what the anti vaxxers claim falsely. #Medsky 🧪

submitted 177 days ago • 0 comments

FYI. In case you plan to 'warn' your policy makers by making some noise about this. They should be proactive this time, before it is too late. H5N1 virus has been spreading in mammals across many countries, and has had human cases too. www.independent.co.uk/news/health/... #Medsky 🧪

submitted 178 days ago • 1 comment

New study on COVID-19 vaccines for kids 6-24 months: Mild reactions like fussiness (30%) and fever (14%) common, severe cases rare (0.3%). Moderna had slightly higher reaction rates than Pfizer. Vaccines remain SAFE & effective for young children. #Medsky 🧪 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

submitted 178 days ago • 0 comments

Current risk for human transmission is low , but the way policy makers are sleeping over the spread , this might change. We can't be exposing the world to yet another fast spreading deadly virus.

submitted 179 days ago • 0 comments

H5N1 has spread to many countries. This is how it can spread e.g. from cows to humans on a dairy farm. As always Govts won't act proactively to save the spread so we need to spread the awareness. #Medsky 🧪

submitted 179 days ago • 0 comments

Great news that a kit can detect the H5N1 in under three hours. Can differentiate from other avian viruses too. Otherwise it would take a few days. Can be really helpful in prevention and spread of H5N1. 🧪 #MedSky

submitted 180 days ago • 0 comments

Scientists developed a malaria vaccine using mosquito bites! 🦟 Modified malaria parasites boost immunity without causing disease. In trials, 89% of participants avoided malaria. Minimal side effects. A potential game-changer for global malaria control. www.nature.com/articles/d41... #MedSky

submitted 181 days ago • 1 comment

H5N1 has mutated. No human to human transmission detected yet. Can mutate to acquire that hence the concerns. Causes conjunctivitis and severe lung issues.Older vaccines might help but further research on vaccines ongoing. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

submitted 181 days ago • 0 comments

COVID is over, right? It is still 'ripping through ' our children n their teachers. 😡 No Cap.

submitted 181 days ago • 0 comments

Avg hospital stay for COVID in Scotland. Policy makers have stopped caring about the virus and it's impact on the people, but the virus has not stopped it's job. Thanks to efforts like this graph from @1goodtern.bsky.social that we can still get an overview #MedSky

submitted 181 days ago • 0 comments

Death rates continue to be much higher in the unvaccinated than the vaccinated for COVID. Not surprising but worth highlighting, repeatedly.

submitted 182 days ago • 0 comments

H5N1 has been on the move. Spreading. No one wants to hear the P words, but it has the potential for harming us en mass. Make some noise so that our policy makers wake up well in time than the 'last time'.

submitted 182 days ago • 1 comment

Only if rationality was the basis of our key decisions, we could easily avoid wars, idiotic policies and lot of troubles of long COVID. Only if.

submitted 184 days ago • 0 comments

Tirzepatide reduces the risk of cardiovascular death or worsening heart failure and improves health status in patients with HFpEF and obesity. Vs placebo. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

submitted 189 days ago • 1 comment

COVID hastens ageing. Just that fact should be enough for us to keep protecting ourselves against it. 🧪

submitted 467 days ago • 1 comment