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🇵🇷🇨🇴 📍 Boston, MA Eye Health, Medicine, healthy skepticism, and Civil Rights advocacy. Views = own https://substack.com/@bryancobo
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“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to relive it.” - Santayana

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Anecdotal reports suggest drugs like Ozempic may curb not just appetite but also impulsive or addictive behaviour, hinting at links between metabolic health and our brains

submitted 47 days ago • 1 comment

A nutrition program that fights obesity in kids is cut. This isn't MAHA. This is the opposite of MAHA.

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🧪 Concerns grow as NIH cuts funding for several research areas, including mRNA vaccine projects. 🩺 🛟

submitted 66 days ago • 3 comments

Great read!

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Once-a-year injection to protect against HIV is safe and shows promise as a long-acting prevention medication, phase 1 study finds. Explore the research 👉 tinyurl.com/bduenm99 #MedSky

submitted 78 days ago • 1 comment

I voted to reject RFK Jr.'s nomination to HHS. I cannot in good conscience support someone who denies and will dilute our public health protections, sow distrust in science, and oversee massive cuts to health care programs for vulnerable Americans.

submitted 113 days ago • 2355 comments

I feel that this is more relevant today than ever before

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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

submitted 124 days ago • 1340 comments

Are blue light filters really protecting your eyes or just another tech-age myth? 🤔 Dive into the science, debunk the claims, and discover what really works to protect your eyes and sleep. Read here 👇 #BlueLightFilters #EyeHealth #Optometry

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To overcome vaccine hesistancy, we must do a better job of explaining the risks of illness vs vaccine side effects Really important & timely @plosglobalpublichealth.org commentary by Dr Peter Hotez journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

submitted 140 days ago • 6 comments

Carbon monoxide cannot be seen, smelled or tasted, and poisons tens of thousands in the US every winter so make sure you have working carbon monoxide detectors

submitted 143 days ago • 3 comments

I stand by this.

submitted 145 days ago • 325 comments

After reading the recent @economist.com article about RFK Jr. I can’t help but be disappointed. Highlighting RFK Jr.’s “sensible ideas” risks legitimizing his broader anti-science rhetoric, which has caused real harm. Here I break down why some of these takes are incredibly misleading. 🧵 1/

submitted 145 days ago • 1 comment

I wish my first blog of 2025 was not about the tidal wave of disinformation and anti-science that we will witness this year Books by Fauci, Hotez, @adamratnermd.bsky.social, @joho.bsky.social & @pauloffit.bsky.social can help us understand & cope communities.springernature.com/posts/want-t...

submitted 147 days ago • 6 comments

🧵In 3 studies that included predominantly Puerto Rican and Black youths with #asthma, a nasal transcriptomic profile consistent with the T2HIGH profile was least common across all studies. #MedSky ja.ma/402KbwE

submitted 146 days ago • 2 comments

🌍 H5N1: Should We Be Worried? 🦠 Bird flu is back in the headlines, and for good reason. With its spread across species and mutations that could bring it closer to human transmission, experts like Dr. Fauci are raising alarms. Could this be the next pandemic? #EpiSky #PublicHealth #H5N1 #Influenza

submitted 146 days ago • 0 comments

Having the worst deja vu seeing this chest x-ray of whited out lungs from a novel zoonotic infection

submitted 148 days ago • 43 comments

Misinformation spreads faster than truth, and the stakes are higher than ever. But here’s the thing: fighting it isn’t just for researchers or policymakers. It’s on all of us. The internet thrives on engagement. Let’s make it count for truth. What’s one way you combat misinformation in your life?

submitted 148 days ago • 0 comments

🎙️ My first podcast episode is live! 🎉 In this episode, I dive into RFK Jr.’s controversial health claims and how misinformation about vaccines, fluoride, and more threatens public health. Listen now and join the conversation! #EpiSky #PublicHealth #MedSky

submitted 150 days ago • 0 comments

Vaccines. Fluoride. Public trust. RFK Jr.’s anti-science health claims aren’t just misleading—they could reshape public health as we know it. Here's how his leadership could threaten evidence-based policy. 📰 Dive in 👇 #EpiSky

submitted 152 days ago • 0 comments

Omega-3 fatty acids might hold the key to tackling dry eye syndrome and improving overall eye health. This thread dives deep into the science, clinical trials, and the challenges of leveraging omega-3s for better vision. Curious about the connection? Read on! 👁️💧👇 #EyeHealth

submitted 199 days ago • 0 comments

We're investigating health insurance denials. If you want to share your insights, here's how:

submitted 164 days ago • 353 comments

Please enjoy this shot of Elvis getting a polio shot backstage at the Ed Sullivan show as part of a pro-vaccination campaign in 1956, posted here today for no reason whatsoever

submitted 166 days ago • 105 comments