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Chief Scientific Editor and reporter at Medical News Bulletin. We are an online medical, health and wellness research news magazine based in Canada. Working towards a better understanding of how research is done and what is and isn’t good evidence.
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Psst! Heard about TVNS via a clip on ear gadget? Turns out it might be good for more than just POTS! #insomnia #TVNS #sleep #vagusnerve 🧪 #medsky, 🩺 ,⚕️medsky

RFK jr wants you to think vaccines are dangerous. It's not clear why. But what is clear is that Vaccines save lives. Some vaccines do more than just stave off infections, this one moonlights as a cancer treatment- 🤯 buff.ly/4dEdvz1 #TB #vaccines #cancer #lovescience 🧪

Can you explain what you mean? The antibodies worked very well, monoclonal antibodies as a drug are pretty common these days, any drug that ends with ‘ab’ is based on a monoclonal antibody and made in a factory. Also the antibodies were given 3 days before exposure not 8 weeks.

With the Americans looking at banning medicines that treat opiate addictions, it's time for a refresher. Which gets better long term results? Lofexidine or buprenorphine? Come over to MNB to stay on top of essential information medicalnewsbulletin.com/lofexidine-b... #opioids #addiction

H5N1 cases are on the rise, it’s time to start preparing for more cases turning up in the ER. How do we protect our frontline health workers? The NIH is on the case! 🧪 🩺 🦠 🐓 #agriecon ⑂, #immunosky, ⚕️ medsky #virology #H5N1 #flu

People seem very worried about bone mass accumulation for transgender teens using puberty blockers, but what does the evidence say? Get your facts straight before you skeet! medicalnewsbulletin.com/puberty-bloc... 🧪 🩺 #EduSky #healthpolicy, 🩺📊 ⚕️medskies #medsky pedsky reprosky #pedsky #transhealth

If you listen to podcasts you’ve heard about adaptogens by now, but what are they a do they really fix your stress? Our wellness correspondent Mohammed Ali Malik is on the case. medicalnewsbulletin.com/do-adaptogen... 🧪 #wellness #adaptogens #healthyliving #nutrition 🍎📃 🥪📃

Hey Bluesky people if you want to criticize our coverage contact me directly and explain the issue and if we got the facts wrong I’ll fix it! Better yet, if you have a background in medical research, healthcare or science, write an article for us explaining why we are wrong! I LOVE learning! 🧪

A new type of acute pain relief medication has been approved for use in adults. It’s been 20 years since the FDA has approved a non- opioid pain killer for severe acute pain. This is big news for Emergency Medicine and surgery. Find out more with MNB medicalnewsbulletin.com/non-opioid-p... 🧪 🩺 🚑 💊

Hey all! I am seeking a researcher who works on attitudes to medicines! I’m planning a feature about why so many people feel like using pain killers is wrong or that using weight loss medications is cheating… I’d love to talk to an expert about what’s going on with that? 🧪 🩺 🧠 #scicomm

Ok this is potentially HUGE news. If you’ve ever gone to the ER with a twisted fallopian tube and been given paracetamol because they assume you are drug seeking you’ll know why this is cause for celebration! medicalnewsbulletin.com/non-opioid-p... #pain #paincounts 🩺📊 #palliativecare , medsky, 🩺,⚕️

RFK Jr’s brain worm is busy again! This time it’s telling him to pretend covid vaccines are bad. If you want some facts and figures to back your arguments I suggest you take a look at our Covid coverage starting with our Cliff’s notes on covid vaccine safety medicalnewsbulletin.com/us-governmen...

FDA still doing the lord’s work. Watch out people! Someone dropped a pen in the sausage factory! www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-aler...

Concerned about kids getting gender affirming surgery? Before you skeet, find out what gender affirming surgeries are and how many kids have had them. Get your facts straight! medicalnewsbulletin.com/are-transgen... #Bioethik #Medizinethik #EduSky 🩺📊 #healthpolicy 🩺 ⚕️medsky PedSky 🧪

Curious about what’s going on with H5N1 and vaccines? Find out with MNB medicalnewsbulletin.com/h5n1-vaccine... #medsky, 🩺,⚕️#public health #H5N1 #flu VetMed #virology 🧪 #envecon, #agriecon

Haven’t heard of lipoprotein(a)? Head to the American Heart Association for more info. People with Black African and South Asian decent are at higher risk of developing heart problems and there are currently few options for managing this type of cholesterol carrier! www.heart.org/en/-/media/F...

Last week, Monash researchers reported encouraging Phase II RCT results for Muvalaplin. Could we finally be approaching an effective way to deal with High Lp(a) cholesterol? Check it out here medicalnewsbulletin.com/lipoproteina... #cardiology #cholesterol #hearthealth medsky, 🩺,⚕️

With NSAIDS off limits and opioids on the ropes, could CBT be the answer for dialysis patients in pain? Our New writer Martins MBA reports medicalnewsbulletin.com/chronic-pain... #addictionsci #painmatters 🩸🧪 medsky, 🩺,⚕️ 🧪 #kidneyfailure #dialysis #nephrology #chronicpain

Getting ready for some crazy shit with this guy. Hold on to your anti brain worm tin foil hats! 📊🩺 🩺,⚕️ 🧠 👀 #SciPol, 🧪

RCTs show preserved ejection fraction heart failure (diastolic HF) patients do better with the help of hormone based weight loss drugs than if they rely on exercise and diet changes alone. Find out more at MNB medicalnewsbulletin.com/weight-loss-... #heartfailure #medsky, 🩺,⚕️🧪, #wellness

One of my favourite things about my job is that every week I get to dig into something new and surprising. This week I discovered that optometrists can slow down myopia with contact lenses. Have you heard about it? 👀 🤯 medicalnewsbulletin.com/eye-doctors-... 🧪 🩺 ⚕️#myopia #eye

Bird flu update! medicalnewsbulletin.com/bulletin-mon... #medsky, 🩺,⚕️#SciNews 🧪 #H5N1 #rawmilk #wellness

Dr Anthony Onunga takes a closer look at new developments in AI for radiologists, could AI help medics avoid burn out? medicalnewsbulletin.com/knowledge-en... 🩺,⚕️ 🧪 #ArtificialIntelligence #radiology

a fifth of new moms say they regularly put their baby face down or on their side to sleep. Stats show these are high risk for SIDS. What’s going on with that? medicalnewsbulletin.com/sids-safe-sl... 🩺💸 📊🩺 #medsky, 🩺, #PedSky, #publichealth, ⚕️, 🧪, #SIDS

US youth services targeting kids considered high risk for T2D due to ethnic background are missing cases. So what’s really driving the increase in pre-diabetes among kids? Find out over at MNB medicalnewsbulletin.com/beyond-race-... #foodpoverty 📊🩺 🩺💸 🩺,⚕️ #PedSky 🧪

If finding out that quokkas throw their joeys at predators made you look twice, look at the crazy shit I just found in our archives! medicalnewsbulletin.com/white-blood-... 🧬 #MolBiol ⑂, #immunosky 🧪

WSU Psychiatrists say that magic mushrooms could help frontline healthcare workers suffering burnout from COVID-19 working conditions get over the hump. Would you try it? medicalnewsbulletin.com/does-psilocy... 🩺🧠, 🧠🩺 #Skychiatry #ptsd, #cptsd 🩺,⚕️ 🧪

If you are interested in the quest to get psychedelics into mainstream psychiatry this might be a story for you… medicalnewsbulletin.com/does-psilocy... 🩺,⚕️ #psychiatry, #clinpsych, 🩺🧠, 🧠🩺 #ptsd, #cptsd 🧪

Hey all! It’s fantastic to see you guys liking and sharing our posts announcing articles, but please, read the stories in full first! We include vital context about the science that explains how they came up with the headlining grabbing conclusions so that you can critically appraise them! 🩺⚕️🧪

Looks like the CDC learned from their mistakes in 2019. With H5N1 cases cropping up more frequently, the US is being proactive about surveillance. medicalnewsbulletin.com/bulletin-h5n... #agriecon 📊🩺 🩺,⚕️ public health 🧪