2003: SARS1
2009: H1N1
2014: Ebola
2015: Zika
2019: COVID-19
2022: Monkeypox
2024: H5N1

We need global pathogen monitoring

Beyond sequencing, the Immune System is remarkably good sensor & keeper of exposure data

A Global Immune Observatory is needed

elifesciences.org/articles/58989

More on the link between ultra-processed foods and increased risk of cognitive decline (16% ⬆️) [adjusted] among >30,000 people age 45+ followed for 11 yrs
and reduction (12% ⬇️) for participants w/ unprocessed/minimally processed foods
neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WN… (similar link to

The pandemic's formidable impact: accelerating biotech, life science, and digital medical technology
frontiersin.org/journals/scien…

Just out nature
The 1st whole-slide digital pathology #AI foundation model pre-trained on large-scale real-world data, from over 1.3 billion images, 30,000 patients
nature.com/articles/s4158…
Hoifung Poon Hanwen Xu Microsoft University of Washington Naoto Usuyama Microsoft Research

ICYMI I wanted to share the amazing TODAY interview of me and Sandra Abrevaya and all of the things that we have been up to. Thank you Jacob Soboroff and Molly Hunter for the chance to share our story with the world!

Creativity and humor shown to promote well-being in older adults via similar mechanisms medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-c… via Medical Xpress #health #elderlycare

Timeline cleanse.

If you don’t know what The 3 Wishes Project is, they are a group of the best humans who fulfill final wishes of patients who are dying & create unique keepsakes for the bereaved. 💞

#MedTwitter

Sharing ICYMI. Today is a tough day for so many of us in the ALS community. I hope for the days when ALS trials are successful.

Take a moment to deal with the sadness and then keep pushing.

Welcome news from CDC CDC Flu. These timely updates will help to inform us of their latest data and guidance related to #H5N1 outbreak.

This report was first to inform us of the antiviral drug resistant virus isolated from one of the cows. Very imp data.

Progress. 🙏

'The efficacy of a real-time, quantitative method that could overcome these problems — using machinery that can be wheeled into any emergency department.'—Konofagou Lab at Columbia University
A reach now, but maybe in the future, using ultrasound to detect blocked heart arteries and microvascular

A week of discoveries about our internal axes!
—Gut to sperm
nature.com/articles/s4158…
—Body to brain
nature.com/articles/s4158…
—Brain to muscle
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
—Brain to skin
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

As we wrote Science Magazine
'Each reinfection contributes additional risk of #LongCovid : Cumulatively, two infections yield a higher risk of Long Covid than one infection, and three infections yield a higher risk than two infections'—Ziyad Al-Aly, MD and me
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

The

BREAKING NEWS: I am freaking out with excitement to share that No Ordinary Campaign will be streaming on Prime Video May 28th!

Please share the trailer below with everyone so that, together, we can change the world. #ForLoveAndLife #NoOrdinaryCampaign

For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer’s disease — in people who inherit two copies of a worrisome gene. nbcnews.com/health/aging/c…

I believe strongly & wholeheartedly in supporting local bookshops, especially when they need it most.

The #flu season is over. But a tragedy it brings is not. CDC reported today that it has been notified of 10 more pediatric flu deaths that occurred from the first week of Jan. to the week of April 20. They bring the season total to 158. This has been a bad year for pediatric

.@UCSF_Library is hiring a Data Science Instructor. 'Position is in charge of designing & teaching workshops & training sessions on topics such as R programming, statistics, & generative AI… Anticipate hiring near $120,000-$135,000…' buff.ly/3QnVknJ

Here's a press release from UCLA Health about our new #AI for #raredisease , specifically the #primaryimmunodeficiency called CVID. Diagnosing CVID patients early will save lives. uclahealth.org/news/release/m…

Older adults who MDs have decided should be admitted to the hospital are spending hours, even more than a day, in ERs waiting for beds to open up. With deleterious impacts. My latest. cnn.com/2024/04/26/hea…

🚨NEW PAPER

For many, homes suddenly doubled as offices

We followed 206 remote workers over 1 yr with air sensors + brain tests

➡️The indoor air at home being too hot, cold, or stale impaired problem-solving & creative-thinking

Clear air = clear brains
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…