My brilliant med student asked me to explain correlation, causation, confounding &collider bias. I used the following ex… so sharing here in case anyone finds it helpful! PS -I have learned much from David Nunan CEBM Catalogue of Bias - a great resource for EBM. hopefully he approves😅

Exciting developments in hydrogel engineering from the Baker lab!

businesswire.com/news/molecular… Some good news for endometriosis patients!

The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more. I'm trying to save them. You can find the deleted docs at CDCGuidelines.com - I'll be adding more over the weekend.

Your health matters, and your identity cannot be erased like a page on a website. There are lots of people that care about you! 🏳️‍🌈💓🇨🇦

This is a list of blockbuster drugs in 2024. Guess how many can trace their origins to NIH funded research? All of them.

NIH indirect costs fund the backbone of research: maintaining labs, ensuring safety, and supporting admin work. These are essential for groundbreaking discoveries. Drastic cuts to NIH indirect rates are detrimental to academic biomedical research.

What a bizarre world. Our research did make it into MIT president's statement about why MIT is joining the law suit in federal court over this, and what's on the line for us.

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the maple leaf, our national flag! 🇨🇦 A symbol of unity, identity and shared values, it represents what makes Canada a unique and inclusive country. ❤️🤍 canada.ca/en/canadian-he… #FlagDay

Singing O Canada loud and proud after winning the #4Nations Face-Off. 🇨🇦 What a feeling.

Chinese biotech in 2025 🇨🇳. Lots of chatter, but still without a thorough look at what kinds of drugs China is actively developing. To address this, I reviewed 54 Chinese biopharma pipelines, highlighting notable deals, assets, and trends

Finally online - sharing our findings that #Lyme disease bacteria can live in female reproductive organs for over a year and increase risk for gynecological disease!!! We found this increased risk in mice and humans! 😱 (thread below) medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

We need to study how Lyme harms cells in the uterus and ovaries. Is the bacteria itself causing trouble or is it the way the immune system is fighting the bacteria and causing collateral damage? This could impact women's health.

Registration is LIVE!!! Join us in-person or online for the launch of Menstruation Science—exploring the complexities of the far-reaching effects of sex hormones on human physiology in sickness and in health. April 9th cgr.mit.edu/2025/03/17/sav…

You can call 1-800-222-1222 and talk to a toxicology expert any time you want!

Sebastian S. Cocioba🪄🌷 Niko McCarty. Sojunky I often get nervous when I hear about the different things that people struggling with infection-associated chronic illnesses #IACI are trying. I know some people are taking methylene blue and I know some are using 650nm light. Reading this I really hope no one's trying both

#NoKings, only queens allowed. Happy Pride🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈💓

Ahead of the G7 Summit, Prime Minister Mark Carney met with the Treaty 7 Chiefs and expressed his gratitude for welcoming world leaders and delegates to their traditional territory.