Holy guacamole. Great story by Katherine and STAT.

I suppose it was too much to hope that four years of bickering about the origin of covid would not spillover into H5N1 x-twitter.

Optimism about human progress.

LOL. Drink raw milk says Raw Milk Institute and don't worry about H5N1 ...because (wait for it) raw milk has *antibodies* to ensure the strength of the next generation.

Won't protect you from bullshit though.

rawmilkinstitute.org/updates/avian-…

Phenomenal article by Natasha Loder 🐋 on the Economist, addressing the interaction between the brain and the immune system in neglected diseases such as #PANS #PANDAS . Highly recommended!

📰 Exciting Coverage in The Economist! 🌟

In this insightful piece, journalist Natasha Loder 🐋 highlights PANDAS as a key example of the growing body of research supporting the link between infections and neuropsychiatric symptoms.

🔗 economist.com/science-and-te…

#PANS #PANDAS

The BBC Radio 4 show The Bottom Line this week is on blockbuster drugs. 💉📷<💊

From Viagra to Wegovy, @evanHD talks to Sir Patrick Vallance, Dr Ruth McKernan CBE 🍊, David Brown of Healx, and me. #medicines #pharma #obesity

bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Dust storms are becoming more frequent & severe.

They cause huge economic damage and damage to human health (including enabling the spread of meningitis 🧐)

Great first global health feature from
Emily on the phenomenon.

– telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

Many mental-health conditions have bodily triggers: Psychiatrists are at long last starting to connect the dots
economist.com/science-and-te… via Natasha Loder 🐋

How problems in the body can drive mental ill health and the need to search for the missing biology in psychiatry. A new feature.
economist.com/science-and-te…
from The Economist

When did we give up on reasonable generic names?

My latest doc The Poker Parent, presented by Alex O'Brien, isn't broadcast on BBC World Service radio until Thursday but it can already be heard on BBC Sounds. Link in next tweet ♠️♥️♣️♦️ but here's Alex to explain a little more about it...

I'm not sure he understands how conspiracy theories work... they never die, people just get bored with them and find something else to worry about.

🚨 Don’t say “droplet” or “aerosol” when talking about respiratory pathogens says World Health Organization (WHO) and global health agencies.

They are ‘infectious respiratory particles’ or IRPs.

who.int/publications/m…

Really shocking report on added sugars in Nestlé baby milks in some countries.

amp.theguardian.com/global-develop…

Re-doing a systematic review. Right.

I guess that makes sense if you are a politician hoping to kick the can down the road. 🦶🥫

But if patients are harmed while this pointless exercise is done, it will be clear where the blame is.