Monthly Archives: June 2024

Links 6/30/24

Links for you. Science: Study Confirms One Type of COVID Mask Is ‘Significantly Better’ Than Others Unlocking broccoli’s genome: Key to enhanced health benefits Chronic post-COVID neuropsychiatric symptoms persisting beyond one year from infection: a case-control study and network analysis … Continue reading

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Links 6/29/24

Links for you. Science: Sexually transmitted infections are skyrocketing in this unexpected group A rare, deadly bacterial infection is on the rise in Japan. What is STSS? Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome kills up to 30 percent of patients and is … Continue reading

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Links 6/28/24

Links for you. Science: BMJ Paper at Center of COVID Vax Deaths Controversy Gets Expression of Concern What If We’re Stuck Down Here? Study challenges popular idea that Easter islanders committed ‘ecocide’ (I wrote about this over a decade ago) … Continue reading

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Links 6/27/24

Links for you. Science: Squid With ‘Giant’ Eggs Could Be A New Species Clear ice, can’t lose: A retiree went down a scientific rabbit hole and emerged a successful entrepreneur Israeli Health Authorities Suspect Two Elderly Women Died of West … Continue reading

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Links 6/26/24

Links for you. Science: Gilead’s twice-yearly shot to prevent HIV succeeds in late-stage trial (according the press release: “There were 0 incident cases of HIV infection among 2,134 women in the lenacapavir group (incidence 0.00 per 100 person-years). There were … Continue reading

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The State of COVID in D.C.: I Have No F*cking Clue

This is a post I would love to be embarrassed about by the time it gets published–because being wrong (i.e., we have COVID wastewater data) would be far better. I wish I could tell you what the COVID data for … Continue reading

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Links 6/25/24

Links for you. Science: Global health leader critiques ‘ineptitude’ of U.S. response to bird flu outbreak among cows ‘We’re Flying Blind’: CDC Has 1M Bird Flu Tests Ready, but Experts See Repeat of Covid Missteps More COVID-19 patients died in … Continue reading

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Republican Ideas Aren’t Popular Nationally, but Republicans Are Very Good at Winning Elections

That’s the lesson I take away from this article (gift link) about the wave of recall elections of conservative school board members (boldface mine): Leaders of the campaign to recall Mr. Komrosky said that parents in Temecula — and across … Continue reading

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Links 6/24/24

Links for you. Science: We might be able to swim in the Potomac soon. Really. The Distict’s rivers are not perfect, but they have become much cleaner and safer in recent years This weightlifting workout in your 60s can preserve … Continue reading

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The Presidential Polls Finally Make Some Sense

My fundamental issue with the presidential polls is that they simply didn’t pass the smell test for the last year or so. Consider this Fox News poll (while Fox News is awful, their polling is recognized as very good; their … Continue reading

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