#HEALTH

What is corona virus? Officially it’s a mix of bat, Malayan pangolin, and its closest relative is Bat as well as SARS-CoV. Once inside the body it attaches via a
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The elephant in the room.It's early September of 2017, in a rundown funeral parlour in Gapan, Nueva Ecija, Lina Gabriel was preparing to give a live TV interview on one
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Brazilian Formula E champ @LucasdiGrassi is building much safer far-UVC sterilizers & donating them to local hospitals. On a robot they could disinfect public bathrooms, schools, shops & airports...
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I will not be supporting Jess Phillips to become the next leader of the Labour Party because she campaigns for regulatory models that severely hurt sex workers. She has also
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I'm the kinda person who due to depression has difficulty leaving bed most days, but today's one where... I dunno, I guess I just feel so angry about things, but
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I know I'm not an epi/Infectious Diseases expert but many who are (like @apsmunro) have been putting out helpful summaries on what the research is saying. I wrote a policy
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Ive found that a lot of online drama in the Muslim sphere that we see today stems from... young men in their 20s. Our teachers taught us1. Dont speak before
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THREADGoogle is profiting from & funding misinformation about the Presidential election.We estimate that 6 sites are making over $3million from ads placed there by Google.Here's how major brands are inadvertently
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~3.2 million people may now have #COVID19 ~4.7% or 1 in 21. ~10% in LondonAssume: 2,822 dead (hosp +20%); IFR 1%; Adj. days to death ~18So ~282k were infected
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I think we are ready for something like this...Things I wish big accts (I'm too small to do it, no one would see) would do threads on that others may
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Hello! WrestleMania Weekend is over & no one could have predicted the insane way it unfolded. The past few days have been wild but how did we get to this
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I know we've been ordered to stay at home but I volunteered for about an hour and a half delivering food for a food pantry. I want to share my
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As the evidence for public #facecoverings becomes clearer, I wonder if mandating it will be enough (anecdotally, on public transport where it’s mandatory already, I observed about 50% wearing masks
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Just watch @DocResilience. The correlation between obesity/disordered eating and childhood sexual abuse is heartbreaking. @suzannezeedyk https://twitter.com/suzannezeedyk/status/1289246416410304512 I have been pondering this overnight. @suz
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Please take the time to read this whole (admittedly long) post When Einstein gave lectures at U.S. universities, the recurring question that students asked him most was:- Do you believe
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State leaders have reiterated that people should stay home as the 8pm curfew begins. I have asked every leader at every level of government to control law enforcement use of
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