#Studies

Peter Kolchinsky

PeterKolchinsky

Now this is a covid antibody test! Not only looks good on its face w/ 100% sensitivity (likelihood of seeing antibodies if they are there) & 99.8% specificity (not seeing

Mélanie Gouby

Melaniegouby

So, here’s the thing: I can't say for sure who killed Dr Mouzoko or exactly why him. But what I'm sure of is that @WHO and @MinSanteRDC share direct responsibility

Laura Miers

LauraMiers

“Double mutant” Covid strain originally discovered in India has been reported in the Bay Area. “The new variant has two mutations, including one found in the California strain, in the

Sam Hall

s_hall_teach

There’s a myth that education struggles to shed. One that holds students back. And that makes life much harder for teachers than it should be. It’s the myth of learning

Chandra Pasma

ChandraPasma

I’m concerned about the growing tendency in some circles to equate #LongCovid with #MEcfs. I think this is bad for both #Longhaulers and ppl living with ME/CFS. A thread.

Colleen Farrell, MD

colleenmfarrell

I am finishing residency with a very heavy heart. Yes, I'm celebrating this joyful accomplishment. But just below the surface there is a lot of sorrow to wade through. I

Jada E. Watson

data_jada

In celebration of #blackhistorymonth @1824Official has prepared some important points about the influence of Black musicians on country music. Have a read (if you want to learn more, see

Tom Inglesby

T_Inglesby

The following thread regards how we should be planning for the possibility that nCoV cannot be contained. #2019nCoV (1/x) Containment of nCoV is, and should be, the highest priority in

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

drsanjaygupta

DAY #4 President Trump hospitalization. There's still a number of unanswered questions about the president's health. Here's what Trump's doctors have told us so far. (1/20)https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/03/politics/trump-doctor

GS

dr_gsharma

Social-distancing guidelines to stay 6 feet from others may be woefully inadequate, MIT associate professor Lydia Bourouiba warns — saying the coronavirus can travel 27 feet and linger for hours.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/27638

Fatima Tokhmafshan (she/elle) 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈

DeNovo_Fatima

In this thread I'll address the INACCURATE claim that the #COVID19 strain found in Québec is somehow more virulent & therefore the reason Québec was the epicentre of the pandemic

Geoffrey Supran

GeoffreySupran

TODAY, in our peer-reviewed follow-up analysis putting to bed ExxonMobil's attacks on our work, I & @NaomiOreskes delineate "three distinct ways in which the data demonstrate [they] misled the public"

sine_injuria_bis (SHADOW-BANNED)

SineBis

1897 Short Studies in the Science of Comparative Religions, Embracing All the Religions of #Asia by JGR Forlonghttps://archive.org/details/shortstudiesins00forl/page/n3/mode/2up 1897https://archive.org/details/shortstudiesins00forl/page/n17/mode/2upp

Tim Campbell

timcampbell17

Today I begin the process of updating my site. My goal is simple: write more (i.e. 'at all'). The site is bare bones and will stay that way, but I

Bloomberg Opinion

bopinion

In August and September, more than a million people dropped out of the workforce. 80% of them were women.When women give up their careers, the choice is almost never truly

Joel Miller

joel_c_miller

@mlipsitch has a thread about a pair of recent preprints (note - not peer reviewed) which show that due to heterogeneities, immunity acquired through infection can lead to "herd immunity"