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Haderach C. Kwisatch

"Our results show that uncertainty, not just expectation, plays an important role in pain. Previous research on placebo and nocebo effects has shown that expecting relief can reduce pain, while expecting harm can make pain worse. Our findings add a new layer: when the brain is unsure about what to expect and encounters ambiguous signals, it errs on the side of caution, intensifying pain beyond what's necessary," Francesca Fardo explains."

#science #medicine sciencedaily.com/releases/2025

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petersuber

Update. "Scientists Say #NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub #mRNA References on Grants"
kffhealthnews.org/news/article

"National Institutes of Health officials have urged scientists to remove all references to mRNA #vaccine technology from their grant applications…NIH acting Director Matthew Memoli sent an email across the NIH instructing that any grants, contracts, or collaborations involving mRNA vaccines be reported up the chain to #HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s office and the White House."

KFF Health NewsScientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health NewsTwo senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promising field of medical research.
#Censorship#DefendResearch#Medicine
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William Lindsey :toad:

“National Institutes of Health officials have urged scientists to remove all references to mRNA vaccine technology from their grant applications, two researchers said, in a move that signaled the agency might abandon a promising field of medical research.”

~ Arthur Allen

#Trump #fascism #purges #science #medicine #research #vaccines
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kffhealthnews.org/news/article

KFF Health NewsScientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health NewsTwo senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promising field of medical research.
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Black Flag Medical

Gaza’s silent epidemic

Gaza has the highest number of child amputees per capita & has been rendered incapable of taking care of them.

"..the healthcare system in Gaza cannot even begin to recover, much less address the multiple health crises plaguing the civilian population. One of the worst among them is the shocking number of amputees that Israel’s indiscriminate use of explosive weapons for 15 months has left behind."

aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/3/

Al Jazeera · Gaza’s silent epidemicBy Hadeel Awad
#medicine#medical#Gaza
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Flipboard Science Desk

Newborn babies have been exposed to measles at a Texas hospital and are receiving antibodies to protect them, NBC reports. The virus was brought into the University Medical Center Children's Hospital by a mother in labor — doctors didn't realize until after her admission that she was infected, and it's unclear when she tested positive. The immunoglobulin injections have been given to babies as young as three days old. A 2021 study found this therapy is highly effective in protecting exposed newborns who are too young to be vaccinated. Emergency masking procedures have also been implemented.

flip.it/0.ZRbx

NBC News · As Texas measles outbreak grows, newborn babies were exposed to the virus in Lubbock hospitalBy Erika Edwards
#MeaslesOutbreak#Health#Medicine
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Flipboard

When Spanish colonizers established a town in the mountains of Bolivia in the 1500s, they might have expected to expand their communities by having babies, but they could not. While Indigenous folks raised families, not a single child of European descent was born for decades. It was all down to the lack of oxygen at altitude, which the settlers were not genetically adapted to deal with. @KnowableMag reports on how scientists are now studying this to see if they can help pregnant people whose bodies are struggling to provide enough oxygen to their fetuses, at any altitude.

knowablemagazine.org/content/a

Knowable Magazine | Annual ReviewsBorn in thin air: Overcoming the challenges of pregnancy at high elevationIn people not adapted to life at altitude, the sparse oxygen can impair fetal growth, causing problems that can last a lifetime. Researchers are searching for remedies.
#Science#Biology#Health
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Diane Rottner

Hello Mastodon!
I'm Diane, an illustrator specializing in the medical and scientific fields 🫀🌿​🧠

I draw anatomical pictures for doctors, diagrams for biomed companies, animals and plants for museums, and lots of other things...

But I also have my own little universe, somewhere between fantasy and science fiction, and a desire to experiment with traditional techniques.

Lots of things I can't wait to share with you! Here's just a sample...

Illustration of a bullfinch on a branch of mountain ash.
Surgical access to the canine lumbar vertebrae
Three stages in the destruction of a cancerous tumor
Fantasy illustration - The Necromancer
#Introduction#Medicine#MastoArt
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Futurist Jim Carroll

"Too many people focus on 'what is' rather than 'what could be'" - Futurist Jim Carroll

I'm in Georgia, where later today, I'll speak on behalf of a corporate group on the topic of the future of healthcare. (Before that, I'll be hard at work studying the nature of turf science, particularly concerning the actions of a small spherical object as it encounters the turf after being struck by a long object, particularly when the turf in question is quite dormant. There is much to learn.)

I digress.

The photo for today's image comes from my keynote for the American Association of Orthopedic Executives, and I'm speaking to them about the emerging reality of 3d printed body parts - knees on order via a Web site. A crazy idea? Not really - it's a fast-emerging reality. They needed not to just think about what is today, but would be tomorrow!

I'll walk through several slides having to do with the science of healthcare and medicine, the acceleration of new forms of treatment, and other issues. It's an interesting time to be covering this type of material from the stage, given that I'm doing so in a country where the very science of healthcare is under attack.

Even so, one of my jobs is to help the group - all involved in the health benefits community - understand the big sweeping trends and ideas that provide so much potential for society. Such as the statement, "What we did for heart health in the 20th century, we can do for brain health in the 21st century" from Dr. Deepak Chopra, an integrative medicine advocate

I've got several slides with these big, bold ideas or observations in my deck.

All around the idea of thinking big about tomorrow, not thinking small about where we are today.

Read more.

---

**#Innovation** **#Healthcare** **#Future** **#Vision** **#Possibility** **#Science** **#Medicine** **#Technology** **#Perspective** **#Potential**

jimcarroll.com/2025/03/daily-i

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Global Museum

A Hairy Tale!

They Wanted a Quick Fix for Hair Loss. Instead, These Young Men Got Sick.

Hims and other telehealth firms make finasteride easy to get and don’t have to disclose side effects in ads

Insecure about his thinning hair, he was curious about the ads he saw promising to reverse his #Hairloss

Soon after taking the #medicine, he woke up one day anxious, dizzy and slurring his words. His libido plunged, and his genitals shrank and changed shape.

wsj.com/health/pharma/teleheal

Hims and other telehealth firms make finasteride easy to get and don’t have to disclose side effects in ads
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William Lindsey :toad:

Besides, getting measles isn't the worst thing that can happen to a child. Only 1 to 3 in 1,000 die of measles. And those who die must not have been meant to live; they lacked natural strength and were not fed and exercised properly.

For children who survive measles, the worst that can happen is that they go blind — but at least, they'll have their lives, even if they can no longer see.

#Trump #RFKJr #vaccines #vaccination #healthcare #measles #science #medicine #disinformation #nonsense
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William Lindsey :toad:

I DON'T KNOW WHY PEOPLE THINK WE NEED VACCINES

Wearing asafoedita in a bag around the neck keeps measles at bay. It's a sure preventative.

If you think you need extra protection, sip some water from a holy well while walking widdershins around it and reciting the Lord's prayer backwards.

#Trump #RFKJr #vaccines #vaccination #healthcare #measles #science #medicine #disinformation #nonsense
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Photo of child with day-four measles rash is by CDC/NIP/Barbara Rice, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#

A photo of a child with day-four measles rash by CDC/NIP/Barbara Rice at Wikipedia
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Futurist Jim Carroll

"Too many people focus on 'what is' rather than 'what could be'" - Futurist Jim Carroll

I'm in Georgia, where later today, I'll speak on behalf of a corporate group on the topic of the future of healthcare. (Before that, I'll be hard at work studying the nature of turf science, particularly concerning the actions of a small spherical object as it encounters the turf after being struck by a long object, particularly when the turf in question is quite dormant. There is much to learn.)

I digress.

The photo for today's image comes from my keynote for the American Association of Orthopedic Executives, and I'm speaking to them about the emerging reality of 3d printed body parts - knees on order via a Web site. A crazy idea? Not really - it's a fast-emerging reality. They needed not to just think about what is today, but would be tomorrow!

I'll walk through several slides having to do with the science of healthcare and medicine, the acceleration of new forms of treatment, and other issues. It's an interesting time to be covering this type of material from the stage, given that I'm doing so in a country where the very science of healthcare is under attack.

Even so, one of my jobs is to help the group - all involved in the health benefits community - understand the big sweeping trends and ideas that provide so much potential for society. Such as the statement, "What we did for heart health in the 20th century, we can do for brain health in the 21st century" from Dr. Deepak Chopra, an integrative medicine advocate

I've got several slides with these big, bold ideas or observations in my deck.

All around the idea of thinking big about tomorrow, not thinking small about where we are today.

Read more.

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Futurist Jim Carroll has been speaking about the future of healthcare for 25+ years, and has seen a lot of the ‘big crazy ideas’ he’s predicted from the stage become real over time.

**#Innovation** **#Healthcare** **#Future** **#Vision** **#Possibility** **#Science** **#Medicine** **#Technology** **#Perspective** **#Potential**

jimcarroll.com/2025/03/daily-i

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petersuber

Update. "Strong Scientific Leaders Must Speak Out against the Trump Administration’s Science Denial"
scientificamerican.com/article

"We are proud to be members of the #NAS [National Academy of Sciences], but we are not proud of its present inaction. In these challenging and defining times, the National Academy of Sciences, of all scientific institutions, must speak up…The new #Trump administration is now making an unprecedented effort to prevent science from informing public policy. In his first day in office, President Trump signed executive orders withdrawing the U.S. from participation in the Paris Agreement on #climate change and from the World Health Organization [#WHO]. The new administration has subsequently acted to drastically limit support for climate and medical research performed by scientists in the federal government and in universities. In this emergency, it is not enough for the National Academy of Sciences to speak up from its grass roots, as in 2016 or 2018. It must now speak as an institution if it is to fulfill its responsibilities to the nation and maintain its relevance in the future."

National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C
Scientific AmericanStrong Scientific Leaders Must Speak Out against the Trump Administration’s Science DenialThe U.S. National Academy of Sciences should denounce the antiscientific policies of the Trump administration
#Censorship#DefendResearch#Medicine
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Charité Berlin

‼️ Cause of post-#COVID inflammatory shock in children identified: Reactivation of the Epstein-Barr virus appears to cause the rare condition #MISC. The findings, uncovered by a team from #CharitéBerlin & the DRFZ, have now been published in #Nature.

💡 These insights open the door to new treatment methods, potentially not limited to MIS-C.

👉 charite.de/en/service/press_re

#CharitéPaper #Science #Research #Medicine #EBV #PIMS #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #corona
@nature.portfolio

Child in bed (from behind), cuddling with a teddy bear. Text: "Cause of post-COVID inflammatory schock in children identified" © Charité
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