youtube.com FDA and Scientists Say ‘No’ to Trump Pandemic Instructions Here’s how the FDA and a band of frustrated scientists stood up to President Trump after months of political pressure over the pandemic. https://t.co/dFdc3UIN6o — The New York Times (@nytimes) October 21, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: As VT has reported, Trump has openly accused the FDA of trying to destroy his re-election chances. Well, Trump accuses […]
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tRump Government/Trump Tries to Control Science Agencies’ Policies The government’s independent watchdog will investigate whether Trump administration officials improperly interfered with the coronavirus response at the CDC and FDAhttps://t.co/HKV10JqTFE — POLITICO (@politico) October 19, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Members of the Senate’s health committee formally requested the GAO investigation into reports that the White House sought to interfere with the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports […]
Megadroughts Plus Humans Killed Giant Wildlife in Madagascar Humans once lived alongside megafauna such as this elephant bird, giant lemurs, dwarf hippos and giant tortoises on Madagascar. https://t.co/5znggfd96L — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) October 20, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Humans of Madagascar were the straw that broke the elephant bird’s back. Giant lemurs and tortoises, dwarf hippos, the elephant bird went extinct 1,500 years ago. Madagascar had […]
Drawing of Pennsylvania soldiers voting by William Waud, published in Harper’s Weekly, October 29, 1864 (Library of Congress) Mail-In Ballots For Civil War Soldiers In 1864, Democrats and Republicans clashed over legislation allowing soldiers to cast their ballots from the front (via @SmithsonianMag): https://t.co/Et5DPFVo68 — Meilan Solly (@meilansolly) October 20, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: As is so often the case, we experience history repeating itself….Carol Carol […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases wore a Washington Nationals face mask before testifying at a congressional hearing on June 30. The team announced he will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at their season opener on Thursday. Kevin Dietsch/AP Trump, Why is the Truth So Hard to Swallow? Dr. Fauci is one of our country’s most distinguished public […]
Focus Efforts on Prevention and Early Detection of Infections Among Ethnic and Age Groups Race, Ethnicity, and Age Trends in Persons Who Died … https://t.co/yYdTSJBP3H via @CDCgov — Carol Duff (@CarolDuff18) October 19, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Members of minority racial and ethnic groups and persons aged 65 and older have highest numbers of deaths due to COVID-19. Prevention and early detection is imperative for these […]
An illustration from the May 26, 1882 issue of the San Francisco Illustrated Wasp depicts three ghoulish figures called malarium, smallpox and leprosy and one holding a sash that says “Chinatown.” (NMAH) The Long History of Blaming Immigrants in Times of Sickness “Fear and Scapegoating during a Pandemic” kicked off “Pandemic Perspectives: Stories Through Collections,” a twice-monthly online panel discussion organized by the curators and historians […]
Bar-tailed godwits spend their summers in the Arctic, where they breed and build up their energy reserves before flying south for the winter. (Ben / Flickr under CC BY-ND 2.0) Male Bar-Tailed Godwit Sets New Record for Nonstop Flight Bird Flies 7,500 Miles, a New Record for Longest Nonstop Bird Migration https://t.co/VyEX0vsULP via @smithsonianmag — Klaus Rave (@RaveKlaus) October 18, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: A male […]
Well-Preserved Brain Cells Turned to Glass Two millennia after the infamous volcanic eruption, a new study published in the journal PLOS One adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting shards of strange black matter recovered from the unlucky man’s remains are indeed remnants of his brain. https://t.co/3c9DRfcm1R — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) October 16, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD the […]
Surprise Discovery in Peru’s Nazca Lines Predates Nazca Culture Large 2,000-year-old cat discovered in Peru’s Nazca lines https://t.co/Uz6xiEFTFb — BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) October 18, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: A 120 foot long cat was recently discovered in Peru’s Nazca lines and is believed to be 2,000 years old. The cat figure pre-dates the Nazca culture when most of the Nazca figures were formed from 200 […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s U.S. Drought Outlook map for November 2020 through January 2021. Brown represents the areas where drought is expected to continue or worsen. (NOAA) Lack of Precipitation and Higher Temperatures Predicted NOAA expects the South and Southwest will be warmer and drier than usual in the coming months, offering no relief to the already parched regions. https://t.co/J6pXEz7Pwk — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) […]
Stan, a 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, will go on the auction block at Christie’s on Oct. 6. (Christie’s Images Ltd. 2020) T. Rex Sells for Mega Bucks The famous Tyrannosaurus rex specimen went at auction for $31.8 million on October 6. https://t.co/gdVKyNABJc — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) October 16, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Just who does own fossils? Is it the people whose land those fossils were […]
Conservationists report that the Przewalski’s horse is extinct in the wild, and only an estimated 2,000 remain in zoos and reserves. (Tanya Durrant / Flickr under CC BY-ND 2.0) Cloning Will Save the Last Living Truly ‘Wild’ Horse Przewalski’s horses are the last living truly “wild” horses. https://t.co/sg4yztwmY5 — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) October 16, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Przewalski’s horse is extinct in the wild with […]
NIH Director’s Blog Liquid Biopsies Can Guide Cancer Treatment FDA Approves Blood Tests That Can Help Guide Cancer Treatment https://t.co/uceAapeOOW — Carol Duff (@CarolDuff18) October 16, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Liquid biopsies analyze DNA that tumors have shed into the blood stream. Up till now, a biopsy takes a sample of the tumor and is far more invasive and usually quicker. Immunotherapies and targeted therapies work […]
France to Being Nighttime Curfew France declares public health state of emergency over COVID-19 https://t.co/4y85IHOVXd pic.twitter.com/VPTqM2fNMq — Reuters UK (@ReutersUK) October 14, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: A night curfew, 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. is going into place for the people of France. The original French state of emergency was lifted in mid July due to decreased cases of COVID-19, but as is the case in […]
Trump’s Executive Order 13950 Will Set Healthcare Back Decades The AMA, American Hospital Association, and American Nurses Association called on Trump and his administration to rescind Executive Order 13950 which blocks ‘race and sex stereotyping. This order would reverse decades of progress in fighting racial inequality as it would prohibit federal agencies from the conduction of and funding for trainings that promote racial reconciliation. Yet another […]
youtube,com Trump Rallies On Despite Increasing Cases of COVID-19 Across the Nation Here Are the States Where COVID-19 Is Increasing https://t.co/s42FhyuzPL via @healthline — Carol Duff (@CarolDuff18) October 14, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Coronavirus cases have increased in 41 states. Last week the number of states was 33. Not going in the right direction to end this pandemic. Rallies continue and states stop restrictions…..Carol The United […]
youtube.com FDA Says ‘No’ to Attempts of Trump Administration to Interfere in Vaccine Authorization Process The administration proposed labeling a Covid-19 vaccine authorization a “pre-licensure,” which the FDA says would undermine its procedures https://t.co/bpoiZwBJ3o — POLITICO (@politico) October 14, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn stops attempts of Trump to alter terminology tied to the regulatory process for coronavirus vaccines. If the FDA accepts […]
This image shows the stratification of Lake Kivu, with its lower, warmer waters separated from its higher, cooler waters. (D. Bouffard and A Wuest / AR Fluid Mechanics 2019) Potential for Profit or Disaster The Explosive Hazard Hiding in an African Lake https://t.co/aZfCs5GhND — Carol Duff (@CarolDuff18) October 14, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: A lake in Africa, Lake Kiva, is not like the usual deep lake […]
The asteroid, discovered in 1999, was named Bennu in 2013 by a third grade student who won a contest. (NASA/GSFC/University of Arizona) OSIRIS-REx Mission To Obtain Samples From Asteroid Bennu A series of studies published last week in the journals Science and Science Advances offer a new, detailed look at the makeup of a small asteroid called Bennu. https://t.co/VkixsNh1ER — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) October 14, 2020 […]
Hundreds of Dead Sea Creatures Wash Ashore in the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia Last month, hundreds of dead seals, octopuses, sea urchins and other sea creatures washed ashore the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East region. https://t.co/t7x7Pv2aiK — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) October 14, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Hundreds of sea creatures were washed ashore on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia after a yellow- gray, putrid […]
More Ancient Egyptian Findings to Come The deceased’s mummified remains were wrapped in burial linen and laid to rest in a wooden coffin. https://t.co/dOwmpWTT1d — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) October 13, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Coffins dating to Egypt’s 26th Dynasty, 664 to 525 B.C., found in burial shafts in Southern Cairo have been unearthed and probably contain members of importance in Egyptian society…..Carol Carol graduated […]
Recall of Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets Marksans Pharma Limited Issues Expansion of Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP 500mg & 750mg, Due to the Detection of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) https://t.co/S8NBMTlVQY pic.twitter.com/07ZoYL9oAy — U.S. FDA Recalls (@FDArecalls) October 6, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: If you are taking this medication contact your healthcare provider….Carol Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio […]
Beware! of Caterpillar That Look Like a Toupee Virginia residents warned to stay away from hairy, venomous caterpillars https://t.co/OWeELbkCrC — CBS News (@CBSNews) October 9, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: this caterpillar is the larva of the southern flannel moth and a slight touch of it will give you horrible pain and more. For your sake, leave it alone!.Keep pets away…Carol Carol graduated from Riverside White […]
White House Hosted COVID-19 Superspreader Event White House hosted Covid “superspreader event”, Dr Fauci says https://t.co/W4qmAoWb3B — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 9, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Old news but we need to keep at this. Trump thinks he is too good to wear a mask or maintain physical distancing. Just more proof that Trump has no clue what he is doing and cares nothing for […]
youtube.com Doctors Who Refused to Sign NDAs in 2019 Excluded From Trump’s Care Team Trump asked Walter Reed doctors to sign NDAs in 2019 https://t.co/0wOe12R53Y via @nbcnews — Carol Duff (@CarolDuff18) October 10, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Reasons for non-disclosure agreements are as follows: Discussing the sale or licensing of a product or technology. … When employees have access to confidential and proprietary information. … Presenting […]
California Continues to Burn Australia’s bushfire earlier this year reached gigafire status, but California’s is the first gigafire in the United States for ten years. https://t.co/bVkxKrartm — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) October 9, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has announced that the August Complex Fire has been upgraded from megafire to gigafire status after burning a million acres. Climate change […]
youtube.com Galapagos Island Specimens to Be 3-D Digitized How an Expedition to the Galápagos Islands Saved One of the World’s Largest Natural History Museums https://t.co/IboANWw57u — Carol Duff (@CarolDuff18) October 10, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Back in 1905 researchers from the California Academy of Sciences surveyed the Galapagos Islands for 17 months. The fields of geology, paleontology, entomology, botany, ornithology, herpetology, and malacology were represented. Specimens […]
Mask Burning Over Cuomo’s Crackdown on Size of Religious Gatherings Protesters burn masks in Brooklyn coronavirus hotspot over Cuomo’s crackdown on religious gatherings https://t.co/ShlUQTEgCo — CBS News (@CBSNews) October 7, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Cuomo ordered return to lockdown in nine New York City neighborhoods due to localized spikes in COVID-19 cases. Yes, lockdowns in only the neighborhoods which had increases in COVID-19 cases. An additional […]
Kenshu Shimada and team created a chart showing the maximum sizes of sharks, with megalodon being the largest. ( Kenshu Shimada) Megalodon was 50 Feet of Shark No other shark species, even among its close relatives, grew quite so large. But how did megalodon become so exceptional? https://t.co/IAFjdE6UB2 — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) October 5, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: The mega-shark Megalodon was not warm-blooded or cold-blooded, […]
youtube.com CRISPR-Cas9 Gene-Editing Technology can Improve Lives CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology has the power to improve the lives of millions of people. https://t.co/wd4K5LWZ3D — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) October 7, 2020 Heath Editor’s Note: CRISPR-Cas9 is like a cut-and-paste command for DNA and can alter DNA to rewrite the code of life. Genomes can be manipulated and this can result in positive improvements for crops, clinical therapies for […]
Multi-Inflammatory Disease Seems to Hit Minorities Harder Case Series of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults… https://t.co/cL8wkI3y8O via @CDCgov — Carol Duff (@CarolDuff18) October 5, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: I think it is noteworthy that many of the adults in this study had NO underlying medical conditions that would have contributed to the person developing severe COVID-19. Also, all but one of these patients in this report […]
Paris Europe Struggles to Contain Coronavirus Cases Europe struggles to contain surge of coronavirus cases https://t.co/KkakWt7uKL — Guardian US (@GuardianUS) October 5, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Citizens of Madrid cannot leave their city, Ireland is about to introduce tighter national restrictions, and bars in Paris have been ordered to close for two weeks in an effort to contain the surge in COVID-19 cases in Europe. Here […]