Delthia Ricks

Measles is 'worse than expected' in Utah, officials say Measles patients in Utah are developing severe complications, health officials say, including potentially life-threatening anemia and liver inflammation.

Measles is 'worse than expected' in Utah. Patients are developing severe complications, including life-threatening anemia & liver inflammation. The health agencies now run by RFKjr—once the best in the world—aren't doing much to beat back the worst nationwide measles outbreaks in >30 years👇

.. or both. lol!

FDA's Controversial Vaccine Chief Is Leaving the Agency ... Again Vinay Prasad has been a magnet for turmoil

Vinay Prasad is leaving as vaccine chief at the FDA. Yay!! He quit last summer after drawing the ire of right-wing activists only to rejoin the agency 2 weeks later w/ the blessings of RFKjr. Let's hope he stays gone this time. He blocked access to the Covid vax & has been a magnet for turmoil👇

Not just measles: Another outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease is happening | CNN The FDA approved a vaccine for mumps nearly 60 years ago, so why are some areas of the United States experiencing outbreaks now, and who should be concerned?

Measles isn't the only preventable infection on the rise. Now mumps is apparently making a comeback. Maryland health officials have confirmed an uptick in mumps cases—26 so far this year. With cases of whooping cough also continuing to rise, it's clear RFKjr's anti-vax agenda is having an impact👇

3/2026 Issue ➡️ link.springer.com/journal/4432...
genomic language models, proteomics practices, host-microbiome, bacterial tumor colonization, pooled single-cell screening, scRNA-seq clustering
Cover (www.scistories.com): @picottilab.bsky.social probed in-cell protein structural changes

Spatial transcriptomics maps host–gut microbiome biogeography at high resolution
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@natmicrobiol.nature.com @dwmckellar.bsky.social @ntekasi.bsky.social

New research finds that oral treatment with Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, which is depleted in the #Parkinsons patient microbiome, improves motor deficits in α-synuclein overexpressing (Thy1-ASO) mice
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Babies with COVID-19 develop more serious disease than those with RSV, US data reveal

Children under 2 hospitalized for COVID-19 are more likely to die or become seriously ill than babies with RSV, according to a new study.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

Cross-cohort meta-analysis reveals conserved gut microbiome signatures of #insomnia.

Insomnia shows a reproducible gut #microbiome signature, with specific taxa driving targeted functional shifts.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #OpenAccess #MicroSky #MedSky #microbiota

I planned to share my report on the body cam footage early next week when I learned that a DC news station had obtained some of the footage as a result of my lawsuit and they were going to scoop me. After working on this for a year, I couldn't let that happen. Published 2 mins before they aired :)

Obama has the crowd at Jesse Jackson's eulogy hanging on his every word

FDA’s controversial vaccine chief will exit agency next month | CNN The US Food and Drug Administration’s head of vaccines and biologic medicines will leave the agency at the end of April, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Friday.

Vinay Prasad has been an a noxious influence on public health and drug regulation. Good riddance. UCSF should not take him back. He should wander in the wilderness forever. www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/h...

I hope he's not going to turn into some sort of revenant.

Measles is 'worse than expected' in Utah, officials say Measles patients in Utah are developing severe complications, health officials say, including potentially life-threatening anemia and liver inflammation.

For RFK Jr and his “measles isn’t serious” disciples:

“A number of them clearly said if they had known, they would have vaccinated themselves and their children against measles, but they didn’t realize how bad it was”.

Trump administration is failing to address spread of measles, experts say As number of cases climbs past 1,000, experts say CDC is not taking obvious steps amid funding cuts

Measles is a highly contagious virus. It’s also one we know how to contain. But as cases in the US accelerate past 1000, the Trump admin is refusing to take obvious steps to mitigate the spread. My latest.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE US

It's up to us to save science, protect health and defend this democracy!
Stand up! Speak out! Hit the streets on March 7th!

Join us on the streets at rallies nationwide on March 7th.zurl.co/Rcwcl
#ItsUpToUs #standupforscience #rally #March7

Physics … is for girls? Contrary to modern stereotypes, the laws of the natural world used to be considered a fundamental part of young women’s education.

Did you know—in 1820s & 1830s U.S., “natural philosophy” (including mechanics, machines, heat) was “the most widely offered scientific subject in girls’ schools—more commonly taught than astronomy, chemistry, botany, mineralogy, or natural history.” 🧪 #histsci

physicstoday.aip.org/features/phy...

Not just measles: Another outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease is happening | CNN The FDA approved a vaccine for mumps nearly 60 years ago, so why are some areas of the United States experiencing outbreaks now, and who should be concerned?

Measles isn't the only preventable infection on the rise. Now mumps is apparently making a comeback. Maryland health officials have confirmed an uptick in mumps cases—26 so far this year. With cases of whooping cough also continuing to rise, it's clear RFKjr's anti-vax agenda is having an impact👇

This Saturday. Time to Stand Up For Science👇

Autism Scientists Form Independent Committee to Counter RFK Jr. Group aims to respond quickly to autism recommendations not supported by science

Scientists who study autism have formed an independent committee to counter RFKjr. The group aims to respond quickly to autism recommendations not supported by science. Known as the Independent Autism Coordinating Committee, the organization is also developing an autism research agenda👇

Currently, the surge in measles outbreaks is costing the U.S. millions of dollars. Worse, If measles vaccination rates continue to fall by just 1% annually for the next 5 years, the cost could reach $1.5 billion a year, according to Yale School of Public Health www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...

This👇

Fewer Than 2% Of Older Pedestrians Can Cross The Street In Time The length of the green signal on pedestrian crossings assumes that people can walk at a speed of 1.2 m/s. Scientists find that very few older people can walk that fast.

My March story for @forbes.com has just gone live. It's all about pedestrian crossings and how the timings they're based on no longer match the demographics of our cities ⚛️🧪👩‍🔬
www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...

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A medical journal says the case reports it has published for 25 years are, in fact, fiction A Canadian journal has issued corrections on 138 case reports it published over the last 25 years to add a disclaimer: The cases described are fictional. Paediatrics & Child Health, the journal…

Outrageous: A medical journal just issued corrections for 138 case reports published over 25 years.
The cases? Completely fictional. One described a rare pediatric condition, used as a teaching tool for decades, but the patient never existed.
retractionwatch.com/2026/03/03/c...

🧪 #medsky #ciencia

Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments The FDA has taken down a webpage warning about therapies and products making “false claims” of treating autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...

The FDA webpage had a stark warning: Some purported autism “cures” or treatments, including chlorine dioxide and raw camel milk, are dangerous and make misleading claims.

Now, under RFK Jr.’s leadership, that advisory is gone.

Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and it’s good she’s gone.

But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.

Measles cases in North Carolina rise to 24 since December: health officials There have now been 24 reported cases of measles in North Carolina since December 2025, state health officials confirmed Tuesday.

RFK Jr’s measles outbreak in South Carolina, our neighboring state, has spread to NC

It’s his dream of course—all part of his extreme anti-vaxx, anti-science, conspiracy theorist, eugenicist plans for the US—but it’s our nightmare

wlos.com/news/local/m...

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a rare autoimmune complication that can develop following group A Streptococcus infection (now referred to as Strep A) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🦠 First Friday Microbiome Seminar 坲March is coming！
📅 March 6 | 12 PM
📍 Marsico Hall 2004 (+ Zoom)

zoom.us/j/92459436676

Dr. José M. Bruno-Bárcena (NC State) will discuss how packed-bed reactors help us study microbial communities under flow and stress.

#Microbiome #Biofilms #FFMS