Ruth Ann Crystal
Also known as @CatchTheBaby on Twitter
OBGYN physician, innovator, baker
Weekly newsletter at drruth.substack.com
#Medsky #LongCOVID
- Why are certain immune cells affected in COVID and Long COVID? Viral fragments of SARS-CoV-2 called xenoAMPs target specific immune cells based on the cell’s geometry. buff.ly/iWpGOPB ✴️Spiky dendritic cells and T cells are destroyed. 🟠Round monocytes and neutrophils are not.
- California, Illinois and NYC have joined the WHO's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) after the US federal govt pulled out of the WHO. buff.ly/NbMdvEp GOARN gives global early-warning alerts on outbreaks, collaboration and support during major #publichealth emergencies. #medsky 😷
- Reposted by Ruth Ann CrystalHow Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
- Reposted by Ruth Ann Crystal"Ethical research requires that participant safety remains central, not subordinate to hypothesis testing....Vulnerability should never be seen as an opportunity to advance research at the expense of those it claims to serve." @natureportfolio.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- Reposted by Ruth Ann CrystalIt's really appalling that in the midst of a preventable surge of measles sweeping across several US states, leading national health authorities are not loudly and publicly recommending vaccination. How many more children need to die for this madness to stop?
- Thank you President Jimmy Carter for supporting the eradication of this disease. Amazing!
- Monoclonal Antibody (mAbs) study buff.ly/UyotGQZ 😀mAb decreased need for oxygen in high-risk patients 😀mAb not later linked to Long COVID, CV disease, or cognitive decline ☹️mAbs use for acute COVID led to >2x risk of new autoimmune dz like Lupus & Rheumatoid Arthritis #medsky #covidconscious
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For all the pediatricians and anyone wanting to keep up with children’s health, like and pin the Pediatrics 🦄 Medsky feed!- If you love Band-Aids with dinosaurs on them, you'll love #Pedsky. Hit the "Like" and "Pin" buttons and join the conversation!
- ✨Please share!✨ My newsletter is out with lots of info on Flu, COVID, Measles & much more buff.ly/7C0fxzk 💥SC measles cases > TX outbreak 🧠8 articles on Long COVID brain effects 🔎WHO myth busters 🧠How immune cells in Gut lead to Parkinson's disease 💩FMT helps cancer immunotx #medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
- 🚨ICE facility in Texas has 2 Measles cases now🚨 buff.ly/SU3BWMA Each person infected w/measles will infect 12-18 unvaccinated people. 👉This is the ICE facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father were detained, until they were sent back to Minnesota last night. #medsky #pedsky 🛟😷
- Happy #Caturday from Canadian illustrator Isabelle Arsenault
- Vaccines are so effective that we literally need to look back 100 years ago to see what life (and death) was like with diseases like Measles, Polio, etc. Protect yourself and protect your neighbor.
- The South Carolina measles outbreak is now bigger than last year's Texas outbreak and is happening as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status. n.pr/46gC8jB
- 'Sea otter and pup' by Suzi Eszterhas, award-winning wildlife photographer known for documenting animal family groups www.suzieszterhas.com/index
- Hey California, Check to make sure that you and your children are vaccinated against measles with the MMR vaccine.🧒
- Reposted by Ruth Ann CrystalOur epidemiologists looking at measles trends across the US
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- Must read article from a Minnesota physician about why they care.
- "We are bearing witness to what fear can do to the health of a community" A poignant piece @NEJM about the Minneapolis devastation "We care for our patients because they are human beings. Our patients are being harmed. People are dying unnecessarily." www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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- Reposted by Ruth Ann Crystal“We have seen asthma, allergic rhinitis, hives/urticaria, environmental and food allergies, with the most common being asthma. But then there is also a good subset of patients developing mast cell activation symptoms,” -me www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
- Reposted by Ruth Ann CrystalSince polio vaccines may be considered “optional,” do you enjoy the following? Walking, being warm, having energy, driving normally, sports, travel, functional bowel and bladder, strong bones If you enjoy any of the above, then polio vaccines are not optional, they’re common sense #polio #vaccines
- Reposted by Ruth Ann CrystalU.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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- Reposted by Ruth Ann CrystalReminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days. His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
- This is malpractice.
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- "When they go low, we go high"-Michelle Obama A day after the United States left the World Health Organization (WHO), the state of California joins the WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network buff.ly/Pzrk8Wd #medsky #nursesky 🛟😷🧪
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- ✨Please repost! My newsletter is out. 🦠Updates on Flu and COVID 🧠6 new articles on COVID effects on the Brain 🐱How cats can help us understand Long COVID 🤰Tylenol is safe in pregnancy & much more buff.ly/ie0Jvei #medsky #pedsky #neurosky 🛟😷🧪
- Reposted by Ruth Ann CrystalInuit from Alaska and Canada stand with our relatives in Greenland 🇬🇱 Quyana @ayyu210.bsky.social for organizing this video
- An Inuit message of solidarity and support for our 🇬🇱 relatives from Inuit of Alaska and Canada ❤️ You are not alone. We love you and stand for your right to self-determine the future of your nunaat ✨️ #InuitNunaat #InuitNunangat #Greenland #KalaallitNunaat #KalaallitPigaat youtu.be/MeE8PHbLgfo?...
- "Amid the rise of AI-generated celebrity deepfake scams, McConaughey has been granted eight trademark applications by the US Patent and Trademark Office to 'prevent misuse'", including his catch phrase ‘Alright, alright, alright’. buff.ly/cI6bIJw
- "Paws on Parchment" is a show about medieval cats in art and culture at the Walters Art Museum and features a 15th-century manuscript with paw prints from a cat who walked across drying ink more than 500 years ago. 🐾🐱 buff.ly/DtW0MBT #Caturday
- Reposted by Ruth Ann CrystalIf you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before) Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
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- Reposted by Ruth Ann CrystalA vaccine to prevent colon cancer. Proof-of-concept for strong immune response and safety via neoantigens given to people carrying mutations for Lynch syndrome nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Ruth Ann CrystalNew meta-analysis finds *no link* between paracetamol (acetaminophen) use in pregnancy and the risk of autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, or intellectual disability Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology. & Women's Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
- Reposted by Ruth Ann Crystal"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car" "His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
- States, health organizations reject new CDC vaccine guidelines on reducing the number of vaccinations for children. 👉At least 19 states have announced that they will follow the American Academy of Pediatrics' guidance on immunizations instead. buff.ly/QH2e2x5 #medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
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- Reposted by Ruth Ann CrystalDonald Trump and Pete Hegseth have tried to silence me for speaking out. Today, I’m fighting back because this isn’t just about me. This is about the rights of all retired veterans and all Americans, and I’m not going to let this Administration take those away.
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- ✨Please share! My newsletter is out. 🤒"Ridiculous numbers of Flu" now 💊Combo (antivirals + anti-inflammatory) for Long COVID 💉RFK Jr changes Childhood Immunization Schedule w/o data 👶NY free childcare for all 2 year olds & much more buff.ly/L0LgQG6 #medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
- Reposted by Ruth Ann Crystal“There’s no defined ‘high risk’,” Ault said. Because of the high hospitalization rate for babies with no preexisting conditions, simply being an infant should make them eligible for the shot, Rupp and Ault both said. Dr. Ault says all infants are high risk therefore all infants should get them.
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- Reposted by Ruth Ann Crystal#Fairbanks #Alaska at -30F protests against ICE. We remember Renee Good and the many, many hurt and stolen. Standing here loving cold, not murder, not abductions, and not vice.
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