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Delthia Ricks

@dricks.bsky.social

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Science writer, author, essayist & avid gardener.

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@dricks.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 12:40 PM

The current Ebola vaccine apparently offers some level of immunity against the Bundibugyo strain of the virus. The Bundibugyo strain is causing a sweeping outbreak in the Congo, so far the 2nd largest Ebola outbreak history👇

MMedical Xpress - medical research advances and health news [Uno…@medicalxpress.com.web.brid.gyOct 14, 2026, 6:20 PM
medicalxpress.comEbola vaccine induces T cell cross-reactivity against Bundibugyo virus in humansThe current Bundibugyo Ebola virus (BDBV) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second largest Ebola outbreak worldwide, with over 6,000 confirmed cases and a 48% fatality rate. There is currently no approved BDBV vaccine.
@dricks.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM

Reacting to domestic & international pressure Trump has canceled Hegseth’s plan to livestream the execution Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter ddnews.gov.in/en/trump-shu...

@boghuma.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 10:41 AMReposted by @dricks.bsky.social

The saga continues. I wish I lived in a world where the lives of vulnerable children mattered more than chasing a funding expiration deadline to secure money for an unethical study. Great reporting on guinea Bissau Hep B study from rollling stone
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

@dimitridrekonja.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 12:05 PMReposted by @dricks.bsky.social

It’s been a challenge keeping up with the on again/off again news re: this unethical study. Thanks to @melodyschreiber.com for keeping up with it, and glad Guinea-Bissau officials seem to be rejecting this. Really get the sense the “researchers” were hoping political chaos would let them slip by 🤷🏻‍♂️

@ryanenos.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 5:10 PMReposted by @dricks.bsky.social

Have to be clear just how dangerous this is. If it continues, it effectively removes constitutional rights from an entire class of people. Imagine you had to fear that if you criticize the regime, any error on paperwork filled out by your family decades ago could be used to strip your citizenship.

AAaron Rupar@atrupar.comOct 15, 2026, 3:25 PM

KRISTI NOEM: I'm confident Ilhan Omar will finally be held accountable for her crimes? BENNY JOHNSON: What are those crimes? NOEM: When people apply to come to this country, if you go back and find that anything could be wrong or misrepresented, that's when it voids or cancels their citizenship

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@castltrastondrs.medsky.networkOct 15, 2026, 1:09 PMReposted by @dricks.bsky.social

#Medsky🧪 #pedsky #neurosky #vaccinesmatter #publichealth The MMR vaccine is important because it protects children from #measles, mumps, and rubella—three highly contagious and potentially serious viral diseases .CDC Report Describes Potentially Lethal Long-Term Effects Of Measles In Children.

@castltrastondrs.medsky.networkOct 15, 2026, 1:09 PMReposted by @dricks.bsky.social

#Measles “can cause serious illness not just during initial infection but years later, after patients appear to have made a full recovery. This delayed complication, a rare, almost invariably fatal brain disease known as #subacutesclerosingpanencephalitis (SSPE)
wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...

@bachynski.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 8:44 PMReposted by @dricks.bsky.social

It is so heartbreaking that we are at this place. “The doctors at Golisano Children’s in Hershey reached out to a retired pediatric infectious disease physician who had previous experience with measles before it was eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. “The learning curve has been steep,” Gavigan said”

@dricks.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 11:09 PM

Interesting new research from MIT: Scientists have reprogrammed the immune system’s natural killer cells to target cancers & autoimmune disorders. The cells can be reprogrammed inside the body. The approach shows promise against conditions caused by dysfunctional T cells news.mit.edu/2026/reprogr...

@theskyeisbleu.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 5:29 PMReposted by @dricks.bsky.social

My personal health insurance is going from $856 a month to $1032 a month. My primary doctor visits are going from $95 to $100. I’m not making claims bc I can’t afford a doctor appointment. Hope that helps.

@datafran.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 7:51 PMReposted by @dricks.bsky.social

With as little hyperbole as possible, this man is a serial killer. His design, as Will Graham would put it, is to use policy and public health to kill people and cause as much harm and suffering as possible.

@miaganga.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 2:47 PMReposted by @dricks.bsky.social

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@dricks.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 4:56 PM

Possibly. We live in strange times, no?

@dricks.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 4:54 PM

Gut/brain axis? Scientists at the University of Coimbra in Portugal have found that gut microbes from people with schizophrenia affected behavior & immune activity in laboratory animals👇

@dricks.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 4:34 PM

Measles: Six people are dead from a totally preventable infection. Anti-vaxxerism is a mental illness. RFKjr now qualifies as a serial killer.

@bachynski.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 1:24 PMReposted by @dricks.bsky.social

Please consider signing this petition: “We, the undersigned, call on Congress to take immediate action to halt RFK Jr’s malicious and harmful study, which will intentionally withhold life-saving Hepatitis B vaccine from thousands of newborns in Guinea-Bissau.”

@castltrastondrs.medsky.networkOct 13, 2026, 6:22 AMReposted by @dricks.bsky.social

#Medskyđź§Ş #IDsky #vaccinesmatter #pedsky #publichealth it has been years there are still many questions about #COVID .These studies provides new insights into the immune responses associated with severe respiratory infections such as #COVID @uk.theconversation.com
theconversation.com/why-do-some-...

@castltrastondrs.medsky.networkOct 13, 2026, 6:47 AMReposted by @dricks.bsky.social

#Medskyđź§Ş #IDsky #neurosky #vaccinesmatter #publichealth #COVID infection has been recognized to induce a wide range of neurological manifestations, ranging in severity from transient, benign manifestations to severe neurological deficits.
@cureusmedical.bsky.social
www.cureus.com/articles/428...

@lyichir.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 5:23 PMReposted by @dricks.bsky.social

There is no hell hot enough for these antivaxxers. Vultures trying to blame doctors for the illnesses they gleefully sow.

@andreastudiescovid.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 6:23 AMReposted by @dricks.bsky.social

I cannot believe that in the year of the goddesses 2026 we have people wanting to say kids have died with measles, not from measles.

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