Dove

ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, representing the grand

[Dove @Perselis_Stair]

sunday morning, coffee in hand, 3 whitepapers deep. my friends are at brunch lol. worth it tho

[Dove @Perselis_Stair]

closed the laptop. touched grass. brain rebooted.

charts will still be there in an hour. your sanity won't. try it.

[ProPublica @propublica]

Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion.

It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
https://t.co/RsPUlxoWUG

[Jammer @acrossthemersey]

Spain’s Health Minister recommends mandatory masking due to being badly hit by COVID and Flu (H3N2) a month early.

“I am very sorry, but from now on, anyone who has symptoms of a cold should wear, in a responsible way, a mask. This is very, very simple.”
https://t.co/PPGdv2pLis

[Dove @Perselis_Stair]

@andrewlamparski @cbsaustin Great work! See also Lee Elementary's 6th Grade Leadership Academy recently built new facility, now slated for closure as part of revised plan.

[Andrew Lamparski @andrewlamparski]

NEW: We requested records from Austin ISD to show how much money from the 2022 bond program has already been used in projects for the 13 closing schools in its consolidation plan. (10 head to a vote next week, 3 next year).

It comes to a total of $20,997,540.00. @cbsaustin

[Grace @porlauasd]

Like how is Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome mild? 🤯

[Yaneer Bar-Yam @yaneerbaryam]

Japan flu update: 2,307 kindergartens, nursery schools, and elementary, junior high and senior high schools were closed partially or fully due to the flu.

https://t.co/hahzF8mHzt

[Covid Solidarity @CovidSolidarit1]

Sigh.

[Texas Conference of the AAUP @TexasAaup]

🚨🚨 Texas A&M Board of Regents is meeting next week and set to approve a new policy requiring pre-approval of courses on race, gender, and sexuality. This is a blatant violation of academic freedom.

[Dame Sa 🐝 3.5% @LongCovidHell]

It took authorities 5 years to be honest about HIV - and only because people took to the streets!

Same with asbestos, lead, tobacco…

We’re almost 6 years in with Covid now. Soaring illness, and multiple studies showing how the virus is destroying our health.

What’s the plan?!

[Dr. Markus Fraczek @MarekSJF]

This is an important finding: Flu and Covid vaccines should not be taken at the same time. 👇

[Vipin M. Vashishtha @vipintukur]

New research in Cell Reports Medicine helps explain why women are more likely to develop #LongCOVID — and often experience more severe, persistent symptoms like fatigue, brain fog, and pain.

The key? Differences in the immune system, gut, and hormones. 1/

[Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15]

University of Alberta: 'Women are three times more likely than men to get severe long COVID: Here’s why'

"New U of A research reveals underlying mechanisms of how long COVID affects women and men differently"

https://t.co/5CG4SXXwDB

[death: the high cost of living @eilise]

It’s a mystery. Experts are baffled.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Tu Youyou became the first mainland Chinese scientist to be awarded a #NobelPrize in a scientific field - for discovering artemisinin, a malaria cure that’s saved millions. Today we reveal the 2025 medicine laureate. Stay tuned.

[Farrah Walton @FarrahWaltonTV]

UT students are marching Monday evening against the Trump Administration’s Higher Education Compact, saying it limits free speech and access for marginalized and international students.

We’re asking UT if it plans to sign.

@cbsaustin @UTAustin #utaustin

[@DrBritWilliams on 🦋sky @DrBritWilliams]

I'm currently reading a comparison of health systems globally. There are about 4 sentences that really sum it up.

1/4: “The United States is the only developed country that lets insurance companies profit from basic health coverage”

[KVUE News @KVUE]

Over 1,500 measles cases have been reported in 42 states — a 500% increase from 2024 and the highest count in more than 30 years: https://t.co/mBGimmbRHi 

(AP Photo: Julio Cortez)