Anne DeGheest

mentor capitalist specializing in investing and mentoring early-stage start-ups in healthcare

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Ear cleaner

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[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

“Ten years ago I was kicked out and forced to retire.”

Our new medicine laureate Katalin Karikó (@kkariko) told us how much it means to be awarded the Nobel Prize after a scientific career that has been full of challenges.

Ten years ago, Karikó was still doing all her experiments by hand but today she has been awarded the medicine prize for her research on mRNA, which led to the development of COVID-19 vaccines.

Listen now:

[Anne DeGheest @ADeGheest]

On Mar.29 4PM (JST), join us to celebrate our #TANAMINDigitalHealthChallenge startup cohort’s innovations in #digitalhealth at the Final Showcase, in partnership with Plug and Play Japan !
Learn more Here! FREE registration! https://t.co/XvPXjcKSvv

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

We are doing a pathetic job of protecting seniors (and age 50+) from severe Covid in California
Rapid ascent now passing BA.5 wave peak
Get a boost.

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

About 1 in 5 of us have an APOE4 gene variant, the #1 genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. But the mechanism for brain injury was a mystery, now getting unraveled (cholesterol processing by oligodendrocytes) https://t.co/gIpGt0CA28
@nature
https://t.co/hbmdpO6R3t

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

The impact of #LongCovid on the American workforce
Persistent loss of ~500,000 workers
"A mass disabling event"—@Cutler_econ
https://t.co/PxnX3S69nS by @sinoceros @laurenweberWSJ

[Acyn @Acyn]

Pelosi’s response to hearing Trump might march to the Capitol is definitely worth watching

[Bob Wachter @Bob_Wachter]

As always, @edyong209 nails the root causes of U.S.'s dismal pandemic response, & why it's inevitable that we'll blow it again when next one comes.
Only omission: degree to which social media has served as a force multiplier of our destructive tendencies. https://t.co/MfxAuQRjGs

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Cardiovascular disease after Covid, a new @Nature feature https://t.co/tOqyCGz6kr by @saimamaysidik

[Anne DeGheest @ADeGheest]

ALL CAPS TITLE, more positive
OMICRON BA4/5 TAKING OVER = MORE INFECTIOUS + REINFECTION RISK 6-26-22
https://t.co/1bqmWBjvQ7
Omicron: 50-75% lower risk of Long Covid
BA4/5 evades most antibodies protection
Multiple reinfection = stepwise 2-3 higher mortality risk
#COVID #BA5

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

And this

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

American exceptionalism
The United States comprises 4% of the world's population
✓ 16% of the world's Covid confirmed deaths
✓ 40% of world's guns
✓ Only industrialized nation in the world with states making abortion illegal

[Anne DeGheest @ADeGheest]

IS OMICRON BA2 THE NEXT WAVE? 3-20-22
https://t.co/v5BgDFbgy6
Omicron BA2 drives outbreaks in Asia Pacific and new rise in Europe
US wastewater BA2 warning... IS US next?

#COVID #CovidIsNotOver #BA2

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

This represents phenomenal progress, folks.
The immunity wall in England has now led to Covid carrying (slightly) *less* fatality risk than seasonal flu
https://t.co/bNZ1j1MFMs @FT @jburnmurdoch @mroliverbarnes

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Just published @nature
The impact of #Covid on the brain: the 1st longitudinal imaging study before and after infection, with controls
https://t.co/JF5UviTdYO
Reduction of grey matter, brain size, cognitive decline

[Anne DeGheest @ADeGheest]

From my Ukrainian friends stuck there with rockets and bombs falling down daily : all the ways you can support Ukraine: https://t.co/YxZBEh3YOb
https://t.co/d2segrpwyj
#Ukraine #UkraineWar

[Anne DeGheest @ADeGheest]

OMICRON MASSIVE DROP... BUT VIRUS EMBEDDED IN TISSUES FOR MONTHS! 2-20-22
https://t.co/QrxFbj94Hf
Omicron Massive Drop
Booster protective against Omicron & BA.2 variant
Long Covid shows virus embedded in tissues across the body
#COVID19 #Omicron #LongCovid #vaccine

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

How to reduce your chance of dying from Covid by 99%?
Get vaccinated and a booster.
One of the most impressive graphs I've seen for the impact of vaccination in the US pandemic
(thanks @redouad @OurWorldinData for re-plotting my makeshift graph from earlier today)

[Anne DeGheest @ADeGheest]

OMICRON: HOW THE EXPLOSIVE COVID VARIANT WILL AFFECT YOU 12-28-21
https://t.co/iqIAjFN3Ym
Omicron video update based on latest science based facts
#Omicron #COVID19 #Booster

[Anne DeGheest @ADeGheest]

COVID NEW SCARE? OMICRON NEW VARIANT + WINTER WAVE 11-27-21 https://t.co/zrEatYdNb8

Booster from mRNA: 25 times higher antibodies
Vaccines decrease Long Covid risk by 50%
Pfizer 89% effective
Europe 5th wave and new restrictions
OMICRON new variant emerges
#vaccine #omicron