Irene Liu

Sharing health and wellness tips. Using social media for health communication. Public health nerd & mom. Opinions are my own.

[Irene Liu @irene9000]

#ICIMH2025 #IMCongress2025

[NIH NCCIH @NIH_NCCIH]

Innovative science is on the agenda at the 2025 International Congress on Integrative Medicine & Health, convened by @imconsortium. We’d like to draw your attention to some sessions of special interest: https://t.co/OlvwRcbexx

[NIH NCCIH @NIH_NCCIH]

Today at noon ET! Join us virtually for the @NIH Director’s Seminar by @laurenatlas of our Division of Intramural Research on neural and psychological influences on pain and the assessment of pain. https://t.co/STD51SUPKv

[Irene Liu @irene9000]

Looking forward to this today!

[NIH NCCIH @NIH_NCCIH]

Save the date for the Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture in the Science of Complementary Therapies by Dr. Patricia M. Herman, titled The Economic Impact of Whole Person Health. The lecture will be part of our 25th anniversary celebration. Register: https://t.co/Z3og9zPNyx

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

California's Dept of Public Health reports a #birdflu case in a child with no known contact with infected animals. They're looking into a possible wild bird exposure.
Oddly, the press release doesn't stipulate which type of bird flu (there are many). I'm assuming #H5N1. Specimen being sent to #CDC.

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

.@USDA confirms 13 more dairy herds in California have been infected with #H5N1 #birdflu. The cumulative national total is now 505 herds in 15 states. California is posed to crack the 300 herds mark soon. About the burning itself out thing....
https://t.co/2BioBG0wUw

[Tina @tinainvirginia]

If you want to help those in the New River Valley and SWVA who have been impacted by this storm, here’s how: https://t.co/Nt1Ggvdlqa?

[Tina @tinainvirginia]

New River Junction. Blacksburg, VA.

[Irene Liu @irene9000]

@tinainvirginia Thanks for getting the word out about local needs! Hokie families will help.

[Irene Liu @irene9000]

@tinainvirginia National news is focusing on NC. Parents have no idea that communities around BB were devastated. They're just reacting to the text they received from their student that the timeline for the boil water advisory is "indefinite."

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

🧪FREE TEST ORDER FORMS OPEN—At last the U.S. government again is offering free rapid COVID tests for all U.S. Households—place an order through the USPS form below. Expiration dates extended by FDA. Orders will ship, starting September 30, 2024
https://t.co/AJ0p0mpW11

[Irene Liu @irene9000]

Anyone looking for an #epidemiology research #Fellowship ? @umichepid

[NIH NCCIH @NIH_NCCIH]

NCCIH is hiring! We have openings for two research fellows within the Epidemiology Program of our Division of Intramural Research. Deadline to apply is November 22. More details and apply here: https://t.co/cp42iXLDw0

[NIH NCCIH @NIH_NCCIH]

NCCIH is hiring! We have openings for two research fellows within the Epidemiology Program of our Division of Intramural Research. Deadline to apply is November 22. More details and apply here: https://t.co/cp42iXLDw0

[David Shurtleff, Ph.D. @NCCIH_Director]

I hope you can join us virtually on July 29 at 1:30 pm ET for the lecture “Harnessing AI To Explore Health Restoration in Diabetes,” by Dr. Aaron Y. Lee of @UWMedicine. This talk is part of @NIH_NCCIH’s Integrative Medicine Research Lecture Series. https://t.co/z3w2NRIIUm

[NIH NCCIH @NIH_NCCIH]

Save the date! On June 10 & 11 we are partnering with @NIEHS to hold a workshop to stimulate discussion and interest in researching ways to reduce & mitigate the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in people who have been exposed. Learn more here: https://t.co/eVUuaxsAzu

[Irene Liu @irene9000]

NCCIH staff are presenting at and moderating several sessions. Director Helene Langevin wrote about 2 of the sessions below. #IMCongress

[NIH NCCIH @NIH_NCCIH]

If you're attending #IMCongress24, join us on Thursday, 4/11 at 10 am for the session “New Strategies and Methodologies for Whole Person Research.” @NCCIH_Director will be presenting & NCCIH’s Dr. Emrin Horgusluoglu will be moderating. @imconsortium https://t.co/jvXrloiyG3

[Irene Liu @irene9000]

The organizers/planning committee/regional committee have planned a terrific meeting. Thank you! @PhD_Leigh @imconsortium #IMCongress

[Irene Liu @irene9000]

Happy to be in Cleveland for #IMCongress24 to focus on whole health research for the next few days!

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Beyond avoiding Covid infections altogether, the next best way to prevent #LongCovid is through vaccinations, reduced ~70% by recent reports and a meta-analysis of 24 studies (Figure)
https://t.co/7YkJRw2oZq @sciam @sshall4

[Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran]

According to the latest CDC wastewater data, 35 states have very high or high levels of COVID-19.

[Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran]

According to the latest CDC COVID-19 wastewater data, we are currently in the second-biggest surge of the pandemic.

It will peak in the next week, with ~2 million infections per day. During this surge, ~100 million people total (~1 in 3 people in the US) will likely get COVID.