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Ayesha Rashid

@ayeshar1202

Scientist, Writer, Explorer
PhD Medical Science
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Reminder: Rod Phillips broke the rules to leave for a Caribbean vacation during a humanitarian disaster when 1 senior was dying every hour in LTC...and today, became the Minister of LTC.

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#Digitalmedicine company Akili launched its first digital ad campaign on social media this month for its #therapeutic video game EndeavorRx designed to treat #ADHD in children. Read more about the game by Ayesha Rashid. buff.ly/3hk9Xpx

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Researchers at Imperial College London have discovered the presence of autoantibodies in the blood of patients with long #COVID, which could lead to development of a #bloodtest to help diagnose the condition. Read more about the findings by Ayesha Rashid. buff.ly/3AYN6sR

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The dangers of misleading headlines and misinformation. A piece about how World Health Organization (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan 's comments about mixing and matching doses with respect to boosters were taken out of context, or rather not given any. #misleadingheadlines #irresponsiblereporting

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Researchers at the University of Newcastle have developed the world’s first #glucose saliva test, offering #diabetic patients a non-invasive and pain-free way to monitor their glucose levels. Read more about the innovative device by Ayesha Rashid. buff.ly/2VDwrL3 #MedicalDevice

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Preventative genomics company Phosphorus has developed a comprehensive, preventative #genetic test that not only screens for #disease risk, but also provides information on #health and wellness indicators. Read more about the test by Ayesha Rashid. buff.ly/2UWTVug

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An expert panel has published a set of guidelines for Biogen’s controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm. The recommendations were unveiled at #AAIC21 with the goal of providing clarity to clinicians as they introduce the drug. Read more by Ayesha Rashid. buff.ly/3x7ETiS

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Researchers at The University of Toledo developed a #vaccine for inflammatory #arthritis after discovering an unexpected role for a protein involved in the disease. On #worldarthritisday, this is hopeful news! Read more by Ayesha Rashid. buff.ly/3lwC9ZR #CureArthritisWAD World Arthritis Day

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Bristol Myers Squibb’s new HCM awareness campaign features Utah Jazz rookie guard #JaredButler who shares how he was diagnosed with the #heartcondition. Read more about the campaign by Ayesha Rashid. buff.ly/3HC3ouT Bristol Myers Squibb Jared Butler NBA

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated the most recent variant of #SARSCoV2 identified in South Africa as a variant of concern and has named it #Omicron. Read more about what scientists know and don’t know about the new variant so far by Ayesha Rashid. buff.ly/3CSb3BS

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Blanket travel bans are not the answer. How about we learn from South Africa's epidemiological prowess in identifying, tracking and tracing infectious diseases instead of blocking them off?

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Some irresponsible statements from Moderna & Pfizer re: vaccine effectiveness against #Omicron. Commenting on the #science of the #vaccines without any #data is #unscientific. And sensationalist journalism fanning the fire. As a science journalist & scientist, it is infuriating.

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Here is a short video summary I made on #Omicron, including what we know so far (and yes, we have some preliminary neutralizing Ab data now, which didn't make it into the video) and the things we need to consider. #variantofconcern #COVID19 youtube.com/watch?v=DHOZ3W…