GNU socialhttps://chirp.cooleysekula.net/api/statusnet/conversation/220251.atomConversation2024-03-29T08:10:06+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://mas.to/users/failedLyndonLaRouchite/statuses/110423982731549266New note by failedLyndonLaRouchite<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mcnees" class="u-url mention">@mcnees</a> </p><p>I have lymphoma (I'm ok, so no worries)<br />Thalidomide is, for lymphoma, a miracle drug; it just nukes the cancer</p><p>but when you are on this drug, EVERY MONTH you have to talk to a nurse who asks you a whole bunch of sex questions, to make sure you understand, NO PREGNANCIES while you are on this drug, and if you do get a woman pregnant, you need to talk to a doctor RIGHT AWAY</p><p>god alone knows what will happen in the fascist forced birther states: maybe a surge of flipper baby births ?</p>340746http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-05-24T13:54:23+00:002023-05-24T13:54:23+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mas.to/users/failedLyndonLaRouchitefailedLyndonLaRouchite66 yro upper middle classNote: class is importantboring cis white guy I often shoot from the hip, but unlike many, I often apologize if I am wrongPhD/molecular biology; eg I actually know about DNAInterests: data graphics/chartsliberal US politics, insect photos, and NYCRetrogrouch in all things #nobridgeFailed Lyndon Larouchite is a joke#prochoice#forcedbirther is what so called "prolife" people arefailedLyndonLaRouchiteOddOpinions566 yro upper middle classNote: class is importantboring cis white guy I often shoot from the hip, but unlike many, I often apologize if I am wrongPhD/molecular biology; eg I actually know about DNAInterests: data graphics/chartsliberal US politics, insect photos, and NYCRetrogrouch in all things #nobridgeFailed Lyndon Larouchite is a joke#prochoice#forcedbirther is what so called "prolife" people aretag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2023-05-24:objectType=thread:nonce=ff17f458a54c8394http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://mastodon.social/users/mcnees/statuses/110423995880648523New note by mcnees<p><a href="https://mas.to/@failedLyndonLaRouchite" class="u-url mention">@failedLyndonLaRouchite</a> I'm glad you are okay! And I didn't know this about Thalidomide.</p>340747http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-05-24T13:54:22+00:002023-05-24T13:54:22+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.social/users/mcneesmcneesProfessor, physicist, sci comm. Black holes, quantum gravity, cosmology. Tar Heel. Retoots = spooky action at a distance. Opinions are mine alone.mcneesRobert McNeesProfessor, physicist, sci comm. Black holes, quantum gravity, cosmology. Tar Heel. Retoots = spooky action at a distance. Opinions are mine alone.tag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2023-05-24:objectType=thread:nonce=ff17f458a54c8394http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://mastodon.social/users/mcnees/statuses/110423990488335484New note by mcnees<p>Dr. Taussig lost her hearing around the time she graduated from med school. She used lip-reading and hearing aids with patients, and her fingers in place of a stethoscope. </p><p>Not to mythologize how she dealt with the loss of her hearing, but colleagues remarked that her touch was sensitive enough to detect some forms of heart irregularities.</p><p>Image: Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives</p>340745http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-05-24T13:52:59+00:002023-05-24T13:52:59+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.social/users/mcneesmcneesProfessor, physicist, sci comm. Black holes, quantum gravity, cosmology. Tar Heel. Retoots = spooky action at a distance. Opinions are mine alone.mcneesRobert McNeesProfessor, physicist, sci comm. Black holes, quantum gravity, cosmology. Tar Heel. Retoots = spooky action at a distance. Opinions are mine alone.tag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2023-05-24:objectType=thread:nonce=ff17f458a54c8394http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://mastodon.social/users/mcnees/statuses/110423970099403771New note by mcnees<p>Dr. Helen Taussig, who initiated the field of pediatric cardiology, was born <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1898. </p><p>She discovered the cause of "blue baby syndrome," helped develop its surgical correction, and was the first woman to serve as president of the American Heart Association.</p><p>Dr. Taussig was also largely responsible, along with Dr. Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey, for the FDA’s decision not to approve thalidomide in the 1960s.</p><p>Image: National Library of Medicine</p>340744http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-05-24T13:47:48+00:002023-05-24T13:47:48+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.social/users/mcneesmcneesProfessor, physicist, sci comm. Black holes, quantum gravity, cosmology. Tar Heel. Retoots = spooky action at a distance. Opinions are mine alone.mcneesRobert McNeesProfessor, physicist, sci comm. Black holes, quantum gravity, cosmology. Tar Heel. Retoots = spooky action at a distance. Opinions are mine alone.tag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2023-05-24:objectType=thread:nonce=ff17f458a54c8394