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Gary & Shaggy have been dx w/the first ever documented cases of Marfan syndrome
Reminding us that sometimes unknown disease associations can stay hidden for years until somebody finally connects the dots
“Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence”
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Todd Benzinger, Reds World Series champ, dead at 63
A Reds teammate said that his death came as a “shock”
“I saw him at an event this past summer in Cincinnati & he looked good
“I know he’s got some young kids, so I feel really bad for his family”
nypost.com/2026/10/22/sports…
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Whatever could cause 45% of an NFL team to be injured?
Just one team.
The league is plagued.
Just like society.
What could it be?!
Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk dx w/Parkinson’s disease at 53
Magic 8-Ball: Covid?
It is certain
It is decidedly so
Without a doubt
Yes — definitely
You may rely on it
As I see it, yes
Most likely
Outlook good
Signs point to yes
Ask again in 10+ years
nypost.com/2026/10/22/sports…
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I met an old friend recently, someone I haven't seen in years. Immediately noticing my mask, he said, 'are you still worried about Covid?'. I replied, 'yes'. He then said, 'Why? Sure everyone's had it now'. I don't think he understood when I then said, 'that's why I'm worried'.
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"The UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts is deeply saddened to share that Dr. Kelli Sharp, associate professor and chair of the Department of Dance at the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts (UCI Arts), died on Oct. 16, 2026."
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Peer-reviewed now.
Human T cells did show up, did recognise the virus, and still didn't clear it. By week 8 the CD4 cells had dropped their naive identity and gone cytotoxic - TEMRA - with IFN/JAK-STAT only switching on late, nothing like it acutely. Mice without T cells mounted the stronger innate antiviral response. Neither group cleared the virus.
A failure to resolve.
'Shazam!' Star Michael Gray Dead at 75
#newnormalnaturalcause
#ABC
tmz.com/2026/10/22/michael-g… via @TMZ
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Screwworm in an elk on a game ranch in Pecos County, Texas.
The clock is ticking. We’re running out of time, public health & food safety is dead, & the government could not care less.
Wow! That's Never Happened Before!
Lots of "there's a first time for everything" this week
people.com/new-world-screwwo…
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BREAKING: US and 60% of regions had an increase in COVID test positivity and/or positive tests as of October 17.
The Pacific West regions remain the highest, and the Pacific Northwest has largest increase in positive COVID tests (shown)
50% of regions are higher than at least 1 prior year, YoY.
Testing is higher than 2025 levels, and highest since March 21
UPDATE: US reports the Pacific Southwest region has an INCREASE in total positive COVID tests for October 4-10, even though test positivity dropped. (6.5%, chart shown)
The Pacific Northwest now has the 2nd highest COVID positivity rate. (chart shown, 6.35%)
US national COVID positivity dropped to 3.58%, and net positives also dropped. (Chart shown)
50% of regions saw an increase in net positives.
40% of regions are above any prior year.
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Oct 22, 2026
Africa
@BirdieBittern
'Ghanian actor Kwame Dzokoto dies DURING radio interview. He was only 51 years old.'
modernghana.com/news/1538380…
Wow! That's Never Happened Before!
Lots of "there's a first time for everything" this week
people.com/new-world-screwwo…
Tom Skerritt, 'Top Gun' and 'Alien' Star, Dead at 93 tmz.com/2026/10/22/tom-skerr… via @TMZ
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Pretty funny to see that "Dr. Drew" was a Longhauler.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=bW9q_x…
A bit of COVID Karma that.
Of course, we all know that Drew is much more likely to get LongXovid again.
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Well, well, well…
For the record, the whole “Covid will evolve to become milder & more benign over time” thing was always a lie.
This raises a lot of concerning questions. I would like to once again point out we have no idea what we are doing.
This is a very interesting study from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. It suggests that SARS-CoV-2 may be evolving in a way that makes it increasingly difficult for the human immune system to recognize the virus in the first place—not simply harder for existing antibodies to neutralize it.
So now one has to wonder whether if fewer naïve human B cells can recognize an evolved virus, will the vaccines even work? Will they have a difficult time recruiting genuinely new B-cell specificities?
Doesn't this seem like an issue worth considering @FDADrugs @FDA @CDC @NIHDirector_Jay?
Link to paper: biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
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Sadly, this is a classic wave sign…
2022: “Catching Covid is associated with a 5-fold increase in the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) & a 33-fold increase in risk of pulmonary embolism (PE), a potentially fatal blood clot on the lung…” theguardian.com/world/2022/a…
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Folk are still desperate to avoid the finding of those Thousands of Papers/Studies linking repeated (occasionally single?) Covid infections with a Dysregulation of a Person's immune System?
They turn away from the Studies/Papers that look into the 'Measles like'....
1/2
"...infections in people were previously unheard of"
First human case of Shamonda virus in France
The patient died, but they were
" a severely immunocompromised patient"
"currently no risk to the public"
Whew! We're all good, just those "others"🪦
bbc.com/news/articles/c6reyx…
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2/2
.....quality of Covid infections that can bring about 'Immunity Amnesia' in a person?
Is it merely 'Fear' that drives this new 'need' in Folk to embrace 'Carpe Momentum' as a way of life?
"Come day, go day, God send next day" kinda living?....
Odd.....
ESPN Radio producer, Stosh Cienki, dead at 52
"died suddenly"
"Cienki underwent ankle surgery and appeared to be doing well, but he died one day later after experiencing a pulmonary embolism"
msn.com/en-us/entertainment/…
