Karen James

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Environmental geneticist & outdoorswoman • into botany, evolution, space, sci-comm, skiing, Outlander, social justice • she/her • @kejames on Twitter
Show threadKaren JamesNov 2, 2023
@id1om Thank you. I wasn’t. At least not directly.
Karen JamesNov 2, 2023
I haven’t been on this app in a very long time, so I’m not sure I’m doing this right, but please read this great thread by @cricketcrocker about misleading jargon in med bio. https://spore.social/@cricketcrocker/111341761552293326
Free Palestine (Katherine 😷) (@[email protected])

So...this is misinformation (nobody is intending to mislead others, but it still is). Remember--it's dangerous to boost without caveats. This article IS NOT REPORTING that we know anything about how to know whether a currently healthy person will get long covid. The headline "Biomarker discovery boosts long covid prediction accuracy to 78.5%" would make you think it was, though, right? Let's talk about this. #covid19 #longCovid https://aus.social/@DenisCOVIDinfoguy/111339331281658508

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Karen JamesNov 2, 2023
Free Palestine (Katherine 😷)Nov 2, 2023

So...this is misinformation (nobody is intending to mislead others, but it still is). Remember--it's dangerous to boost without caveats.

This article IS NOT REPORTING that we know anything about how to know whether a currently healthy person will get long covid.

The headline "Biomarker discovery boosts long covid prediction accuracy to 78.5%" would make you think it was, though, right?

Let's talk about this. #covid19 #longCovid

https://aus.social/@DenisCOVIDinfoguy/111339331281658508

Denis - The COVID info guy - (@[email protected])

Biomarker discovery boosts long-COVID prediction accuracy to 78.5% "These findings suggest that testing for just 4 clinically traceable biomarkers is sufficient to predict long-COVID with 78.5% accuracy." #COVID19 #LongCOVID @[email protected] Source: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231101/Biomarker-discovery-boosts-long-COVID-prediction-accuracy-to-78525.aspx

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Show threadKaren JamesDec 19, 2022
@sbi @mcc ahhhh I see. Thank you.
Show threadKaren JamesDec 19, 2022
@sbi @mcc @kejames
Show threadKaren JamesDec 19, 2022
@sbi @mcc I’m surprised just @kejames works. What if there were at-kejames-es on other instances?
Show threadKaren JamesDec 19, 2022
@sbi @mcc oh that’s fine!
Show threadKaren JamesDec 19, 2022
@mcc @sbi FTR I have not been to space; I’m just a big space geek and scientist with space connections. I’m trying to make that clear everywhere this thread gets traction.
Show threadKaren JamesDec 18, 2022
@dagdrivaren Mastodon online was just a spur of the moment choice. I’ve had problems with it being slow, and also have read advice threads/posts recommending smaller instances. Also I’d like one with a bit more regulation.
Karen JamesDec 17, 2022
Happy #caturday, Mastodon peeps, I’m going to try and spend more time over here; will probably move to a new instance soon. Just checking in for now.