Infectious diseases, antibiotics and microbiology
Winchester, England
Joined July 2017
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Matthew Dryden retweeted
I would have headlined it “There is now very little doubt that Covid leaked from a lab”. There’s always a smidgen of doubt about everything. My spiked article on why scientists won’t debate an accident a thousand times worse than Bhopal. spiked-online.com/2024/09/10…
Matthew Dryden retweeted
In this thread I present the ten main arguments that persuaded the audience at the debate in New York on Monday to agree overwhelmingly (65% to 12%) that covid began as a laboratory accident.
Matthew Dryden retweeted
This is one of the most courageous, rational and public-spirited women in the world.
It needs saying because such vile things are said about her and to her by certain scientists who should know better.
This essay proves how much better a scientist she is than her critics.
Ahead of today's hearing in Congress: my opinion piece with the @nytimes on why Covid-19 was likely caused by a lab accident.
My hope since 2020 has been for leaders, especially scientists, to lead the charge in investigating a plausible lab #OriginOfCovid - as opposed to shutting it down as a conspiracy theory or standing by while conflicted parties do so. That hope has been revived repeatedly in the past 4 years by courageous scientists, journalists and individuals who took on considerable risks to do the right thing and push for a fair investigation.
In sharing this analysis of the available evidence with potentially millions of NYT readers, my aim is to undo some of the politicization of this issue - which has stood in the way of a thorough and bipartisan investigation of this global catastrophe, resulted in mis-reporting on origins for 4 years, as well as hindered the implementation of effective measures to prevent lab-based outbreaks.
A wholehearted investigation by US gov has the power to unearth more compelling evidence while spurring whistleblowers to find their courage and opportunity. And, regardless of whether the pandemic came from nature or a lab, the world must not continue to bear the intolerable risks of research with the potential to cause pandemics.
nytimes.com/interactive/2024…
Matthew Dryden retweeted
And by the way, our book has a huge amount of detail for those interested in digging deeper.
This is not profiteering - Alina and I gave half the proceeds to charity -- but we do want people to hear the full story.
Matthew Dryden retweeted
I'm launching a new journal
The Journal of Academic Clichés
We will only accept papers which claim to be game changers and/or paradigm shifters.
All articles must have "of critical importance" in the introduction and end with "more research is needed" even when it isn't.
Matthew Dryden retweeted
Quinolones need to be used with great care but they have an important place in antimicrobial stewardship - allowing IVOST, facilitating hospital discharge and limiting use of broader spectrum agents-> @SAPGAbx advice to AMTs following recent @MHRAgovuk warning
Matthew Dryden retweeted
Fascinating graph. Explains why the rational optimist surprises so many people
US news ever more negative:
Analysis of 1 billion US newspaper articles 1850-2020:
Positive/negative attitude roughly stable for 120 years (though more negative in e.g. the 1930s)
But since 1970, news has become ever more negative
nber.org/papers/w32026
Matthew Dryden retweeted
Today is world polio day, a day to increase awareness of this vaccine preventable disease & the global efforts to eradicate it globally. 2 countries remained endemic, credit to all the vaccinators & those who support the vaccination programme in the world. #EndPolioNow #Rotary
Matthew Dryden retweeted
Letter from @DrydenmMatthew in The Times this morning.
'On the East coast of the US where Lyme is common, the health costs of those with #MEcfs were not covered by medical insurance but they were covered if it was diagnosed as chronic Lyme disease.'
Matthew Dryden retweeted
This turned out better than I anticipated. Staph aureus, Serratia and Klebsiella on chromogenic agar combining to wish you all a Merry Christmas.
Matthew Dryden retweeted
Phenomenal. Bar-tailed Godwit has broken its own record: a first-year bird (five months old!) has flown 13,560 km—just shy of the direct flight limit of a Boeing 787—from Alaska to Tasmania, seemingly non-stop, in just 11 days (avg. speed: c.51 km/hr).
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Spectacular time lapse of the the Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus),
From finding and inspecting her new home to raising a family
Matthew Dryden retweeted
The Lancet has finally conceded Covid could have come from a laboratory - so why does it spark such a fuss to say there should be proper investigation into both the most likely causes of the pandemic? My MoS column on continuing cover-up and controversy dailymail.co.uk/news/article…
Matthew Dryden retweeted
The search for Covid-19’s origins continues to be hindered by fear of offending China.
The Lancet Commission is the latest to highlight how seeking the truth has come second to other considerations.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/09…
Matthew Dryden retweeted
The day I got to explain the double helix (discovered 1953) to the Queen (crowned 1953).
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doi.org/10.1186/s12931-022-0…
#Covid_19 & triaging #biomarker lead on this multicenter RETROSPECTIVE analysis, good to see it published @UoS_Medicine @UoSMedia @UHS_IPT @UHS_CritCare @EducationDivB @ischemo @ISICEM @kirstygordon
