Dr. Lucky Tran

Athletes like Erling Haaland and Alysa Liu hava captured our hearts because we live in a time of incompetent leaders and toxic masculinity. It is such a refreshing rebuke to see people performing at high levels while having fun and being their full selves.

Takk Norway! You played an incredible World Cup, your fans were brilliant, and Haaland 🥰. Safe travels rowing back across the Atlantic! 🚣‍♂️🇳🇴

English and French players huddle together after the match. With only a couple of exceptions, the camaraderie and fair play this World Cup has been exemplary!

We are in the timeline where Taco Bell is leading the response to stop the diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak

Taco Bell Locations Stop Serving Lettuce and Guacamole amid ‘Explosive’ Diarrhea Parasite Outbreak: Report

Some Taco Bell locations in the U.S. are reportedly not serving lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole and cilantro onion items amid a cyclosporiasis outbreak that’s affected 2,000 people, with Michigan re...

We may be drowning on the sidewalk, breathing in toxic air, and eating lettuce that gives us diarrhea, but the Knicks are still NBA champions.

The Knicks the only ones to defeat the Trump curse 😀

Our last hope of saving this World Cup. Vamos España!

The transition from “Knicks in Five, World Cup Summer Vibes” to “Diarrhea Parasite, Hazardous Air, Stay Inside and Don’t Eat Greens” hits hard

The CDC recently updated its cyclosporiasis data. There are now 4,173 confirmed cases, making it the largest US cyclospora outbreak ever. 41 states have reported cases. This is just the tip of the iceberg with states reporting several thousand more cases that are awaiting to be confirmed.

For the one millionth time this is why we need a free N95 mask program everywhere. Masks are important tools we all need to stay healthy throughout our lifetimes.

The FDA now says that Taylor Farms finding is a false positive. What a mess.

FDA says Taylor Farms cyclospora finding was a false positive

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Sunday that laboratory experts ​re-checked lettuce sample results from Taylor Farms in an ‌investigation into an outbreak of the cyclospora parasite and c...

Reminder: Cabo Verde are the second best team in the world! 🇨🇻

👋 Scientist here.

Here are some science-backed tips that will help protect your health against wildfire smoke:

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UPDATE from Michigan on diarrhea outbreak:

- Early information shows lettuce as a common product that regularly comes up during investigation

- BUT no specific type of produce, grower or supplier has been identified as the source

- other food items cannot be completely ruled out yet

Wildfire smoke is enveloping NYC, and AQI is over 200, meaning hazardous air quality. Please protect your health and mask up!

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Dictator Mbappé is now the leading goalscorer in World Cup history!

Today in NYC we have to watch out for:

Wildfire smoke
Extreme heat
Diarrhea causing parasites in food
Legionella bacteria in pipes

Instead of needing to be hyperaware of every new infectious disease outbreak, would be nice if there was some national agency that worked to prevent diseases… oh wait

If you are going to do a PSA outside about wildfire smoke, please wear a mask. Not wearing one shows that you don’t fully understand the issue.

So frustrating seeing wishy washy public health messaging like this.

When air is at hazardous levels:
AVOID outdoors
USE air purifiers
WEAR a mask

Do or do not, there is no try!

Lamine Yamal’s little bro ❤️❤️❤️

👋 Scientist and science communication professional here

Communications around the diarrhea outbreak caused by the cyclospora parasite has been confusing, and social media has been awash with misinformation. Here’s what you need to know:

In capitalist America, Taco Bell is our CDC and Waffle House is our weather alert system.

My thoughts with all parents whose kids have been given a perfectly legitimate excuse to not eat their greens

Important context for the diarrhea outbreak is that usually most Cyclospora outbreaks do not get traced back to a specific source. They are difficult to trace due to long incubation period, short shelf life of produce, it's hard to grow the parasite in the lab, and its genome is hard to sequence.