Dr. Matt Schabath (he/him/his)
@mattschabathphd.bsky.social
Ph.D Epidemiologist ~ Cancer Researcher ~ Guitarist ~ USN Veteran ~ Bourbon Enthusiast ~ Detroiter in FL ~ Ally
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🧪 New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century - Called Tilcayo by local communities, it is part of a group called tiger cats found across much of South America
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New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century
A diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia's cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living cat species has been formally named and described i...
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September 17, 2026 at 4:10 PM
🧪 New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century - Called Tilcayo by local communities, it is part of a group called tiger cats found across much of South America
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🧪🧪Study: Alcohol-attributable cancer deaths in the United States doubled between 1990 and 2023; a disproportionate burden observed in males and 55 years and older individuals.
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Alcohol-attributable cancer mortality in the United States, 1990–2023: a secondary analysis of Global Burden of Disease data
Alcohol-attributable cancer mortality has increased in the USA, with a disproportionate
burden observed in males and 55 years and older individuals. Our findings highlight
the critical need for target...
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September 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
🧪🧪Study: Alcohol-attributable cancer deaths in the United States doubled between 1990 and 2023; a disproportionate burden observed in males and 55 years and older individuals.
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🧪 Global, regional, and national prevalence of second-hand smoke and attributable disease burden --
☑ estimated 2.71 billion people worldwide were exposed to SHS, including 767 million children
☑ SHS remains a substantial driver of global health loss
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☑ estimated 2.71 billion people worldwide were exposed to SHS, including 767 million children
☑ SHS remains a substantial driver of global health loss
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42705247/
Global, regional, and national prevalence of second-hand smoke and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 - PubMed
Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Gates Foundation.
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September 10, 2026 at 3:08 PM
🧪 Global, regional, and national prevalence of second-hand smoke and attributable disease burden --
☑ estimated 2.71 billion people worldwide were exposed to SHS, including 767 million children
☑ SHS remains a substantial driver of global health loss
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42705247/
☑ estimated 2.71 billion people worldwide were exposed to SHS, including 767 million children
☑ SHS remains a substantial driver of global health loss
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42705247/
🧪 Phone-based tutoring improves learning during school closures - One-to-one phone sessions substantially increased students’ numeracy test scores in low- and middle-income countries that experience emergencies that disrupt schooling
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Phone-based tutoring improves learning during school closures
One-to-one phone sessions substantially increased students’ numeracy test scores in low- and middle-income countries that experience emergencies that disrupt schooling.
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September 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
🧪 Phone-based tutoring improves learning during school closures - One-to-one phone sessions substantially increased students’ numeracy test scores in low- and middle-income countries that experience emergencies that disrupt schooling
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gas prices hit record Labor Day high as oil turmoil drives up costs
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September 8, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Gas prices hit record Labor Day high as oil turmoil drives up costs
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Who is Karl Bushby and why is he walking around the world? -- British adventurer Karl Bushby is nearing the end of his 36,000-mile (58,000km), 28-year journey from South America to his home city of Hull.
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Who is Karl Bushby and why is he walking around the world?
The British adventurer set off from Chile in 1998 and is close to finishing his global walk in Hull.
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September 4, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Who is Karl Bushby and why is he walking around the world? -- British adventurer Karl Bushby is nearing the end of his 36,000-mile (58,000km), 28-year journey from South America to his home city of Hull.
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🧪🧪Newly discovered ‘demon cave fish’ hid out in Alabama military installation for 40 years -- Scientists named this oddball creature after the Demogorgon from Stranger Things
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Newly discovered ‘demon cave fish’ hid out in Alabama military installation for 40 years
Scientists named this oddball creature after the Demogorgon from Stranger Things
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September 2, 2026 at 8:41 PM
🧪🧪Newly discovered ‘demon cave fish’ hid out in Alabama military installation for 40 years -- Scientists named this oddball creature after the Demogorgon from Stranger Things
www.scientificamerican.com/article/newl...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/newl...
🧪🧪 Journal retracts paper claiming network of corridors inside the Great Pyramid of Giza - a reader “brought concerns to the attention of the Editorial Office regarding methodological issues with this article.”
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Journal retracts paper claiming network of corridors inside the Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as the Pyramid of Khufu.Douwe C. van der Zee/Wikimedia Commons A journal has retracted a paper by two Italian scientists who claimed to have found hidden struc…
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September 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
🧪🧪 Journal retracts paper claiming network of corridors inside the Great Pyramid of Giza - a reader “brought concerns to the attention of the Editorial Office regarding methodological issues with this article.”
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🧪🧪Nature: When AI writes the words, who is the author? -- After an AI detector classified one of my opinion pieces as entirely AI-generated, I found myself questioning where authorship ends, where expertise begins and what readers deserve to know.
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When AI writes the words, who is the author?
After an AI detector classified one of my opinion pieces as entirely AI-generated, I found myself questioning where authorship ends, where expertise begins and what readers deserve to know.
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August 31, 2026 at 6:30 PM
🧪🧪Nature: When AI writes the words, who is the author? -- After an AI detector classified one of my opinion pieces as entirely AI-generated, I found myself questioning where authorship ends, where expertise begins and what readers deserve to know.
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
🧪🧪 A Science investigation casts doubt on genes hailed for warding off Alzheimer’s disease -- Mutations found in Colombian families raised hopes for treatments. Altered patient data and suspect images call their benefits into question
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Science investigation casts doubt on genes hailed for warding off Alzheimer’s disease
Mutations found in Colombian families raised hopes for treatments. Altered patient data and suspect images call their benefits into question
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August 25, 2026 at 4:11 PM
🧪🧪 A Science investigation casts doubt on genes hailed for warding off Alzheimer’s disease -- Mutations found in Colombian families raised hopes for treatments. Altered patient data and suspect images call their benefits into question
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www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪🧪American Cancer Society National Lung Cancer Roundtable strategic plan: Opportunities in advanced imaging across the lung cancer care continuum
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The American Cancer Society National Lung Cancer Roundtable strategic plan: Opportunities in advanced imaging across the lung cancer care continuum
The American Cancer Society National Lung Cancer Roundtable is a consortium of organizations and experts dedicated to reducing deaths from lung cancer. As part of the Roundtable, this article address...
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August 13, 2026 at 1:24 PM
🧪🧪American Cancer Society National Lung Cancer Roundtable strategic plan: Opportunities in advanced imaging across the lung cancer care continuum
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🧪🧪 Johnson & Johnson to pay $5.5 billion settlement in talc cancer lawsuit
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Johnson & Johnson to pay $5.5bn settlement in talc cancer lawsuit
Landmark deal covers about 76,000 claims and could end contentious, decade-long legal battle
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August 12, 2026 at 1:59 PM
🧪🧪 Johnson & Johnson to pay $5.5 billion settlement in talc cancer lawsuit
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Reposted by Dr. Matt Schabath (he/him/his)
BRCA-negative patients may still be high-risk for breast cancer, study finds
https://cancerletter.com/clinical-roundup/20260807_8b/
https://cancerletter.com/clinical-roundup/20260807_8b/
BRCA-negative patients may still be high-risk for breast cancer, study finds - The Cancer Letter
Women who test negative for BRCA gene mutations may still be at greater risk of developing breast cancer than the genera
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August 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
BRCA-negative patients may still be high-risk for breast cancer, study finds
https://cancerletter.com/clinical-roundup/20260807_8b/
https://cancerletter.com/clinical-roundup/20260807_8b/
🧪 Excellent!
The first mRNA-based flu shot to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration will be ready for the upcoming flu season. Moderna, the vaccine's maker n.pr/4hPU771
A new flu vaccine geared to older people is coming soon
The first mRNA-based flu shot to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration will be ready for the upcoming flu season. Moderna, the vaccine's maker
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August 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
🧪 Excellent!
🧪Association Between First MMR Vaccination Before Age 2 Years and Childhood Autism in a U.S. EHR Cohort of 2.5 Million Children -- "In this large US cohort, age-anchored landmark analyses show no association between MMR vaccination before 24 months and childhood autism"
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Association Between First MMR Vaccination Before... : Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Background:Concerns about potential associations between measles–mumps–rubella (MMR) vaccination and autism persist despite extensive prior research....
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August 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
🧪Association Between First MMR Vaccination Before Age 2 Years and Childhood Autism in a U.S. EHR Cohort of 2.5 Million Children -- "In this large US cohort, age-anchored landmark analyses show no association between MMR vaccination before 24 months and childhood autism"
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Dr. Bob Gillies Machine Learning Workshop in Cancer-- We're actively seeking abstract submissions for our upcoming conference on Machine Learning/AI in Cancer. Whether it's new, ongoing, or updated research, we want to hear about it — oral and poster presentations are both welcome.
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August 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Dr. Bob Gillies Machine Learning Workshop in Cancer-- We're actively seeking abstract submissions for our upcoming conference on Machine Learning/AI in Cancer. Whether it's new, ongoing, or updated research, we want to hear about it — oral and poster presentations are both welcome.
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Alice in Chains’ Unplugged at 30: The Farewell We Never Saw Coming
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Alice in Chains’ Unplugged at 30: The Farewell We Never Saw Coming - Metal Injection
Thirty years ago, Alice in Chains played the best show of their lives on the worst night of one man's
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July 30, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Alice in Chains’ Unplugged at 30: The Farewell We Never Saw Coming
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🧪🧪 Around 400 U.S. patents contain at least one citation to a retracted scientific paper, a new study has found.
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Just over 400 U.S. patents contain citations to retracted scientific papers
Surendra/Adobe Stock Around 400 U.S. patents contain at least one citation to a retracted scientific paper, a new study has found. The analysis, posted last month to the preprint server SSRN, anal…
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July 30, 2026 at 3:53 PM
🧪🧪 Around 400 U.S. patents contain at least one citation to a retracted scientific paper, a new study has found.
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retractionwatch.com/2026/07/30/u...
I'd see your "Punk Rock Girl" and raise you with "Under Pressure".
what if I told you that the best song of the 1980s was “punk rock girl“? 
July 29, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I'd see your "Punk Rock Girl" and raise you with "Under Pressure".
🧪🧪 How to use AI to make a graphical abstract in minutes -- Artificial intelligence is a democratizing force for those without graphic-design experience, as long as it is used conscientiously.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How to use AI to make a graphical abstract in minutes
Artificial intelligence is a democratizing force for those without graphic-design experience, as long as it is used conscientiously.
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July 23, 2026 at 5:46 PM
🧪🧪 How to use AI to make a graphical abstract in minutes -- Artificial intelligence is a democratizing force for those without graphic-design experience, as long as it is used conscientiously.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Florida postal worker found hoarding nearly 100 pets in home with no AC -- The sheriff said it’s one of the worst cases of animal hoarding ever seen in the county.
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Florida postal worker found hoarding nearly 100 pets in home with no AC, sheriff says
The sheriff said it’s one of the worst cases of animal hoarding ever seen in the county.
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July 22, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Florida postal worker found hoarding nearly 100 pets in home with no AC -- The sheriff said it’s one of the worst cases of animal hoarding ever seen in the county.
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www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2...
🧪 Cancer survivor paddles 2,300 miles with his dog after groundbreaking treatment. "Thanks to a groundbreaking treatment at Tampa's Moffitt Cancer Center, Carter not only beat cancer, he went on to complete the adventure of a lifetime alongside his four-legged best friend." 🐕
Moffitt cancer survivor paddles 2,300 miles with his dog after groundbreaking treatment
Frank Carter has always chased adventure. But after a cancer diagnosis threatened to change everything, the Orange County man found a new purpose.
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July 21, 2026 at 6:41 PM
🧪 Cancer survivor paddles 2,300 miles with his dog after groundbreaking treatment. "Thanks to a groundbreaking treatment at Tampa's Moffitt Cancer Center, Carter not only beat cancer, he went on to complete the adventure of a lifetime alongside his four-legged best friend." 🐕
🧪🧪 Cyclospora investigation still points to recalled lettuce, FDA says -- The FDA said Monday it still thinks Taylor Farms lettuce is likely behind a Cyclospora outbreak, even after pulling back earlier test results linking the produce to the parasite.
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Cyclospora investigation still points to recalled lettuce, FDA says
The sample that received a false positive was not part of the current recall, officials said.
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July 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM
🧪🧪 Cyclospora investigation still points to recalled lettuce, FDA says -- The FDA said Monday it still thinks Taylor Farms lettuce is likely behind a Cyclospora outbreak, even after pulling back earlier test results linking the produce to the parasite.
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www.axios.com/2026/07/20/f...