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    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 24 12:11:09 2021
    Could poop transplants help treat COVID-19?

    Poop transplants may have helped two patients with risk factors avoid
    severe COVID-19, a new case report suggests.
    ...
    ...
    The two patients were recently hospitalized in Poland with a bacterial infection and were given fecal transplants as a treatment. Both
    patients later tested positive for COVID-19, but neither developed
    severe disease despite having underlying conditions. "One possible
    explanation" is that the poop transplant, which is given to boost the
    immune response, may have prevented the patients from becoming very
    sick, the authors wrote in the study.


    The procedure, called fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), involves transplanting the poop of a healthy person into the gut of a patient
    who has an intestinal condition, such as an infection with the
    bacterium Clostridium difficile (also called Clostridioides difficile
    or abbreviated as C. diff), Live Science previously reported. This
    "healthy" poop is thought to have a mix of healthy bacteria that can
    help the body fight off the harmful pathogens that are causing issues
    such as diarrhea or irritable bowel syndrome.

    https://www.livescience.com/poop-transplant-covid-19-patients-case-study.html

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Wed Jul 28 19:43:47 2021
    On 2021-07-24, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:
    Could poop transplants help treat COVID-19?

    Yes. Here's one hypothetical way:

    You need to take those Fox News talking heads who are currently filling
    the airwaves with lies, and poop vigorously into their open mouths, then
    force them to choke to death on your shit.

    Once they are dead and buried, you can faithfully report that a poop
    transplant successfully improved the COVID situation. To be sure
    though, you'd probably better bury those talking heads in an active
    cesspool.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to fungus@amongus.com.invalid on Thu Jul 29 19:31:13 2021
    On Wed, 28 Jul 2021 19:43:47 -0000 (UTC), Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> wrote:

    Fox News talking heads

    When those who watch see more deaths locally, especially within their
    families, I suspect Fox will start dropping in the ratings.

    Cable companies have no obligation to carry FOX, but most if not all
    ain't got the balls to drop FOX. FOX makes money on cable...even with
    few viewers.

    It would be nice to have a la carte, where consumers had to pick what
    channels they wanted to watch....and only pay for the chosen ones.

    Cord cutting "generation" might eradicate the Fox pest.

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