Amy Wieckowski
@amywski.bsky.social
Lead Critical Care & Theatres Pharmacist
Londoner l Coffee Enthusiast l Dabbles in Reformer Pilates l Chronic fan of The Vaccines l Prof interests: Sepsis + PK/PD of Antibiotics
Londoner l Coffee Enthusiast l Dabbles in Reformer Pilates l Chronic fan of The Vaccines l Prof interests: Sepsis + PK/PD of Antibiotics
Those of you who have had a close friend/loved one with depression, what would be your top tips for supporting them? Struggling with someone close to me. Thank you 🙏🏻
September 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Those of you who have had a close friend/loved one with depression, what would be your top tips for supporting them? Struggling with someone close to me. Thank you 🙏🏻
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We needed some good news - this is a staggering breakthrough
Huntington’s disease treated successfully for first time in UK gene therapy trial www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Huntington’s disease treated successfully for first time in UK gene therapy trial www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Huntington’s disease treated successfully for first time in UK gene therapy trial
Surgical procedure to treat devastating illness slowed progress of disease by 75% in patients after three years
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We needed some good news - this is a staggering breakthrough
Huntington’s disease treated successfully for first time in UK gene therapy trial www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Huntington’s disease treated successfully for first time in UK gene therapy trial www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Back in polo necks and the heating on and it’s only September 🥶
September 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Back in polo necks and the heating on and it’s only September 🥶
Reposted by Amy Wieckowski
Reposted by Amy Wieckowski
It turns out the 'death' of printed newspapers is turning everyone mental.
Printed newspapers don't demand attention. Printed newspapers don't follow you around. Printed newspapers don't prod you in the ribs and demand you respond.
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
Printed newspapers don't demand attention. Printed newspapers don't follow you around. Printed newspapers don't prod you in the ribs and demand you respond.
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
Why more and more people are tuning the news out: ‘Now I don’t have that anxiety’
Emotional toll of constant negative news and unlimited access to ‘doomscrolling’ has led to record-high news avoidance
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It turns out the 'death' of printed newspapers is turning everyone mental.
Printed newspapers don't demand attention. Printed newspapers don't follow you around. Printed newspapers don't prod you in the ribs and demand you respond.
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
Printed newspapers don't demand attention. Printed newspapers don't follow you around. Printed newspapers don't prod you in the ribs and demand you respond.
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
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New living clinical practice guideline: Cardiovascular, kidney related, and weight loss effects of therapeutics for type 2 diabetes
See our #BMJInfographic for a visual summary of the recommendations
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
See our #BMJInfographic for a visual summary of the recommendations
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
August 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
New living clinical practice guideline: Cardiovascular, kidney related, and weight loss effects of therapeutics for type 2 diabetes
See our #BMJInfographic for a visual summary of the recommendations
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
See our #BMJInfographic for a visual summary of the recommendations
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
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Adopting a mindset of learning transforms hardship from a punishment into a lesson.
This makes you resilient and endlessly adaptable. #MedSly
This makes you resilient and endlessly adaptable. #MedSly
August 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Adopting a mindset of learning transforms hardship from a punishment into a lesson.
This makes you resilient and endlessly adaptable. #MedSly
This makes you resilient and endlessly adaptable. #MedSly
Reposted by Amy Wieckowski
Reposted by Amy Wieckowski
Plus the metaanalysis is also live now
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
From @lonniepyne.bsky.social et al
Watch out for the #NephJC discussion in September
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
From @lonniepyne.bsky.social et al
Watch out for the #NephJC discussion in September
Safety and efficacy of steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in patients with kidney failure requiring dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Our findings suggest that steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists have little
to no effect on cardiovascular mortality in patients requiring dialysis. There is
insufficient information on the...
www.thelancet.com
August 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Plus the metaanalysis is also live now
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
From @lonniepyne.bsky.social et al
Watch out for the #NephJC discussion in September
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
From @lonniepyne.bsky.social et al
Watch out for the #NephJC discussion in September
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Spironolactone does not work for dialysis
ACHIEVE published in @thelancet.com
@lastwalsh.bsky.social and colleagues
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Coming soon to a #NephJC near you
ACHIEVE published in @thelancet.com
@lastwalsh.bsky.social and colleagues
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Coming soon to a #NephJC near you
Spironolactone versus placebo in patients undergoing maintenance dialysis (ACHIEVE): an international, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial
Among patients receiving maintenance dialysis, spironolactone 25 mg daily orally did
not reduce the composite outcome of cardiovascular mortality and hospitalisation due
to heart failure compared with...
www.thelancet.com
August 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Spironolactone does not work for dialysis
ACHIEVE published in @thelancet.com
@lastwalsh.bsky.social and colleagues
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Coming soon to a #NephJC near you
ACHIEVE published in @thelancet.com
@lastwalsh.bsky.social and colleagues
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Coming soon to a #NephJC near you
Day 2/3 oncall for ITU.
It’s depressing how much Costa has me in a chokehold for ‘just a little treat’ during these bank holidays.
It’s depressing how much Costa has me in a chokehold for ‘just a little treat’ during these bank holidays.
August 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Day 2/3 oncall for ITU.
It’s depressing how much Costa has me in a chokehold for ‘just a little treat’ during these bank holidays.
It’s depressing how much Costa has me in a chokehold for ‘just a little treat’ during these bank holidays.
Witnessed my first cardiac arrest yesterday. I guess it was bound to happen at some point in my line of work.
But still. Nothing can prepare you for that 😓
But still. Nothing can prepare you for that 😓
August 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Witnessed my first cardiac arrest yesterday. I guess it was bound to happen at some point in my line of work.
But still. Nothing can prepare you for that 😓
But still. Nothing can prepare you for that 😓
Not your average summer holiday reading. Second time revisiting this brilliant book. @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Not your average summer holiday reading. Second time revisiting this brilliant book. @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
Off to wedding 2/5 for this year on Friday…….and 3/5 on Saturday. 😅
What a busy but special time of life!
What a busy but special time of life!
August 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Off to wedding 2/5 for this year on Friday…….and 3/5 on Saturday. 😅
What a busy but special time of life!
What a busy but special time of life!
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🚨 Exciting news!
Our very own Aural Apothecary host Jamie Hayes has taken to the @TEDx stage 🎤
🎥 Prescription to Ocean: The Hidden Impact of Medicines
A must-watch on how what we prescribe can shape our environment.
Watch here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=swCL...
Our very own Aural Apothecary host Jamie Hayes has taken to the @TEDx stage 🎤
🎥 Prescription to Ocean: The Hidden Impact of Medicines
A must-watch on how what we prescribe can shape our environment.
Watch here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=swCL...
Prescription to Ocean: The Hidden Impact of Medicines | Jamie Hayes | TEDxSwansea
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
www.youtube.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
🚨 Exciting news!
Our very own Aural Apothecary host Jamie Hayes has taken to the @TEDx stage 🎤
🎥 Prescription to Ocean: The Hidden Impact of Medicines
A must-watch on how what we prescribe can shape our environment.
Watch here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=swCL...
Our very own Aural Apothecary host Jamie Hayes has taken to the @TEDx stage 🎤
🎥 Prescription to Ocean: The Hidden Impact of Medicines
A must-watch on how what we prescribe can shape our environment.
Watch here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=swCL...
I believe we really are in an age of wonder drugs at the moment.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Finerenone with Empagliflozin in Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes | NEJM
Limited evidence exists to support the simultaneous initiation of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2
inhibitors and finerenone, a nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, in
persons with chr...
www.nejm.org
August 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I believe we really are in an age of wonder drugs at the moment.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Henry Marsh lays out what he thinks are the paths for the NHS to survive, in @theobserveruk.bsky.social:
A) A dedicated health tax
B) A hybrid insurance system
C) Making wealthier people pay to use the NHS
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
A) A dedicated health tax
B) A hybrid insurance system
C) Making wealthier people pay to use the NHS
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
‘I worked in the NHS for decades – here’s how to fix it’
Britain’s demoralised doctors and nurses must be rallied with better job satisfaction and fair pay
observer.co.uk
August 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Henry Marsh lays out what he thinks are the paths for the NHS to survive, in @theobserveruk.bsky.social:
A) A dedicated health tax
B) A hybrid insurance system
C) Making wealthier people pay to use the NHS
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
A) A dedicated health tax
B) A hybrid insurance system
C) Making wealthier people pay to use the NHS
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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Best of luck to the new resident doctors who started today.
I still remember my first days very vividly!
Ask for help if you need it, we have all been there and if they forget kindly remind them!
#BLACKWEDNESDAY
I still remember my first days very vividly!
Ask for help if you need it, we have all been there and if they forget kindly remind them!
#BLACKWEDNESDAY
August 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Best of luck to the new resident doctors who started today.
I still remember my first days very vividly!
Ask for help if you need it, we have all been there and if they forget kindly remind them!
#BLACKWEDNESDAY
I still remember my first days very vividly!
Ask for help if you need it, we have all been there and if they forget kindly remind them!
#BLACKWEDNESDAY
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Neurotoxicity of sedative drugs: a matter of concern in adults?
CCR Journal Watch - tracking the critical care literature daily
https://criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidence/journal-watch
CCR Journal Watch - tracking the critical care literature daily
https://criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidence/journal-watch
July 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Neurotoxicity of sedative drugs: a matter of concern in adults?
CCR Journal Watch - tracking the critical care literature daily
https://criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidence/journal-watch
CCR Journal Watch - tracking the critical care literature daily
https://criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidence/journal-watch
How do you deal with feeling constantly under appreciated or compared to another colleague at work? Feel like some people are never satisfied!
July 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
How do you deal with feeling constantly under appreciated or compared to another colleague at work? Feel like some people are never satisfied!
If you are a Londoner I hope you will become completely obsessed with this game as I have!
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July 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
If you are a Londoner I hope you will become completely obsessed with this game as I have!
ttps://metrodle.com
ttps://metrodle.com
The most relaxing summer evenings are a round of Pilates followed by returning to dinner outside in the garden. Simply sublime after a long day at work!
July 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The most relaxing summer evenings are a round of Pilates followed by returning to dinner outside in the garden. Simply sublime after a long day at work!
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‘If—as I do—you view social media as of little value but are also—as I am—mildly addicted to it then Bluesky is the best because it is the worst.’
open.substack.com/pub/rbnmcken...
open.substack.com/pub/rbnmcken...
Why Bluesky Is the Best Social Media Platform
I’m an academic philosopher.
open.substack.com
July 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
‘If—as I do—you view social media as of little value but are also—as I am—mildly addicted to it then Bluesky is the best because it is the worst.’
open.substack.com/pub/rbnmcken...
open.substack.com/pub/rbnmcken...
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Happy 77th birthday NHS.
Wishing you many more birthdays ❤️
Wishing you many more birthdays ❤️
July 5, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Happy 77th birthday NHS.
Wishing you many more birthdays ❤️
Wishing you many more birthdays ❤️
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Sodium bicarbonate use in ICU patients with metabolic acidosis was linked to a 1.9% mortality reduction at 30 days, with benefits seen across key subgroups including those with acute kidney injury and severe acidosis. zurl.co/Uok4E
July 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Sodium bicarbonate use in ICU patients with metabolic acidosis was linked to a 1.9% mortality reduction at 30 days, with benefits seen across key subgroups including those with acute kidney injury and severe acidosis. zurl.co/Uok4E