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Binita Kane
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Long COVID/ME interested lung doctor | Campaigner | Independent SAGE | Co-Founder South Asian Heritage Month | Diversity Power List 24/25

Website: https://thelongcovidclinic.co.uk
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/binitakane
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Binita Kane @binitakane.bsky.social · May 14
A massive thank you to ActionForME and @longcovidsupport.bsky.social for inviting me to speak at today’s joint #LongCOVID and #ME All Party Parliament Group meeting, alongside Profs @daltmann.bsky.social @cgatist.bsky.social and David Strain.
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justadutchguy.bsky.social
USA Photo of the year
November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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jaxtait.bsky.social
Happy World Ventil8 Day @profstevegriffin.bsky.social
@sunny-rae1.bsky.social @binitakane.bsky.social
✅ #CleanAirEverywhere
✅ #MakeHopeNormalAgain
Logo of Greens Against Covid. Text: Greens Against Covid. World Ventil8 Day logo. Text: Clean air for health: Protection from pollution AND from infectious diseases. Collaborate to Ventilate. Symbols for Youtube, Instagram and X. #WorldVentilateDay #Collabor8Ventil8 worldventil8day.com #CleanAirIsAHumanRight Imprint: Promoted by Covid and Long Covid Campaign Working Group (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ. Colours - apple green, fair green, vivid azure and white.
November 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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longcovidadvoc.com
Exulansis -the moment you simply give up trying to explain the in‑between.

📖 This article gives voice to the silent struggle of families living with #LongCovid, where recognition, care and empathy often fail them.

www.longcovidadvoc.com/post/exulans...
Exulansis - The Gulf of Understanding
An Ongoing Battle for Adequate Treatment and Care: The Impact of Long Covid on Families' by Marianne Lynch.
www.longcovidadvoc.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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london.gov.uk
When I was first elected, evidence showed it would take 193 years to bring London's air pollution within legal limits.

Due to our policies, we've done it in 9.

In Brazil this week, we showed that cities are giving the world reason to hope when it comes to tackling the climate emergency.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan with colleague stood in front of C40 cities info board.
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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chrischirp.bsky.social
The early flu season in England continues to build, while the latest Covid wave continues to recede.

Latest UKHSA hospital admission data up to 27 Oct.
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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longcovidsupport.bsky.social
Ep26 | Long COVID Clinic Fireside Chat
with @binitakane.bsky.social & @helenoakleigh.bsky.social

Hydration, Appetite & Blood Sugar in POTS
🗓️ Wed 5 Nov 18:00 GMT | 📺 YouTube

Dr Binita Kane & @angryhacademic.bsky.social unpack low blood volume, thirst, “low blood sugar” sensations & hunger in POTS.
Promotional graphic for a YouTube livestream titled “Hydration, Appetite, and Blood Sugar in POTS.” On the left is Dr. Kane, and on the right is Dr. Harriet Carroll. Text below reads: “Dr. Kane talks with Dr. Harriet Carroll. LIVE: Wednesday 5th November 2025 18:00 (GMT).” Logos for The Long Covid Clinic and Long Covid Support appear in the center. Bottom banner reads: “The Long Covid Clinic – What You Can Do. YouTube @LCCWYCD.”
October 31, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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kityates.bsky.social
“Science is never settled” sounds reasonable—but it’s often a rhetorical trick to undermine consensus on issues like vaccines or climate change.
Science evolves, but some things are overwhelmingly supported by evidence.
My latest for Live Science
www.livescience.com/...
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There is such a thing as 'settled science' — anyone who says otherwise is trying to manipulate you
How bad-faith arguments sow doubt by weaponizing scientific humility.
www.livescience.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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ravenbranhard.bsky.social
this moment has no name
no flag
no price
it belongs to the still things
to the horizon
the trees
the space before thought
and now
to you

#Photography Bernard Doucette
@bdoucette.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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drjoepajak.bsky.social
'mRNA vaccines seem to boost the effectiveness of an immune therapy for skin and lung cancer.' @maxkozlov.bsky.social @nature.com
'COVID-19 mRNA vaccine acts like a siren and activates the immune system throughout the body - programming a response to kill the cancer.'
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
People with some cancers live longer after a COVID vaccine
mRNA vaccines seem to boost the effectiveness of an immune therapy for skin and lung cancer ― in an unexpected way.
www.nature.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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chrischirp.bsky.social
Quick update on Covid in England - hospital data showing that the latest significant Covid wave is - thankfully - on its way down.

This chart by @bob-hawkins.bsky.social and his substack
bhawkins3.substack.com/p/covid-situ...
October 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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bylinesnetwork.co.uk
How can citizens and journalists hold back authoritarianism, far-right populism and hate?

Join our live event with GEORGE MONBIOT, NAFEEZ AHMED, YASMIN ALIBHAI-BROWN, and NICK LOWLES. Finding hope, protecting democracy.

7 pm, 4 November. Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
How can citizens and journalists hold back authoritarianism, far-right populism and hate? Join our live event with GEORGE MONBIOT, NAFEEZ AHMED, YASMIN ALIBHAI-BROWN, and NICK LOWLES. Finding hope, protecting democracy. 7 pm, 4 November. Book now: http://bit.ly/BylinesHope
October 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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newseye.bsky.social
A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day.

Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏

History.
October 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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ka81.bsky.social
Thankful to @autisticrealms.bsky.social and @emergentdivergence.com to be first out the gate on the @tesmagazine.bsky.social article
Why ‘invented’ SEND labels are disabling pupils, October 2025..
Suspect won't be the only one.

autisticrealms.com/inclusion-ne...
Inclusion Needs Recognition, Not Erasure: A Neurodiversity-Affirming Approach | Autistic Realms
When headlines claim that autism and ADHD are “invented labels,” it’s more than rhetoric, it’s erasure. A explores why removing neurodiversity from educatio ...
autisticrealms.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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sheencr.bsky.social
Fabulous
No Kings protests across the US: in pictures
From New York to San Francisco, millions of Americans hit the streets to voice their anger over Trump’s policies
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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indivisible.org
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
binitakane.bsky.social
Great news all round. Let’s hope this sparks action across the rest of the country 🤞🏽
london.gov.uk Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 24d
Great to visit St Mary’s Primary School in Battersea today - one of the first schools to receive indoor air quality filters as part of my initiative to improve children’s health.

More than 200 schools will be getting indoor air quality filters soon.
October 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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davidjoffe64.bsky.social
Diabetics and COVID.

Not great for your 🫀

www.frontiersin.org/journals/pha...
Frontiers | Diabetic cardiomyopathy and COVID-19: intersecting pathways and amplified cardiovascular risk
Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a diabetes-induced heart condition characterized by ventricular dysfunction without other cardiac diseases. Chronic hypergly...
www.frontiersin.org
October 13, 2025 at 10:35 AM
binitakane.bsky.social
**PREPRINT** from Harvard & Massachusetts General - children with Long COVID show markedly increased levels of fibrinaloid microclots in their blood.
The highest levels appear in those with persistent SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in circulation.

www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
Quantification of fibrinaloid clots in plasma from pediatric Long COVID patients using a microfluidic assay
Long COVID (LC) impacts one in five children after an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Typical LC symptoms include fatigue, brain fog, pain, and shortness of breath, which can significantly impact individu...
www.researchsquare.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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davidjoffe64.bsky.social
The cost of doing nothing☠️‼️

@binitakane.bsky.social 🙏🏻

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Enduring Outcomes of COVID-19 Work Absences on the US Labor Market
This cohort study examines the extent to which COVID-19 continues to generate work absences and decrease labor force participation beyond the pandemic period in the US.
jamanetwork.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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sheencr.bsky.social
We are now in a significant COVID wave after a period of relative calm- excellent summary from @chrischirp.bsky.social
England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet
The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter
open.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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darrigomelanie.bsky.social
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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cvcev.bsky.social
The MILLIONS of people who were denied vaccines are suddenly realising.

@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social this was a terrible idea.

Not only will the NHS struggle this autumn / winter, but people will suffer and die unnecessarily.

It isn't too late for a U-turn!
Community Pharmacy England Q Pharmacy teams have reported major issues to us over the last two days related to large numbers of patients booking COVID-19 vaccinations via the National Booking System (NBS) who are not eligible for the vaccine this winter. We are working with NHS England to try to address this unacceptable situation and to get more NHS communications issued to help people understand whether they are eligible for the vaccine. In the meantime, we have created three posters that pharmacy teams can use to help explain about vaccine eligibility this winter:
October 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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longcovidsupport.bsky.social
1/3. 🔥Next Fireside Chat from @binitakane.bsky.social and Long Covid Support’s @helenoakleigh.bsky.social🔥

‘Updates from the Santa Fe #LongCovid Symposium’ with guest @daltmann.bsky.social.

YouTube Live: Wednesday 8th October 2025, 6pm UK time.

More details and link below ⬇️
Image containing photographs from neck up of Doctor Binita Kane on the left and Professor Danny Altmann on the right. Text reads UPDATES FROM THE SANTA FE LONG COVID SYMPOSIUM Doctor Kane talks with Prof Danny Altmann LIVE Wednesday 8th October 2025 18:00 BST. Across the bottom of the image it says THE LONG COVID CLINIC WHAT YOU CAN DO You Tube @LCCWYCD. Image also includes the Long Covid Support logo in the lower right corner.
October 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
binitakane.bsky.social
The one thing Manchester is good at is showing love and unity when sh*tty things happen.
Really proud to see the reaction of different communities coming together in solidarity against hate.
October 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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variolator.bsky.social
"I remember when children were sent home from school with headlice. Now, they’re encouraged to attend school with a dangerous virus."

A child's 2nd infection is more likely to cause long covid than their 1st. The 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc don't bear thinking about.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
October 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM