Dr Cosima Gretton
@cosgretton.bsky.social
Exec Director Digital Health & Deputy CMO at Our Future Health. Formerly NHS doctor & NHS Test & Trace. Working on enabling research into disease prevention at an unprecedented scale… and bringing up baby twins 🚀
#medtech #genomics #digitalhealth
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Dr Cosima Gretton
@cosgretton.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Hi! I’m Cosima, I’ve spent my time on this earth so far in medicine, neuroscience, art and technology, a journey that has taken me from indigenous health clinics in the Andes, to biotech startups in Silicon Valley. I’m nerd about health and all things needed to make it better - across the globe.
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Reminders of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson were everywhere at this year's J.P. Morgan conference.
Beneath deal-making at J.P. Morgan conference, debate and sympathy over Americans’ anger at health care
Reminders of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson were everywhere at this year's J.P. Morgan conference.
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January 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Reminders of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson were everywhere at this year's J.P. Morgan conference.
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Responding to new NHS data out today, Assistant Director of Policy @timgardnerthf.bsky.social says figures demonstrate patients and NHS staff are still bearing the brunt of an incredibly difficult winter.
Read our full response 👇
https://buff.ly/4hiXbW0
Read our full response 👇
https://buff.ly/4hiXbW0
January 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Responding to new NHS data out today, Assistant Director of Policy @timgardnerthf.bsky.social says figures demonstrate patients and NHS staff are still bearing the brunt of an incredibly difficult winter.
Read our full response 👇
https://buff.ly/4hiXbW0
Read our full response 👇
https://buff.ly/4hiXbW0
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More volunteers will get Elon Musk’s brain implant, but don’t expect a product soon. Here’s what to expect from Neuralink in 2025: www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/16/1...
What to expect from Neuralink in 2025
More volunteers will get Elon Musk’s brain implant, but don’t expect a product soon.
www.technologyreview.com
January 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
More volunteers will get Elon Musk’s brain implant, but don’t expect a product soon. Here’s what to expect from Neuralink in 2025: www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/16/1...
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December 12, 2024 at 4:53 PM
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New startups are harnessing artificial intelligence to appeal denials by health insurers
AI versus AI: The emerging arms race over health insurance denials
As health insurers use AI to deny more claims, startups are turning to AI to make it easier to appeal denials, which often go uncontested.
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December 12, 2024 at 6:24 PM
New startups are harnessing artificial intelligence to appeal denials by health insurers
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Read this brilliant and terrifying truth-to-power piece by @doctoroxford.bsky.social
The UK General Medical Council is unfit for purpose. #medsky #healthpolicy
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...
The UK General Medical Council is unfit for purpose. #medsky #healthpolicy
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...
Why Britain's doctors are in revolt
To save the NHS money, the General Medical Council has been pushing the use of physician associates in place of qualified doctors—and putting patients...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Read this brilliant and terrifying truth-to-power piece by @doctoroxford.bsky.social
The UK General Medical Council is unfit for purpose. #medsky #healthpolicy
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...
The UK General Medical Council is unfit for purpose. #medsky #healthpolicy
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...
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"Because we do not notice them, transgressions of physics reveal that our visual brain uses a simpler, reduced physics to understand the world."
A fascinating study of shadows that defy physics and challenge our visual system’s assumptions about the world. And the perfect afternoon distraction.
A fascinating study of shadows that defy physics and challenge our visual system’s assumptions about the world. And the perfect afternoon distraction.
The Art of the Shadow: How Painters Have Gotten It Wrong for Centuries
The goal is not to expose the “slipups” of the masters but to understand the human brain.
buff.ly
December 4, 2024 at 8:25 PM
"Because we do not notice them, transgressions of physics reveal that our visual brain uses a simpler, reduced physics to understand the world."
A fascinating study of shadows that defy physics and challenge our visual system’s assumptions about the world. And the perfect afternoon distraction.
A fascinating study of shadows that defy physics and challenge our visual system’s assumptions about the world. And the perfect afternoon distraction.
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indeed - the objective doesn't even include 1.1m and rising waiting for 'elective' community health services such as physiotherapy or podiatry
December 5, 2024 at 12:37 PM
indeed - the objective doesn't even include 1.1m and rising waiting for 'elective' community health services such as physiotherapy or podiatry
I’ll take chocolate over an ozempic injection any day!
Eating five servings of dark chocolate a week is associated with a reduction in the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a US study.
Clinical trials are needed to confirm findings and identify reasons for dark chocolate’s protective effect, say authors
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Clinical trials are needed to confirm findings and identify reasons for dark chocolate’s protective effect, say authors
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
December 5, 2024 at 9:54 AM
I’ll take chocolate over an ozempic injection any day!
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BREAKING: UnitedHealthcare CEO reportedly killed in shooting www.statnews.com/2024/12/04/u...
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is reportedly killed in shooting
UnitedHealth Group executives were in New York City on Wednesday for their annual investor conference, which was abruptly canceled.
www.statnews.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:41 PM
BREAKING: UnitedHealthcare CEO reportedly killed in shooting www.statnews.com/2024/12/04/u...
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“This randomized clinical trial found that physician use of an…LLM chatbot did not improve diagnostic reasoning on challenging clinical cases, despite the LLM alone significantly outperforming physician participants”
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Large Language Model Influence on Diagnostic Reasoning
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the diagnostic performance of physicians with use of a large language model compared with conventional resources.
jamanetwork.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:06 AM
“This randomized clinical trial found that physician use of an…LLM chatbot did not improve diagnostic reasoning on challenging clinical cases, despite the LLM alone significantly outperforming physician participants”
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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We’ve been giving thought as to how technology can best be harnessed to support the three shifts.
We know that there’s a community thinking about this & are keen to start a conversation about how to make the most of the opportunity & hear your views on what we’re suggesting -
www.doccla.com/darzi
We know that there’s a community thinking about this & are keen to start a conversation about how to make the most of the opportunity & hear your views on what we’re suggesting -
www.doccla.com/darzi
www.doccla.com
November 29, 2024 at 12:09 PM
We’ve been giving thought as to how technology can best be harnessed to support the three shifts.
We know that there’s a community thinking about this & are keen to start a conversation about how to make the most of the opportunity & hear your views on what we’re suggesting -
www.doccla.com/darzi
We know that there’s a community thinking about this & are keen to start a conversation about how to make the most of the opportunity & hear your views on what we’re suggesting -
www.doccla.com/darzi
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Let's not forget the need to fund good palliative care. This by @doctoroxford.bsky.social is spot on.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Good palliative care can alleviate the pain of dying – this bill means Labour must fund it | Rachel Clarke
Making dying easier is not the solution when NHS, social and palliative care are simply not there for patients
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Let's not forget the need to fund good palliative care. This by @doctoroxford.bsky.social is spot on.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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While taking on the Big Food industry needs to be done, the problem with this essay (even if this gets addressed) is that it ignores all the harm and damage to public health that looms.
November 30, 2024 at 4:49 PM
While taking on the Big Food industry needs to be done, the problem with this essay (even if this gets addressed) is that it ignores all the harm and damage to public health that looms.
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The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can persist in the brain—in the skull bone marrow and meninges—to induce neurologic damage
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi... open-access
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi... open-access
November 29, 2024 at 3:39 PM
The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can persist in the brain—in the skull bone marrow and meninges—to induce neurologic damage
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi... open-access
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi... open-access
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Hooray. The community is back. With just the good bits #science #genomics #datascience #patientimpact
November 15, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Hooray. The community is back. With just the good bits #science #genomics #datascience #patientimpact
Hi! I’m Cosima, I’ve spent my time on this earth so far in medicine, neuroscience, art and technology, a journey that has taken me from indigenous health clinics in the Andes, to biotech startups in Silicon Valley. I’m nerd about health and all things needed to make it better - across the globe.
November 26, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Hi! I’m Cosima, I’ve spent my time on this earth so far in medicine, neuroscience, art and technology, a journey that has taken me from indigenous health clinics in the Andes, to biotech startups in Silicon Valley. I’m nerd about health and all things needed to make it better - across the globe.