Clinton
@cwlblooddoc.bsky.social
Dad, Husband, Haematologist/Stem Cell transplanter, cook, reader, cycling to to get around (thus becoming passionate about city design) and enjoying amazing Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand
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These Doctors are striking for the future of our health system that the Nats are trying to hollow out with privatisation
#NZPol
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More than 200 senior Northland doctors, dentist striking over pay dispute with Health NZ
Staff will walk out from Whangārei Hospital and be picketing outside the Kaitaia Hospital.
www.rnz.co.nz
June 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
These Doctors are striking for the future of our health system that the Nats are trying to hollow out with privatisation
#NZPol
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Among patients undergoing stem-cell transplantation from matched related donors, cyclophosphamide plus cyclosporin led to significantly longer GVHD-free, relapse-free survival than standard prophylaxis. Full ALLG BM12 CAST phase 3 trial results: nej.md/3Zpri7z
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June 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Government's health boost less than claimed, expert says.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Government's health boost less than claimed, expert says
A leading health systems expert is questioning the government's claim of a "record investment".
www.rnz.co.nz
May 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Government's health boost less than claimed, expert says.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
This applies in NZ too but with our public health system the costs of not providing fluoridation affect us all!
"I’m a dentist from India. The fluoride debate in the U.S. horrifies me.. Fluoride is not an ideological question. It is a practical intervention that can reduce the burden of oral disease, which in turn is linked to systemic conditions..diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and pregnancy complications"
“I believe the United States has an opportunity to lead — not by abandoning fluoride, but by anchoring the discussion in data, equity, and empathy. We must not allow policy to be shaped by those with the loudest voices at the expense of those with the greatest need.”
May 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
This applies in NZ too but with our public health system the costs of not providing fluoridation affect us all!
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“So, let’s get one thing straight, you do not run a country like you run a household.
It’s deliberately misleading to say that. (So much so that economists in England started protesting its usage on the BBC.) Household debt and government debt are totally different.”
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
It’s deliberately misleading to say that. (So much so that economists in England started protesting its usage on the BBC.) Household debt and government debt are totally different.”
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Verity Johnson: ‘Running the country like a household’ is a political con
OPINION: Government knows there’s nothing similar between household borrowing and government borrowing. But it also knows that you don’t know that.
www.stuff.co.nz
May 24, 2025 at 6:34 AM
“So, let’s get one thing straight, you do not run a country like you run a household.
It’s deliberately misleading to say that. (So much so that economists in England started protesting its usage on the BBC.) Household debt and government debt are totally different.”
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
It’s deliberately misleading to say that. (So much so that economists in England started protesting its usage on the BBC.) Household debt and government debt are totally different.”
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
This article seems quite applicable to the NZ context as well...while we wait for transit solutions in Auckland...
The Ontario Line is costing $1.7 billion per kilometre, and I'm hopeful that we look back at it as the most expensive transit project in Canadian history, the one that finally pushed us to start taking transit costs seriously.
nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
How Canada could be building transit affordably — like other countries
How Canada Wins: We are spending too much for too little transit, according to a new report. Here's what we could do differently
nationalpost.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
This article seems quite applicable to the NZ context as well...while we wait for transit solutions in Auckland...
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youtube.com/shorts/CuSwN... I made some people big mad with this one
The Dangers of Raw Milk
YouTube video by Dr. Glaucomflecken
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May 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
youtube.com/shorts/CuSwN... I made some people big mad with this one
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Cancer drug Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each.
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
www.propublica.org
May 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Cancer drug Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each.
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
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Just passing along some friendly advice on how to approach potential changes to the Australian health care system @drruthmitchell.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Just passing along some friendly advice on how to approach potential changes to the Australian health care system @drruthmitchell.bsky.social
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The Government said eight new doctors had started work in Tairāwhiti, but those working in the hospital say there has been just one new permanent hire.
Gisborne doctors dispute Government's 'inaccurate' hiring figures
newsroom.co.nz
April 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The Government said eight new doctors had started work in Tairāwhiti, but those working in the hospital say there has been just one new permanent hire.
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No system is perfect and we can all see flaws in our own.
After a decade of comparative work, I can tell the folk in Australia, France, and the UK that guys have pretty robust constitutional systems, all things considered.
After a decade of comparative work, I can tell the folk in Australia, France, and the UK that guys have pretty robust constitutional systems, all things considered.
Our constitutional system isn't actually that bad - and is worth defending nortonview.wordpress.com/2025/04/18/o...
Our constitutional system isn’t actually that bad – and is worth defending
The United States is in a state of crisis. What was considered a strong democratic nation protected by a codified constitution, lauded for holding its own over time, is now in turmoil, the actions …
nortonview.wordpress.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
No system is perfect and we can all see flaws in our own.
After a decade of comparative work, I can tell the folk in Australia, France, and the UK that guys have pretty robust constitutional systems, all things considered.
After a decade of comparative work, I can tell the folk in Australia, France, and the UK that guys have pretty robust constitutional systems, all things considered.
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We've had 120 people and orgs sign on to our letter about AT's awful changes around the CRL station on K Road. Give it a read and flick us an email to sign on as well
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/04/14/o...
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/04/14/o...
Open Letter to Auckland Transport about Project K - Greater Auckland
This is a letter we will be sending to Auckland Transport to ask they return to the original consulted and endorsed plans on the join our circle of supporters here, or support us
www.greaterauckland.org.nz
April 17, 2025 at 5:30 AM
We've had 120 people and orgs sign on to our letter about AT's awful changes around the CRL station on K Road. Give it a read and flick us an email to sign on as well
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/04/14/o...
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/04/14/o...
Young stroke survivors need better support - advocates - would definitely agree with this!
March 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Young stroke survivors need better support - advocates - would definitely agree with this!
Saw the aftermath of a driver vs cyclist collision today. Makes me feel sick and reminded that protected bike lanes make roads safer for all users!
March 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Saw the aftermath of a driver vs cyclist collision today. Makes me feel sick and reminded that protected bike lanes make roads safer for all users!
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March 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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“The assumptions on benefits are always wildly lower … they underestimate how transformational the projects will be.”
Same in NZ: recent PT projects outperform projections, as they’re based on car-brain assumptions.
CRL will overachieve like the Lizzie line.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Same in NZ: recent PT projects outperform projections, as they’re based on car-brain assumptions.
CRL will overachieve like the Lizzie line.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
A prize worth pursuing: has Elizabeth line shown what rail investment can achieve?
Project has smashed forecasts on passengers numbers and created a story of regeneration along its route
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“The assumptions on benefits are always wildly lower … they underestimate how transformational the projects will be.”
Same in NZ: recent PT projects outperform projections, as they’re based on car-brain assumptions.
CRL will overachieve like the Lizzie line.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Same in NZ: recent PT projects outperform projections, as they’re based on car-brain assumptions.
CRL will overachieve like the Lizzie line.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Worst. Episode. EVER.
February 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Worst. Episode. EVER.
Great work from Dr Sherafeldin looking at brain aging in BMT patients - a hugely clinically relevant question for our patients. The next question is what can we do about it. #Tandem25
February 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Great work from Dr Sherafeldin looking at brain aging in BMT patients - a hugely clinically relevant question for our patients. The next question is what can we do about it. #Tandem25
Outstanding results from Dr Morsink and the group in Groningen. PT Cy + short duration ISP (<70 days+/- MMF) for myeloid diseases. Allograft works! #Tandem25
February 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Outstanding results from Dr Morsink and the group in Groningen. PT Cy + short duration ISP (<70 days+/- MMF) for myeloid diseases. Allograft works! #Tandem25
Amazing talk from Georg Schett about CAR-T for autoimmune disease. Successful whole body B cell depletion = complete resolution of disease! #Tandem25
February 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Amazing talk from Georg Schett about CAR-T for autoimmune disease. Successful whole body B cell depletion = complete resolution of disease! #Tandem25
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January 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM