Doug West
@dougwest.bsky.social
Thoracic Surgeon in Bristol, England. Work for National Lung Cancer Audit @nlca-natcan, and National Consultant Information Project @GIRFT, also RCSEd. Hon Sec, Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dad, runner, occasional sailor.
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Get this: Coffee suppressed atrial fibrillation!
Unexpected results for recurrence from a randomized trial in participants after cardioversion from AF
#AHA25 @jama.com
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Unexpected results for recurrence from a randomized trial in participants after cardioversion from AF
#AHA25 @jama.com
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November 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Get this: Coffee suppressed atrial fibrillation!
Unexpected results for recurrence from a randomized trial in participants after cardioversion from AF
#AHA25 @jama.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Unexpected results for recurrence from a randomized trial in participants after cardioversion from AF
#AHA25 @jama.com
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A structured database would have prevented the need for this laborious data cleaning. I'm just sayin'.
November 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
A structured database would have prevented the need for this laborious data cleaning. I'm just sayin'.
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In the CLEAR trial, neither carbocisteine nor hypertonic saline reduced the number of pulmonary exacerbations over a period of 52 weeks in participants with bronchiectasis. Full trial results and Research Summary: nej.md/3Vtn1h4
#MedSky #PulmSky #CriticalCare
#MedSky #PulmSky #CriticalCare
October 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In the CLEAR trial, neither carbocisteine nor hypertonic saline reduced the number of pulmonary exacerbations over a period of 52 weeks in participants with bronchiectasis. Full trial results and Research Summary: nej.md/3Vtn1h4
#MedSky #PulmSky #CriticalCare
#MedSky #PulmSky #CriticalCare
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A major new JAMA review by Dr Catherine Murphy, Prof Ben Solomon & Prof Charles Swanton brings together global data on #lungcancer in people with no smoking history.
Around 1 in 5 cases are ALK or EGFR-driven - highlighting the need for testing at diagnosis.
#LCSM
Around 1 in 5 cases are ALK or EGFR-driven - highlighting the need for testing at diagnosis.
#LCSM
October 24, 2025 at 7:51 AM
A major new JAMA review by Dr Catherine Murphy, Prof Ben Solomon & Prof Charles Swanton brings together global data on #lungcancer in people with no smoking history.
Around 1 in 5 cases are ALK or EGFR-driven - highlighting the need for testing at diagnosis.
#LCSM
Around 1 in 5 cases are ALK or EGFR-driven - highlighting the need for testing at diagnosis.
#LCSM
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💡Did you know the number of illicit cigarettes smoked in the UK has fallen by almost 90% since 2000, but the tobacco industry still exploits concern about illicit sales to fight regulation and protect profits... 1/3
October 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
💡Did you know the number of illicit cigarettes smoked in the UK has fallen by almost 90% since 2000, but the tobacco industry still exploits concern about illicit sales to fight regulation and protect profits... 1/3
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🫁 Parents living with #lungcancer and their children (aged 11–24) are invited to take part in a research event in London this November.
The Open University study explores wellbeing and family support needs.
👉 openss.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_etf8nRP4PKwwMIu
The Open University study explores wellbeing and family support needs.
👉 openss.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_etf8nRP4PKwwMIu
October 16, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🫁 Parents living with #lungcancer and their children (aged 11–24) are invited to take part in a research event in London this November.
The Open University study explores wellbeing and family support needs.
👉 openss.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_etf8nRP4PKwwMIu
The Open University study explores wellbeing and family support needs.
👉 openss.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_etf8nRP4PKwwMIu
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The American people deserve a public health system that puts science before politics.
That's why California and 14 other governors are joining forces to launch the Governors Public Health Alliance to protect communities and guarantee decisions are rooted in data and health.
That's why California and 14 other governors are joining forces to launch the Governors Public Health Alliance to protect communities and guarantee decisions are rooted in data and health.
October 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The American people deserve a public health system that puts science before politics.
That's why California and 14 other governors are joining forces to launch the Governors Public Health Alliance to protect communities and guarantee decisions are rooted in data and health.
That's why California and 14 other governors are joining forces to launch the Governors Public Health Alliance to protect communities and guarantee decisions are rooted in data and health.
An extraordinary and dangerous approach to public health- making the data fit your preconceptions. Paracetamol is safe.
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
An extraordinary and dangerous approach to public health- making the data fit your preconceptions. Paracetamol is safe.
Delighted that the SCTS/GIRFT pathway for pleural sepsis surgery is now online www.linkedin.com/posts/dougla...
Delighted that the GIRFT/SCTS joint pathway on surgery for pleural sepsis is now online. Many thanks to Rory Beattie, Guillermo Martinez, Syed Qadri, Jee Soo Choi and the GIRFT team for highlighting…...
Delighted that the GIRFT/SCTS joint pathway on surgery for pleural sepsis is now online. Many thanks to Rory Beattie, Guillermo Martinez, Syed Qadri, Jee Soo Choi and the GIRFT team for highlighting ...
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September 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Delighted that the SCTS/GIRFT pathway for pleural sepsis surgery is now online www.linkedin.com/posts/dougla...
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Those confidence intervals in full!
September 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Those confidence intervals in full!
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Gun murders last year:
US: 17,927
England & Wales: 22
Here's the data, per capita, in the chart below.
It's the guns. I wrote about the evidence, with lots of data, along with a more personal response to the Annunciation Church shooting (where I was baptized): www.forkingpaths.co/p/guns-at-an...
US: 17,927
England & Wales: 22
Here's the data, per capita, in the chart below.
It's the guns. I wrote about the evidence, with lots of data, along with a more personal response to the Annunciation Church shooting (where I was baptized): www.forkingpaths.co/p/guns-at-an...
September 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Gun murders last year:
US: 17,927
England & Wales: 22
Here's the data, per capita, in the chart below.
It's the guns. I wrote about the evidence, with lots of data, along with a more personal response to the Annunciation Church shooting (where I was baptized): www.forkingpaths.co/p/guns-at-an...
US: 17,927
England & Wales: 22
Here's the data, per capita, in the chart below.
It's the guns. I wrote about the evidence, with lots of data, along with a more personal response to the Annunciation Church shooting (where I was baptized): www.forkingpaths.co/p/guns-at-an...
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Lung disease and social justice - COPD as a manifestation of structural violence.
#WorldCOPDday www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/... @atscommunity.bsky.social @ats-assemblies.bsky.social
#WorldCOPDday www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/... @atscommunity.bsky.social @ats-assemblies.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Lung disease and social justice - COPD as a manifestation of structural violence.
#WorldCOPDday www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/... @atscommunity.bsky.social @ats-assemblies.bsky.social
#WorldCOPDday www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/... @atscommunity.bsky.social @ats-assemblies.bsky.social
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“We found that countries with higher levels of income inequality are associated with higher rates of obesity, diabetes, mental illness, asthma, drug use and infant mortality” – @profkepickett.bsky.social of @equalitytrust.bsky.social in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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The wealth gap – and the health trap
What drives the differences in population health among rich nations? Kate Pickett on the lower “wellbeing-adjusted” life expectancy of more unequal countries
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August 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
“We found that countries with higher levels of income inequality are associated with higher rates of obesity, diabetes, mental illness, asthma, drug use and infant mortality” – @profkepickett.bsky.social of @equalitytrust.bsky.social in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Helsinki (pop 657,000) has not had a single traffic death during the last twelve months.
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July 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Helsinki (pop 657,000) has not had a single traffic death during the last twelve months.
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1. We interrupt this programming for some LEGITIMATELY GOOD NEWS
Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows
How did the city do it?
Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue
Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows
How did the city do it?
Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue
The secret to Baltimore's extraordinary year
This April, Baltimore saw five homicides.
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July 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
1. We interrupt this programming for some LEGITIMATELY GOOD NEWS
Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows
How did the city do it?
Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue
Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows
How did the city do it?
Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue
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A mandated reduction in cigarette nicotine content is likely to reduce the reinforcement value of cigarettes in a marketplace where noncombusted products are available, find Tracy Smith et al.
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The impact of nicotine reduction on cigarette reinforcement value within a marketplace containing alternative nicotine delivery products: A secondary analysis of a multi-site trial
AbstractIntroduction. A mandated reduction in the nicotine content of cigarettes would likely improve public health. Prior research has shown that assignme
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July 16, 2025 at 7:49 AM
A mandated reduction in cigarette nicotine content is likely to reduce the reinforcement value of cigarettes in a marketplace where noncombusted products are available, find Tracy Smith et al.
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"You’ve been sold a giant myth when it comes to improving your health" www.newscientist.com/article/2485...
You’ve been sold a giant myth when it comes to improving your health
Diet and exercise will only get you so far, but there is a magic bullet that could make us all live longer, says professor of global public health Devi Sridhar
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July 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"You’ve been sold a giant myth when it comes to improving your health" www.newscientist.com/article/2485...
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Lots of us end up as 'accidental managers', thrown in at the deep end without any formal preparation for leading a team. If this sounds familiar to you, ShiftWorks can help you to with an introduction and induction to management.
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July 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Lots of us end up as 'accidental managers', thrown in at the deep end without any formal preparation for leading a team. If this sounds familiar to you, ShiftWorks can help you to with an introduction and induction to management.
Find out more: buff.ly/7fBXaq0
Find out more: buff.ly/7fBXaq0
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“Our 24hr study showed more than 9,130 cyclists moved along Bloor St. at the count point. That's over 9,130 people ... enjoying an affordable, healthy, noiseless, and climate-friendly way to get around.” - Bilal Khan, Community Bikeways #bikesky
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Threatened Toronto bike lane gets more rush hour traffic than the car lane
Bike lanes are under threat in many cities, even when they work.
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June 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“Our 24hr study showed more than 9,130 cyclists moved along Bloor St. at the count point. That's over 9,130 people ... enjoying an affordable, healthy, noiseless, and climate-friendly way to get around.” - Bilal Khan, Community Bikeways #bikesky
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Great day at the Society For Cardiothoracic Surgery today. Lots of new work on education, minimal access cardiac surgery and quality improvement in the pipeline.
June 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Great day at the Society For Cardiothoracic Surgery today. Lots of new work on education, minimal access cardiac surgery and quality improvement in the pipeline.
This is a genuinely terrible idea if true
What is this—Make Asbestos Great Again? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
June 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This is a genuinely terrible idea if true
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Smoking rates in pregnant women have fallen 40% in 5 years. It is a stellar achievement that could be at risk if the services delivering this change are cut
🚨NEW data shows record low numbers of women smoking during pregnancy - finally achieving the target of 6%.
We need continued investment in quit support services in maternity & NHS settings to ensure continued progress, helping parents and babies to be smokefree.
👇Links below
We need continued investment in quit support services in maternity & NHS settings to ensure continued progress, helping parents and babies to be smokefree.
👇Links below
June 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Smoking rates in pregnant women have fallen 40% in 5 years. It is a stellar achievement that could be at risk if the services delivering this change are cut
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📢 New blog: State of the Nation 2025 – Progress, Pressures and Priorities in Lung Cancer Care
By Dr Lauren Dixon, NLCA Clinical Fellow
📑 More early diagnoses
📑 Treatment delays & capacity pressures
Read the blog 👉 tinyurl.com/25jhf2up
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#LungCancer
By Dr Lauren Dixon, NLCA Clinical Fellow
📑 More early diagnoses
📑 Treatment delays & capacity pressures
Read the blog 👉 tinyurl.com/25jhf2up
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@btog.bsky.social
#LungCancer
Blog: State of the Nation 2025 -Progress, Pressures and Priorities in Lung Cancer Care - National Lung Cancer Audit
By Dr Lauren Dixon, NLCA Clinical Fellow, on behalf of the NLCA Project Team The National Lung Cancer Audit (NLCA) State of the Nation 2025 report has just been published, offering a detailed…
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May 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📢 New blog: State of the Nation 2025 – Progress, Pressures and Priorities in Lung Cancer Care
By Dr Lauren Dixon, NLCA Clinical Fellow
📑 More early diagnoses
📑 Treatment delays & capacity pressures
Read the blog 👉 tinyurl.com/25jhf2up
@hqip.bsky.social
@btog.bsky.social
#LungCancer
By Dr Lauren Dixon, NLCA Clinical Fellow
📑 More early diagnoses
📑 Treatment delays & capacity pressures
Read the blog 👉 tinyurl.com/25jhf2up
@hqip.bsky.social
@btog.bsky.social
#LungCancer
Great news. 2 more years of funding secured for the National Lung Cancer Audit in England and Wales
👏 Great news for the National Lung Cancer Audit and the other NATCAN audits!
🎉Exciting news🎉
We’ve secured a 2-year contract extension, taking us to Sept 2027.
Coming soon:
🔹QI interventions
🔹New website
🔹Revamped data dashboards
🔹Centre-level PPI forum
For more info: buff.ly/Dh2zgEX
We’ve secured a 2-year contract extension, taking us to Sept 2027.
Coming soon:
🔹QI interventions
🔹New website
🔹Revamped data dashboards
🔹Centre-level PPI forum
For more info: buff.ly/Dh2zgEX
June 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Great news. 2 more years of funding secured for the National Lung Cancer Audit in England and Wales