Prof Nisreen Alwan
@nisreenalwan.bsky.social
Professor of Public Health MBE
Southampton,UK
Humanity is my home.
Immigrant & proud.
Posts are my own personal views not those of any organisation.
Reposts are not necessarily endorsements.
I have opinions and I say them. Life’s too short not to.
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Southampton,UK
Humanity is my home.
Immigrant & proud.
Posts are my own personal views not those of any organisation.
Reposts are not necessarily endorsements.
I have opinions and I say them. Life’s too short not to.
🧿🔆🌻
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While the mainstream discussions are depressingly about *how* best to remove and stop immigrants, it’s a revolutionary act nowadays to say that immigration is actually a positive thing and an essential component of a thriving country, so please join me in doing so!
Saline nasal sprays offer so much potential as a public health intervention to reduce viral illnesses. Easy to use, relatively cheap and widely available.
Congratulations to Professor Paul Little, winning Royal College of General Practitioners Research Paper of the Year 🌟
He and his team’s research found that simple nasal sprays, can shorten illness, ease symptoms and even reduce the need for antibiotics.
Read more 👉 https://tr.ee/P2bffM
He and his team’s research found that simple nasal sprays, can shorten illness, ease symptoms and even reduce the need for antibiotics.
Read more 👉 https://tr.ee/P2bffM
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Saline nasal sprays offer so much potential as a public health intervention to reduce viral illnesses. Easy to use, relatively cheap and widely available.
"Labour risks a migration politics that divides society into the fully entitled and the permanently probationary. In this hierarchical system of belonging, migrants are kept on extended probation and judged by standards never applied to British nationals."
theconversation.com/labours-plan...
theconversation.com/labours-plan...
Labour’s plan for migrants to ‘earn’ permanent residency turns belonging into an endless exam
In this hierarchical system, migrants are kept on extended probation and judged by standards never applied to British nationals.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"Labour risks a migration politics that divides society into the fully entitled and the permanently probationary. In this hierarchical system of belonging, migrants are kept on extended probation and judged by standards never applied to British nationals."
theconversation.com/labours-plan...
theconversation.com/labours-plan...
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What an encouraging story of resilience @nisreenalwan.bsky.social
‘I used to be a bit naughty’: Portsmouth defied funding cuts and saved its youth centres – here’s what happened
‘I used to be a bit naughty’: Portsmouth defied funding cuts and saved its youth centres – here’s what happened
Two decades ago, Portsmouth city’s council chose to fund and prioritise playgrounds and youth clubs to help its poorer families – and the benefits are plain to see
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
What an encouraging story of resilience @nisreenalwan.bsky.social
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All medical students deserve to be safe at university and on placement.
Earlier this year, we surveyed medical students in collaboration with @survivinginscrubs.bsky.social to understand how sexism and sexual violence is impacting students.
Read more: www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...
Earlier this year, we surveyed medical students in collaboration with @survivinginscrubs.bsky.social to understand how sexism and sexual violence is impacting students.
Read more: www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...
Sexism and sexual violence towards medical students
This report shines a spotlight on the urgent issue of sexism and sexual violence in UK medical education, as identified by medical students themselves.
www.bma.org.uk
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
All medical students deserve to be safe at university and on placement.
Earlier this year, we surveyed medical students in collaboration with @survivinginscrubs.bsky.social to understand how sexism and sexual violence is impacting students.
Read more: www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...
Earlier this year, we surveyed medical students in collaboration with @survivinginscrubs.bsky.social to understand how sexism and sexual violence is impacting students.
Read more: www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...
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You can tell if gratitude is helping or hindering by how much you show up as yourself while feeling grateful. If it results in a 'diluted' self, it might be acting as a social conditioner rather than a wellness tool.
November 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
You can tell if gratitude is helping or hindering by how much you show up as yourself while feeling grateful. If it results in a 'diluted' self, it might be acting as a social conditioner rather than a wellness tool.
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I figured something out. The large body of self-help work around gratitude is not without harms. It largely ignores the historical use of gratitude as a tool to silence, subjugate & chain self-actualisation in minorities & immigrants where feeling grateful is an expectation for peaceful existence.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I figured something out. The large body of self-help work around gratitude is not without harms. It largely ignores the historical use of gratitude as a tool to silence, subjugate & chain self-actualisation in minorities & immigrants where feeling grateful is an expectation for peaceful existence.
Wrong. You can't be a 'legend' and 'engaged in rank racism and sexism' at the same time.
It's so frustrating. This misconception is still alive and kicking in today's science circles. Those labelled as 'geniuses' should not be forgiven their awfulness to others.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
It's so frustrating. This misconception is still alive and kicking in today's science circles. Those labelled as 'geniuses' should not be forgiven their awfulness to others.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Wrong. You can't be a 'legend' and 'engaged in rank racism and sexism' at the same time.
It's so frustrating. This misconception is still alive and kicking in today's science circles. Those labelled as 'geniuses' should not be forgiven their awfulness to others.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
It's so frustrating. This misconception is still alive and kicking in today's science circles. Those labelled as 'geniuses' should not be forgiven their awfulness to others.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
This is so horrific. So painful. So despairing.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This is so horrific. So painful. So despairing.
International students are not unwanted migrants. They’re wanted, needed & required for the survival of UK academia as it stands. Yet they’re constantly scapegoated in anti-immigrant political rhetoric. They’re falsely taken for granted. It’s not only unfair but also stupid & destructive.
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
International students are not unwanted migrants. They’re wanted, needed & required for the survival of UK academia as it stands. Yet they’re constantly scapegoated in anti-immigrant political rhetoric. They’re falsely taken for granted. It’s not only unfair but also stupid & destructive.
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Unlike politics, there’s no such thing as public health centrism. It’s evidence-based radicalism. It’s all about change towards health justice and equity, not tinkering around the edges trying to keep everyone happy. Such notions, my friends, are rather radical and there’s no shame in that.
November 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Unlike politics, there’s no such thing as public health centrism. It’s evidence-based radicalism. It’s all about change towards health justice and equity, not tinkering around the edges trying to keep everyone happy. Such notions, my friends, are rather radical and there’s no shame in that.
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Reminder to self:
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the second time if you can’t bring yourself to believe them the first time. Don’t leave it till the third or fourth of fifth time because then you should definitely be angry with yourself. And you know, life’s too short for that…
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the second time if you can’t bring yourself to believe them the first time. Don’t leave it till the third or fourth of fifth time because then you should definitely be angry with yourself. And you know, life’s too short for that…
November 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Reminder to self:
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the second time if you can’t bring yourself to believe them the first time. Don’t leave it till the third or fourth of fifth time because then you should definitely be angry with yourself. And you know, life’s too short for that…
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the second time if you can’t bring yourself to believe them the first time. Don’t leave it till the third or fourth of fifth time because then you should definitely be angry with yourself. And you know, life’s too short for that…
“Mahmood wants to reduce incentives that draw people to the UK, while making it easier to expel those with no right to be in the country.”
This is gonna backfire big time.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is gonna backfire big time.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK seeks inspiration from Denmark to shake up immigration system
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is taking cues from some of the toughest migration laws in Europe.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
“Mahmood wants to reduce incentives that draw people to the UK, while making it easier to expel those with no right to be in the country.”
This is gonna backfire big time.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is gonna backfire big time.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
Unlike politics, there’s no such thing as public health centrism. It’s evidence-based radicalism. It’s all about change towards health justice and equity, not tinkering around the edges trying to keep everyone happy. Such notions, my friends, are rather radical and there’s no shame in that.
November 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Unlike politics, there’s no such thing as public health centrism. It’s evidence-based radicalism. It’s all about change towards health justice and equity, not tinkering around the edges trying to keep everyone happy. Such notions, my friends, are rather radical and there’s no shame in that.
Oh don’t worry, we’re totally used to that.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Greens’ ‘undeliverable’ promises will let voters down, says Labour minister
Exclusive: Darren Jones says Labour has to convince young people it is ‘modern party of the future’
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Oh don’t worry, we’re totally used to that.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I figured something out. The large body of self-help work around gratitude is not without harms. It largely ignores the historical use of gratitude as a tool to silence, subjugate & chain self-actualisation in minorities & immigrants where feeling grateful is an expectation for peaceful existence.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I figured something out. The large body of self-help work around gratitude is not without harms. It largely ignores the historical use of gratitude as a tool to silence, subjugate & chain self-actualisation in minorities & immigrants where feeling grateful is an expectation for peaceful existence.
“If he were allowed contact with foreigners he would discover that they are creatures similar to himself & that most of what he has been told about them is lies. The sealed world in which he lives would be broken and the fear, hatred & self-righteousness on which his morale depends might evaporate.”
November 8, 2025 at 7:25 AM
“If he were allowed contact with foreigners he would discover that they are creatures similar to himself & that most of what he has been told about them is lies. The sealed world in which he lives would be broken and the fear, hatred & self-righteousness on which his morale depends might evaporate.”
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Reminder to self:
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the second time if you can’t bring yourself to believe them the first time. Don’t leave it till the third or fourth of fifth time because then you should definitely be angry with yourself. And you know, life’s too short for that…
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the second time if you can’t bring yourself to believe them the first time. Don’t leave it till the third or fourth of fifth time because then you should definitely be angry with yourself. And you know, life’s too short for that…
November 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Reminder to self:
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the second time if you can’t bring yourself to believe them the first time. Don’t leave it till the third or fourth of fifth time because then you should definitely be angry with yourself. And you know, life’s too short for that…
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the second time if you can’t bring yourself to believe them the first time. Don’t leave it till the third or fourth of fifth time because then you should definitely be angry with yourself. And you know, life’s too short for that…
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If you are struggling with #long-covid or know someone who is there is help online long-covid-care.org.uk
Please let us know what you thought of the online help afterwards by filling out this survey southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
@longcovidsupport.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social
Please let us know what you thought of the online help afterwards by filling out this survey southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
@longcovidsupport.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
If you are struggling with #long-covid or know someone who is there is help online long-covid-care.org.uk
Please let us know what you thought of the online help afterwards by filling out this survey southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
@longcovidsupport.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social
Please let us know what you thought of the online help afterwards by filling out this survey southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
@longcovidsupport.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social
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"Our survey revealed the value of including the voices of diverse individuals affected by #LongCOVID & those working in this area & highlighted priorities for social science in the field of Long Covid research":
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
Frontiers | Co-creating a social science research agenda for Long Covid
IntroductionOur objective was to understand how social scientific research could best address the needs and concerns of patients, families, carers, healthcar...
www.frontiersin.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"Our survey revealed the value of including the voices of diverse individuals affected by #LongCOVID & those working in this area & highlighted priorities for social science in the field of Long Covid research":
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
“Big emitters must be held responsible for deaths caused by climate change” @bmj.com
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Big emitters must be held responsible for deaths caused by climate change
What role can the medical profession play in helping to attribute blame?
In October the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change reported that between 2012 and 2021 an average of 546 000 people ...
www.bmj.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
“Big emitters must be held responsible for deaths caused by climate change” @bmj.com
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
It’s so sad that the same regions which were world-leading in what may be considered the biggest public health success ever in history (small pox eradication) are the very same ones now leading on anti-vax misinformation.
November 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM
It’s so sad that the same regions which were world-leading in what may be considered the biggest public health success ever in history (small pox eradication) are the very same ones now leading on anti-vax misinformation.
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Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows.
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Paramount Has Blacklist for Stars Deemed “Overtly Antisemitic” — World of Reel
It sure looks like the likes of Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo won’t be making movies for Paramount in the foreseeable future.
www.worldofreel.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows.
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
“RSF are backed by the UAE who have armed and supported the three year long war which has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions. The UAE has denied involvement – pretty unconvincingly. And, the UAE are a major customer for British arms and equipment.”
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Arms in, gold out: UK military equipment is helping to fuel slaughter in Sudan
Arms used in Sudan came from the UK, Canada, and France - yet more Western powers aiding and abetting a genocide
www.thecanary.co
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
“RSF are backed by the UAE who have armed and supported the three year long war which has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions. The UAE has denied involvement – pretty unconvincingly. And, the UAE are a major customer for British arms and equipment.”
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
www.thecanary.co/global/world...