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Haematologist with a clotting interest. Crochet enthusiasts. Whovian. Child of the global village. BIPOC. All views my own.
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Literacy is activism.
Reading is a political act.
Books are tools for liberation.
February 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Thank goodness we can stop routine 24h urines in myelomas on trials.
#hematology #heme.sky
February 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Love haematology, teaching & a great work-life balance? Join our friendly team in beautiful Dunedin-coastal vibes, close to Queenstown ski fields & no city chaos! Fixed-term considered. Apply soon. careers.southernhealth.nz/job/Clinical...
#hematology #heme.sky #NZHealth #MedicalJobs #DoctorJobs
careers.southernhealth.nz
February 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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In ONE decade COSECSA has increased the proportion of women surgeons in East, Central and South Africa from 9% to 27%!

Meanwhile in Australasia, relatively static at ~18%.
Ditto UK at ~17%

Time to take inspiration and push harder.
#ILookLikeASurgeon 💪

www.facs.org/for-medical-...
Global Collaborations Help Expand Surgical Workforce Opportunities for Women
Learn how COSECSA is growing the women surgeon workforce in Sub-Saharan Africa while ensuring quality training standards.
www.facs.org
February 22, 2025 at 4:04 AM
And for relapsed/refractory Peripheral T cell #lymphoma
February 22, 2025 at 4:11 AM
And for relapsed/refractory Peripheral T cell #lymphoma
February 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
How useful to have practical guidelines for PTCL!
#Lymphoma #Hematology #HighlightsASHAsia
February 22, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Need a risk calculator for Peripheral T cell Lymphoma?
#HighlighstASHAsia #Hematology
February 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM
When you are reading #ASHSAP but you live in #NewZealand and #Pharmac doesn’t fund upfront BTKi or venetoclax (unless TP53 mutated). #heme.sky
January 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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A UN committee finds Australia violated a human rights treaty by detaining a group of asylum seekers, including minors, on Nauru even after they were granted refugee status.
Australia violated human rights treaty with Nauru detainees, UN finds
A UN committee finds Australia violated a human rights treaty by detaining a group of asylum seekers, including minors, on Nauru even after they were granted refugee status.
www.abc.net.au
January 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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I think LORD OF THE RINGS being a story in which, canonically, it is entirely possible for evil to triumph in the temporal world, and in fact more likely than not that it will, but also that reality should not change the meaning of your moral values, is an underrated part of what makes it so good.
December 22, 2024 at 6:42 PM
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🩸 Febrile Non-Hemolytic (FNHTR):
- Time: ≤ 4 hours
- Cause: cytokines in donor blood
- Prevention: H2 blockers, antipyretics, leukoreduction
- Mgmt: stop infusion, antipyretrics, H2 blockers, meperidine (rigors), r/o other causes, notify blood bank

#hemesky #medsky #IMsky #internalmedicine
December 18, 2024 at 1:23 AM
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If your newspaper ISN'T leading with Syria this morning, it isn't actually a newspaper.
#nzpol
December 8, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden plans to reintroduce pay deductions for partial #strikes, allowing employers to reduce pay based on the work not performed or by a flat 10% deduction. This includes work to rule strikes. #nzpol #union

www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/09/p...
Plans to reintroduce pay deductions for partial strikes
Employers have been banned from reducing striking workers' pay since the previous Labour-led government removed that power in 2018.
www.1news.co.nz
December 9, 2024 at 6:55 PM
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Oral HRT increases venous thrombotic risk (VTE). Tibolone increases arterial but not VTE risk. Topical HRT showed no increase in either. Huge prospective Swedish study: 919,614 women of whom 77,512 started HRT. tinyurl.com/85jxatux #HRT
December 8, 2024 at 9:34 PM
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Paper in this week's NEJM shows that in patients with atrial fibrillation and stable coronary artery disease, edoxaban monotherapy is superior to the combination of edoxaban plus an antiplatelet drug. Major difference was in bleeding rather than reduction in ischaemic events.
December 4, 2024 at 11:25 PM
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This doctor’s letter to United Heathcare for denying nausea medication to a child on chemotherapy.
December 5, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Weird thing on my #bloodfilm list today. #hemesky #bloodsky
December 5, 2024 at 1:19 AM
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Prior to this change, which in a matter of years will make it impossible for women to access healthcare in Afghanistan, their maternal mortality rate was 620 per 100,000 live births. For reference, the rate in the US, which compares quite disfavorably with peer countries, is 22 per 100k live births.
December 4, 2024 at 6:00 PM
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in hindsight the NYT anti-trans crusade is one of the most despicable things that any big time journalism outfit in this country has ever done. a perfect and clearly intentional layup for the fascists on the Supreme Court
December 4, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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See my earlier post about digital harassment of women being a crucial right-wing tactic.

This must be called out by MEN. Women cannot be the punching bag while guys pretend it’s not happening any longer. Young men are swimming in a digital sea of dehumanizing content. Call it out.
To state the obvious, being proud of and sharing a major accomplishment shouldn’t result in rape threats. But when the most influential accounts are filled with rampant misogyny, we should expect more of this vile behavior
December 2, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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A large prospective study from Austria shows that bleeding is more frequent and is of more relevance than generally assumed. Paper is behind a pay wall. tinyurl.com/2tf8kfv6 #cancer #bleeding
November 28, 2024 at 7:29 PM
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Dark ages #2 coming at ya!
November 27, 2024 at 9:50 PM
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Another study supporting the role of emicizumab in acquired #hemophilia A. 62 patient US retrospective cohort study. tinyurl.com/592865me
November 28, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Damn, NEJM is not pulling punches. As someone who has lost multiple colleagues to suicide, this hits hard. Health care organisations must do better to support their staff. It’s time to prioritise wellbeing, break the stigma, and create safer systems for everyone. #MentalHealth #Healthcare #DoBetter
November 29, 2024 at 1:50 AM