Prof Jenny Johnston
@profjennyj.bsky.social
Deep End GP and Prof of Medical Education. Belfast, Northern Ireland.
https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/jenny-johnston
https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/jenny-johnston
This is very powerful and disturbing as a an academic: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
Opinion | We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
May 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is very powerful and disturbing as a an academic: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
The first much needed step towards better terms and conditions for GPs in NI.
GPs in Northern Ireland have rejected the 2025/26 contract offer from the Department of Health. Chair of NIGPC Frances O'Hagan has now written to the minister to request an urgent meeting.
Read more here > brnw.ch/21wSDFm
Read more here > brnw.ch/21wSDFm
May 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
The first much needed step towards better terms and conditions for GPs in NI.
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🧵 Every year, an international survey, of how LGBTQ ppl are treated in Europe, is carried out.
This year, the UK has been marked out as the least tolerant country in NW Europe [ranked 22nd].
Significantly less tolerant than Ireland [14th], France [15th] or Germany[18th] [1]
This year, the UK has been marked out as the least tolerant country in NW Europe [ranked 22nd].
Significantly less tolerant than Ireland [14th], France [15th] or Germany[18th] [1]
May 15, 2025 at 6:28 AM
🧵 Every year, an international survey, of how LGBTQ ppl are treated in Europe, is carried out.
This year, the UK has been marked out as the least tolerant country in NW Europe [ranked 22nd].
Significantly less tolerant than Ireland [14th], France [15th] or Germany[18th] [1]
This year, the UK has been marked out as the least tolerant country in NW Europe [ranked 22nd].
Significantly less tolerant than Ireland [14th], France [15th] or Germany[18th] [1]
Reposted by Prof Jenny Johnston
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Opinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S.
The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Reposted by Prof Jenny Johnston
Our government is still arming Israel.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
Israeli air strikes kill 40 in Gaza, say hospitals, as agencies warn of starvation
As Israeli strikes hit southern Gaza, people across the Strip tell the BBC of their struggle to eat.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Our government is still arming Israel.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
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GPs in Northern Ireland 📣
❗ It's time to REJECT the government contract offer. Please vote online before 11 May using the link you have been emailed today.
Referendum is open to members AND non members.
MORE INFO: linktr.ee/bma_ni
#SaveGeneralPracticeNI
❗ It's time to REJECT the government contract offer. Please vote online before 11 May using the link you have been emailed today.
Referendum is open to members AND non members.
MORE INFO: linktr.ee/bma_ni
#SaveGeneralPracticeNI
May 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
GPs in Northern Ireland 📣
❗ It's time to REJECT the government contract offer. Please vote online before 11 May using the link you have been emailed today.
Referendum is open to members AND non members.
MORE INFO: linktr.ee/bma_ni
#SaveGeneralPracticeNI
❗ It's time to REJECT the government contract offer. Please vote online before 11 May using the link you have been emailed today.
Referendum is open to members AND non members.
MORE INFO: linktr.ee/bma_ni
#SaveGeneralPracticeNI
Sooo interesting on many fronts. Neuroimmune communication increases inflammation and lesion size, plus a potentially massive impact of the new migraine drugs #cgrpinhibitors #gepants #endometriosis
CGRP/RAMP1-mediated communication between TRPV1+ nociceptors and macrophages contributes to the growth of endometriosis lesions and associated pain, highlighting a potential treatment by inhibiting this pathway #Painresearch www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Nociceptor-to-macrophage communication through CGRP/RAMP1 signaling drives endometriosis-associated pain and lesion growth in mice
Blocking nociceptor CGRP to RAMP1 signaling in macrophages reduces endometriosis pain and lesion growth in a mouse model of the disease.
www.science.org
May 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Sooo interesting on many fronts. Neuroimmune communication increases inflammation and lesion size, plus a potentially massive impact of the new migraine drugs #cgrpinhibitors #gepants #endometriosis
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May's BJGP 'CANCER' issue: PSA testing, cancer in pregnancy, AI early detection of lung cancer, secondary care and ethnic disparities in diagnosis, and cancer recurrence. Plus, Lynch syndrome, and is NICE failing to prioritise environmentally sustainable health care?
bjgp.org/content/75/...
bjgp.org/content/75/...
May 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
May's BJGP 'CANCER' issue: PSA testing, cancer in pregnancy, AI early detection of lung cancer, secondary care and ethnic disparities in diagnosis, and cancer recurrence. Plus, Lynch syndrome, and is NICE failing to prioritise environmentally sustainable health care?
bjgp.org/content/75/...
bjgp.org/content/75/...
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I’ve signed this letter. If you teach at a UK uni you come into contact with many trans students; they’re no different, apart from the higher barriers to inclusion they face. If you teach queer history, you know that gender diversity is a simple fact. We have to resist this harmful moral panic.
OPEN LETTER: HISTORIANS FOR TRANS RIGHTS
Are you a historian in the UK or working on UK history fed up at seeing the history of LGBTQIA+ discrimination repeat itself? Sign this open letter to MPs demanding they stand up for trans rights now!
Letter: tinyurl.com/879vuver
Sign: tinyurl.com/4p7wktrn
Are you a historian in the UK or working on UK history fed up at seeing the history of LGBTQIA+ discrimination repeat itself? Sign this open letter to MPs demanding they stand up for trans rights now!
Letter: tinyurl.com/879vuver
Sign: tinyurl.com/4p7wktrn
Historians for Trans Rights - Open Letter to MPs
In light of the recent and incessant attacks on the trans community in the UK by the UK government and legal system, a group of UK-based historians have drafted the letter linked below. Our aim is to ...
tinyurl.com
May 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
I’ve signed this letter. If you teach at a UK uni you come into contact with many trans students; they’re no different, apart from the higher barriers to inclusion they face. If you teach queer history, you know that gender diversity is a simple fact. We have to resist this harmful moral panic.
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We are looking for trans men and non-binary people assigned female at birth to discuss their experiences of getting/using hormonal contraceptives.
Please contact Jess Madden if you are interested.
#research #trans #LGBTQ #contraception #focusgroup #AcademicSky #STEM
Please contact Jess Madden if you are interested.
#research #trans #LGBTQ #contraception #focusgroup #AcademicSky #STEM
March 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
We are looking for trans men and non-binary people assigned female at birth to discuss their experiences of getting/using hormonal contraceptives.
Please contact Jess Madden if you are interested.
#research #trans #LGBTQ #contraception #focusgroup #AcademicSky #STEM
Please contact Jess Madden if you are interested.
#research #trans #LGBTQ #contraception #focusgroup #AcademicSky #STEM
Off grid recovering from major surgery. So much news that is hard to manage but glad to see the @bsky.app community has still not gone the way of the one formerly known as twitter.
March 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Off grid recovering from major surgery. So much news that is hard to manage but glad to see the @bsky.app community has still not gone the way of the one formerly known as twitter.
A little forward progress in women's health provision. Much more needed particularly in NI #womenshealth #endometriosis www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘First-of-a-kind’ daily pill for endometriosis treatment approved for NHS in England
Relugolix-estradiol-norethisterone can be taken at home, eliminating need for trips to clinics for injections
www.theguardian.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
A little forward progress in women's health provision. Much more needed particularly in NI #womenshealth #endometriosis www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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📣Join us at the BJGP Research & Publishing Conference 2025 @ the Lowry Hotel, Manchester on Fri 21 March. Workshops, presentations, networking, and keynote speakers Kath Checkland and Rageshri Dhairyawan.
Programme: rcgp.my.site.com/s/lt-event?i...
Tickets:
rcgp.my.site.com/s/lt-event?i...
#BJGPRC
Programme: rcgp.my.site.com/s/lt-event?i...
Tickets:
rcgp.my.site.com/s/lt-event?i...
#BJGPRC
February 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
📣Join us at the BJGP Research & Publishing Conference 2025 @ the Lowry Hotel, Manchester on Fri 21 March. Workshops, presentations, networking, and keynote speakers Kath Checkland and Rageshri Dhairyawan.
Programme: rcgp.my.site.com/s/lt-event?i...
Tickets:
rcgp.my.site.com/s/lt-event?i...
#BJGPRC
Programme: rcgp.my.site.com/s/lt-event?i...
Tickets:
rcgp.my.site.com/s/lt-event?i...
#BJGPRC
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Please join me and Rory Stewart 8pm UK time for a @therestpolitics.bsky.social LIVESTREAM on the Trump Zelensky meeting and what it might mean for the future x.com/RestIsPoliti...
The Rest Is Politics on X: "🚨EMERGENCY LIVESTREAM🚨 Following the shocking scenes in the Oval Office, @campbellclaret and @RoryStewartUK will be going live at 8pm UK time to discuss what this means for Ukraine, the US, and the Western alliance. Link to the livestream is below. See you there. https://t.co/Z1b41sOK93" / X
🚨EMERGENCY LIVESTREAM🚨 Following the shocking scenes in the Oval Office, @campbellclaret and @RoryStewartUK will be going live at 8pm UK time to discuss what this means for Ukraine, the US, and the Western alliance. Link to the livestream is below. See you there. https://t.co/Z1b41sOK93
x.com
February 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Please join me and Rory Stewart 8pm UK time for a @therestpolitics.bsky.social LIVESTREAM on the Trump Zelensky meeting and what it might mean for the future x.com/RestIsPoliti...
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Countdown to #BJGPTop10 starts 29 January. Find out the Top 10 most read research published in 2024. #PrimaryCare bjgp.org
January 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Countdown to #BJGPTop10 starts 29 January. Find out the Top 10 most read research published in 2024. #PrimaryCare bjgp.org
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The Hidden Workload Study is live! St Georges University & @gppact.bsky.social are exploring often unseen work #clinicians do beyond patient consultations in #generalpractice. Join them in uncovering the hidden workload! 🩺
🔗 Learn more: gppact.org/the-hidden-w...
@georginaspcr.bsky.social
🔗 Learn more: gppact.org/the-hidden-w...
@georginaspcr.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The Hidden Workload Study is live! St Georges University & @gppact.bsky.social are exploring often unseen work #clinicians do beyond patient consultations in #generalpractice. Join them in uncovering the hidden workload! 🩺
🔗 Learn more: gppact.org/the-hidden-w...
@georginaspcr.bsky.social
🔗 Learn more: gppact.org/the-hidden-w...
@georginaspcr.bsky.social
Husband left at 6.30 to get to work before red warning #GPoncall
Crazy and scary winds here beside Belfast Lough. Surely this severity must be climate change 😥. Hope everyone can stay safe and cosy #stormeowyn
@profgerryg.bsky.social @janetlys.bsky.social @nigelhart.bsky.social
@profgerryg.bsky.social @janetlys.bsky.social @nigelhart.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Husband left at 6.30 to get to work before red warning #GPoncall
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Belfast in the firing line right now and for a few hours yet.
Image is a screenshot from earth.nullschool.net which provides great visualisations of weather events like this, and helps me understand the mechanics of them (i.e. makes them a bit less scary!).
#StormEowyn #WeatherSky
Image is a screenshot from earth.nullschool.net which provides great visualisations of weather events like this, and helps me understand the mechanics of them (i.e. makes them a bit less scary!).
#StormEowyn #WeatherSky
January 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Belfast in the firing line right now and for a few hours yet.
Image is a screenshot from earth.nullschool.net which provides great visualisations of weather events like this, and helps me understand the mechanics of them (i.e. makes them a bit less scary!).
#StormEowyn #WeatherSky
Image is a screenshot from earth.nullschool.net which provides great visualisations of weather events like this, and helps me understand the mechanics of them (i.e. makes them a bit less scary!).
#StormEowyn #WeatherSky
Crazy and scary winds here beside Belfast Lough. Surely this severity must be climate change 😥. Hope everyone can stay safe and cosy #stormeowyn
@profgerryg.bsky.social @janetlys.bsky.social @nigelhart.bsky.social
@profgerryg.bsky.social @janetlys.bsky.social @nigelhart.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Crazy and scary winds here beside Belfast Lough. Surely this severity must be climate change 😥. Hope everyone can stay safe and cosy #stormeowyn
@profgerryg.bsky.social @janetlys.bsky.social @nigelhart.bsky.social
@profgerryg.bsky.social @janetlys.bsky.social @nigelhart.bsky.social
Small signs of hope in the garden! 🌸
January 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Small signs of hope in the garden! 🌸
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January 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM