Rick Cowhig
@rickcowhig.bsky.social
Strategy Director of Healthcare creative agency. Advocate for breast density education. Interested in news, politics, iron, oncology, surgery, peritoneal dialysis, cystic fibrosis, Wilson’s disease, medical nutrition, wound care, ophthalmology and more!
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Good morning! Today is my cystic fibrosis (CF) annual review, a series of tests to make sure all’s as it should be.
I’ll be posting more about CF and the day in this thread to raise awareness - please RT to help spread the word :) 🙏
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I’ll be posting more about CF and the day in this thread to raise awareness - please RT to help spread the word :) 🙏
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November 20, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Good morning! Today is my cystic fibrosis (CF) annual review, a series of tests to make sure all’s as it should be.
I’ll be posting more about CF and the day in this thread to raise awareness - please RT to help spread the word :) 🙏
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I’ll be posting more about CF and the day in this thread to raise awareness - please RT to help spread the word :) 🙏
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I’ve heard there is a focus group for people who have had cancer treatment (patients) happening at UCL in London on 3 Dec. It’s to discuss a potential new therapy. Check out the link via the QR. I can vouch for the people running the group.
November 3, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I’ve heard there is a focus group for people who have had cancer treatment (patients) happening at UCL in London on 3 Dec. It’s to discuss a potential new therapy. Check out the link via the QR. I can vouch for the people running the group.
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Dutch late night TV has its take
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dutch late night TV has its take
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If you’re a menstruating person & your health insurance is in peril, get your ferritin checked now!
Iron deficiency is super common & causes symptoms ranging from fatigue to hair loss to cognitive dysfunction.
Ferritin should be 30+ in adults (50+ even better)
Tinyurl.com/JAMAFe
Iron deficiency is super common & causes symptoms ranging from fatigue to hair loss to cognitive dysfunction.
Ferritin should be 30+ in adults (50+ even better)
Tinyurl.com/JAMAFe
Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Iron-Deficiency Anemia in US Females Aged 12-21 Years, 2003-2020
This study examines prevalence of iron deficiency among females aged 12 to 21 years to inform future screening strategies for iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia.
Tinyurl.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
If you’re a menstruating person & your health insurance is in peril, get your ferritin checked now!
Iron deficiency is super common & causes symptoms ranging from fatigue to hair loss to cognitive dysfunction.
Ferritin should be 30+ in adults (50+ even better)
Tinyurl.com/JAMAFe
Iron deficiency is super common & causes symptoms ranging from fatigue to hair loss to cognitive dysfunction.
Ferritin should be 30+ in adults (50+ even better)
Tinyurl.com/JAMAFe
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What are we losing by offloading our thinking to A.I.?
Why Even Try if You Have A.I.?
As A.I. grows more powerful, we may be more and more tempted to give up in advance and let it figure out things for us. What will we lose as a result?
nyer.cm
May 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
What are we losing by offloading our thinking to A.I.?
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RIP Issac Newton (aka the last alchemist), you would have loved watching the physicists get annoyed because they accidentally turned lead into gold
theconversation.com/physicists-a...
theconversation.com/physicists-a...
Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider turned lead into gold – by accident
The ancient dream of turning lead into gold is now a reality – but it’s not quite what the alchemists might have hoped for.
theconversation.com
May 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
RIP Issac Newton (aka the last alchemist), you would have loved watching the physicists get annoyed because they accidentally turned lead into gold
theconversation.com/physicists-a...
theconversation.com/physicists-a...
Some good news in dark times for science and medicine.
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a NEW peptide antibiotic that targets a broad range of disease-causing bacteria INCLUDING those RESISTANT to existing antibiotics. This discovery marks the first potential new class of antibiotics in NEARLY 30 YEARS. 🧪🧵⬇️
April 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Some good news in dark times for science and medicine.
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3/ 🥊 Fibrosis regulation: targeting claudin-1 and macrophage-driven ECM secretion
🤔Big Question: Can precise targeting of neutrophil-driven NETosis and fibrosis halt disease progression more effectively than broad immunosuppression?
Interesting review👇
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39969779/
🤔Big Question: Can precise targeting of neutrophil-driven NETosis and fibrosis halt disease progression more effectively than broad immunosuppression?
Interesting review👇
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39969779/
The Expanding Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis Armamentarium - PubMed
The complex pathophysiology of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAV) is reflected in the heterogeneity of the presenting clinical syndromes caused by these diseases ...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
March 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
3/ 🥊 Fibrosis regulation: targeting claudin-1 and macrophage-driven ECM secretion
🤔Big Question: Can precise targeting of neutrophil-driven NETosis and fibrosis halt disease progression more effectively than broad immunosuppression?
Interesting review👇
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39969779/
🤔Big Question: Can precise targeting of neutrophil-driven NETosis and fibrosis halt disease progression more effectively than broad immunosuppression?
Interesting review👇
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39969779/
Last night we watched Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv perform La Traviata on tour in Portsmouth UK. A wonderful performance. At the end they sang the Ukrainian National Anthem - a full opera cast with orchestra. The audience all on their feet. Spine tingling. Slava Ukraini
March 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Last night we watched Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv perform La Traviata on tour in Portsmouth UK. A wonderful performance. At the end they sang the Ukrainian National Anthem - a full opera cast with orchestra. The audience all on their feet. Spine tingling. Slava Ukraini
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Just a reminder that the HPV vaccine literally PREVENTS CANCER and the series can be started as early as 9 years of age.
February 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Just a reminder that the HPV vaccine literally PREVENTS CANCER and the series can be started as early as 9 years of age.
Waiting for the performance to start. Excited to see the show! Tough to see (and have a quick chat to) a member of the WNO chorus outside protesting about cuts before taking to the stage. Culture and arts are some of our strongest assets as a country, we should fund them #SaveOurWNO #AchubOCC
November 16, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Waiting for the performance to start. Excited to see the show! Tough to see (and have a quick chat to) a member of the WNO chorus outside protesting about cuts before taking to the stage. Culture and arts are some of our strongest assets as a country, we should fund them #SaveOurWNO #AchubOCC
Great interview with Prof Escudier from Gustave Roussy about the quest for a cure in RCC. Medinsights Unleashed is a podcast hosted by John Collins (who I’ve worked with in the past) and Zahra Ramji. #oncosky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...
The Quest for Cure: Exploring Complete Remission in Kidney Cancer
Podcast Episode · MedInsights Unleashed · 29/07/2024 · 37m
podcasts.apple.com
November 15, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Great interview with Prof Escudier from Gustave Roussy about the quest for a cure in RCC. Medinsights Unleashed is a podcast hosted by John Collins (who I’ve worked with in the past) and Zahra Ramji. #oncosky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...
We will be singing an arrangement of this song at a University of Portamouth concert on 7 Dec. An excuse to revisit this extraordinary performance. Goosebumps (bosses d’oie?) m.youtube.com/watch?v=9wQ-...
Céline Dion - Hymne à l'amour (Live aux Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024 / Live from the Olympic Games
YouTube video by CelineDionVEVO
m.youtube.com
November 14, 2024 at 9:35 PM
We will be singing an arrangement of this song at a University of Portamouth concert on 7 Dec. An excuse to revisit this extraordinary performance. Goosebumps (bosses d’oie?) m.youtube.com/watch?v=9wQ-...
My talented mum knitted a collection of inspirational women for my daughter. Can you guess who they are?
November 14, 2024 at 11:48 AM
My talented mum knitted a collection of inspirational women for my daughter. Can you guess who they are?
This CD was a non-ironic gift to my teenage daughter from one of her school friends. I think it could be peak cheese.
November 13, 2024 at 10:28 PM
This CD was a non-ironic gift to my teenage daughter from one of her school friends. I think it could be peak cheese.
This is my wife’s story, she’s a tireless advocate for breast density education in the UK. Many places have inform laws and supplemental screening, the UK isn’t there yet. inews.co.uk/news/mri-dis...
'An MRI discovered my breast cancer - without it I might not be here'
Clare Cowhig had regular mammogram tests. It wasn't until she had an MRI scan that her breast cancer was discovered
inews.co.uk
November 12, 2024 at 10:08 PM
This is my wife’s story, she’s a tireless advocate for breast density education in the UK. Many places have inform laws and supplemental screening, the UK isn’t there yet. inews.co.uk/news/mri-dis...
Apropos of nothing. This parasite was attached to a fish I caught recently off the south coast of the UK. That fish was having a bad day.
November 12, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Apropos of nothing. This parasite was attached to a fish I caught recently off the south coast of the UK. That fish was having a bad day.
www.facebook.com/share/v/154a... wonderful to sing with Portsmouth Cathedral Choir consort recently. This from Faire Requiem.
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November 11, 2024 at 6:55 PM
www.facebook.com/share/v/154a... wonderful to sing with Portsmouth Cathedral Choir consort recently. This from Faire Requiem.
Lots of medics on here and it feels like a safe space to ask an open question. I’ve always been struck by a paragraph in Atul Gawande’s book Being Mortal about the mindset/ sense of identity of Drs. I’ve often referred to it, but I’m really curious to hear reflections on his idea/statement.
November 10, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Lots of medics on here and it feels like a safe space to ask an open question. I’ve always been struck by a paragraph in Atul Gawande’s book Being Mortal about the mindset/ sense of identity of Drs. I’ve often referred to it, but I’m really curious to hear reflections on his idea/statement.
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Another #MedSky #Skeetorial
Iron deficiency is relatively frequent and seen by all types of physicians.
For years, iron supplements were given multiple times a day.
Now we know that should never happen.
So why the change?
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Iron deficiency is relatively frequent and seen by all types of physicians.
For years, iron supplements were given multiple times a day.
Now we know that should never happen.
So why the change?
1/n
November 9, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Another #MedSky #Skeetorial
Iron deficiency is relatively frequent and seen by all types of physicians.
For years, iron supplements were given multiple times a day.
Now we know that should never happen.
So why the change?
1/n
Iron deficiency is relatively frequent and seen by all types of physicians.
For years, iron supplements were given multiple times a day.
Now we know that should never happen.
So why the change?
1/n
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An IUD is excellent contraception and lasts longer than a presidential term.
A message from your friendly neighbourhood gynaecologist.
A message from your friendly neighbourhood gynaecologist.
November 9, 2024 at 7:37 AM
An IUD is excellent contraception and lasts longer than a presidential term.
A message from your friendly neighbourhood gynaecologist.
A message from your friendly neighbourhood gynaecologist.
Moving here from the other place. Particularly looking for oncology, DTC, HCC, RCC, EC, Iron therapy, anaesthetics and surgery, nAMD and more. Plus breast density advocacy, policy and screening interests. Choral
Music, Southsea, Hampshire UK :)
Music, Southsea, Hampshire UK :)
November 8, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Moving here from the other place. Particularly looking for oncology, DTC, HCC, RCC, EC, Iron therapy, anaesthetics and surgery, nAMD and more. Plus breast density advocacy, policy and screening interests. Choral
Music, Southsea, Hampshire UK :)
Music, Southsea, Hampshire UK :)