Sarah Mackie
@sarahlmackie.bsky.social
Academic Rheumatologist. Giant cell arteritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, clinical trials.
University of Leeds, UK #RheumSky #AcademicSky #MedSky
University of Leeds, UK #RheumSky #AcademicSky #MedSky
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Sarah Mackie
@sarahlmackie.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Like placebo responses, jet lag has multiple components, and not all of them are directly attributable to the jet
October 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Like placebo responses, jet lag has multiple components, and not all of them are directly attributable to the jet
Reposted by Sarah Mackie
Comment on: Miedany et al. Beyond the symptoms: Personalizing giant cell arteritis care through multidimensional patient reported outcome measure
Comment on: Miedany et al. Beyond the symptoms: Personalizing giant cell arteritis care through multidimensional patient reported outcome measure - PubMed
Comment on: Miedany et al. Beyond the symptoms: Personalizing giant cell arteritis care through multidimensional patient reported outcome measure
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
October 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Comment on: Miedany et al. Beyond the symptoms: Personalizing giant cell arteritis care through multidimensional patient reported outcome measure
The evolution of how you learn to do things.
1990s: Ask your parents.
2000s: Internet search.
2010s: YouTube tutorials.
Now: Ask the AI.
1990s: Ask your parents.
2000s: Internet search.
2010s: YouTube tutorials.
Now: Ask the AI.
October 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The evolution of how you learn to do things.
1990s: Ask your parents.
2000s: Internet search.
2010s: YouTube tutorials.
Now: Ask the AI.
1990s: Ask your parents.
2000s: Internet search.
2010s: YouTube tutorials.
Now: Ask the AI.
Today at work, it emerged that some of us (ok, me) had struggled to use the hospital’s new third-party app for requesting annual leave, and were thus destined to work for eternity without holiday.
They promised digital innovation would cut waiting lists…
They promised digital innovation would cut waiting lists…
October 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Today at work, it emerged that some of us (ok, me) had struggled to use the hospital’s new third-party app for requesting annual leave, and were thus destined to work for eternity without holiday.
They promised digital innovation would cut waiting lists…
They promised digital innovation would cut waiting lists…
Taken yesterday on the outskirts of Leeds, about five minutes before the rain started (again).
October 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Taken yesterday on the outskirts of Leeds, about five minutes before the rain started (again).
At St Pancras, the little dog in the Meeting-Place Statue has been worn bright from being patted by many people. These moments of connection matter.
Work-wise, a couple of long-term projects are trundling along, and others are getting ready to go. Doors will close 30 seconds before departure!
Work-wise, a couple of long-term projects are trundling along, and others are getting ready to go. Doors will close 30 seconds before departure!
September 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
At St Pancras, the little dog in the Meeting-Place Statue has been worn bright from being patted by many people. These moments of connection matter.
Work-wise, a couple of long-term projects are trundling along, and others are getting ready to go. Doors will close 30 seconds before departure!
Work-wise, a couple of long-term projects are trundling along, and others are getting ready to go. Doors will close 30 seconds before departure!
Echoes of Malmö’s industrial past in Västra hamnområdet. On a Saturday morning, it was quiet and peaceful. Footpaths and waterways are threaded between old industrial buildings and modern housing blocks.
September 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Echoes of Malmö’s industrial past in Västra hamnområdet. On a Saturday morning, it was quiet and peaceful. Footpaths and waterways are threaded between old industrial buildings and modern housing blocks.
@nulliusinverba.bsky.social This prologue episode is absolutely fascinating. As scientists we have to be able to argue the case for new ideas, and at the same time, be able to judge them dispassionately. Psychologically, this isn’t easy, even for psychologists.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
Prologus 66: The Psychology of Controversy (E. G. Boring)
Podcast Episode · Nullius in Verba · 05/09/2025 · 1h 5m
podcasts.apple.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
@nulliusinverba.bsky.social This prologue episode is absolutely fascinating. As scientists we have to be able to argue the case for new ideas, and at the same time, be able to judge them dispassionately. Psychologically, this isn’t easy, even for psychologists.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
Lights over Leeds: high rise blocks, streetlights, aeroplane, full moon.
August 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Lights over Leeds: high rise blocks, streetlights, aeroplane, full moon.
Reposted by Sarah Mackie
Late-Onset Spondylarthritis Presenting as Glucocorticoid-Resistant Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A hitherto underappreciated entity where TNF or IL-17 Blockade may have a Therapeutic Role
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40693392
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40693392
July 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Late-Onset Spondylarthritis Presenting as Glucocorticoid-Resistant Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A hitherto underappreciated entity where TNF or IL-17 Blockade may have a Therapeutic Role
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40693392
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40693392
Reposted by Sarah Mackie
Why does it seem like PMR patients get stuck in situations we would never tolerate for other patients?
@drceowen.bsky.social and I call out many reasons.
PMR is killing them softly, and will continue to do so if collectively we neglect it.
now out @thelancetrheum.bsky.social:
t.co/wMOy9ZEzw4
@drceowen.bsky.social and I call out many reasons.
PMR is killing them softly, and will continue to do so if collectively we neglect it.
now out @thelancetrheum.bsky.social:
t.co/wMOy9ZEzw4
June 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Why does it seem like PMR patients get stuck in situations we would never tolerate for other patients?
@drceowen.bsky.social and I call out many reasons.
PMR is killing them softly, and will continue to do so if collectively we neglect it.
now out @thelancetrheum.bsky.social:
t.co/wMOy9ZEzw4
@drceowen.bsky.social and I call out many reasons.
PMR is killing them softly, and will continue to do so if collectively we neglect it.
now out @thelancetrheum.bsky.social:
t.co/wMOy9ZEzw4
Reposted by Sarah Mackie
Great news for people living with giant cell arteritis (GCA)!
The FDA has approved Upadacitinib (15 mg tablet, taken once daily) as a first-line treatment option — meaning it’s now a primary recommended way to manage GCA. Learn more: creakyjoints.org/education/gi...
#GCA #VasculitisAwareness
The FDA has approved Upadacitinib (15 mg tablet, taken once daily) as a first-line treatment option — meaning it’s now a primary recommended way to manage GCA. Learn more: creakyjoints.org/education/gi...
#GCA #VasculitisAwareness
What Is Giant Cell Arteritis? These Are the Signs You Could Have It
Giant cell arteritis, or temporal arteritis, is an inflammatory disease that affects large blood vessels in the head. Learn about CGA symptoms & treatment.
creakyjoints.org
May 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Great news for people living with giant cell arteritis (GCA)!
The FDA has approved Upadacitinib (15 mg tablet, taken once daily) as a first-line treatment option — meaning it’s now a primary recommended way to manage GCA. Learn more: creakyjoints.org/education/gi...
#GCA #VasculitisAwareness
The FDA has approved Upadacitinib (15 mg tablet, taken once daily) as a first-line treatment option — meaning it’s now a primary recommended way to manage GCA. Learn more: creakyjoints.org/education/gi...
#GCA #VasculitisAwareness
Academic writing is, to me, like painting. First draft is the underpainting, putting in the main colour areas, then in redraft you paint over to sharpen detail.
Writing clinic letters, on the other hand, is like rapid sketching - capturing the essence of a moment in time as accurately as possible.
Writing clinic letters, on the other hand, is like rapid sketching - capturing the essence of a moment in time as accurately as possible.
March 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Academic writing is, to me, like painting. First draft is the underpainting, putting in the main colour areas, then in redraft you paint over to sharpen detail.
Writing clinic letters, on the other hand, is like rapid sketching - capturing the essence of a moment in time as accurately as possible.
Writing clinic letters, on the other hand, is like rapid sketching - capturing the essence of a moment in time as accurately as possible.
Reposted by Sarah Mackie
Self-help books often cite population studies as evidence that you can change your life with one simple trick. X will improve your health. Y will make you more successful. But there's a crucial catch...
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March 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Self-help books often cite population studies as evidence that you can change your life with one simple trick. X will improve your health. Y will make you more successful. But there's a crucial catch...
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Reposted by Sarah Mackie
*Please repost* @sjgreenwood.bsky.social and I just launched a new personalized feed (*please pin*) that we hope will become a "must use" for #academicsky. The feed shows posts about papers filtered by *your* follower network. It's become my default Bluesky experience bsky.app/profile/pape...
March 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
*Please repost* @sjgreenwood.bsky.social and I just launched a new personalized feed (*please pin*) that we hope will become a "must use" for #academicsky. The feed shows posts about papers filtered by *your* follower network. It's become my default Bluesky experience bsky.app/profile/pape...
Reposted by Sarah Mackie
At @science.org today, an important new way we can make major headway into immunologic and infectious diseases. Sequencing the lymphocyte B and T cell receptors and A.I. to accurately make the diagnosis!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp2407
A seminal study by @anshulkundaje.bsky.social et al
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp2407
A seminal study by @anshulkundaje.bsky.social et al
February 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
At @science.org today, an important new way we can make major headway into immunologic and infectious diseases. Sequencing the lymphocyte B and T cell receptors and A.I. to accurately make the diagnosis!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp2407
A seminal study by @anshulkundaje.bsky.social et al
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp2407
A seminal study by @anshulkundaje.bsky.social et al
Doing a talk on giant cell arteritis for general physicians next Tuesday, as part of a webinar on Updates in Rheumatology organised by the Royal College of Physicians.
You can register for the webinar here:
ow.ly/cLri50UXRCi
You can register for the webinar here:
ow.ly/cLri50UXRCi
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February 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Doing a talk on giant cell arteritis for general physicians next Tuesday, as part of a webinar on Updates in Rheumatology organised by the Royal College of Physicians.
You can register for the webinar here:
ow.ly/cLri50UXRCi
You can register for the webinar here:
ow.ly/cLri50UXRCi
Yesterday, I heard a talk from a health psychologist presenting “shared decision making” as a collaborative, rational process, involving patients understanding health information and weighing up options, finally choosing the option that most aligns with their values and preferences. (1/3)
February 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Yesterday, I heard a talk from a health psychologist presenting “shared decision making” as a collaborative, rational process, involving patients understanding health information and weighing up options, finally choosing the option that most aligns with their values and preferences. (1/3)
Sheffield Cathedral with Christmas trees.
December 29, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Sheffield Cathedral with Christmas trees.
Which A. A. Milne poem talks about going on a quest for dragons?
I asked ChatGPT. It gave me the wrong answer.
When challenged on this, it admitted its error, but then combined the title of one poem with an extract of another.
It still got it wrong.
Correct answer in the replies!
I asked ChatGPT. It gave me the wrong answer.
When challenged on this, it admitted its error, but then combined the title of one poem with an extract of another.
It still got it wrong.
Correct answer in the replies!
December 3, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Which A. A. Milne poem talks about going on a quest for dragons?
I asked ChatGPT. It gave me the wrong answer.
When challenged on this, it admitted its error, but then combined the title of one poem with an extract of another.
It still got it wrong.
Correct answer in the replies!
I asked ChatGPT. It gave me the wrong answer.
When challenged on this, it admitted its error, but then combined the title of one poem with an extract of another.
It still got it wrong.
Correct answer in the replies!
Spent a happy afternoon at a watercolour class at The Bowery. Remembered a lot that I thought I’d forgotten. Also the coffee was very good. Recommended!
November 24, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Spent a happy afternoon at a watercolour class at The Bowery. Remembered a lot that I thought I’d forgotten. Also the coffee was very good. Recommended!
Oh I’m liking the scholargoggler tool! It even generates an alt-text to go with your personal word-cloud 👌
November 23, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Oh I’m liking the scholargoggler tool! It even generates an alt-text to go with your personal word-cloud 👌
Reposted by Sarah Mackie
There are some fantastic national audits that deliver truly unique insights into patient care and outcomes, but I’m always staggered at how much we rely on clinician good will to collect these data - the report shows that we ALREADY collect most of these data, but we store them in the wrong place..
November 19, 2024 at 11:30 AM
There are some fantastic national audits that deliver truly unique insights into patient care and outcomes, but I’m always staggered at how much we rely on clinician good will to collect these data - the report shows that we ALREADY collect most of these data, but we store them in the wrong place..