Prof Shakila Thangaratinam
@thangaratinam.bsky.social
Professor of Women’s Health, University of Liverpool/ Deputy Exec Dean Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences/ University lead (India portfolio) Consultant Obstetrician/ Women’s health researcher
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We’re proud to announce that Professor Shakila Thangaratinam (@thangaratinam.bsky.social) has been elected as Vice President (International) of the Academy of Medical Sciences.👏
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July 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
We’re proud to announce that Professor Shakila Thangaratinam (@thangaratinam.bsky.social) has been elected as Vice President (International) of the Academy of Medical Sciences.👏
Read the full story ➡️ bit.ly/4eG5GKr
#TeamLivUni
Read the full story ➡️ bit.ly/4eG5GKr
#TeamLivUni
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Great to see the important work of @thangaratinam.bsky.social and her team highlighted in this new video from @thelancet.com.
@livunihls.bsky.social
@livuninews.bsky.social
@livunihls.bsky.social
@livuninews.bsky.social
Women’s health issues remain underreported, underrepresented, and under-prioritised—despite making up half the global population.
🎥 In a new video, experts and Lancet Editors advocate for equitable healthcare to transform women’s health: tinyurl.com/22fkf865
🎥 In a new video, experts and Lancet Editors advocate for equitable healthcare to transform women’s health: tinyurl.com/22fkf865
June 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Great to see the important work of @thangaratinam.bsky.social and her team highlighted in this new video from @thelancet.com.
@livunihls.bsky.social
@livuninews.bsky.social
@livunihls.bsky.social
@livuninews.bsky.social
Researcher collaboration and prioritisation by funders and policymakers critical to address the gaps in Science and Data in women’s health @rcogs.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @mrcepid.bsky.social @who.int
Women’s health issues remain underreported, underrepresented, and under-prioritised—despite making up half the global population.
🎥 In a new video, experts and Lancet Editors advocate for equitable healthcare to transform women’s health: tinyurl.com/22fkf865
🎥 In a new video, experts and Lancet Editors advocate for equitable healthcare to transform women’s health: tinyurl.com/22fkf865
May 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Researcher collaboration and prioritisation by funders and policymakers critical to address the gaps in Science and Data in women’s health @rcogs.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @mrcepid.bsky.social @who.int
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Thursdays are Data Action Research Team days at @livunichil.bsky.social.
Today Professor @thangaratinam.bsky.social talked about her research to bridge the women's health gap.
The World Economic Forum estimates closing this gap would unlock $1 Trillion/Year
Today Professor @thangaratinam.bsky.social talked about her research to bridge the women's health gap.
The World Economic Forum estimates closing this gap would unlock $1 Trillion/Year
February 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Thursdays are Data Action Research Team days at @livunichil.bsky.social.
Today Professor @thangaratinam.bsky.social talked about her research to bridge the women's health gap.
The World Economic Forum estimates closing this gap would unlock $1 Trillion/Year
Today Professor @thangaratinam.bsky.social talked about her research to bridge the women's health gap.
The World Economic Forum estimates closing this gap would unlock $1 Trillion/Year
Reposted by Prof Shakila Thangaratinam
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Thanks Mary. Lead author was Associate Professor Chrysanthi Papoutsi, rising star in this field.
Looking for a great overview of the evidence on scale-up and sustainability of innovation and improvement in healthcare? Here you go - part of the open access @thisinstitute.bsky.social series and authored by the mighty @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social and team. www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Approaches to Spread, Scale-Up, and Sustainability
Cambridge Core - Medicine: General Interest - Approaches to Spread, Scale-Up, and Sustainability
www.cambridge.org
January 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Thanks Mary. Lead author was Associate Professor Chrysanthi Papoutsi, rising star in this field.
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The latest MBRRACE-UK data on maternal deaths has been released today. It shows a statistically non-significant decrease in the mortality rate for women who died during or soon after pregnancy in 2021-23
Data Brief | MBRRACE-UK | NPEU
https://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/administrator/index.php?option=com_menus&view=item&client_id=0&menutype=mbrrace-uk&layout=edit#attrib-metadata
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January 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The latest MBRRACE-UK data on maternal deaths has been released today. It shows a statistically non-significant decrease in the mortality rate for women who died during or soon after pregnancy in 2021-23
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Blood clots continued to be the leading cause of maternal death in the UK during pregnancy or up to six weeks after the end of pregnancy. The leading causes of death between six weeks and one year after pregnancy were mental health-related
January 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Blood clots continued to be the leading cause of maternal death in the UK during pregnancy or up to six weeks after the end of pregnancy. The leading causes of death between six weeks and one year after pregnancy were mental health-related
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Women living in the most deprived areas continued to have a maternal mortality rate twice that of women living in the least deprived areas
January 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Women living in the most deprived areas continued to have a maternal mortality rate twice that of women living in the least deprived areas
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The UK government is looking to accelerate clinical trials in dementia research by building a trial ready cohort.
The potential of this cohort to deliver better, more equitable trials and treatments will be limited unless ethical challenges are tackled
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
The potential of this cohort to deliver better, more equitable trials and treatments will be limited unless ethical challenges are tackled
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
January 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The UK government is looking to accelerate clinical trials in dementia research by building a trial ready cohort.
The potential of this cohort to deliver better, more equitable trials and treatments will be limited unless ethical challenges are tackled
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
The potential of this cohort to deliver better, more equitable trials and treatments will be limited unless ethical challenges are tackled
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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The latest #MBRRACE perinatal confidential enquiry into the care of recent migrant women with language barriers who have experienced a stillbirth or neonatal death is released today - 50% of their care contacts took place without any interpreter https://buff.ly/2HR30eT
December 12, 2024 at 9:00 AM
The latest #MBRRACE perinatal confidential enquiry into the care of recent migrant women with language barriers who have experienced a stillbirth or neonatal death is released today - 50% of their care contacts took place without any interpreter https://buff.ly/2HR30eT
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Sudan's humanitarian crisis has destroyed the fabric of society—with women and girls bearing the most brutal consequences.
International Rescue Committee are helping to restore hope in communities devastated by conflict
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Please donate where you can #BMJAppeal2024
International Rescue Committee are helping to restore hope in communities devastated by conflict
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Please donate where you can #BMJAppeal2024
December 12, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Sudan's humanitarian crisis has destroyed the fabric of society—with women and girls bearing the most brutal consequences.
International Rescue Committee are helping to restore hope in communities devastated by conflict
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Please donate where you can #BMJAppeal2024
International Rescue Committee are helping to restore hope in communities devastated by conflict
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Please donate where you can #BMJAppeal2024
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This year marked the first anniversary of @healthequitynorth.bsky.social - in the first year we published 5 impactful reports, 2 research papers and had our work cited in Parliament more than 20 times www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/health-equit...
December 12, 2024 at 9:24 AM
This year marked the first anniversary of @healthequitynorth.bsky.social - in the first year we published 5 impactful reports, 2 research papers and had our work cited in Parliament more than 20 times www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/health-equit...
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Inequalities in childhood vaccinations are widening in England, with uptake rates consistently lower in young children living in areas of higher deprivation, according to new research co-authored by Prof David Taylor-Robinson @liverpooluni.bsky.social www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/study-finds-...
December 12, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Inequalities in childhood vaccinations are widening in England, with uptake rates consistently lower in young children living in areas of higher deprivation, according to new research co-authored by Prof David Taylor-Robinson @liverpooluni.bsky.social www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/study-finds-...
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BLOG | Dr Nicola Tempest, colleagues and friends have launched the 'Between 2 Ovaries' podcast to tackle misinformation and provide insights into women's health
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@livunihls.bsky.social
@livuniresearch.bsky.social
@livuninews.bsky.social
#TeamLivUni
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@livunihls.bsky.social
@livuniresearch.bsky.social
@livuninews.bsky.social
#TeamLivUni
December 12, 2024 at 2:41 PM
BLOG | Dr Nicola Tempest, colleagues and friends have launched the 'Between 2 Ovaries' podcast to tackle misinformation and provide insights into women's health
➡️ bit.ly/3OSFUqd
@livunihls.bsky.social
@livuniresearch.bsky.social
@livuninews.bsky.social
#TeamLivUni
➡️ bit.ly/3OSFUqd
@livunihls.bsky.social
@livuniresearch.bsky.social
@livuninews.bsky.social
#TeamLivUni
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‘I was made to think the pain was all in my head’: gynaecological ordeals shared
‘I was made to think the pain was all in my head’: gynaecological ordeals shared
As a UK report finds women with reproductive conditions have faced poor care due to ‘medical misogyny’, people share their suffering
Women and girls in the UK with gynaecological conditions such as endometriosis and adenomyosis have spent years in pain…
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2024 at 6:24 AM
‘I was made to think the pain was all in my head’: gynaecological ordeals shared
Doctors are too often dismissive of women’s symptoms when they present for treatment for reproductive health conditions such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, and heavy menstrual bleeding www.bmj.com/content/387/bmj.q2780
“Medical misogyny” leaves many women in pain, MPs’ inquiry finds
Doctors are too often dismissive of women’s symptoms when they present for treatment for reproductive health conditions such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, and heavy menstrual bleeding, a parliament...
www.bmj.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Doctors are too often dismissive of women’s symptoms when they present for treatment for reproductive health conditions such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, and heavy menstrual bleeding www.bmj.com/content/387/bmj.q2780
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Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️
So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?
We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary
#WomeninSTEM
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?
We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary
#WomeninSTEM
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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November 25, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️
So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?
We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary
#WomeninSTEM
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?
We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary
#WomeninSTEM
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
🧵 1/
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‘Medical misogyny’ condemns women to years of gynaecological pain, MPs told
‘Medical misogyny’ condemns women to years of gynaecological pain, MPs told
Damning parliamentary report blames lack of education by healthcare workers and ‘pervasive stigma’ for poor care
Women and girls are enduring years of pain because their reproductive conditions are being dismissed due to “medical misogyny”, according to…
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 12:13 AM
‘Medical misogyny’ condemns women to years of gynaecological pain, MPs told
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Google said its quantum computer needed less than five minutes to perform a mathematical calculation that one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers could not complete in 10 septillion years, a length of time that exceeds the age of the known universe. nyti.ms/3DaZFH5
December 10, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Google said its quantum computer needed less than five minutes to perform a mathematical calculation that one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers could not complete in 10 septillion years, a length of time that exceeds the age of the known universe. nyti.ms/3DaZFH5
Browsing the books #booklover #academicdog
December 1, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Browsing the books #booklover #academicdog
Time-lapse imaging systems for embryo culture and selection does not significantly increase the odds of live birth compared with standard care without time-lapse imaging @thelancet.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... news.liverpool.ac.uk/2024/11/04/q...
Questioning alleged benefits of time-lapse imaging in IVF - University of Liverpool News
Questioning alleged benefits of time-lapse imaging in IVF
news.liverpool.ac.uk
November 28, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Time-lapse imaging systems for embryo culture and selection does not significantly increase the odds of live birth compared with standard care without time-lapse imaging @thelancet.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... news.liverpool.ac.uk/2024/11/04/q...
What fresh hell is this! Chats and files sharing on MS Teams. Just email please.
November 27, 2024 at 4:11 PM
What fresh hell is this! Chats and files sharing on MS Teams. Just email please.
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Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
November 24, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
Loving the vibe here @bsky.app. Glad to see many friends @wiebkearlt.bsky.social @richarddriley.bsky.social and healthcare and research relevant organisations @who.int @nihr.bsky.social here #newstart #newplace #womenshealth
November 23, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Loving the vibe here @bsky.app. Glad to see many friends @wiebkearlt.bsky.social @richarddriley.bsky.social and healthcare and research relevant organisations @who.int @nihr.bsky.social here #newstart #newplace #womenshealth