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Denmark’s vaccine schedule is the most minimalist in the developed world. So why is HHS trying to adopt it?
My new piece in @statnews.com.
Huge thanks to @thekibosch.bsky.social for the lightning-fast turnaround and sharp editing.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/19/d...
My new piece in @statnews.com.
Huge thanks to @thekibosch.bsky.social for the lightning-fast turnaround and sharp editing.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/19/d...
Why Denmark's vaccine schedule works for Denmark — but not for the United States
With its vaccine schedule, “Denmark has made a values choice to accept preventable hospitalizations and illnesses that other countries have chosen to prevent.”
www.statnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Denmark’s vaccine schedule is the most minimalist in the developed world. So why is HHS trying to adopt it?
My new piece in @statnews.com.
Huge thanks to @thekibosch.bsky.social for the lightning-fast turnaround and sharp editing.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/19/d...
My new piece in @statnews.com.
Huge thanks to @thekibosch.bsky.social for the lightning-fast turnaround and sharp editing.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/19/d...
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mEDiCiNe iZ a VoCaTiOnZ
Is that why no university fees apply to medical degrees? Is that why we give doctors social housing?
Oh no, wait, none of that happens.
Is that why no university fees apply to medical degrees? Is that why we give doctors social housing?
Oh no, wait, none of that happens.
December 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
mEDiCiNe iZ a VoCaTiOnZ
Is that why no university fees apply to medical degrees? Is that why we give doctors social housing?
Oh no, wait, none of that happens.
Is that why no university fees apply to medical degrees? Is that why we give doctors social housing?
Oh no, wait, none of that happens.
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"The report said weak accountability, bad quality data and poor contracting were among the main reasons for the losses."
An ongoing national scandal.
An ongoing national scandal.
Covid scheme fraud hit £10.9bn but much 'beyond recovery', report says
The response to the pandemic led to "enormous outlays of public money which exposed it to the risk of fraud and error", a report says.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"The report said weak accountability, bad quality data and poor contracting were among the main reasons for the losses."
An ongoing national scandal.
An ongoing national scandal.
This is it. It's so hateful.
Critics of disability benefits largely frame it as a concern for government spending but beneath it, there’s often a clear prejudice: disabled people should have miserable little lives (unlike hardworking, normal people).
December 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This is it. It's so hateful.
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First year selling my art at Christmas without the Other site, where most of my sales came from, as well as losing US orders to new tariffs, so it'll be a tough one - I put huge work into every order, so even if you can't buy, shares help get them in front of eyes. GRMA! www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
December 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
First year selling my art at Christmas without the Other site, where most of my sales came from, as well as losing US orders to new tariffs, so it'll be a tough one - I put huge work into every order, so even if you can't buy, shares help get them in front of eyes. GRMA! www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
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Whether in a school, a family or a workplace, "banter," like "teasing," is often about power and dominance. The giveaway is that if the powerless try to "banter" back, or the victim tries to tease the teaser, they’re told they're being oversensitive or even hostile.
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Whether in a school, a family or a workplace, "banter," like "teasing," is often about power and dominance. The giveaway is that if the powerless try to "banter" back, or the victim tries to tease the teaser, they’re told they're being oversensitive or even hostile.
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Why the two-child limit has to go, in a chart.
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Why the two-child limit has to go, in a chart.
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A horrific example of so-called natural or alternative medical practices with tragic consequences. All these alternative practices are unregulated and can be very unsafe and make a fortune for those developing whatever ‘miracle cure/approach
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:33 AM
A horrific example of so-called natural or alternative medical practices with tragic consequences. All these alternative practices are unregulated and can be very unsafe and make a fortune for those developing whatever ‘miracle cure/approach
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
The belief that one is so superior that one will never need asylum, or would be unquestionably welcomed in those circumstances, must be part of the explanation for the demonisation and dehumanisation of others.
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The belief that one is so superior that one will never need asylum, or would be unquestionably welcomed in those circumstances, must be part of the explanation for the demonisation and dehumanisation of others.
'You can't build a future on a fault line '
I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
'You can't build a future on a fault line '
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There are few feelings as terrifying as realizing how long your spouse’s family holds onto a grudge
November 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
There are few feelings as terrifying as realizing how long your spouse’s family holds onto a grudge
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I have had much of the kumbaya aggressively beaten out of me over the past several years but if it’s any comfort whatsoever, I can at least say that every single time I thought nothing good would happen again I was wrong, and I’ve never looked back and thought “so glad I spent my time panicking!”
November 8, 2024 at 1:12 AM
I have had much of the kumbaya aggressively beaten out of me over the past several years but if it’s any comfort whatsoever, I can at least say that every single time I thought nothing good would happen again I was wrong, and I’ve never looked back and thought “so glad I spent my time panicking!”
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In the second episode of the Burnout and Beyond Podcast Series, Practitioner Health Clinicians Dr Lee David and Dr Richard Duggins discuss how to recover from burnout, and what helps us to live well in the long term. Listen here: bit.ly/4oMKlDD #StressAwarenessWeek
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
In the second episode of the Burnout and Beyond Podcast Series, Practitioner Health Clinicians Dr Lee David and Dr Richard Duggins discuss how to recover from burnout, and what helps us to live well in the long term. Listen here: bit.ly/4oMKlDD #StressAwarenessWeek
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📈Latest England data show 145 deaths involving COVID-19 in w/ending 24 Oct 2025:
📈Large increase since August (weekly deaths were 47).
🛑Stop treating COVID-19 as closed chapter.
🤷The virus hasn’t gone away.
🤦Neither has the responsibility to protect the vulnerable.
💉Improve COVID-19 vaccine access.
📈Large increase since August (weekly deaths were 47).
🛑Stop treating COVID-19 as closed chapter.
🤷The virus hasn’t gone away.
🤦Neither has the responsibility to protect the vulnerable.
💉Improve COVID-19 vaccine access.
November 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
📈Latest England data show 145 deaths involving COVID-19 in w/ending 24 Oct 2025:
📈Large increase since August (weekly deaths were 47).
🛑Stop treating COVID-19 as closed chapter.
🤷The virus hasn’t gone away.
🤦Neither has the responsibility to protect the vulnerable.
💉Improve COVID-19 vaccine access.
📈Large increase since August (weekly deaths were 47).
🛑Stop treating COVID-19 as closed chapter.
🤷The virus hasn’t gone away.
🤦Neither has the responsibility to protect the vulnerable.
💉Improve COVID-19 vaccine access.
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Once again we're seeing indications that perhaps it might not have been such a good idea to let a handful of greed crazed sociopathic billionaires run everything.
October 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Once again we're seeing indications that perhaps it might not have been such a good idea to let a handful of greed crazed sociopathic billionaires run everything.
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Do you want to help treat the healthcare workforce? We are looking for General Practitioners to join the NHS Practitioner Health team! Apply here: bit.ly/PHGeneralPra...
October 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Do you want to help treat the healthcare workforce? We are looking for General Practitioners to join the NHS Practitioner Health team! Apply here: bit.ly/PHGeneralPra...
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Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand
October 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand
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I’ve been saying this for ten years now but possibly not often enough: Ask Them What They Think The Words They’re Using Mean. And then ask them to name the ‘problematic’ people. We had ‘sovereignty’, ‘laws’ & ‘unelected bureaucrats’. The US now has ‘Antifa’, the ‘radical left’ & ‘insurrection’. Ask!
October 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I’ve been saying this for ten years now but possibly not often enough: Ask Them What They Think The Words They’re Using Mean. And then ask them to name the ‘problematic’ people. We had ‘sovereignty’, ‘laws’ & ‘unelected bureaucrats’. The US now has ‘Antifa’, the ‘radical left’ & ‘insurrection’. Ask!
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Asking my hairdresser to provide unlimited haircuts for less than £3 a week, including online booking & an immediate response to emergency shave at 1min before closing
That’s a NO😂😂
Meanwhile the GP practice - Wes says you must do all that & more
That’s a NO😂😂
Meanwhile the GP practice - Wes says you must do all that & more
September 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Asking my hairdresser to provide unlimited haircuts for less than £3 a week, including online booking & an immediate response to emergency shave at 1min before closing
That’s a NO😂😂
Meanwhile the GP practice - Wes says you must do all that & more
That’s a NO😂😂
Meanwhile the GP practice - Wes says you must do all that & more
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Airedale Hospital staff strike over unfair two-tier pay: 150+ GMB members demand equal terms for all, rejecting divide-and-rule tactics
By Barry White
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
By Barry White
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
GMB strike at Airedale Hospital for equal treatment
Airedale Hospital staff strike over unfair two-tier pay: 150+ GMB members demand equal terms for all, rejecting divide-and-rule tactics
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Airedale Hospital staff strike over unfair two-tier pay: 150+ GMB members demand equal terms for all, rejecting divide-and-rule tactics
By Barry White
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
By Barry White
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
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CW: Mentions of Suicide.
Losing a colleague to suicide is profoundly shocking, heartbreaking and traumatic. Our guide includes information on what to expect after losing a colleague, as well as signposting to relevant guides and support.
Access the guide here : bit.ly/PHNavigation...
Losing a colleague to suicide is profoundly shocking, heartbreaking and traumatic. Our guide includes information on what to expect after losing a colleague, as well as signposting to relevant guides and support.
Access the guide here : bit.ly/PHNavigation...
September 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
CW: Mentions of Suicide.
Losing a colleague to suicide is profoundly shocking, heartbreaking and traumatic. Our guide includes information on what to expect after losing a colleague, as well as signposting to relevant guides and support.
Access the guide here : bit.ly/PHNavigation...
Losing a colleague to suicide is profoundly shocking, heartbreaking and traumatic. Our guide includes information on what to expect after losing a colleague, as well as signposting to relevant guides and support.
Access the guide here : bit.ly/PHNavigation...
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New @bmj.com study finds that women who don’t turn up for their first breast screening appointment face a 40% higher long term risk of dying from breast cancer, mainly due to delayed detection
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
September 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
New @bmj.com study finds that women who don’t turn up for their first breast screening appointment face a 40% higher long term risk of dying from breast cancer, mainly due to delayed detection
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
It is enraging to have so much ruined and so many harmed by the hateful, the incompetent, the ignorant and the stupid.
September 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It is enraging to have so much ruined and so many harmed by the hateful, the incompetent, the ignorant and the stupid.