connie_stern
@conniest.bsky.social
RN, independent prescriber, interested in education, frailty, palliative, care of elderly. A bit of running, travelling, reading, knitting, photography. Own views.
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Rainy, windy, and cold on Halloween week? Oh, it's definitely chili season now. I recently refreshed and updated this chili from deep in the SK archives. It’s really quick, has a short ingredient list, and (finally) looks good enough to eat.
smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/red-...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Rainy, windy, and cold on Halloween week? Oh, it's definitely chili season now. I recently refreshed and updated this chili from deep in the SK archives. It’s really quick, has a short ingredient list, and (finally) looks good enough to eat.
smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/red-...
smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/red-...
Caterday morning vibes
September 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Caterday morning vibes
Labyrinth, mysterious way! Stone from Whitstable beach
August 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Labyrinth, mysterious way! Stone from Whitstable beach
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An English phrase for describing two things (or people) that are completely different is “like chalk and cheese.” A similar phrase in Czech is jako nebe a dudy. It means “like heaven and bagpipes.”
July 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
An English phrase for describing two things (or people) that are completely different is “like chalk and cheese.” A similar phrase in Czech is jako nebe a dudy. It means “like heaven and bagpipes.”
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I was up all night trying to think of the perfect joke or pun for International Joke Day. And then it dawned on me.
July 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I was up all night trying to think of the perfect joke or pun for International Joke Day. And then it dawned on me.
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You may not feel like cooking in this infernal heat, but there’s very little involved in #RecipeOfTheDay, and it’s the perfect thing to be eating. It’s Sesame Peanut Noodles, to be tubbed up, stashed in the fridge, and eaten cold when needed! www.nigella.com/recipes/sesa...
Sesame Peanut Noodles
I always make a large vat of these since they're lovely to pick at in the fridge. Plus, although they're easy to make, you do need quite a few ingredients — and this holds true whether you're making a...
www.nigella.com
June 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
You may not feel like cooking in this infernal heat, but there’s very little involved in #RecipeOfTheDay, and it’s the perfect thing to be eating. It’s Sesame Peanut Noodles, to be tubbed up, stashed in the fridge, and eaten cold when needed! www.nigella.com/recipes/sesa...
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#Medsky🧪 #pharmasky #publichealth As temperatures rise, so does the risk of heat-related illness – especially for people taking certain prescription Rx @uk.theconversation.com
theconversation.com/five-prescri...
theconversation.com/five-prescri...
Five prescription drugs that can make it harder to cope with the heat
Many common prescription drugs block the body’s ability to keep us cool.
theconversation.com
June 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
#Medsky🧪 #pharmasky #publichealth As temperatures rise, so does the risk of heat-related illness – especially for people taking certain prescription Rx @uk.theconversation.com
theconversation.com/five-prescri...
theconversation.com/five-prescri...
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55,000 people DEAD!
(53,253 Palestinians and 1,706 Israelis)
have been reported killed in the Gaza war
Hard to comprehend
Imagine the death of all the runners who ran the London Marathon 2025
End the war!
(53,253 Palestinians and 1,706 Israelis)
have been reported killed in the Gaza war
Hard to comprehend
Imagine the death of all the runners who ran the London Marathon 2025
End the war!
May 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
55,000 people DEAD!
(53,253 Palestinians and 1,706 Israelis)
have been reported killed in the Gaza war
Hard to comprehend
Imagine the death of all the runners who ran the London Marathon 2025
End the war!
(53,253 Palestinians and 1,706 Israelis)
have been reported killed in the Gaza war
Hard to comprehend
Imagine the death of all the runners who ran the London Marathon 2025
End the war!
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Help us identify Uk-based community nurses’ contributions to end-of-life care. Taking part in the study involves completing the 10-minute anonymous survey @theqicn.bsky.social
Please share with community nurse colleagues
Take part here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Please share with community nurse colleagues
Take part here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
NOTICE Survey
NOTICE Survey
cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com
April 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Help us identify Uk-based community nurses’ contributions to end-of-life care. Taking part in the study involves completing the 10-minute anonymous survey @theqicn.bsky.social
Please share with community nurse colleagues
Take part here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Please share with community nurse colleagues
Take part here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Lily’s Scones are #RecipeOfTheDay! I can’t quite say it’s a secret ingredient, but cream of tartar is certainly key to their success, as many of the lovely comments below the recipe attest. Despite the black treacle here, I’ve since changed allegiance to golden syrup www.nigella.com/recipes/lily...
Lily's Scones
These are the best scones I’ve ever eaten, which is quite how it should be since they emanate from one of those old-fashioned cooks who starts a batch the minute the door-bell rings at teatime. Yes, I...
www.nigella.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Lily’s Scones are #RecipeOfTheDay! I can’t quite say it’s a secret ingredient, but cream of tartar is certainly key to their success, as many of the lovely comments below the recipe attest. Despite the black treacle here, I’ve since changed allegiance to golden syrup www.nigella.com/recipes/lily...
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Pope Francis answering a question from a young, non-binary person about church leaders using the Bible to justify their bigotry.
His answer is exquisite.
His answer is exquisite.
April 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Pope Francis answering a question from a young, non-binary person about church leaders using the Bible to justify their bigotry.
His answer is exquisite.
His answer is exquisite.
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The loss of will to live is a clinical symptom of cancer as a disease, not a psychological failure of personal stoicism theconversation.com/cancer-hijac...
Cancer hijacks your brain and steals your motivation − new research in mice reveals how, offering potential avenues for treatment
Cachexia, or wasting syndrome, causes around 80% of patients with advanced cancer to withdraw from life.
theconversation.com
April 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The loss of will to live is a clinical symptom of cancer as a disease, not a psychological failure of personal stoicism theconversation.com/cancer-hijac...
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Apple and Almond Cake is #RecipeOfTheDay! It’s flourless, though divinely tender; dairy-free, though tastes ridiculously buttery; perfect for Passover, though great at any time. It’s a pretty big cake, but you can halve quantities and bake in a 20cm/ 8inch Springform www.nigella.com/recipes/appl...
Apple and Almond Cake
It's astonishing how buttery this cake tastes, given that there is not a gram of butter in it. The flour is replaced with ground almonds — and cooked, cooled, pureed fruit provides moistness and flavo...
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April 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Apple and Almond Cake is #RecipeOfTheDay! It’s flourless, though divinely tender; dairy-free, though tastes ridiculously buttery; perfect for Passover, though great at any time. It’s a pretty big cake, but you can halve quantities and bake in a 20cm/ 8inch Springform www.nigella.com/recipes/appl...
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#MedSky #oncosky #Episky Epidemiology of #diabetes-#cancer & the link between disease processes . Cancer & T2D are prevalent diseases in both developed & developing countries, & many patients with T2D also develop solid tumors.
www.cell.com/trends/immun...
www.cell.com/trends/immun...
Diabetes can impact cellular immunity in solid tumors
Cancer is increasingly prevalent worldwide, often coexisting with type 2 diabetes
(T2D). Recent breakthroughs reveal the immune system’s pivotal role in eliminating
tumors and how the metabolic enviro...
www.cell.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
#MedSky #oncosky #Episky Epidemiology of #diabetes-#cancer & the link between disease processes . Cancer & T2D are prevalent diseases in both developed & developing countries, & many patients with T2D also develop solid tumors.
www.cell.com/trends/immun...
www.cell.com/trends/immun...
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A rather personal column from me this week, and my thanks to @bylinetimes.bsky.social for publishing it with no paywall.
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/russell-jo...
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/russell-jo...
Russell Jones's Week Moment: My Cancerversary
15 years after the removal from his kidney of the biggest tumour in Stockport, Russell Jones commemorates the agony and reflects on the heroism of the NHS doctors and nurses who saw him through
www.bylinesupplement.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
A rather personal column from me this week, and my thanks to @bylinetimes.bsky.social for publishing it with no paywall.
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/russell-jo...
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/russell-jo...
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Well done @rspb.bsky.social - best ever April fool yesterday. Groundbreaking research indeed!
WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language.
The results tell us a lot!
Extracts below... 🧵
The results tell us a lot!
Extracts below... 🧵
April 2, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Well done @rspb.bsky.social - best ever April fool yesterday. Groundbreaking research indeed!
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Lockdowns are terrible. So are deadly pandemics. @chrischirp.bsky.social tells it straight.
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christinapagel.substack.com/p/we-are-lea...
We are learning the wrong lessons from lockdown
And unless we learn the right ones, we risk making the same mistakes in a new pandemic
christinapagel.substack.com
March 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Lockdowns are terrible. So are deadly pandemics. @chrischirp.bsky.social tells it straight.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/we-are-lea...
christinapagel.substack.com/p/we-are-lea...
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