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“It’s just the beginning of the playbook. This was the soft target.” Atul Gawande, a former senior leader at U.S.A.I.D., talks about watching Donald Trump and Elon Musk make the agency a guinea pig for the government-wide purge now under way.
Hundreds of Thousands Will Die
The writer, surgeon, and former U.S.A.I.D. administrator Atul Gawande on the Trump Administration’s decimation of foreign aid and the consequences around the world.
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March 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Morning! This is an exclusive extract from my new book Maybe I'm Amazed, about my autistic son James & how music became our shared language. Wait for the Velvet Underground bit at the end www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘He nails it on the first take’: how the Beatles helped my autistic son find his voice
After John Harris’s son was diagnosed, conversation always seemed focused on the things he would struggle with. But a shared passion for playing music grew into something James could do – brilliantly
www.theguardian.com
March 15, 2025 at 8:18 AM
A new systematic review from Clara Sherlock, Kim Clarke, and @drnorahjordan.bsky.social examines the psychosocial impact of inherited metabolic disorders on young people and their families.

This research was supported by Children's Health Foundation Ireland.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Psychosocial Challenges Facing Young People With Inherited Metabolic Disorders and Their Parents: A Systematic Review
Recent advancements in new-born screening have reduced the risk of life-threatening complications associated with inherited metabolic disorders. However, the risk of negative psychosocial effects on ....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Ciara McDonnell (Children’s Health Ireland and @tcddublin.bsky.social) contributed to new guidelines on the diagnosis, evaluation, management, and monitoring of X-linked hypophosphatemia in children.

#CHIresearch

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X-Linked Hypophosphatemia Management in Children: An International Working Group Clinical Practice Guideline
AbstractBackground. An International Working Group (IWG) developed new guidelines on the diagnosis, evaluation, management, and monitoring of X-linked hypo
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March 1, 2025 at 9:37 AM
New research from Susan Harvey, Mary King, @sorchainenil.bsky.social, and Kathleen Gorman re-examines UBR4 as a candidate gene for episodic ataxia type 8.

#CHIresearch

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
UBR4 should no longer be considered a candidate gene for episodic ataxia type 8 - European Journal of Human Genetics
European Journal of Human Genetics - UBR4 should no longer be considered a candidate gene for episodic ataxia type 8
www.nature.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Amélie Trinquand and Jonathan Bond (Children’s Health Ireland & @sysbioire.bsky.social) contributed to this new study to develop recommendations that can be used by national biobanks to harmonize the storage of samples from patients with ALL.

#CHIresearch

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
ALLTogether recommendations for biobanking samples from patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a modified Delphi study - British Journal of Cancer
British Journal of Cancer - ALLTogether recommendations for biobanking samples from patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a modified Delphi study
www.nature.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Michael Barrett (Children’s Health Ireland and UCD School Of Medicine) contributed to this new study to develop an age-appropriate definition of sport and exercise in children and adolescents for use in concussion research and management. #CHIresearch

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International Consensus Definition of 'Sport & Exercise' in Toddlers and Young Children, Children, and Adolescents - PubMed
This consensus definition of sport and exercise in paediatrics for concussion research and management will enable researchers and guideline development groups to expand paediatric concussion research ...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
March 1, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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COVER REVEAL!

COFFIN MOON, my vampire novel, out 9/9/25! Cover by Aaruthi Menon! Hardcover!

My dream come true, this writing thing!

Preorder here or wherever you buy your books:
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February 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Hey, I wrote a big big column on one of the greatest bands of all time: The Kinks. If you know them you love them. If you don't know them allow me to share some of the best songs ever written.

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The Kinks’ Best Songs, Ranked
Uproxx Culture Critic Steven Hyden highlights the best from the beloved quintessential English rock band.
uproxx.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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An RCSI research project has secured €1.29 million through the @researchireland.bsky.social Frontiers for the Future programme.

The innovative study will examine the long-term health and developmental effects of the pandemic on children.

Read more ➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...

#RCSIdiscover
RCSI researchers secure major funding for landmark study on pandemic-era child development
Researchers at RCSI have secured €1.29 million in funding under the Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future programme to lead a study examining the health effects of the COVID-19 p...
www.rcsi.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Congratulations to Jonathan Hourihane (Children’s Health Ireland & @rcsi.bsky.social) on receiving funding for the FLORAL study, investigating the long-term effects of COVID-19 on children. This project builds on the Children's Health Foundation funded CORAL study.
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless has today announced €23.6 million to support 23 research projects focused on tackling challenges in AI, healthcare, agriculture, energy, and transport. Read here: www.researchireland.ie/news/ministe...
February 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
New research from Gemma Leon, @rogerpreston.bsky.social and colleagues at the @rcsi.bsky.social, @tcddublin.bsky.social, and Children’s Health Ireland explored why patients with inflammatory bowel disease have an increased risk of venous thromboembolism. #CHIresearch

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Tissue factor-dependent colitogenic CD4+ T cell thrombogenicity is regulated by activated protein C signalling - Nature Communications
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have increased risk for venous thromboembolism, but mechanistic insight is still lacking. Using both mouse experimental colitis models and IBD patient bi...
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February 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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I've quickly written something for @mojomagazine.bsky.social about wonderful Bill Fay. www.mojo4music.com/articles/sto...
Bill Fay 1943-2025
In memory of the great singer-songwriter Bill Fay, who has died
www.mojo4music.com
February 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM