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Mark Dignam MDANT
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Gender-neutral honorific of the No-Shows
Chronically under-slept
You can’t kill pain, it just comes back as the undead…
(Habitual parentheses and ellipsis user…)

Settling silently into the sand…
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November 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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I had to sit very quietly after reading this otherworldly essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, it will stay with me for a very long time. I wish she could, too:
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Clearapathra is genius 🙏
Just saw the list of gritter names for this year and they have outdone themselves
These always make me smile
November 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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We rarely see #fibromyalgia in the news here: #Singapore

"No two patients are the same. Clara likened her #pain to numbness crawling from her neck. Daisy struggles with #BrainFog. Jin Jie endures a deep-seated ache. Rina, a stabbing sensation.

www.channelnewsasia.com/cna-insider/...
Invisible, incurable, constantly in pain: This is what living with fibromyalgia is like
Imagine doctors insisting that you are fine, when your body is engulfed in pain. Four fibromyalgia patients tell CNA Insider about their struggles with this invisible illness and how they draw strengt...
www.channelnewsasia.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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"Skin-related manifestations are common & may be the 1st signs of #APS. 40% of APS pts who hv #cutaneous manifestations go on to develop multisystemic #thrombotic events which underscores the need to be extra vigilant" buff.ly/XofExpO

@achronicvoice.com
#AntiphospholipidSyndrome
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November 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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“I’m not up here screaming & crying & trying to ban comedians. I just want people to take a second look at why other #diseases get respect and #FoodAllergies are still on the drawing board for these comedic sketches.”: buff.ly/bw9BvdK

from kevinmd
#allergies #awareness #FoodAllergy
Why mocking food allergies in movies is a life-threatening problem [PODCAST]
Food allergy advocate Lianne Mandelbaum discusses her article "Why Hollywood’s allergy jokes are dangerous." As the mother of a child with a life-threatening food allergy, Lianne shares her personal...
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November 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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“Every single source [that MediSearch] cites is clickable & taken from actual #medical journals, international #health guidelines, published books & other credible sources.": buff.ly/dlkzzoq

#MedicalTechnology #ChronicIllness #MondayBlogs
MediSearch Review: A Medical AI Search Engine for Patients, Clinicians & Medical Writers
MediSearch is a comprehensive medical AI search engine meant for medical writers, clinicians and patients. Learn more in this MediSearch review.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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If you are traveling to Manchester to see My Bloody Valentine & have time to spare before the gig then check out the wonderful People’s History Museum- it’s only a few minutes walk from Aviva Studios. Learn about societal change through organising & protest ✊ #mybloodyvalentine #peopleshistorymuseum
November 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Post a movie where you’re from.
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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It is that time of the year when we launch the T-Towel.

And here it is.

This beauty is now on the website’s store.

Enjoy!

markthomasinfo.co.uk/store/
November 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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I was looking for a job and then I found a job
And Heaven knows, I'm miserable now
November 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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And if these 2 did, they should release the recordings now.
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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“You just can’t call something war to give yourself war powers.” #LestWeForgetTheHorrors
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November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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These days, in the country that used to be England, you can be arrested and thrown in prison, jail, for sarcasm.
November 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Syphilis
It all started with a little kiss
Now it hurts when I take a piss
Oh I believe, in syphilis
November 23, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Cable release selfie from late-1970s. I mean, WTF. Photograph by Anne Billson
November 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Geansaí bán dearg
Déanann fearg
November 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Cat? Meet pigeons…

Norris and Piastri disqualified from Las Vegas GP as McLarens fail post-race inspection
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
(Falsetto) “He-e-e i-i-is no-o-ot
(Tenor) APREEECIIIAAATED…”
November 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Rochdale chippy owners Jimmy and Elsie Greenwood with their coal-fired fryer, May 1973.
November 23, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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A COAL FIRED fryer 🙏
Rochdale chippy owners Jimmy and Elsie Greenwood with their coal-fired fryer, May 1973.
November 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Covid truths: tens of thousands of people died unnecessarily due to Johnson's incompetence, indecisiveness and sheer laziness. This includes assembling the worst cabinet in British political history to aid and abet him.
November 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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“For many, those early years carried #pain or #fear. Some people find their #sensory anchors in different chapters of life—a first apartment, a quiet library corner..Wherever they come from, anchors can be powerful.”: buff.ly/PzyUtZo

via tinybuddha
#MentalHealth #mindfulness
How to Return to Emotional Safety, One Sensory Anchor at a Time - Tiny Buddha
We can’t go back, and we don’t need to. But we can return, in small ways, to the places inside us where we first felt safe, joyful, or whole.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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"Predicting that success in #rodent studies will lead to effective #human #treatments is problematic, but it is a common misconception among non-#science #writers. Only abt 5% of these successes result in effective human treatment..": buff.ly/B4x2pzh

via kevinmd
How to spot bad science in medical news
Learn to spot bad science in the news. This guide reveals "red flags" in medical reporting, from studies with too few participants to confusing correlation with causation.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM