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sheencr.bsky.social
Its been three years since a complaint was lodged to GNC about Malhotra’s anti- vaccine stance which has seen him continue to grow his sphere of influence reaching into US and now potentially Reform, UK policies
When will the GMC act against anti-vax doctor?
It’s three years since a complaint was lodged against a doctor who recently linked Covid vaccines to cancer at Reform’s conference. But the General Medical Council still hasn’t taken action.
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September 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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charlesbarr.bsky.social
Where I see Scotland belonging. In the EU and part of the Nordic alliance.
June 15, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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beraterichikura.bsky.social
It has finally arrived:
@profdevisridhar.bsky.social
"How not to die (too soon)"
#books #Bücher #whatIamreading #wasichlese
"How not to die (too soon)" Cover of the book by Devi Sridhar
June 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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drrachelclarke.com
"Censorship of science is never about protecting the public. It is about controlling them. When governments dictate what research can & cannot be published, they are not defending the truth. They are erasing it."

Powerful words from @martinmckee.bsky.social et al 👏

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Why the European Journal of Public Health and EUPHA are opposing President Trump’s attack on the language of diversity
The news that the Trump administration has ordered scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to withdraw or retract articles co
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February 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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bremaininspain.com
John Swinney told The Herald the American vice president’s claim that a new Scottish act is making it illegal for people to pray in their homes is “just wrong”.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2494765...
John Swinney addresses JD Vance abortion buffer zones claims.
John Swinney said the American vice president’s claim that a new Scottish act is making it illegal for people to pray in their homes is “just…
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February 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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lshtm.bsky.social
New analysis: UK had some of the slowest life expectancy gains in Europe between 2011 and 2021

@martinmckee.bsky.social “A renewed focus on tackling health inequalities and investing in public services... will be critical to reversing this trend.” #PublicHealth

👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
"The UK’s population health has suffered, leaving the country more vulnerable to shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic.” Martin McKee, Professor of European Public Health, LSHTM
February 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
Scientists of the world, this is happening on our watch and we need to face it down. Evidence-based medicine weaponised for overtly ideological purposes. We do not need randomised trials of 'vaccine' versus 'no vaccine' when those vaccines have *already* been shown to be safe & effective.
#episky 🧪
elizabethjacobs.bsky.social Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · Feb 19
RFK Jr. thinks that a clinical trial should be done for the entire childhood vaccine schedule. Here’s why that will never happen.

1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.
February 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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drrachelclarke.com
I was asked by @womensprize.bsky.social if one thing stood out, above all, from writing The Story of a Heart.

I think, in these darkest of times, my answer may be worth holding onto.

#OrganDonation 🫀🫁💗
What is the one thing you'd like a reader to take away from reading your book? Is there one fact from the book that you think will stick with readers? Human beings, no matter how bleak the circumstances, how much pain they endure, possess an astounding capacity to look outwards, towards others, with kindness and love. More than anything, a heart transplant is a form of radical altruism, an act of hope and defiance in the pitch dark. It's easy to forget in our fractured world that most people, most of the time, try to be good.
February 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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johnlauner.bsky.social
How seriously out of touch with NHS reality can a government document be? I think I've found the answer.

My latest column @bmj.com, just out today online.

www.bmj.com/content/388/...
John Launer: Losing touch with NHS reality
A wonderfully absurdist NHS fantasy has been doing the rounds on social media. It stemmed from a case vignette in a government document, Reforming Elective Care for Patients ,1 in a text box illustrat...
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January 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
Academic clinicians, I’m preparing a report on why professionals need more than 2 years training to be competent and safe. I’d welcome suggestions of articles on the complexity of clinical knowledge and how it is acquired. Thanks if you can recommend any (I have my own obvs). #medsky #academicsky
January 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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healthfoundation.bsky.social
What happens when you support a group experiencing profound health inequality to build a voice and lead service change?

We explore the groundbreaking work of Brighton and Hove Common Ambition ⬇️
https://buff.ly/4gKgac6
'By now, including people experiencing inequality should be normal, but sadly, in the case of homelessness experience, it is not; these are radical interventions.' Mary Darking, Evaluation Lead, Brighton and Hove Common Ambition
January 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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boghuma.bsky.social
Someone shared this with me, and I think it's beautiful. That's what I wish for everyone I love and appreciate in this New Year 2025, that your life is filled with an abundance of real luxuries. ❤️
January 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
STRENGTHEN PRIMARY CARE
December 27, 2024 at 5:33 AM