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Eli Perencevich @eliowa.bsky.social · 13h

Good thing we’ve defunded the CDC and the NIH, so we can’t do anything about this.

Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 14h

W.H.O. Warns of Sharp Increase in Drug-Resistant Infections.
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W.H.O. Warns of Sharp Increase in Drug-Resistant Infections

The U.N. health agency found that one in six infections worldwide was resistant to the most commonly available antibiotics.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 6h

98% of homes with external wall insulation installed under the government’s ECO scheme require work to correct major issues that will cause problems such as damp and mould - our new @nao.org.uk report www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... (full report www.nao.org.uk/reports/ener...)

Thousands of homes with botched eco insulation 'must be fixed'

Insulation programmes costing billions of pounds have led to widespread problems with damp and mould.

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Royal College of Physicians @rcphysicians.bsky.social · 18h

Medical students and foundation doctors – we need you! 🚩

Become an RCP SFDN regional representative and have your on training, wellbeing and career support.

🩺 Build leadership skills.
🩺 Represent your peers.
🩺 Influence RCP policy.

👉 Apply now: ow.ly/X1Fu50X2VuI

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Stuart Hoddinott @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social · 18h

Crazy stat of the day: the NHS now publishes the cost of delayed discharge from hospital. They estimate that it was ~£220m in September

If that's a typical month, it means ~£2.6bn per year

For comparison, the govt spent £2.8bn on the entire courts and tribunal system in 2024/25

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Mary Dixon-Woods @marydixonwoods.bsky.social · 1d

@sathnam.bsky.social happy birthday!

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George Davey Smith @mendelrandom.bsky.social · Sep 12

"Triangulation: moving from correlations to causation", Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine Distinguished Lecture 2025, Thursday, October 16th, 5pm, in person or online
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 1d

The government has been locked in a dispute with pharmaceutical companies over how much the #NHS pays for new branded medicines. 💊

Sally Gainsbury & Huseyin Naci set out the issues at stake and the role of price controls in balancing competing demands on the NHS budget. #bigpharma

The tough choices at the heart of the government’s dispute with big pharma

The government has been locked in a dispute with pharmaceutical companies for a number of months over how much the NHS pays for new branded medicines. Sally Gainsbury and Huseyin Naci set out the…

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Mun-Keat Looi @munkeatlooi.bsky.social · 3d

Chris Stoker-Walker's grandfather suffered from delirium at the end of his life, but the journey to that diagnosis was difficult. It was a real privilege to speak to Chris for the latest episode of our podcast, about about the impact delirium had on his family. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jBy...

The difficulty of delirium diagnosis, the lack of agency in the 10 year plan, and Gaza wounds

In this episode of the podcast; In July this year, the Government published their 10 year health plan for England - A new analysis just published on BMJ.com takes an in depth look at the chances…

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THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 6d

AI, data & digital tech have huge potential in healthcare, but the focus has been on the tech itself, not the people using it. Our research highlights NHS staff & patients: exploring how AI might save time, ease pressure & improve care.

🎞Our short animation explains:

AI, data & digital technology

Generating evidence to uncover what works, what doesn’t, and the chnages needed for AI, data and digital technologies to improve healthcare.

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Mary Dixon-Woods @marydixonwoods.bsky.social · 2d

The squirrel has come off quite well here. The poor elephant not so much.

Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 2d

God creating the animals

Bodleian Library MS. Ashmole 1511; 'The Ashmole Bestiary'; 13th century; England (Peterborough?);f.6v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 2d

"Why didn't they give me the Nobel Peace Prize?"

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Mary Dixon-Woods @marydixonwoods.bsky.social · 2d

I envy you. I barely touch the stuff and it recoils.

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Mary Dixon-Woods @marydixonwoods.bsky.social · 2d

I’m impressed!

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Elisabeth Bik - Perpetrator 5, a fraudulent microbiologist @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 3d

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials
“Disease detectives,” high-ranking scientists, the entire Washington office and the staff of a weekly public health journal were among those who learned late Friday that they would lose their jobs.
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Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

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Mary Dixon-Woods @marydixonwoods.bsky.social · 2d

Good luck.

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Mary Dixon-Woods @marydixonwoods.bsky.social · 2d

Are you making the pastry yourself? I struggle even with the shop stuff.

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Eli Perencevich @eliowa.bsky.social · 2d

It only makes sense to shut down the CDC journal MMWR if CDC is no longer doing public health

CDC DOB: July 1, 1946
CDC died: October 10, 2025

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Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · 4d

Do colleagues have favourite readings to give graduate students to help them think about the problems as well as possibilties of doing inter-disciplinary work in medieval studies? I'd be grateful for suggestions please.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Michael D. Green @michaeldgreen.com · 3d

“The intent of all these actions is clear: to terminate policies that create a diverse medical workforce—one that looks like America—and which has doctors with lived experience that gives them insights into their patients’ lives.”

Because lived experience is critical to the delivery of care #MedSky

The BMJ @bmj.com · 3d

The Trump administration and its allies have taken several steps to ensure that medical schools in the US dismantle all diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.

It is patients who will be the victims of this, write @gavinyamey.bsky.social and @michaeldgreen.com
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Eli Perencevich @eliowa.bsky.social · 3d

With the elimination of AHRQ and cuts to CDC, research on antibiotic-resistant bacteria like MRSA will no longer be possible in the US. Sad for all my colleagues and our patients. @sheaepi.bsky.social @ichejournal.bsky.social @ashejournal.bsky.social

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology @ichejournal.bsky.social · 3d

🆕 New in ICHE: Factors associated w/ HCP glove & gown contamination of MRSA

Contamination:
Gloves or gown: 713/3,832 (18.6%) of the time
Gloves: 15.4%
Gowns: 8.3%

Touching:
Patient: 622/2,901 (21.4%)
Environment: 91/931 (9.8%)

#IDSky

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James Ingram @ingyingram.bsky.social · 5d

Really good podcast from @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk on health #coproduction + engagement. Discussion gets properly (yes, even in 30 mins!) into nuances, complexities, hopes + pitfalls

www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/podcast/co-p...

#MedSky #PPI #QISky #codesign

Co-production and engagement with service users

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Rebecca Payne @oohgpwales.bsky.social · 4d

Delighted to receive the RCGP health services research paper of the year award today! Massive thanks to the whole RBD2 team and particularly all those who worked on this paper

Chris Williams @drchriswilliams.bsky.social · 5d

Challenges to quality in contemporary hybrid general practice. Research paper of the year noted the context of: infrastructure not fit for purpose, technostress, workforce pressures with GPs seeing the most complex patients. There are unintended effects. presented by @oohgpwales.bsky.social #RCGPAC

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Stuart McDonald @actuarybyday.bsky.social · 4d

Death rates in England & Wales were at record lows this summer, despite heatwaves.

Mortality in 2025 is at or near record lows, except for males age 45-64, who are still experiencing death rates higher than any year from 2011 - 2019.

From CMI Mortality Monitor: www.actuaries.org.uk/learn-and-de...

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Tim Harford @timharford.ft.com · 4d

The relentless rule of my fitness tracker
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The relentless rule of my fitness tracker

At a time when we’re all blaming digital devices for ruining our attention spans, our children’s mental health and even the future of democracy itself, let’s give credit where it’s due: my cheap fi…

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