Martin Myers
@martin1myers.bsky.social
Consultant Clinical Biochemist. NHSE Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) Pathology. Gardener, bird watcher, traveller and fisherman. Interested in the evolution of humanity and society. All photos are mine unless I specifically acknowledge.Views are my own
Pinned
Martin Myers
@martin1myers.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Just thinking about it isn’t good enough; Leadership is about doing something about it
Random street graffiti outside the National Portrait Museum, London. From The Sea, by John Banville
November 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Random street graffiti outside the National Portrait Museum, London. From The Sea, by John Banville
www.linkedin.com/posts/birmin...
Over 1,100 registered already. How do we know if our Diagnostic Service is good enough? We are spring-boarding a paradigm shift in determining what is good enough, and what is not, for patient-focussed Decision Diagnotics. Join us on the 11th. #medsky
Over 1,100 registered already. How do we know if our Diagnostic Service is good enough? We are spring-boarding a paradigm shift in determining what is good enough, and what is not, for patient-focussed Decision Diagnotics. Join us on the 11th. #medsky
#birminghamquality #weqas #girftpathology #eqa #patientcare #webinar #laboratory #clinical | Birmingham Quality (UK NEQAS)
We are pleased to be involved with this joint endeavour and are keen to give our Participants the opportunity to join. The Webinar is on Tuesday 11 November 2025 and is entitled, “Getting it right for...
www.linkedin.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
www.linkedin.com/posts/birmin...
Over 1,100 registered already. How do we know if our Diagnostic Service is good enough? We are spring-boarding a paradigm shift in determining what is good enough, and what is not, for patient-focussed Decision Diagnotics. Join us on the 11th. #medsky
Over 1,100 registered already. How do we know if our Diagnostic Service is good enough? We are spring-boarding a paradigm shift in determining what is good enough, and what is not, for patient-focussed Decision Diagnotics. Join us on the 11th. #medsky
Roxy Music | Love is the Drug | Live at Wembley | 18 October 1975
YouTube video by Nacho Video
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that“ MLK Jr
”There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in” LC
In darkness, we need to look for the light.
Happy #Diwali
”There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in” LC
In darkness, we need to look for the light.
Happy #Diwali
October 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that“ MLK Jr
”There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in” LC
In darkness, we need to look for the light.
Happy #Diwali
”There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in” LC
In darkness, we need to look for the light.
Happy #Diwali
😢
She was my North, my South, my East and West
The stars are not wanted now, put out every one
She was my North, my South, my East and West
The stars are not wanted now, put out every one
September 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
😢
She was my North, my South, my East and West
The stars are not wanted now, put out every one
She was my North, my South, my East and West
The stars are not wanted now, put out every one
Reposted by Martin Myers
I know it seems dark right now, but please, I implore you to not give up, I see an immeasurable brightness waiting for you, where the western sky meets the horizon. I humbly ask the Creator, Wakan Tanka, to gift you reassurance, love and spiritual guidance. Peace be with you.
September 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I know it seems dark right now, but please, I implore you to not give up, I see an immeasurable brightness waiting for you, where the western sky meets the horizon. I humbly ask the Creator, Wakan Tanka, to gift you reassurance, love and spiritual guidance. Peace be with you.
Reposted by Martin Myers
September 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
September 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Egyptian Geese, flying up the Nile #photography #birds 🦉🪶📷
September 7, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Egyptian Geese, flying up the Nile #photography #birds 🦉🪶📷
The Narmer Palette, 3200–3000 BC, depicts the unification of Upper & Lower Egypt under king Narmer & the start of the Egyptian Dynasties. But it troubles me. The Palette is an artistic triumph of Humanity, & a sad reflection of the cruelty of Humanity. 📷 by me. Egyptian Museum, Cairo #archaeology
August 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The Narmer Palette, 3200–3000 BC, depicts the unification of Upper & Lower Egypt under king Narmer & the start of the Egyptian Dynasties. But it troubles me. The Palette is an artistic triumph of Humanity, & a sad reflection of the cruelty of Humanity. 📷 by me. Egyptian Museum, Cairo #archaeology
August 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Reposted by Martin Myers
Mark 27 August 2025 as a day in history for CDC
August 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Mark 27 August 2025 as a day in history for CDC
Reposted by Martin Myers
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds of laboratory staff at the UK’s largest private pathology centre are to go on strike, causing widespread disruption to NHS and private hospitals: www.thetimes.com/article/50e4...
NHS operations threatened by strike at private blood-test firm
The three-day walkout next week is likely to affect private bloodwork across England
www.thetimes.com
August 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds of laboratory staff at the UK’s largest private pathology centre are to go on strike, causing widespread disruption to NHS and private hospitals: www.thetimes.com/article/50e4...
Reposted by Martin Myers
This is a little special👍
@porpentina2017.bsky.social
@kaydeeartist.com
@dpfrazier22.bsky.social
@mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social
@victinibcn.bsky.social
@mls0308.bsky.social
@bluthrunthru.bsky.social
@abbarsha.bsky.social
@schultziepie.bsky.social
@jaybird54.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFvb...
@porpentina2017.bsky.social
@kaydeeartist.com
@dpfrazier22.bsky.social
@mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social
@victinibcn.bsky.social
@mls0308.bsky.social
@bluthrunthru.bsky.social
@abbarsha.bsky.social
@schultziepie.bsky.social
@jaybird54.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFvb...
INKA GOLD - GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY live at Mesa Regal Resort AZ
YouTube video by Inka Gold
www.youtube.com
August 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I will forgive what the cabbage white butterfly caterpillars did to my Kale Nero di Toscana, because when I see a Red Admiral on my Echinacea, I feel good. 🌱📷 #garden #butterfly #zen #vegetable #flowers
August 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I will forgive what the cabbage white butterfly caterpillars did to my Kale Nero di Toscana, because when I see a Red Admiral on my Echinacea, I feel good. 🌱📷 #garden #butterfly #zen #vegetable #flowers
Reposted by Martin Myers
The witch trials of 1612 still cast a long shadow.
August 15, 2025 at 7:27 AM
The witch trials of 1612 still cast a long shadow.
Reposted by Martin Myers
Platelets sequester and harbor cell-free tumor DNA, which could enhance our ability to make early, microscopic diagnosis of cancer
@science.org
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@science.org
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
August 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Platelets sequester and harbor cell-free tumor DNA, which could enhance our ability to make early, microscopic diagnosis of cancer
@science.org
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@science.org
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Martin Myers
How does Epstein- Barr virus induce multiple sclerosis?
The infection leads to B cells that get into the brain, attracting pro-inflammatory T cells (mouse model)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The infection leads to B cells that get into the brain, attracting pro-inflammatory T cells (mouse model)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
EBV induces CNS homing of B cells attracting inflammatory T cells - Nature
Epstein–Barr virus infection generates a neuroinvasive B cell subset, which recruits activated T cells to the central nervous system, promoting multiple sclerosis.
www.nature.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
How does Epstein- Barr virus induce multiple sclerosis?
The infection leads to B cells that get into the brain, attracting pro-inflammatory T cells (mouse model)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The infection leads to B cells that get into the brain, attracting pro-inflammatory T cells (mouse model)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Evening sundown, glass of Pinot Grigio, 24 hours into retirement, watching a majestic Hummingbird Hawkmoth having an evening drink from a Buddleia flower. Cheers Hawk! #moths #photography #gardening #flowers
August 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Evening sundown, glass of Pinot Grigio, 24 hours into retirement, watching a majestic Hummingbird Hawkmoth having an evening drink from a Buddleia flower. Cheers Hawk! #moths #photography #gardening #flowers