Paulb
@paulb3964.bsky.social
Retired pharmacist from UK, Married, Spaniel owner, private pilot, EV (not Tesla) driver.
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Vaccines really do work !!
How we beat cancer…
How we beat cancer…
November 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Vaccines really do work !!
How we beat cancer…
How we beat cancer…
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I'm delighted to say we have won the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education with our work on OpenSAFELY, inventing new methods that let researchers analyse NHS GP data while protecting everyone's privacy, and with complete transparency, in a hugely productive platform!
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
OpenSAFELY team awarded Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further
Oxford’s OpenSAFELY team wins the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize for revolutionising secure NHS data research, protecting patient privacy while unlocking life-saving health insights.
www.ox.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I'm delighted to say we have won the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education with our work on OpenSAFELY, inventing new methods that let researchers analyse NHS GP data while protecting everyone's privacy, and with complete transparency, in a hugely productive platform!
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
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On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
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Let's hope you can persuade more political journalists and, gasp, politicians to make the leap (or at least dual post)!
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Let's hope you can persuade more political journalists and, gasp, politicians to make the leap (or at least dual post)!
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MHRA issues reassurance on vaccine safety in children
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#MHRA #vaccines #vaccinesafety #childhoodvaccine #pharmacy #UKpharmacy
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#MHRA #vaccines #vaccinesafety #childhoodvaccine #pharmacy #UKpharmacy
MHRA issues reassurance on vaccine safety in children
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has reaffirmed that childhood vaccination is safe
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November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
MHRA issues reassurance on vaccine safety in children
buff.ly/wAMLzmd
#MHRA #vaccines #vaccinesafety #childhoodvaccine #pharmacy #UKpharmacy
buff.ly/wAMLzmd
#MHRA #vaccines #vaccinesafety #childhoodvaccine #pharmacy #UKpharmacy
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Most of the attention tomorrow will be on the big tax-raising measures. But there are an unusual number of important other items, which appear technical, but will impact everyone from billionaire non-doms to the poorest people in the country.
We'll be watching for these six:
We'll be watching for these six:
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Most of the attention tomorrow will be on the big tax-raising measures. But there are an unusual number of important other items, which appear technical, but will impact everyone from billionaire non-doms to the poorest people in the country.
We'll be watching for these six:
We'll be watching for these six:
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Two exciting phase two trials show incredible success of mrna vaccines for seasonal flu with infectious symptoms prevented in some healthy individuals. 🧪🧵
Experimental mRNA flu vaccine shows superior efficacy against symptomatic illness
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Two exciting phase two trials show incredible success of mrna vaccines for seasonal flu with infectious symptoms prevented in some healthy individuals. 🧪🧵
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We should abolish juries because
1. The don't give reasons
2. There is little evidence of their competence
3. We don't use them outside a narrow area of the criminal law, other jurisdictions don't use them and are perfectly just
/1
1. The don't give reasons
2. There is little evidence of their competence
3. We don't use them outside a narrow area of the criminal law, other jurisdictions don't use them and are perfectly just
/1
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
We should abolish juries because
1. The don't give reasons
2. There is little evidence of their competence
3. We don't use them outside a narrow area of the criminal law, other jurisdictions don't use them and are perfectly just
/1
1. The don't give reasons
2. There is little evidence of their competence
3. We don't use them outside a narrow area of the criminal law, other jurisdictions don't use them and are perfectly just
/1
Most people will have WiFi at home and pods at work too, so as long as your mobile signal is strong enough for voice calls (and even they may go via WiFi) you really need a strong mobile signal when you’re out and about.
@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com
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November 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Most people will have WiFi at home and pods at work too, so as long as your mobile signal is strong enough for voice calls (and even they may go via WiFi) you really need a strong mobile signal when you’re out and about.
@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com
@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com
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🌍♻️ Leeds Leeds Leeds! 💊 🏥
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Pharmacy team is the first to achieve GOLD accreditation in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Greener Pharmacy Toolkit.
pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news...
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Pharmacy team is the first to achieve GOLD accreditation in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Greener Pharmacy Toolkit.
pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news...
Hospital trust becomes first to achieve gold status under RPS Greener Pharmacy Toolkit
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) has become the first hospital trust to reach the ‘gold’ level of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS’s) Greener Pharmacy Toolkit. The free NHS-commissione...
pharmaceutical-journal.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🌍♻️ Leeds Leeds Leeds! 💊 🏥
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Pharmacy team is the first to achieve GOLD accreditation in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Greener Pharmacy Toolkit.
pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news...
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Pharmacy team is the first to achieve GOLD accreditation in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Greener Pharmacy Toolkit.
pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news...
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Great piece by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com about the weird hollowing out of the UK tax system, how it compares with Scandinavia (vastly MORE progressive), and the strange reluctance of anyone in politics to talk about this truth.
on.ft.com/4abEiUj
on.ft.com/4abEiUj
Britain’s tax system combines the worst of the US and Scandinavia
[FREE TO READ] The UK’s experiment in eating the rich while shrinking the state has left everyone worse off
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November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Great piece by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com about the weird hollowing out of the UK tax system, how it compares with Scandinavia (vastly MORE progressive), and the strange reluctance of anyone in politics to talk about this truth.
on.ft.com/4abEiUj
on.ft.com/4abEiUj
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Listening to the excellent and frightening You and Yours on @BBCRadio4 about fraud. My tip on cold calls or messages? The moment you engage you are in the thieves’s dark world. So if you get a cold call use this ⬇️ to end the call. Do not listen or speak just hang up.
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Listening to the excellent and frightening You and Yours on @BBCRadio4 about fraud. My tip on cold calls or messages? The moment you engage you are in the thieves’s dark world. So if you get a cold call use this ⬇️ to end the call. Do not listen or speak just hang up.
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Something very sweet and also cognitively dissonant about this
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Something very sweet and also cognitively dissonant about this
‘"We just got to talking on Facebook," she recalled. ‘
Why on earth would someone actually believe that a Hollywood star (I’ve actually no idea who he is) would contact them on Facebook.
Yes, the scammers are clever but this falls at the very first credibility hurdle.
Why on earth would someone actually believe that a Hollywood star (I’ve actually no idea who he is) would contact them on Facebook.
Yes, the scammers are clever but this falls at the very first credibility hurdle.
'How I lost £80K to fake Jason Momoa Facebook scammers'
'How I lost £80K to fake Jason Momoa Facebook scammers'
"Jane", from north-east England, tells how she lost her inheritance in an elaborate 18-month scam.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
‘"We just got to talking on Facebook," she recalled. ‘
Why on earth would someone actually believe that a Hollywood star (I’ve actually no idea who he is) would contact them on Facebook.
Yes, the scammers are clever but this falls at the very first credibility hurdle.
Why on earth would someone actually believe that a Hollywood star (I’ve actually no idea who he is) would contact them on Facebook.
Yes, the scammers are clever but this falls at the very first credibility hurdle.
Well, I *am* surprised! I’d never have expected that in a month of, er, Black Fridays!
Black Friday discounts fail to offer cheapest prices, Which? research finds
Black Friday discounts fail to offer cheapest prices, Which? research finds
Products sold by retailers including John Lewis and Very among those cheaper outside of November discount period
Shoppers holding out for a Black Friday bargain on 28 November may not get the best prices, according to Which? research that found none of the offers on the day were at their lowest level over a 12-month stretch.
The consumer group compared prices for 175 home, tech and health appliances across eight retailers, ranging from Amazon to John Lewis. Prices were tracked over a full year, from May 2024 to May 2025, including the 2024 Black Friday period. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Well, I *am* surprised! I’d never have expected that in a month of, er, Black Fridays!
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It is significant that Martin Lewis (and not, say, Richard Tice) is blaming government 'policy costs' for energy price rises.
November 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM
It is significant that Martin Lewis (and not, say, Richard Tice) is blaming government 'policy costs' for energy price rises.
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🚨New hospitals paper out today🚨
As covered in The Guardian (theguardian.com/society/2025...), today we published the final 'Hospital of the Future' paper.
This concluding essay distils the key themes and recommendations from across all three 'Hospital of the Future' reports.
As covered in The Guardian (theguardian.com/society/2025...), today we published the final 'Hospital of the Future' paper.
This concluding essay distils the key themes and recommendations from across all three 'Hospital of the Future' reports.
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🚨New hospitals paper out today🚨
As covered in The Guardian (theguardian.com/society/2025...), today we published the final 'Hospital of the Future' paper.
This concluding essay distils the key themes and recommendations from across all three 'Hospital of the Future' reports.
As covered in The Guardian (theguardian.com/society/2025...), today we published the final 'Hospital of the Future' paper.
This concluding essay distils the key themes and recommendations from across all three 'Hospital of the Future' reports.
Are there analogous figures for UK/Europe
UPDATE: Americans who use
YouTube 84%
Facebook 71%
Instagram 50%
TikTok 37%
WhatsApp 32%
Reddit 26%
Snapchat 25%
X (Twitter) 21%
Threads 8%
Bluesky 4%
Truth Social 3%
Full Pew Research Center report: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/11/20/americans-social-media-use-2025/
YouTube 84%
Facebook 71%
Instagram 50%
TikTok 37%
WhatsApp 32%
Reddit 26%
Snapchat 25%
X (Twitter) 21%
Threads 8%
Bluesky 4%
Truth Social 3%
Full Pew Research Center report: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/11/20/americans-social-media-use-2025/
November 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Are there analogous figures for UK/Europe
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I am encountering yet more men on testosterone having huge heart attacks. Bear in mind I’m only on call 1/12th of the time (ie my rota has 12 consultants) and yet I’ve now seen 5 men in the last couple of months who’ve had STEMIs in their 40s and 50s. All very fit and *externally* in great shape
November 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I am encountering yet more men on testosterone having huge heart attacks. Bear in mind I’m only on call 1/12th of the time (ie my rota has 12 consultants) and yet I’ve now seen 5 men in the last couple of months who’ve had STEMIs in their 40s and 50s. All very fit and *externally* in great shape
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Anyone who's read me ranting about screening will know I'm all for thinking critically about health care. But there's a reason maternal mortality has more than halved in the last 40 years. There's a reason maternal mortality is used as a proxy for health care quality globally.
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Anyone who's read me ranting about screening will know I'm all for thinking critically about health care. But there's a reason maternal mortality has more than halved in the last 40 years. There's a reason maternal mortality is used as a proxy for health care quality globally.
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Up to four million people across the UK may have an incorrect penicillin allergy status record, putting them at increased risk of harm.
Use our handy checklist to help you identify when a patient is allergic to penicillin: https://ow.ly/3RLy50Ua55q
#AMR #AntimicrobialResistance #WAAW #WAAW2025
Use our handy checklist to help you identify when a patient is allergic to penicillin: https://ow.ly/3RLy50Ua55q
#AMR #AntimicrobialResistance #WAAW #WAAW2025
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Up to four million people across the UK may have an incorrect penicillin allergy status record, putting them at increased risk of harm.
Use our handy checklist to help you identify when a patient is allergic to penicillin: https://ow.ly/3RLy50Ua55q
#AMR #AntimicrobialResistance #WAAW #WAAW2025
Use our handy checklist to help you identify when a patient is allergic to penicillin: https://ow.ly/3RLy50Ua55q
#AMR #AntimicrobialResistance #WAAW #WAAW2025
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Dangerous shortage of medics threatens safe patient care in England, top GP says
Dangerous shortage of medics threatens safe patient care in England, top GP says
Exclusive: Royal College of GPs chair says surgeries desperate to hire more doctors but lack funding to do so
GPs can no longer guarantee safe care for millions of patients because of a dangerous shortage of medics, Britain’s top family doctor has said.
Prof Kamila Hawthorne, the chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP), said surgeries were desperate to hire more doctors to meet soaring demand for care but could not afford to do so because of a lack of core funding. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Dangerous shortage of medics threatens safe patient care in England, top GP says
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🚨 SCOOP: Toyota and Aston Martin secretly lobbied a Conservative cabinet minister to weaken Britain’s climate policy.
We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
Victory! We’ve won major legal battle exposing car industry lobbying
After two years we can finally reveal “backdoor channels where corporate money hijacks our democracy.”
democracyforsale.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
🚨 SCOOP: Toyota and Aston Martin secretly lobbied a Conservative cabinet minister to weaken Britain’s climate policy.
We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
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Clinical guidelines are always changing – in 2023, NICE released 48 new & 28 updated guidelines – but there’s no reliable system for keeping doctors updated, leading to gaps in knowledge & care. Our review underlines a need for more #research.
Full paper: ths.im/47wye5T
THIS summary: ths.im/4pj12X5
Full paper: ths.im/47wye5T
THIS summary: ths.im/4pj12X5
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Clinical guidelines are always changing – in 2023, NICE released 48 new & 28 updated guidelines – but there’s no reliable system for keeping doctors updated, leading to gaps in knowledge & care. Our review underlines a need for more #research.
Full paper: ths.im/47wye5T
THIS summary: ths.im/4pj12X5
Full paper: ths.im/47wye5T
THIS summary: ths.im/4pj12X5