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Ruairidh Milne

@ruairidhm.bsky.social

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Long Covid since March 2020. “Nothing about me without me” - doesn't seem unreasonable. Previously: health research, public health, technology assessment and appraisal Also some Shetland!

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 21h

Waning immunity. A significant Covid wave in England. No new variant.
Thanks Prof Pagel for highlighting and contextualizing

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Stuart McDonald @actuarybyday.bsky.social · 1d

First Covid wave for 12 months is well underway. Hospital admissions are already higher than last year's peak, but are much lower than we were seeing in earlier waves.

There will be weekly surveillance reports through the winter months here:
www.gov.uk/government/s...

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Ruairidh Milne @ruairidhm.bsky.social · 2d

Unless the Treasury foots the Bill, the opportunity costs for the NHS will be huge. And will fall on patients.

Andrew Gregory @andrewgregory.com · 2d

Ministers are preparing to raise the amount the NHS pays pharmaceutical firms for medicines by up to 25% after weeks of intensive talks with the Donald Trump administration and drugmakers.

NHS could pay 25% more for medicines under plan to end row with drugmakers and Trump

UK ministers preparing to raise payments to end standoff with pharma industry, cited as reason for firms axing British investments

www.theguardian.com

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 2d

The public wants services that work for the public, not for profit. Are YOU the right person to help make that happen?

We've 2 vacancies: Communications & Campaign Support / Operations Lead
Deadline to apply: midnight Sunday 9 November
Apply via our website.
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 2d

We have urged the government to stand firm against pressure to increase drug prices, as an increase would mean less of the #NHS budget could be spent on other NHS services with wider health benefits, such as GP appointments and surgeries.

Read more in @the-independent.com 👇

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Trump pressure to hike UK drug prices could cost NHS billions, experts warn

Experts warn a new deal will only trigger further increased price demands and make healthcare in the UK more expensive

www.independent.co.uk

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Andrew Gregory @andrewgregory.com · 2d

Ministers are preparing to raise the amount the NHS pays pharmaceutical firms for medicines by up to 25% after weeks of intensive talks with the Donald Trump administration and drugmakers.

NHS could pay 25% more for medicines under plan to end row with drugmakers and Trump

UK ministers preparing to raise payments to end standoff with pharma industry, cited as reason for firms axing British investments

www.theguardian.com

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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 2d

🆕 With how much the NHS pays for new branded medicines in the news, @sallygainsbury.bsky.social & Huseyin Naci describe the role of price controls in balancing demands on the NHS budget – and why the government should stand firm in not weakening those controls. tinyurl.com/53xcpcbb

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 issu...

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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · 5d

Eligibility for an NHS Covid booster has been HUGELY restricted this Autumn.

Studies show that both acute & long-term impacts of Covid are substantially WORSE than flu on almost every measure.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

So why are the government offering so much LESS protection for Covid?

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Long Covid Kids @longcovidkids.bsky.social · 5d

A 'mum whose daughter has struggled for years with the effects of Covid is inviting SNP health secretary Neil Gray to hear her story in person at their home'
“Her room is like a hospital. She’s very sick and that’s what I want him to see.” @helen-goss.bsky.social

bit.ly/3IJ3PZY #LongCovidKids

Westhill mum of long Covid girl invites SNP health chief to see suffering for himself

Helen Goss says her daughter Anna, 12, is one of the “forgotten children” who deserve better.

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Ruairidh Milne @ruairidhm.bsky.social · 6d

Really sorry to hear this Ian. Take it as easy as you can

It's brilliant you managed a 4 hour session!

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Catherine Munro @catherinemmunro.bsky.social · 6d

Very windy as ##StormAmy hits #Shetland

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Ian Tucker-Bell @iantuckerbell.bsky.social · 6d

I’m on the couch trying to decompress my brain. It hurts. And I’m beyond knackered. And it never used to be this way.

Know someone with Long Covid? Show them some love, support, and understanding. For them, like me, the pandemic never ended.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 9d

Terrible news about the attack on the Manchester synagogue. Thinking of those who lost loved ones or whose loved ones are injured.
Especially to attack on Yom Kippur, such an important day in the Jewish calendar.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 10d

The accompanying editorial tells the sad truth that is largely being ignored
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Long Covid Support @longcovidsupport.bsky.social · 11d

📣 1/4. Paper out from the UK’s LOCOMOTION study on incidence of #LongCovid diagnosis.

🚩 Huge under-recording of Long Covid in primary healthcare records!

Big thank you to our Members & co-authors @nikki-s.bsky.social & @ruairidhm.bsky.social for their hard work🙏

Link to paper on below 🧵 ⬇️

Screenshot of research paper title and authors. Header says Health Expectations Open Access An International Journal of Public Participation in Health Care and Health Policy. Below this it says Original Article Open Access. The title of the paper is Understanding the Clinical Characteristics and Timeliness of Diagnosis for Patients Diagnosed With Long Covid: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study From North West London. The list of authors reads Denys Prociuk, Jonathan Clarke, Nikki Smith, Ruairidh Milne, Cassie Lee, Simon de Lusignan, Ghazala Mir, Johannes De Kock, Erik Mayer, Brendan C. Delaney, LOCOMOTION Consortium. It is dated as First Published on 25 September 2025. The reference is https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70429.

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Ruairidh Milne @ruairidhm.bsky.social · 13d

I so remember seeing the Dali for the first time (1972?). Such a powerful impact. Great to be reminded of it

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Paul Glasziou @paulglasziou.bsky.social · 14d

Acetaminophen (aka Paracetamol/Tylenol) NOT linked to autism: Swedish study followed nearly 2.5 million children born between 1995 and 2019, tracking them for up to 26 years. Analyses included pairs of siblings with/without exposure theconversation.com/paracetamol-...

Paracetamol use during pregnancy not linked to autism, our study of 2.5 million children shows

Our research provides strong evidence against the concerning claims made recently by US president Donald Trump.

theconversation.com

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Paul Glasziou @paulglasziou.bsky.social · 15d

“Our health, our agriculture, our environmental safety, our ability to ameliorate and adapt to climate change, to regulate AI and to fight the next pandemic, all rely on the proper functioning of the scientific machine. We must not stand by and see it dismantled.” theconversation.com/friday-essay...

Friday essay: Trump and Kennedy are destroying global science. Even Einstein questioned facts – but there’s a method to it

Modern science emerged precisely to deal with the way everything can be manipulated – and scepticism over ‘facts’ goes all the way back to Socrates.

theconversation.com

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Helen Salisbury @helensalisbury.bsky.social · 17d

Fiona Godlee on why she protested, knowing she would be arrested.
www.bmj.com/content/390/...

I was arrested for peacefully protesting against genocide—why our medical leaders need to speak up

I have never been arrested before, but I went to London’s Parliament Square on 6 September with that as my sole objective. I am now one of over 1400 people, including at least 25 current and former UK...

www.bmj.com

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 17d

IMPORTANT 🧵

We've been seeing how RFK Jr & anti-vax lobby has been steadily and effectively reducing access to vaccines in the US.

But it could happen in UK too.

It's a threat worth considering given Malhotra's speech at Reform conf & big overlap between anti-vax and RW populsim.

Read on!
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 20d

What are the implications of a new A.I. model that predicts the risk of a person's disease(s) 20 years ahead and when they will appear?
erictopol.substack.com/p/dawn-of-a-...

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Catherine Munro @catherinemmunro.bsky.social · 21d

Summer is trying to stay a little longer #Shetland

Single white rose surround by rosehips. Blue sea behind

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 22d

A consensus report on the cardiovascular manifestations, diagnosis, prevention and treatment from Covid and #LongCovid
academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advan...

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Long Covid Kids @longcovidkids.bsky.social · 26d

Part 1, In this clip from BBC Breakfast today, Avalyn speaks about her experience of the early pandemic, and the lasting effects
#CovidInquiry #LongCovidKids #LongCovid
@longcovidsupport.bsky.social @longcovidsos.bsky.social @longcovidphysio.bsky.social @sammiemc.bsky.social @helen-goss.bsky.social

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Ruairidh Milne @ruairidhm.bsky.social · 29d

A 918km-milestone!

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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · Sep 10

My latest Guardian column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why have energy drinks been banned for under-16s in England? The real question is why it wasn’t done sooner | Devi Sridhar

Expecting parents to police kids’ intake of a psychoactive drug is unrealistic and unfair given the power of social media, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Ed...

www.theguardian.com

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Paul Glasziou @paulglasziou.bsky.social · Sep 10

Trial-based economic evaluations of non-drug interventions in the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Handbook of Non-Drug Interventions: a systemic review: "of 150 NDIs, 40% were cheaper and more effective, and 70% considered cost effective." pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40889888/

Trial-based economic evaluations of non-drug interventions in the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Handbook of Non-Drug Interventions in primary care: a systemic review - PubM...

Most of the HANDI NDIs that were included within this systematic review are cost-effective compared with a variety of alternatives including usual care or waiting list controls. HANDI NDIs warrant use...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Ruairidh Milne @ruairidhm.bsky.social · Sep 9

wonderful pics!

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Prof Jim McManus, OCDS, D.Sc,FFPH,FBPsS, @jimmcmanusph.bsky.social · Sep 7

A reminder that you’ll get an alert at 3pm today to test the UK national emergency alert system. If you have a phone you need to keep concealed (eg because of abuse or violence) here’s how to opt out of the alerts www.gov.uk/alerts/optin...

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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · Sep 7

This is without any evidence or data to support it. Cancer existed before COVID vaccines. The rise in early onset cancers- going on for decades- is not linked to COVID vaccines. Follow scientists & medical researchers. Not ppl selling snake oil. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Doctor uses Reform conference speech to link king’s cancer to Covid vaccine

Aseem Malhotra claimed ‘eminent oncologist’ said jab was ‘significant factor in the cancer of members of royal family’

www.theguardian.com

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