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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · Aug 22

Airfryer and microwave

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · Aug 17

#Microbiome #PublicHealth #OneHealth #MicrobesMatter #BiocidesBill #ProbioticPlanet

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · Jul 28

#AntimicrobialResistance - so many threats.

"Fusidic acid, an antibiotic cream, is commonly used to treat impetigo infections, but it does not work well against the MRSA strain."

#AMR
www.euronews.com/health/2025/...

Bacteria strain that evades antibiotics is spreading in Europe

The strain was first identified nearly a decade ago in the Netherlands and Germany, and has since spread to at least nine other European countries, according to Danish research.

www.euronews.com

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Willem van Schaik @wvschaik.bsky.social · Jul 25

Just a few days left to apply for PhD positions in the Health Protection Research Unit - Public Health Genomics @imibirmingham.bsky.social.

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I am offering two projects (on Clostridioides difficile & metagenomics of wastewater and freshwater).

PhD Microbial Genomics for Health Protection, Biosciences - University of Birmingham

PhD in Microbial Genomics, exciting new Doctoral Training Programme in Microbial Genomics for Health Protection in collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) launches

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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · Jul 15

Fabulous news!

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Mike Bottery @mbottery.bsky.social · Jul 8

Thrilled to announce I've been awarded a @wellcometrust.bsky.social Career Development Award at @fbmh-uom.bsky.social , University of Manchester! My research will investigate the remarkable adaptability of Aspergillus fumigatus, a deadly fungal pathogen, to help combat drug resistance.

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · Jul 13

“A child has died at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital after contracting measles”

An avoidable tragedy.

Please get yourself and your kids vaccinated. For yourself and for others.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/a...
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Measles: Child dies at Alder Hey Children's hospital as cases surge

Seventeen children have been treated at the Liverpool hospital for the virus since June.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · Jul 12

No need for water at all when brushing your teeth. Just saying....

Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · Jun 25

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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · Jun 25

Is it real?

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Jun 23

This is wild!
Engineering E. coli bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol (Tylenol)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · Jun 19

All the museums in Lancashire

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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · Jun 19

In UK most museums are not free.

In London, most museums are free.

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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · Jun 14

I spotted a number of elephants in Sheffield city centre yesterday....

In Cutler's Hall

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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · Jun 13

Oh my word - v cool!! Hope you send him my regards.

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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · Jun 6

Wow!!

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British Dental Association @thebda.bsky.social · Jun 1

"NHS dentistry feels at its lowest ebb," says @eddiecrouch.bsky.social in the @yorkshirepost.co.uk

"One Yorkshire MP has it in her power to change this: Rachel Reeves."

"The political choices that brought us here were made at the Treasury."

"And any solutions will be too."

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jun 1

The FDA has updated an ongoing recall of tomatoes distributed in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina to its most severe warning, saying there is a higher probability that potential salmonella contamination could lead to “serious adverse health consequences or death.”

F.D.A. Updates Recall of Tomatoes, Warning of a High Risk of Illness or Death

www.nytimes.com

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British Dental Association @thebda.bsky.social · May 19

New evidence shows big corporations including Nestlé, Coca-Cola and Mars, lobbied the UK government to drop plans on healthy eating.

If you agree the food industry is out of control sign here: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/make-sugar-the-new-tobacco

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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · May 18

Is that a quote from or about him??

Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · May 18

Exactly this! Is 'unpopular' a bad thing in the current political climate?

How will today's popular vote be judged by future historians?

Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · May 16

@iadr.bsky.social @thebda.bsky.social @dentistgonebadd.bsky.social

NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) @nihrspcr.bsky.social · May 16

🦷 Thinking about research as a general dentist?
James Coughlan shares his journey into academic primary dental care.
📖 Read more: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/blog/re...

#DentalResearch #PrimaryCare #NIHR #AcademicDentistry

🦷 Thinking about research as a general dentist?
James Coughlan shares his journey into academic primary dental care.
📖 Read more: https://www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/blog/research-as-a-general-dentist

#DentalResearch #PrimaryCare #NIHR #AcademicDentistry

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Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences @oxprimarycare.bsky.social · May 14

We’re proud Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences will soon be home to the Besrour Centre for Global Primary Care and a new Professorship in the field. Thanks to a major gift from Dr Sadok Besrour, this new Centre will strengthen primary care worldwide 🌍 #GlobalHealth
bit.ly/3YM8Ndc

University of Oxford announces new Professorship and Centre for Global Primary Care, with support from Dr Sadok Besrour

Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford will expand its work in global primary care with a new centre and professorship, thanks to a generous £8.4 million gift from t...

www.phc.ox.ac.uk

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Wendy Thompson @wendythedentist.bsky.social · May 11

Oo - what a novel idea. Next they'll be saying they want to move them to 'The North'.....[defined as being above a line drawn from the Bristol Channel to The Wash].

I left the civil service >20 years ago....yet it's sounding very familiar!

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Eddie Crouch @eddiecrouch.bsky.social · May 3

Probably the most cynical, manipulative form of words you’ll read this week.

A stark reminder of why we can’t go on like this.

British Dental Association @thebda.bsky.social · May 3

Pure spin from a brand with form playing fast and loose with health claims, that only signed up to government guidance on weaning as cover.

The conduct of industry spells out exactly why we need change.

If you agree, sign here👉

you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ma...

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