Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Ben Morton

Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 1d

I know this is uncomfortable to admit, but there is a small area in England's second city where people are just not integrated with the rest of society. Many of them hold views that arguably go against British values.

Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.

50 310 1.7K

Reposted by Ben Morton

Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 1d

Pine martens released on Exmoor in 'positive sign for nature'

They are "back where they belong" after being relocated from Scotland, conservationists say.

www.bbc.com

2 12 19

Reposted by Ben Morton

HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 1d

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

www.bbc.co.uk

8 25 150

Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · 3d

I’m struggling to be convinced that performing POCUS does not get in the way of cardiac arrest care. It is another layer of complexity that adds very little and impacts on focus

3

Reposted by Ben Morton

Raj LB @rajlb.bsky.social · 3d

I just...who is during an arrest going "quick, break the USS"?

I think I've been to maybe one arrest where that was appropriate (tamponade being a genuine possibility, shot-to-nothing pericardiocentesis).

1 3

Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · 7d

This is rant inducing stuff... Image acquisition is extremely challenging and I would argue, impossible without disruption of CPR. Image interpretation is fundamentally flawed (I accept cardiac tamponade but only if strong index of suspicion). Concentrate on ALS algorithms and doing this well...

@IM_Crit_ @imcrit.bsky.social · 7d

Friendly reminder:

During an intra-arrest #POCUS, the finding of RV dilation alone is generally insufficient to conclude the presence of a pulmonary embolism & justify the administration of thrombolytics. After a few min of CPR, RV tends to dilate due to

2 8

Reposted by Ben Morton

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14d

Cheap supplies of HIV-prevention jab for poorer countries hailed as ‘genuine chance to end’ global epidemic

Lenacapavir described as ‘next best thing’ to an HIV vaccine will cost $40 a year for each patient in 120 countries from 2027, funders say

www.theguardian.com

6 51 200

Reposted by Ben Morton

Matt Wiles @sthjournalclub.bsky.social · 15d

My slideset for @rcoanews.bsky.social Anaesthetic Updates 2025 meeting.

Key publications in neuroanaesthesia and neurocritical care.

sthjournalclub.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/r...

RCoA Update 2025: Key Publications in Neuroanaesthesia

This is the slide set for my talk at RCoA Updates 2025 The aim was to review key publications of the last 3 years that directly relate to contemporary neuroanaesthetic and neurointensive care pract…

sthjournalclub.wordpress.com

1 3 6

Reposted by Ben Morton

Robert Ferry @robertferry.bsky.social · 16d

Vertical rows are the agrivoltaic winner!

“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”

Double harvest: Vertical solar panels and crops thrive side by side

Imagine a field where solar panels and crops coexist—with no trade-off. It sounds like science fiction, but that's precisely what researchers from Aarhus University have now documented in a full-scale...

techxplore.com

17 400 990

Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · 16d

💥 Global Health Clinical PhD Opportunity 💥

🩺🧪

www.liverpool.ac.uk/infection-ve...

Liverpool Clinical PhD Programme (LCPP) | Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences | University of Liverpool

www.liverpool.ac.uk

2

Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · 19d

Welcome to the team!

Danny Wong (黄永年) @dannyjnwong.bsky.social · 19d

I’m happy to share that I have been appointed as an Editor at @anaesjournal.bsky.social! Excited to start contributing to evidence based medicine and forwarding anaesthetic and scientific knowledge from the other side of the peer review process!

1 3

Reposted by Ben Morton

Danny Wong (黄永年) @dannyjnwong.bsky.social · 19d

I’m happy to share that I have been appointed as an Editor at @anaesjournal.bsky.social! Excited to start contributing to evidence based medicine and forwarding anaesthetic and scientific knowledge from the other side of the peer review process!

8 5 45

Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · 27d

More context from @lstmnews.bsky.social here:

www.lstmed.ac.uk/news-events/...

Breathlessness increases long-term mortality risk, Malawi study finds

Research led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme shows that over half of hospital patients with breathlessness had died within a year of admission

www.lstmed.ac.uk

1

Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · 27d

Congratulations to @sspencer.bsky.social for publishing the final paper of his PhD! This describes the complexity of patients with breathlessness in Malawi. Whilst vertical programmes are important for individual diseases like TB, more integrated approaches are urgently required

🧪🩺 #ansky #idsky

https://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2025/09/09/thorax-2025-223623

1 3 7

Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · 28d

Love this, we need more of this type of messaging.

Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 28d

"My school saves thousands of pounds every year from those solar panels." The TUC directly takes on Reform, a party funded by the fossil fuel Industry. Posted on IG by tradesunioncongress

1 1

Reposted by Ben Morton

Alex Scott @cheapoflurane.bsky.social · Sep 8

On our first full day in Namibia this lovely chap popped up, checked us out and promptly had a nap.

A cheetah lies in a track between dried grasslands and yawns.

1 1 8

Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · Sep 3

Big hose pipe in a vein, quickly. The CVS treatment for trauma is blood, doesn't require central access in the first resuscitation phase. Central line can come later once you've got control of the bleeding, distraction in resus situation.

1 3

Reposted by Ben Morton

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 3

Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him

1.3K 6.9K 21K

Reposted by Ben Morton

Paul Young @dogicuma.bsky.social · Sep 2

The #MegaROXtrial has 37959 patients. 38K the day after tomorrow I'd say.

1 1

Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · Sep 1

I think the best way to counter this is to put up British value flags alongside the Union Jacks and St George's? End Racism/Pride flags etc etc? Lots of options! Show us British folk as the famously tolerant (for the majority at least) people we are.

3

Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · Sep 1

I think he cares so little about how people perceive him that he uses his oxygen to support ever right leaning organisations to legitimise more "central" ones. We need to push back against this. Reform get far too much attention and are dangerously shifting the middle ground of public consciousness

Reposted by Ben Morton

Raj LB @rajlb.bsky.social · Aug 31

Not British values flags but, you know, a change. I'm pretty certain now it is Ice Spice

bsky.app/profile/rajl...

Raj LB @rajlb.bsky.social · Aug 26

As part of the flag-raising campaign, somebody has put a US flag with a pink colour palette and a picture of what I think is Ice Spice on the M18/M1 junction in South Yorkshire going East. I was driving so I didn't stop to take a photo or check for sure that it was Ice Spice.

1 1

Reposted by Ben Morton

Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · Sep 1

NEW: Bluesky is becoming place to discuss scientific research - it gets more proper engagement & attention, new study finds.

For all the talk of decline - borne out by several metrics - the science community seems to have adopted Bluesky more than others.

Story: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Science research gets more engagement on Bluesky than X, study finds

Bluesky posts referencing scholarly articles ‘find substantially higher levels of interaction’ than on Elon Musk’s platform

www.theguardian.com

6 51 140

Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · Aug 31

Lots of Union Jack and St George flags around these days. Would anyone be up for putting some British value flags alongside them? End Racism/Pride flags etc etc?

1

Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · Aug 30

Stick with the @aiannucci.bsky.social and go for this. There’s no lemons and it is certainly not difficult.

1