Kath Sole
@kmskath.bsky.social
Retired Biomedical Scientist. Love fresh air & microbiology
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WHO launches an update on the consolidated guidelines to diagnose #tuberculosis
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April 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
WHO launches an update on the consolidated guidelines to diagnose #tuberculosis
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p-Tau217 is a breakthrough blood test that can predict and may help prevent Alzheimer's disease.
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-breakt...
Here's the rundown on it. Free, open-access.
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-breakt...
Here's the rundown on it. Free, open-access.
The Breakthrough Blood Test for Alzheimer's Disease
The p-Tau217 Biomarker for Prediction and Prevention
erictopol.substack.com
April 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
p-Tau217 is a breakthrough blood test that can predict and may help prevent Alzheimer's disease.
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-breakt...
Here's the rundown on it. Free, open-access.
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-breakt...
Here's the rundown on it. Free, open-access.
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GP surgeries owner Assura agrees to private equity takeover worth £1.61bn.
All part of creeping privatisation of the NHS.
Corporations focused profits, not care. People struggle to get timely GP appointments.
NHS privatisation hoisted on people. No one voted for it.
All part of creeping privatisation of the NHS.
Corporations focused profits, not care. People struggle to get timely GP appointments.
NHS privatisation hoisted on people. No one voted for it.
GP surgeries owner Assura agrees to private equity takeover worth £1.61bn
The London-listed company will be bought by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and Stonepeak Partners.
www.independent.co.uk
April 10, 2025 at 7:22 AM
GP surgeries owner Assura agrees to private equity takeover worth £1.61bn.
All part of creeping privatisation of the NHS.
Corporations focused profits, not care. People struggle to get timely GP appointments.
NHS privatisation hoisted on people. No one voted for it.
All part of creeping privatisation of the NHS.
Corporations focused profits, not care. People struggle to get timely GP appointments.
NHS privatisation hoisted on people. No one voted for it.
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Discovery of a new class of natural antibiotics with a new mode of action to address antimicrobial resistance, a major unmet need
@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A broad-spectrum lasso peptide antibiotic targeting the bacterial ribosome - Nature
A new lasso peptide antibiotic exhibits broad-spectrum activity against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria by interfering with bacterial protein synthesis, is unaffected by common resistanc...
www.nature.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Discovery of a new class of natural antibiotics with a new mode of action to address antimicrobial resistance, a major unmet need
@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Gareth Southgate, "True success is how you respond in the hardest moments"
"It's about having the belief and resilience to persevere"
"Not everyone will win trophies. Not everyone will be at the top of their field"
"But everyone can live a life where they constantly try to improve"
"It's about having the belief and resilience to persevere"
"Not everyone will win trophies. Not everyone will be at the top of their field"
"But everyone can live a life where they constantly try to improve"
March 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Gareth Southgate, "True success is how you respond in the hardest moments"
"It's about having the belief and resilience to persevere"
"Not everyone will win trophies. Not everyone will be at the top of their field"
"But everyone can live a life where they constantly try to improve"
"It's about having the belief and resilience to persevere"
"Not everyone will win trophies. Not everyone will be at the top of their field"
"But everyone can live a life where they constantly try to improve"
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Do you work in #HealthProtection? 👩⚕️👨🔬
Changes to England's list of notifiable pathogens are coming on 6 April 2025. Make sure you're prepared by reading our latest blog post. 📖👇
ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/03/11/c...
Changes to England's list of notifiable pathogens are coming on 6 April 2025. Make sure you're prepared by reading our latest blog post. 📖👇
ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/03/11/c...
March 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Do you work in #HealthProtection? 👩⚕️👨🔬
Changes to England's list of notifiable pathogens are coming on 6 April 2025. Make sure you're prepared by reading our latest blog post. 📖👇
ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/03/11/c...
Changes to England's list of notifiable pathogens are coming on 6 April 2025. Make sure you're prepared by reading our latest blog post. 📖👇
ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/03/11/c...
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This feels desperate. Why would you want to disconnect the part of the internet used as a basic resource by medics across the globe? It’s not burning ‘a library’ it’s burning the library of libraries and will really damage medical research for all
It seems PubMed has disappeared. This is the digital equivalent of burning a library.
March 2, 2025 at 8:42 AM
This feels desperate. Why would you want to disconnect the part of the internet used as a basic resource by medics across the globe? It’s not burning ‘a library’ it’s burning the library of libraries and will really damage medical research for all
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As we welcome the news that the UK will support Ukraine with a £2.26bn loan…
Here’s your reminder that the Conservatives wasted £9.9bn on unusable or defective PPE
Never forget their staggering corruption and incompetence.
Here’s your reminder that the Conservatives wasted £9.9bn on unusable or defective PPE
Never forget their staggering corruption and incompetence.
March 2, 2025 at 7:47 AM
As we welcome the news that the UK will support Ukraine with a £2.26bn loan…
Here’s your reminder that the Conservatives wasted £9.9bn on unusable or defective PPE
Never forget their staggering corruption and incompetence.
Here’s your reminder that the Conservatives wasted £9.9bn on unusable or defective PPE
Never forget their staggering corruption and incompetence.
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NHS England’s next CEO faces immense challenges trying to improve care after the last 15 years.
But caring for the carers is vital.
The NHS *is* its staff, its people. The discretionary effort. The quiet acts of kindness.
Rebuilding morale is imperative.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
But caring for the carers is vital.
The NHS *is* its staff, its people. The discretionary effort. The quiet acts of kindness.
Rebuilding morale is imperative.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Amanda Pritchard quits as NHS England chief executive in shock move
Exclusive: Departure follows meetings with Wes Streeting and unusual criticism from two Commons committees
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
NHS England’s next CEO faces immense challenges trying to improve care after the last 15 years.
But caring for the carers is vital.
The NHS *is* its staff, its people. The discretionary effort. The quiet acts of kindness.
Rebuilding morale is imperative.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
But caring for the carers is vital.
The NHS *is* its staff, its people. The discretionary effort. The quiet acts of kindness.
Rebuilding morale is imperative.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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While PubMed eclipses the other preprint servers (over 38 million entries!), this tool searches all of them in about 15 seconds. Building it required upgrading from free hosting to a relatively low-end dedicated virtual server (4 CPUs, 8GB RAM).
February 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
While PubMed eclipses the other preprint servers (over 38 million entries!), this tool searches all of them in about 15 seconds. Building it required upgrading from free hosting to a relatively low-end dedicated virtual server (4 CPUs, 8GB RAM).
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Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
February 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
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Lidl have just won a court battle in Northern Ireland to open a first Lidl store with a pub attached
A friend of ours has just posted...
"It’s fantastic,
Coming home drunk is one thing,
Coming home drunk with a trampoline, night vision goggles and a horse blanket! Beautiful"
A friend of ours has just posted...
"It’s fantastic,
Coming home drunk is one thing,
Coming home drunk with a trampoline, night vision goggles and a horse blanket! Beautiful"
February 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Lidl have just won a court battle in Northern Ireland to open a first Lidl store with a pub attached
A friend of ours has just posted...
"It’s fantastic,
Coming home drunk is one thing,
Coming home drunk with a trampoline, night vision goggles and a horse blanket! Beautiful"
A friend of ours has just posted...
"It’s fantastic,
Coming home drunk is one thing,
Coming home drunk with a trampoline, night vision goggles and a horse blanket! Beautiful"
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I’ve decided I’m going to take over Lancashire, own it, level it, get all its inhabitants to relocate to Wales, Cumbria or wherever (not Yorkshire!), re-name it God’s Own Country, plant millions of acres of rhubarb and build a Betty’s Tea Room on every street corner.
That’ll sort the buggers!! 👍 👀
That’ll sort the buggers!! 👍 👀
February 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I’ve decided I’m going to take over Lancashire, own it, level it, get all its inhabitants to relocate to Wales, Cumbria or wherever (not Yorkshire!), re-name it God’s Own Country, plant millions of acres of rhubarb and build a Betty’s Tea Room on every street corner.
That’ll sort the buggers!! 👍 👀
That’ll sort the buggers!! 👍 👀
Spring's round the corner.
February 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Spring's round the corner.
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Our mSCAPE project has been formally announced to the world by @smhopkins.bsky.social at #FOG2025 today: www.gov.uk/government/n... - a really exciting academic-public health collaboration to build a surveillance platform leveraging NHS metagenomic diagnostic data. @meerac.bsky.social
UKHSA launches new metagenomic surveillance for health security
The UK launches mSCAPE, a world-first metagenomics initiative by UKHSA to enhance health security through rapid pathogen detection and surveillance.
www.gov.uk
January 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Our mSCAPE project has been formally announced to the world by @smhopkins.bsky.social at #FOG2025 today: www.gov.uk/government/n... - a really exciting academic-public health collaboration to build a surveillance platform leveraging NHS metagenomic diagnostic data. @meerac.bsky.social
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I don't know about you but there seems to have been plenty of Norovirus flying around in both my professional and personal life, and so it seemed timely to write a little post about what Norovirus is and why it can be so hard to manage/control
girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/01/20/t...
girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/01/20/t...
Tis the Season to Talk Noro: What is norovirus and why does it cause such issues?
Norovirus is estimated to cause more than 21 million cases every year worldwide and to cost the NHS over £100 million every year. Because of its impacts, there’s been a fair amount in the new…
girlymicrobiologist.com
January 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I don't know about you but there seems to have been plenty of Norovirus flying around in both my professional and personal life, and so it seemed timely to write a little post about what Norovirus is and why it can be so hard to manage/control
girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/01/20/t...
girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/01/20/t...
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Left: Hospital CEO Mathew Trainer explains that they now regularly have 50 patients in corridors
Right: Since 2010 every Conservative Prime Minister has said they are investing in the NHS, yet all of them underfunded the NHS
Right: Since 2010 every Conservative Prime Minister has said they are investing in the NHS, yet all of them underfunded the NHS
January 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Left: Hospital CEO Mathew Trainer explains that they now regularly have 50 patients in corridors
Right: Since 2010 every Conservative Prime Minister has said they are investing in the NHS, yet all of them underfunded the NHS
Right: Since 2010 every Conservative Prime Minister has said they are investing in the NHS, yet all of them underfunded the NHS
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Dear BlueSkyers. Sadly I'm getting many reports of scammers pretending to be me here, incl messaging people with 'investments' . Pls share/help me spread word that, as you know, THIS IS MY ONLY BLUE SKY account (proved as my handle is an official MoneySavingExpert one). All others are scams
January 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Dear BlueSkyers. Sadly I'm getting many reports of scammers pretending to be me here, incl messaging people with 'investments' . Pls share/help me spread word that, as you know, THIS IS MY ONLY BLUE SKY account (proved as my handle is an official MoneySavingExpert one). All others are scams
Dream come true for Australian funnel-web spider enthusiast after he discovers a new species www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Dream come true for Australian funnel-web spider enthusiast after he discovers a new species
Newcastle funnel-web spider’s last shared common ancestor with the Sydney funnel-web was 17 million years ago, experts say
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Dream come true for Australian funnel-web spider enthusiast after he discovers a new species www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Caroline Lucas, "When you say President trump has different views, it's not about different views it's about telling lies, and we should call that out"
"The truth is the truth and we should be promoting that"
Well said @carolinelucas.bsky.social
"The truth is the truth and we should be promoting that"
Well said @carolinelucas.bsky.social
January 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Caroline Lucas, "When you say President trump has different views, it's not about different views it's about telling lies, and we should call that out"
"The truth is the truth and we should be promoting that"
Well said @carolinelucas.bsky.social
"The truth is the truth and we should be promoting that"
Well said @carolinelucas.bsky.social
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Staff member: "Never seen it this bad. It’s important people understand how bad it is. Imagine being the patient who has waited in an A&E corridor for 91 hours. That’s 4 days! Then they might be boarded (so no room, no toilet no privacy) in a corridor on a ward."
🚨 While Govt talks about elective waiting times, remember thousands are experiencing truly awful emergency care right now. Below is from Royal Liverpool Hospital today - it has activated "full capacity" alert - longest wait for a bed in A&E is 91 hours!! 28 patients on corridor
January 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Staff member: "Never seen it this bad. It’s important people understand how bad it is. Imagine being the patient who has waited in an A&E corridor for 91 hours. That’s 4 days! Then they might be boarded (so no room, no toilet no privacy) in a corridor on a ward."
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open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... Why #sophiefromromania is leaving Twitter- welcome to BlueSky new followers!
Why #sophiefromromania is leaving Twitter
In November 2022 I wrote a long piece here about my relationship with Twitter and why, despite “the chaotic reign of Mad King Elon” I would not be leaving.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... Why #sophiefromromania is leaving Twitter- welcome to BlueSky new followers!
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Influenza, not just a cold. It’s a serious threat to health. Three types knowingly circulate, our seasons last into April. If you are eligible, please accept a vaccine.
January 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Influenza, not just a cold. It’s a serious threat to health. Three types knowingly circulate, our seasons last into April. If you are eligible, please accept a vaccine.
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🚨Health Secretary Wes Streeting has ordered a review of what physician associates do in the NHS amid growing alarm in the medical profession about patient safety saying
"there are legitimate concerns over..scope of practice & substituting of doctors. These concerns have been ignored for too long”👏
"there are legitimate concerns over..scope of practice & substituting of doctors. These concerns have been ignored for too long”👏
November 20, 2024 at 6:49 AM
🚨Health Secretary Wes Streeting has ordered a review of what physician associates do in the NHS amid growing alarm in the medical profession about patient safety saying
"there are legitimate concerns over..scope of practice & substituting of doctors. These concerns have been ignored for too long”👏
"there are legitimate concerns over..scope of practice & substituting of doctors. These concerns have been ignored for too long”👏