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Trish Greenhalgh

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Prof of Primary Care Health Sciences, Oxford. Researching digital health/ inequities, covid prevention (masks/ air quality). Wild swimmer. Mum to Rob (marine bio) & Al (doc). She/her. https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=QDCqsJwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Nov 13

Thread for those new to BlueSky. First of all, welcome. It feels like a safer space, doesn’t it? But also perhaps a bit disorienting initially? Here’s some tips for getting your bearings.

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Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences @oxprimarycare.bsky.social · 5h

Ready to take the next step in your career?

Join our MSc in Applied Digital Health online webinar and meet course tutors and alumni. Hear first-hand what studying the course is like and how it can help shape your future in healthcare.

🗓️ Tuesday 14 October, 2-3pm (UK time)

Register: bit.ly/42v6T2w

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Mary Madden @feministgothic.bsky.social · 14h

Honest Bob Jenrick from Wolverhampton bigging himself up to the moneyed bully boys at the expense of fellow citizens. Specialising in wilfully ignorant dog whistling. £wall. Archive link in replies.

Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 23h

I've responded to Robert Jenrick's vile comments in @thetimes.com

www.thetimes.com/life-style/c...

I sang Jerusalem with Robert Jenrick at school — he’s wrong about race

The Conservative MP has complained that, visiting Handsworth in Birmingham, he didn’t see ‘another white face’. You can’t judge whether someone is integrated by skin colour, argues fellow Wulfrunian S...

www.thetimes.com

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Science, Technology, & Human Values @sthv.bsky.social · 12h

What timing! The "planetary health diet" has just been updated: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 17h

Was there ever a woman - person - with more tenacity than Gisèle Pelicot? She’s back in court challenging the appeal of one of her 50+ rapists.

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 17h

FFS

Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 18h

Me: Give me some examples of clinical leaders from around the world.
Gemini: [provides list]
Me: You just gave me 5 white males
Gemini: I sincerely apologize. You are absolutely right. I regret [self flagellates some more...].
Me: We’ve been through this before, haven’t we?
Gemini: I am a LLM etc

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 20h

I’m v jealous and I’m an Oxford don!

Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 1d

IN MICE, but very promising.

Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 1d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 1d

This journalist is literally inviting Jenrick to share his views, while being accused of shutting down the debate! Astonishing.

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

Wow. Robert Jenrick doubles down by branding a black journalist's questions "ridiculous" and saying that the problem is not his comments, but "journalists like you who pop up and try to knock me down", adding that "this is the reason why terrorist attacks happen". ~AA

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 1d

Two of the most common climate misconceptions I see, even among knowledgeable folks, are that (1) most people aren't worried about climate change, and (2) if they were, they'd act.

Not true! Data show (1) most people are worried, but (2) they won’t act if they don’t know what to do-and most don’t.

A map of the world showing how levels of worry in most countries are greater than 70%. Source: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, International Public Opinion on Climate Change, 2023.

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 1d

This one is def melanistic.

Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 1d

Ms Ray I'm told!

Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 1d

Marine biologist son sends manta ray to light up my week.

Close-up of manta ray in clear turquoise water

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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 1d

I would remiss if I didn't have a whoop about Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi winning the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering immune cells — regulatory T cells — that help to prevent the body from attacking its own tissues

Medicine Nobel goes to scientists who revealed secrets of immune system ‘regulation’

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered cells that protect the body from autoimmune diseases.

www.nature.com

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 1d

The lion tamer story!!!

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Steve Griffin @profstevegriffin.bsky.social · 2d

Folks have been asking me which of the currently available UK #COVID vaccines are best, given that an older flavour, "KP2" is being given free on the NHS to the twelve or so people that remain eligible (😜🙄), whilst the newer "LP8.1" is available privately...

I'll do my best...

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 2d

The universal for-transplant kidney? Early days - it didn’t last long. And it’s universal only for A-O blood type. But hey.

Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 3d

🧬 Universal kidney transplant breakthrough

Scientists transplanted the first kidney converted to a 'universal' type O organ using an enzyme to remove type-A antigens. This could ease donor shortages and reduce wait times.

🔗 doi.org/10.1038/d415...

#SciComm #Medicine 🧪

First human transplant of kidney modified to have ‘universal’ blood type

Recipient diagnosed with brain death received a type-O organ, which is compatible with all blood types.

doi.org

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 3d

Alarming piece from @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on Blair + Murdoch + Ellison + Ellison Jr + a touch of Musk and the new world order.

www.thenerve.news/p/tony-blair...

'WHAT WILL JESUS SAY?' TONY BLAIR, BIG TECH AND THE ISRAEL CONNECTION

As Trump announces the former British PM as his choice to help govern Gaza, Carole Cadwalladr investigates the opaque workings of Blair's institute, its funding from friends of Israel – including bill...

www.thenerve.news

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 3d

The science in IgNobel is genuine!

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 3d

Spot on.

Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 3d

I so want to win this

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 3d

The Ig Nobel is incredible , one year an Indian guy won it for calculating the average surface area of an elephant and during his acceptance they had an elephant hold up a sign with the surface area of the scientist on it, they do showbiz better than the Oscars

Jeffrey J. Hall @mrjeffu.bsky.social · 19d

Video: a Japanese scientist was attacked by flies while giving the acceptance speech for his Ig Nobel Prize-winning research paper that proved painting Zebra-like stripes on cows led to a decrease in biting fly attacks.

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 3d

Do we believe that?

Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 3d

I learnt a lot from this.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...

The origins of today’s conflict between American Jews over Israel

In the early years, American Jewish support for Israel was a fraught issue. The turning point was the six-day war of 1967, which solidified a strength of feeling that has only recently begun to fract...

www.theguardian.com

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 3d

The eligibility criteria are crazy. I happened to meet them. No back door.