Jade is a PhD student, so why the #yourself
16.01.2026 22:18
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Jade is a PhD student, so why the #yourself
Our practice gets a minimum average of 44 online queries an hour on a Monday. 31 an hour the rest of the week We don’t have the resourcing to cope with this unless we cancel all other work. In the past two weeks we have had two sick babies put through on admin form. Despite our website saying don’t
In Canada, top 1% of wealth holders hold 24% of total wealth.
Meanwhile, PM Carney has an ‘austerity budget’, which will impact the disadvantaged.
Patriotic Millionaires Canada, which I am a board member of, estimated that a 3% tax on wealth over $100-million could raise $25-billion annually.
What kind of shittery is this?! DHS issues this vile poster.
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The "CDC" plans to study vaccines and autism—because dozens of large, robust, peer-reviewed studies apparently weren’t enough. My hot takes in 🧵
We don’t need another study—we need to trust the overwhelming evidence we already have!
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The left map shows the parts of Germany with the highest percentage of Syrian refugees.
The right map shows public support for the anti-migrant AfD.
Something to keep in mind when reading stories that posit a direct link between refugee numbers and support for the far-right.
Staff at NSF have been instructed to go through active research projects to search for these key words & determine if they include activities that violate executive orders issued by Trump.
Science cannot be muzzled. Scientific research should never be controlled by the government.
Great news for sickle cell disease patients in the UK!!
Gene therapy reduces symptoms and keeps patients out of hospital
@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @copddoc.bsky.social @martinmckee.bsky.social @doctoroxford.bsky.social @profaliceroberts.bsky.social
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My new book ‘The Cancer Roadmap’ was launched today
It’s for anyone affected by cancer
It tells you what is it, what causes it, how it’s treated, who to trust, how to understand risk + spot red flags on social media when it comes to alternative cures.
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Three must read papers for PhD students. #scisky #PhD #science #research #academicsky
1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research
Open Access
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Fewer than half of British people can name the 2022 British PM with a 5-letter surname starting with T. Politics can be more brutal than showbusiness sometimes.
The seven members of one of Scotland's biggest child sex abuse rings have been given life-long sentences & warned that they may never be released
It's good that there's a 25% tarriff on imported coffee now. This will incentivize people to purchase American coffee, grown in the New Jersey coffee forests
🇱🇻🇸🇪 An undersea fibre optic cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged on Sunday morning, likely as a result of "external influence", Latvian public broadcaster LSM reported, citing the cable operator.
The Latvian Navy sent a patrol to inspect a vessel that possibly caused the damage
There are just 22 Black residents in anaesthesia in the UK (GMC data).
In 2023 there were 302 applications to ACCS/anaesthesia made by Black or Black British. 1114 by White British.
5 offers made to Black applicants. 524 to white applicants.
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Hi @bertsbooks.bsky.social Your books arrived safely. I’m thrilled to win your giveaway - getting the year off to a great start!
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Climate education is such a powerful tool in equipping the next generation to meet the challenges they face
There's been increasing attacks on climate action from the Tories and Reform, but it remains the case 80% of Brits are worried about climate change, 68% think it should be a 'high'/'v high' priority for government, and 82% support the use of renewable energy. www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...
Our statement on the reignited conversation into child sexual abuse and exploitation.
Accessible version can be found here: https://buff.ly/40tea2f
Not a single Reform MP has bothered to turn up to today's House of Commons debate on tackling violence against women and girls
Today’s conversation with ChatGPT. Like all large language models, it’s indifferent to the truth value of what it spouts. Do we really want this technology making medical decisions?
Other than sheer, capitalistic greed, can anyone explain to me why Next are on BBC News complaining that the national insurance increase of £67m is going to force them to increase prices for consumers instead of taking it out of the £967m profit they made last year.
📣📣📣 Volunteer call out!
We need volunteers to join our casework team helping to get people out of detention.
Help us #EndDetention while gaining hands-on legal casework experience.
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Researchers from @fbmh-uom.bsky.social have found that head injuries may re-awaken dormant viruses in the brain, triggering the onset of conditions including Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia 🧠
Read more about the study below 👇
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FDA recommends fixing racial disparities in pulse oximeter readings: Inaccurate readings in the medical devices led to inferior care for Black patients. - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
The lies from Mail & The Express unsurprising given their track records but very disappointing from BBC
