Jamilla Hussain

A chilling read as a UK citizen

I hope our health leaders don’t wait until this stage to speak out &realise their role now is a lot different to their recent predecessors

I don’t envy them- but public health depends on it

“we know that politics are complicated. But this is bigger than politics.”

*cries in public health*

And supplement industry

The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.

The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.

Dementia's broad reach: More than 1 in 4 families of older adults at risk for providing care About 26% of both households and immediate families of older adults include an individual with dementia—often requiring relatives to step into unexpected caregiving roles, according to a new Universit...

Dementia’s broad reach: More than 1 in 4 families of older adults at risk for providing care news.umich.edu/dementias-br... by @umich.edu

#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving

I used to wonder why med-tech investors don't have independent experts, especially medical statisticians, evaluate whether the tech actually works. I eventually realized that they simply don't care.

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BGS warns that older people have been overlooked in the Assisted Dying Bill debate | British Geriatrics Society The BGS urges MPs to consider the needs of older people ahead of the second report stage debate in the House of Commons and the pivotal third reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ex...

Updated statement by the British Geriatric Society on te assisted dying bill

Risks still not adequately addressed

#assisteddying

www.bgs.org.uk/bgs-warns-th...

@katiewhitemp.bsky.social

It still concerns me that the only direct consultation with marginalised groups on the #AssistedDyingBill has been the tiny bits I’ve done

I summarise the key findings here

MPs must not take the silencing of these groups as reassurance

#AssistedDying
@katiewhitemp.bsky.social

Thanks Tom
I had to switch back to Twitter for ‘knowledge mobilisation impact’ … more engagement by MPs/media there sadly.

You’ve inspired me to come back though

Gaza: UN experts demand safe passage for Freedom Flotilla Coalition GENEVA – UN experts* today called for safe passage for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s ship carrying essential medical aid, food, and baby supplies to Gaza which departed from Italy on 1 June 2025.“A...

⚖️ As the Madleen flotilla gets closer to Gaza, a reminder that international law could not be clearer.

Israel's blockade on Gaza is illegal and Israel is required to ensure unimpeded access for humanitarian aid, which it consistently fails to do: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

The next hours are crucial for the safety of the Madleen.

The Israeli media announced that the IOF will siege the Fredom Flotilla and arrest the people on Board. Now that the signal of the Madleen has been jamed an attack of the Israeli IOF is to be expected.
tracker
flotilla-orpin.vercel.app

Another video.

#Flotilla #Genocide #freepalestine #palestine #gaza #Israel #boycottisrael #bds #GenocidalState #Children #SaveTheChildren #SaveOurChildren #Starvation #WarCrimes

‘Stress crisis’ in UK as 5m struggle with financial, health and housing insecurity Exclusive: Levels of ‘multi-stress’ at highest since 2008 crash, study says, with people feeling profoundly powerless More than 5 million UK adults are experiencing a triple whammy of financial, health and housing insecurity as British households hit levels of “multi-stress” not seen since the global economic crash well over a decade ago, research shows. One in 10 working-age adults are juggling low income and debt, insecure tenancies and high rents, and problems accessing NHS care. They are at least twice as likely as the rest of the population to report mental stress, sleeplessness and isolation. Continue reading...

‘Stress crisis’ in UK as 5m struggle with financial, health and housing insecurity

and so begins the long process of Zia Yusuf realising that most people in his party hate his very being.

Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent' NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.

"I think we have a bias as people coming from the tech industry where we worked at companies, you know, such as Google, Facebook, these companies that have plenty of money, are funded by investors and have lots of people kind of sitting around doing nothing." www.npr.org/2025/06/02/n...

Working in the inequalities space when you come from multiply marginalised communities is heavy atm

I’ve been feeling it

But this week, my son’s wonderful teacher, who cares deeply, went way above and beyond. It’s lifted my heart and humanity.

It felt impt to share-love&care are the antidote

As Dan Hitchens notes in this piece, not all hospice doctors are ‘anti’ assisted dying. But the strength of feeling among the hospice workforce about this legislation, and the unintended consequences (for patients, staff and the wider sector) outlined here, can’t be ignored.

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Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Scotland grew faster than UK in latest three months Scotland outperformed the UK last year and in the latest three-month period

Good to hear.

All those socialist policies of the Scottish government maybe aren’t that bad an idea after all?

(I’m not a member of any party, but I believe in trying to look after people who didn’t draw as lucky cards as I did in the lottery of life).

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2512925...

'It was horror,' says wife of quadriplegic man who sought assisted death after ER bedsore | CBC News A public inquiry into the death of a quadriplegic man is underway in Quebec — over a year after he sought medical assistance in dying following a hospital stay that left him with a severe and painful ...

A quadriplegic man named Normand Meunier died via MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) after being neglected for 4 days in ER. He was denied a specialized mattress, wasn’t turned & ended up with terrible bed sores.

His partner says she was threatened with removal from the ER for advocating for him 🧵

Not now India

Lee's not exaggerating.

250 historians of/in the UK just signed this letter that *specifically* excoriates the Labour Party for enacting this anti-trans bigotry.

Historians don't fuck around when it comes to condemning monsters, nor the cowards who stood by and let it happen.

tinyurl.com/879vuver

I had the exact same thought. I’m so sorry 😞

Disabled women know more than most how blocking access to toilets isn’t a minor inconvenience - it’s a form of segregation from everyday life. It is turning down drinks with friends as you worry you can’t fulfil a basic human need if you go out. And knowing society has made the choice not to care.

India and Pakistan tension escalates with suspension of historic water treaty The suspension of a 1960 treaty between India and Pakistan has huge ramifications.

The suspension of a 1960 treaty between India and Pakistan has huge ramifications.

But generally I think the ehrc in fulfilling its statutory role should not issue shoot from the hip guidance and should spend time and consult to get something workable reflecting the interaction of the different pieces of legislation.
One point they made yesterday in release re Scottish govt and

So, can the EHRC please explain what would happen to me, as a trans man, if I need inpatient hospital care?

I can't go on a men's or a women's ward, according to them, so in an overstretched NHS in which siderooms are a rare luxury, where do I go?

Am I dumped into a corridor, or just refused care?