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Some schools disrupted amid rise in flu cases Flu is on the rise, but ministers say schools should only close in extreme circumstances.

BBC News - Some schools disrupted amid rise in flu cases
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'Scotland qualifying for the World Cup put me in hospital' The BBC's entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson needed surgery after a mishap ahead of Scotland's World Cup qualifying game.

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When celebrating @mhairijan.bsky.social smashing her Viva (🎊🎉🥳), colleagues mentioned A&E attendance after Scotland qualifying, soon @colingpaterson.bsky.social told of his football finger trouble. In the article was a nod to Craig David, just days after I referenced him RE: AMR! Funny old world!

Offline: Is there really a trust crisis in science? When scientists gather, it is not uncommon for them to lament a decline in the public's trust of science. The examples are well described: anti-vaccination movements, climate scepticism, COVID-19 cons...

"Encouragingly, 89% of the public viewed scientists as intelligent, 65% thought they were honest, and 65% believed they were working to solve real-world problems."

Richard Horton's latest Offline: Is there really a trust crisis in science? tinyurl.com/2x59cw6b

A mock-up of a Public Health poster on the topic of antibiotic prescriptions and AMR. The poster references the Craig David song "7 Days" and urges clinicians to consider reducing 7 day prescriptions to 5 days to reduce antibiotic usage.

After the well attended SAPG Network Event yesterday, I had a silly idea that had to be brought to life.

I present to you, a mock-up of a Public Health poster on the topic of setting a default 5 day course for certain antibiotic prescriptions, referencing the evergreen career of Craig David.

New gonorrhoea treatment hailed as breakthrough in fight against drug resistance Researchers say gepotidacin could be delivered via a pill and help combat strains resistant to standard treatment

New gonorrhoea treatment hailed as breakthrough; first new antibiotic treatment in in three decades could help combat the global rise of drug-resistant infections.

The virus possesses a biological characteristic that is not found in nature. 2. Data shows that all COVID-19 cases stem from a single introduction into humans. This runs contrary to previous pandemics where there were multiple spillover events. 3. Wuhan is home to China’s foremost SARS research lab, which has a history of conducting gain-of-function research (gene altering and organism supercharging) at inadequate biosafety levels. 4. Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) researchers were sick with COVID-like symptoms in the fall of 2019, months before COVID-19 was discovered at the wet market. 5. By nearly all measures of science, if there was evidence of a natural origin it would have already surfaced. But it hasn’t.

The White House has turned COVID.gov from a public health resource into a politically charged platform promoting the lab-leak theory and attacking specific scientists and the pandemic response in general. Let’s fact check its 5 headline claims… 🧵

🌍 We recently visited Nairobi & Kilifi for a partnership meeting hosted by the Kenya Medical Research Institute Centre for Virus Research & Wellcome Trust Research Programme.

Together we aim to drive impactful research to tackle viral threats & improve global health.

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“In these challenging times, the global health community is
fortunate to count on John Green and his inspiring advocacy.”

My review of 'Everything is Tuberculosis' by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social, published in @thelancet.bsky.social

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The responsibility of health: shifting the focus from individuals to systems Social determinants of health, although widely acknowledged, tend to be poorly translated into policy. Health programme initiatives too often underline individual accountability, which reinforces a fl...

Correspondence: The responsibility of health: shifting the focus from individuals to systems

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Time to tackle obesogenic environments March 4th is World Obesity Day, a unified day of action calling for a response to the obesity crisis. Obesity is one of the most concerning public health crises globally. According to WHO, since 1990,...

Editorial - Time to tackle obesogenic environments

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Gout - a journey from feudalism to neoliberalism. Once known as "The Disease of Kings", the modern aetiology is less 'Royal' and more 'Royale With Cheese'.

I recently posted some ramblings about Gout on my Substack:

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The themes in which are also reflected (and better articulated) in this months The Lancet Public Health!

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