Jo Duflou

If you can have Hippocampus gin, surely the next step should be Amygdala almond liqueur (aka Amaretto). #anatomy #neuropathology #pathology

I've started investing in stocks. Chicken, Beef, Lamb, Chicken.

I'm hoping to become a bouillionaire.

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One day I might see a case of #Takotsubo cardiomyopathy at #autopsy, but I’m not holding my breath. Suspect it’s not diagnosable at autopsy despite what some non-pathologist especially think. coroners.nsw.gov.au/documents/fi...

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint blockade - Nature mRNA vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 also sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint inhibitors.

Wow, if this is sustained. Massive improvement in survival rates for NSCLC and melanoma using covid mRNA vaccine. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Or alternatively baymeatmarket.co.za/product/ostr...

Could 'too much' exercise lead to a heart disorder in elite athletes? A Victorian study has found elite male rowers are seven times more likely to develop atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder associated with increased risk of stroke.

Insights into atrial fibrillation #AF in athletes and the not so athletic. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Rare but relevant: Ketamine‐induced cystitis – an in‐depth review for addiction medicine Ketamine-induced cystitis is an increasingly recognized complication associated with the addictive use of ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic. This article provides a comprehensive overview, focusing...

Damage to the bladder with #ketamine use receiving added attention thanks to a chainsaw wielding eedjit. A good review on the topic: doi.org/10.1111/add.....

Just remember we drive on the right side of the road too - by that I mean on the left side.

Reportable to Medical Board?

Why do our fingers wrinkle in water? It's much deeper than skin. A study of polio patients almost 90 years ago gave scientists their first big clue.

All good and well, but why does prolonged immersion of hands in the dead result in so-called “washerperson hands” #Forenski #Autopsy www.popsci.com/science/why-...

Glorious pink sunset in #Sydney today.

Perspective.

Any of many forms of lead salt, maybe?

Happy Pi Day everyone!!!!!

Gene Hackman died of heart disease a week after his wife Authorities initially ruled out foul play after the bodies were discovered on February 26. Immediate tests for carbon monoxide poisoning were negative.

All too commonly seen. #pathsky#forensky www.smh.com.au/world/north-...

A poorly conducted #coroner investigation can have very long term adverse effects on family members as this case illustrates. #forensky #inquest

Meadow's Law The remarkable story of a battle between science and the law, and a mother's fight for justiceIn 2003, Kathleen Folbigg was found guilty of smothering her fo...

An in-depth investigation of what went wrong in the Folbigg case by an excellent investigative journalist. #forenski www.harpercollins.com.au/978146071579...

Medical experts claim Lucy Letby did not murder babies A retired neonatal expert says his research was misused during the trial of a British nurse who was later convicted of murdering seven babies.

Getting messier by the day, but then the medical expert evidence always did seem particularly flaky (as reported). www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

'Traumatic': Family reacts after learning specimen from loved one may be in museum John's brother Tony died in a motorcycle accident in the 1970s. But he's just discovered that parts of his brother's body may have been collected and stored in a museum after his autopsy, without the ...

A lesson on how not to inform relatives of tissue retention. #pathsky #forensky www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...

Sort of like cherry pink in carbon monoxide poisoning. Cherries vary from yellow through red to black. Uncommonly a carboxyhaemoglobin pink in my experience.

Chianti anyone?

Hope they excluded anyone having Botox treatment for their “frown lines”

A bit overpriced!

Injecting pills (and other particulate material) into veins is never a good idea #pathsky

A social distancing cheat chart:

But car traffic as bad as ever in central Paris in my recent experience. Maybe lower car emissions playing a key role and not so much preventing traffic from entering the area.

Peace and quiet at Virgin Australia lounge at Canberra Airport

Or for that matter people in many other parts of the world have no idea either. Shocking and dreadful diseases.

For what it’s worth, the results of some research we did on the topic some years back:

All you have to do is gentle traction with a right rotation on the head followed by a swivel around the pubis and finish with a check of your own pulse. Or is that a left rotation??? Or… maybe I should stick to my day job…