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16.10.2025 11:57 β π 17 π 5 π¬ 2 π 0The price tag for hair preservation has long forced breast cancer patients to skip scalp cooling altogether. New York will become the first state in the nation with a new law requiring private insurance companies to cover scalp cooling for chemotherapy patients.
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Friday gamechanger news:
An injection to prevent HIV is to be offered to patients on the NHS in England & Wales for the first time.
The long-acting shot, given every other month, is an alternative to taking daily pills to protect against the virus.
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If there was a Scottish referendum on Independence tomorrow Iβd be voting Aye! First time Iβve felt like this, and hang the consequences. Appeasement of genocide and authoritarianism in an attempt to crush criticism sickening. This Labour government is rotten to the core. Never again.
17.10.2025 10:15 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0"Covering a war means going to places torn by chaos, destruction and death... It means trying to find the truth in a sandstorm of propaganda" - the late Marie Colvin.
Truth is the cornerstone of justice. Without it we can't start to hold those responsible to account. Let journalists into Gaza.
..from a walk down City Hall earlier today.
#Photography #NewYorkCity
Hospital staff
One in three European doctors and nurses have experienced depression or anxiety in the past two weeks and more than one in 10 have had suicidal thoughts, the regionβs largest ever mental health survey has found
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
How venomous lizards, GLP-1, diabetes and Ozempic are related:
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/the...
I love Scotland. Out for a run and within 20 minutes you have chilly rain followed by blinding sunshine π
10.10.2025 20:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus): This big cat mainly hunts Antelope and Gazelle in the grassland Savannahs of South & East Africa and some parts of Iran. Fantastic photo of a protective mother with cubs taken by Joseph Kapaito in the Masai Mara, Kenya. #cheetah #mammal #cat #bigcat #wildlife #cats #kenya
03.10.2025 13:59 β π 298 π 49 π¬ 10 π 6Sykes just likes a cuddle tbhπ
03.10.2025 19:59 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I agree and especially when you go to an appointment and look reasonably normal so nobody thinks youβre unwell.
03.10.2025 19:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0You have to laugh at certain journalists from newspapers on here ( Guardian and Sunday times included) blocking all comments. Some seriously misogynistic and biased comments supporting genocide and just general nonsense.
03.10.2025 18:10 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 013 British Citizens on the Global Sumud flotilla have been kidnapped by Israeli forces with many boats sailing under the Union flag. I find it astonishing that our Government is silent on the issue. No protection, no support given from the British Akrotiri base why? novaramedia.com/2025/10/01/i...
02.10.2025 22:30 β π 6 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0Spanish climate definitely better than the current Scottish one ππ
01.10.2025 23:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0What kind of nonsensical reporting is this @bbc? Israel attacks a peaceful convoy in international waters(again) & you present it as if everything they said is fact, and what the flotilla said is conjecture. Might as well just reproduce the press release they sent you
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Happy Birthday to Doctor Who Producer Philip Hinchcliffe π₯³π₯³
01.10.2025 16:26 β π 19 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0The Jane Goodall Institute has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute has passed away due to natural causes. She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States. Dr. Goodall's discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world.
RIP to Jane Goodall :(
01.10.2025 18:09 β π 1532 π 178 π¬ 22 π 7Jane Goodall reaches out and touches a small monkey.
Jane Goodall was my first childhood hero, as I loved animals as a kid and was inspired by her story. I still remember the National Geographic specials about her. RIP.
01.10.2025 20:05 β π 22915 π 2670 π¬ 370 π 148Settlements everywhere. Constant humiliation and abuse of Palestinians. Towns surrounded by metal gates closed at will. The West Bank is being taken by foreigners. Oh and an ever expanding board of ambulance drivers killed on duty in Gaza.
29.09.2025 06:16 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 3 π 0Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of @janegoodallinst and UN Messenger of Peace, spoke at the 2025 #ForbesSustainabilityLeaders Summit.
22.09.2025 21:17 β π 150 π 46 π¬ 2 π 1βThe simplicity of the NNT is deceptive and can lead to misinterpretationβ
Excellent overview and discussion in @ndt-era.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ndt/advance-... #OpenAccess
I would add: it *does* lead to misinterpretation and should not be used.
#EpiSky #NephSky
Heron at the park on our morning jog. Usually flies away but too busy trying to get some breakfast.
19.09.2025 16:47 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Back at the gym and on the diet after 2 weeks off, all inclusive gluttony and laziness. And Iβm not enjoying it one bit. If only there was a way to not put weight on while stuffing oneβs face.
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