Steph Carter

I think this is the first Daily Star headline I’ve ever approved of.

A jar of Canadian maple syrup

Celebrating pancake day here in the UK and supporting our Canadian friends and allies.

I’ve just bought some Canadian maple syrup as well :-)

It’s very concerning. We have Europe PMC but to my understanding it’s not updated independently of PubMed.

We had a fantastic holiday in Boston, Cape Cod and New York last summer and met some lovely people. However we won’t be back for the next 4 years.

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I mainly do publications, which can be quite dry. But opportunities to present science more creatively, such as graphical abstracts, are growing all the time.

RFK Jr. thinks that a clinical trial should be done for the entire childhood vaccine schedule. Here’s why that will never happen.

1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.

Well said #AMWA

I'm not looking forward to the 7 am flight, but it is good to get out to meetings once in a while.

I'm working on an FAQ document on an immunology product at the start of the week. Then I'm at an onsite meeting in Amsterdam on Wednesday and Thursday. This is not a typical week though as I rarely travel for work these days. I may take Friday off as it is half-term here in the UK.

Sunrise over the Tyrol alps It will be alright in the end. And if it's not alright, it is not yet the end. #AcademicSky #ClimateSky #Altmetrics

THREAD

Things that didn't make the news that will likely change our lives for the better

The news is not an accurate reflection of the world.

Good news doesn't get reported as much.

Here are the wonderful things researchers have achieved recently.
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I find LinkedIn incredibly tedious. However, I try to post from time to time to maintain some kind of presence and I have got work from it. The adverts and suggested posts are becoming increasingly infuriating though.

This has been pretty much my experience too:
2020-2022: More work than I knew what to do with
2023-2024: Still busy but not turning down work as much
2025: Very busy start to the year
I do try to market myself and I think that helps to keep the work coming in. It's not easy though.

Results of the Freelancing Barometer survey are out for #MedComms freelancers. #medicalwriting

Are the Internet and AI affecting our memory? What the science says Search engines, GPS maps and other tech can alter our ability to learn and remember. Now scientists are working out what AI might do.

Are people using Google as a memory bank - weakening their own memory?

https://go.nature.com/42KG3V1

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