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Gerry Lee

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Professor of nursing at UCC, expert in AF, cardiovascular disease & advanced practice, academic, reader, writer, book reviewer on NetGalley, theatre-goer, traveller, philosophy- always the greater good. No DMs please unless research/work-related๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

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Agreed- just plain ill mannered and rude.

28.11.2025 22:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looks like those bendy buses arenโ€™t so bendy!

26.11.2025 14:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Honestly, it's wild to watch the nutrition community continue to get behind a term like UPF (defined by looking at a ingredients and giving a 'bad' label by the presence of an 'industrial' additive) while this exact, scientifically hollow tactic is being rolled out to scare folks away from vaccines.

22.11.2025 15:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

I was working in a hospital in Melbourne years ago & told to make way for โ€˜The Ashesโ€™- having no interest in cricket - my reply upon seeing what they were fighting, I mean playing for was- โ€˜is that itโ€™? I stand by this response ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

22.11.2025 12:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nice to see you yesterday too!

16.11.2025 16:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wait a minuteโ€ฆ

07.11.2025 21:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors May Increase Risk of Glomerular Lesions Including IgAN Of 211 kidney biopsies collected in the 10-year study, glomerular pathology was evident in 28 cases.

#KidneyWk: In a 10-year observational study, patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) developed a variety of #GlomerularLesions, including immunoglobulin A nephropathy (#IgAN).

Read here: https://bit.ly/47M2f1Z

#RareDisease #MedSky #RareSky

07.11.2025 20:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

More of this everywhere, please.

(ICYMI @mrjamesob.bsky.social @vicderbyshire.bsky.social @lewisgoodall.com)

06.11.2025 17:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Around 700.000 people are getting killed because of #wildfires per year ! Read the update of the impact of environmental stressors on #cardiovascular #health
and retweet the link:
doi.org/10.1093/cvr/...
or academic.oup.com/cardiovascre...

31.10.2025 18:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Theyโ€™ll save announcing the next Bond on a really bad news dayโ€ฆ.at this rate, itโ€™ll be Trump undertaking nuclear tests ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

30.10.2025 22:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The โ€˜journalistโ€™ hails from Northern Ireland and is just bitter about losing his seat as a Labour councillor ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
โ€˜In the early 1990s, McKinstry was a Labour councillor in Islington & worked as a parliamentary aide to Harriet Harman. Losing his seat on Islington council in 1994.โ€™

26.10.2025 10:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m more than happy to be accelerating towards woke!

26.10.2025 10:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Interestingly, none of the UK Sunday papers even mention the election..

26.10.2025 08:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Didnโ€™t take them long?!

26.10.2025 08:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

She mentioned inclusivity, diversity and climate change in her acceptance speech

25.10.2025 18:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Catherine Connolly Elected 10รบ Uachtarรกn na hร‰ireann alongside a photo of Catherine Connolly in a suit

Catherine Connolly Elected 10รบ Uachtarรกn na hร‰ireann alongside a photo of Catherine Connolly in a suit

Congratulations to Catherine Connolly who has been elected the 10th President of Ireland. We were delighted to support this campaign over the last month and her landslide win is proof of the value of a positive, united campaign.

#Aras25 #PresidentConnolly #Politics #Ireland #Election

25.10.2025 18:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 61    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Very good!

25.10.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Storm Amy, Waterville, Co Kerry

03.10.2025 20:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œThe bravest journalists in the world are in Gazaโ€

@mehdirhasan gives a powerful speech about the manipulation of the mainstream media regarding the Gaza genocide at the โ€œTogether for Palestineโ€ event, live at OVO Arena Wembley in the UK.

17.09.2025 20:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Together for Palestine YouTube video by Brian Eno

Livestream of the Together for Palestine fundraiser event happening right now at Wembley, London ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ
www.youtube.com/live/RWBVHFv...

17.09.2025 19:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 59    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Together for Palestine YouTube video by Brian Eno

You can watch the big โ€˜Together for Palestineโ€™ concert here in Wembley Arena, London, at 7pm UK time/2pm ET. Some big names speaking and performing from Benedict Cumberbatch to Florence Pugh to Damon Albarn to Mos Def to Riz Ahmed to Guy Pearce. (And me.)
www.youtube.com/live/RWBVHFv...

17.09.2025 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 835    ๐Ÿ” 237    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Privileged and honored to be speaking tonight at Wembley Arena at the Together for Palestine (@T4Plive) concert, alongside some big names from across the world, at 7pm UK time.

You can watch live on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/live/RWBVHFv...

17.09.2025 08:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2070    ๐Ÿ” 432    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 48    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

100 years of solitude is one of the best things Iโ€™ve watched in a long time. On Netflix.

14.09.2025 21:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sensational evening of music- such talent and diversity in tunes. Wonderful

13.09.2025 21:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A truly remarkable woman

12.09.2025 22:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Irish woman Gena Heraty kidnapped in Haiti has been released along with other captives Missionary who ran orphanage near capital was taken at start of August

Great news- Irish woman Gena Heraty kidnapped in Haiti has been released along with other captives

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

29.08.2025 17:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Agreed!

25.08.2025 18:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And what about nurses?? I ran a nurse-led AF service where I applied evidence based practice and shared decision making with v good outcomes. RCT with nurses vs docs in AF show better clinically significant results with better application of evidence from nurses.

25.08.2025 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The poor man

18.08.2025 22:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜I canโ€™t get the patients I left behind out of my headโ€™ โ€“ healthcare staff to walk in silent solidarity with Gaza medics on Dublin march Medics in Ireland have organised a walk in silence on Dublinโ€™s Grafton Street at 12.45 today to show solidarity with Palestinian doctors and health staff and people.

Dublin: Medics have organised a walk in silence on Grafton Street at 12.45 today to show solidarity with Palestinian doctors and health staff and people.
All are welcome to join. #speirgorm
www.independent.ie/irish-news/i...

16.08.2025 08:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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