Becky Garrett

Graph showing poverty levels including child poverty reaching 36%

Shocking news. 36% of UK children are living in poverty according to the latest Social Metrics Commission research (I am one of the Commissioners)
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

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A cartoon of young woman of colour, clearly unhappy, with hands of different colours pointing at her.

It's quite telling that there's so much debate about 'what is a woman' and almost none about what is a man.

We wouldn't need to debate 'what is a woman' if the space allowed for women in society wasn't so arbitrarily and narrowly prescribed in the first place.

So true!

This new Supreme Court ruling does not protect women. It protects a 'barbie doll' image of what women should be. Let me explain:

I was born female. I have female genitals. It says female on my Birth Certificate. I am one of the 'women' this ruling is meant to protect. 🧵

Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ gatherings Amendment also enshrines recognition of only two sexes, providing basis for denying gender identities

Can see a future where the US follows this too

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

I’d say nausea is one of the most disabling components of long covid/POTS for me. POTS UK and Mast Cell Action websites have lots of good info for patients and clinicians

I’m not clinical anymore, but have POTS/MCAS from long covid and now have awful nausea and sometimes vomiting associated with it. Think delayed gastric emptying +/- SIBO contribute. Definite increase increase in POTS since Covid. Might account for some cases?

Important data when people trot out the line that young people were not at risk from Covid infection.

Especially in that 1st year, when everyone was meeting the virus for the first time without vax, Long Covid rates were very high.

Imperial REACT study estimated 23% of all infections in 2020.

If you’re dealing with Long Covid - there’s a chance you’re also dealing with MCAS and/or POTS/Dysautonomia.

They’re two of the most common comorbids - and can have a devastating impact on quality of life.

New allergies? Alcohol intolerance? Dizziness? Fatigue? Fainting?

A mega 🧵 of resources

Dear Government and Press.
Autism is neurodevelopmental. A form of neurodivergence. It is not a mental health condition, or behavioural condition, or a learning disability.
It concerns me that people in charge want to slash benefits but apparently haven't the slightest idea what we are.

“Rise in people with mental illness being driven by real societal challenges and lack of available treatment” says RCPsych President RCPsych President Dr Lade Smith CBE responds to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care's comments about the overdiagnosis of mental health conditions.

“The significant rise in the number of people being diagnosed with a mental illness in recent years has been driven by real issues that affect us all, such as increases in poverty, housing and food insecurity, as well as loneliness and isolation. ”

www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-fea...

Nearly one in ten unsure if they have Long Covid Nearly one in ten unsure if they have Long Covid

Our researchers have found that nearly one in ten people in England think they could have Long Covid but aren’t sure.

Almost 5% of people said they do have the condition, with socially disadvantaged groups most affected.

Read more 👉 brnw.ch/21wRoSY

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Lots of free neuro-affirming resources for families and professionals with a focus on supporting Autistic children with burnout, barriers to education and developing a better understanding of Monotropism (a strength-based theory of Autism)

Find out more: autisticrealms.com

#neurodiversity

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This just gets stranger and stranger!

Interesting! Do you know if there are any trials on this or is it anecdotal reports?

What might AI mean for our health? REAL Challenge lecture from Hetan Shah Thursday 13 February 2025 11.00–12.30

TODAY: Join us for our fifth #REALChallenge lecture.

@hetanshah.bsky.social will be exploring what #AI might mean for health, and how to navigate and assess the opportunities and risks.

Register now to attend online ⬇️
 
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Hospital advertises for ‘corridor care’ nurses to ease NHS crisis The new jobs have been labelled a ‘total acceptance of failure’ as oxygen lines are installed outside wards

Hospital advertises for 12hr 'corridor nurse' shifts while many across England prepare for patients to be stacked waiting for a bed www.thetimes.com/article/410d...

Definitely ☹️ xx

Image of 2 birds with heading, “Me trying to talk to new people” One bird is loudly shouting, the second is recoiling, text. “DO YOU LIKE RACCOONS?”

I feel this in my soul.

Well done for resting ☺️ It’s such a hard skill to learn when you’re not used to it-I’m still finding it hard! Been on LDN for 8 weeks so fingers crossed! 🤞

Amazing that you have recovered! Any tips or was it a matter of time?

Autistic children are at a 28x higher likelihood of death by suicide as compared to non-Autistic children.

That risk is higher when Autistic kids are not identified.

When you know a risk you lower a risk

& now you know, too. 🫶🏻

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Having been on ‘the other side’ with Long Covid for the past year, I very much feel this

This is incredibly depressing ☹️

Removing nitrites from their diet really helped my partner. Plus magnesium and omega supplementation. Overall has massively reduced frequency (once a week to every few months). Perimenopause can really impact frequency as well, if relevant. Hope you find something that helps 😊

Autoantibodies to selenoprotein P in chronic fatigue syndrome suggest selenium transport impairment and acquired resistance to thyroid hormone Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) presents with symptoms of hypothyroidism, including mental and physical fatigue, poor sleep, depression, and anxiety. H…

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... “Autoantibodies to SELENOP are relatively frequent in chronic fatigue syndrome.
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SELENOP-aAb are associated with dysregulated GPx3 and DIO expression.
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Strongly reduced urinary iodine reflects low TH activation and DIO activity.” #mecfs

Here's the visual proof of why vaccines do more good than harm See year by year how vaccines beat back nine dangerous infectious diseases

Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...

If I was picking person of the year, without a shadow of a doubt, it would be Gisele Pelicot. She has and will change things around the world.