Cindy Chew Radiologist

Most doctors, most of the time, draw on their years (decades, in my case) of medical training & expertise to do the best we can for you.

What distinguishes us from snake oil salesmen - persuasive grifters who prey on human fears to line their pockets - is our expertise & our integrity.

Trust… 1/n

The next days and months and years will demand from all of us great courage — and solidarity. Be prepared.

Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change. Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.

Wow. Check this out.
Politicians actually trying to solve problems can achieve a lot!
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

Rossiter coined the term "Matilda effect" for when women's scientific work is attributed to men.

It was a twist on the "Matthew effect," famously attributed to Robert Merton, but actually studied jointly by Merton and his wife Harriet Zuckerman, who was denied co-authorship

This is awesome work by Christina

These Techniques Stopped the Outbreak of an Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in a SoCal Hospital | Newswise Researchers detected Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a common hospital-acquired bacterium, often found in moist environments. But this strain carried a gene called New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1), an en...

UCLA Health ended an NDM-1 Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak by tracing it to an ICU sink biofilm via whole-genome sequencing, then eliminating it with targeted disinfection, plumbing changes, and staff education—showcasing the power of diverse IPC measures.

#AMR

www.newswise.com/articles/the...

Sign Petition: Stop Masked Immigration Raids. This Is Not How a Democracy Operates. These agents are using masks to shield themselves from accountability for their willingness to participate in dangerous overreach. (51529 signatures on petition)

Masked ICE aren’t about safety; they’re about fear and evading responsibility. Demand transparency and accountability by adding your name to this petition:

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There's research to suggest that just ONE consistently safe adult makes a huge difference to a kid's outcome. It doesn't have to be a parent or relative. It can be a teacher, a neighbour, someone else's parent, anyone. What matters is safety and consistency and here it is. Good on ya, bodega man. 🥹

This is cool!! Well done !!!!

Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social,

Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism.
Looking forward to following you wherever you land,

Your fan, Mar🐫

Trish and Laiba

Trish and Fran

Beyond proud of my two graduating DPhil students Fran Dakin and Laiba Husain, who have redefined what’s possible in doctoral study and are ROCKING the graduation look!

The evidence on physician associates is low quality, limited, and inconsistent—Gillian Leng www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Cost of Obamacare expected to soar as subsidies expire and insurers hike premiums People who get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act could see increases of more than 75% each month, one expert said.

People who get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act could see increases of more than 75% each month.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

A textbook - Kumar and Clark’s Text Book of Clinical Medicine on a table. 11th edition.

Opening chapter page. Chapter 8 Radiology Contributing authors : Cindy Chew, Andrew Plumb and Patrick O’Dwyer

Inside view of the chapter. Lots of well annotated imaging to accompany the text explaining different modality of imaging and its uses.

Super chuffed to see this new edition finally in print. Big Thank you to Dr Booth for the opportunity to join all the amazing superstar clinicians who contribute to #KumarAndClark 🙏🏼. Been a wonderful experience. Looks great! 🥰 #MedEd

Thank you so much for coming and adding your voice to proceedings!!! We learnt so much from you 🙏🏼

Dr Cindy Chew at front of room next to a slide.

Slide with text- University ofGlasgow What is an "Actlve Bystander" A bystander is someone who witnesses conflict or unacceptable behaviour. We are all bystanders at some point. An active byslander moves from recognising unacceptable behaviour to taking stops to make a difference

So the amazing @shiyunzhao.bsky.social tried to jump out of shot but my camera finger was faster 🤣.

Expertly facilitating a workshop about @uofglasgow.bsky.social @asmeofficial.bsky.social -funded work, training students as active bystanders when witnessing disrespectful behaviour. #MedEd #asme2025

Are UK austerity policies ‘social murder’? - Transforming Society David Walsh and Gerry McCartney, authors of 'Social Murder', reveal how UK austerity policies knowingly caused hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths.

This whole book puts all the data together by David Walsh and Gerard McCartney.

www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/01/24/a...

RFK Jr. boots all members of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee Health Secretary RFK Jr. has removed all 17 members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. He says replacing them with new members will help restore 'public trust' in vaccines.

While we’re glued on L.A., the story that would be top news happens:
RFK Jr. removes all members of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee : Shots - Health News

www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Equal Justice under Law. Words on US Supreme Court

Wondering what the estimated 360,000 Americans in prison for drugs offences (over 75% Black or Latino) are thinking about how a ketamine-using White supremacist got so much power?

These figures should be heading the news every evening. Except, as we know, many lives of our fellow humans really don’t count (and go uncounted)

This looks so great: an evening with @liangrhea.bsky.social (social media medical royalty) hosted by @medicalwomenuk.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening...

The Pandemic Agreement: What's Next? The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical weaknesses in global health governance, prompting the development of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, formally adopted by the World Health Assembly in May 2025. This...

8/8 Bottom line: The Pandemic Agreement is a milestone, not a miracle. Its success depends on political will, accountability, and real action. The world must now turn words into preparedness. Full paper here
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Yes -- I can really see the similarities. Thank you for your reflections!

Thank you for this fantastic, important and timely paper.

So much of this resonates with what is happening within the microcosm of healthcare 😞

We argue:
•Place-based solidarity helps us understand how a shared commitment to place can keep services running under austerity.
•Place-based solidarity has tensions and limits. It is not currently a sustainable solution to the retreat of the state.

Our new paper on "Place-based solidarity: Crisis, austerity and the devolution of responsibility"

authors: Coco Huggins and Mia Gray

is now available free online: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Happy 86th birthday to Sir Ian McKellen!