Dr Distemper

Nigel Farage is the biggest charlatan in British political history.

And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:

Yesterday they gave £3bn to Thames Water.
Today they have to take £5bn off Disabled people.

It should be the other way around.

I see your point!

Thatcher wouldn’t have dared make the changes he did, but he realised the voting public wouldn’t know or care about the devil in the detail.

It made it much easier for the next lot of Tories to continue the work, introducing even more privatisation through the back door.

Never trust a neoliberal.

Quite, which is precisely why I like the word optics so much. To me it says something very specific which is unrelated to whether a policy is a good idea or not!

Oh no, I do - he drove waiting lists down, built infrastructure and improved efficiency.

Unfortunately, he did it by saddling the NHS with PFI debts, and wrote into the legislation loopholes that allowed parts of the services to be sold off or contracted out for private profit.

Very clever work.

To be fair, Blair started the ball rolling with dismantling it, and Streeting and Starmer show no signs of slowing the demolition, so they wouldn’t be entirely wrong.

It’s amazing they haven’t considered the optics, though!

Good point!

Currently reading a study about influenza aerosol transmission, published in 2020 and shows more RNA copies (log scale) in fine aerosol fraction.

In 2020…

and we still haven’t sorted out air safety in hospitals, and we are still whinging about flu being such a big problem (which it is).

This!

Yes, it’s a toss up between the impact of poverty and that of an unmitigated airborne pandemic.

As far as child mortality goes, poverty probably wins. The number of children in the UK dying where being homeless directly contributed to their death is a similar number to child Covid deaths.

Pandemics change people. We aren’t used to dealing with the mass death, disability & uncertainty that comes with them

Unfortunately due to technology & misinformation, society is choosing NOT to process its collective trauma

It IS changing us. Not for the better. We’re detached, colder & apathetic

Measles Measles remains one of the leading causes of death among young children globally, despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine.

"Measles is a highly contagious, serious airborne disease caused by a virus that can lead to severe complications and death."

First, trying to contain measles without using the word airborne makes as much sense as trying to control SARS by saying it's not airborne.

Second, WHO can say airborne.

We Need Mandatory Masking in Healthcare, and We Need it Now Healthcare facilities should set the tone when it comes to masking. They should help patients protect themselves from Covid and other threats. Instead they push droplet dogma and put lives at risk.

“measles doesn’t kill anyone, touch grass, parent better, no masks ever!”

This was a response to my masks in healthcare article. Someone took the time to email me just to spread harmful lies.

We need masks in healthcare.

To protect the vulnerable AND those who won’t protect themselves:

Yes, but I’d expect that from Bristol.

If you are the friend or relative of someone dealing with a distressing situation, I am begging you to talk to an uninvolved friend, relative, or therapist about any worries or anxieties the situation may be creating for you.

Yes, I work out in a respirator.

I was used to it anyway because I wore one when I was a road cyclist in London.

It means I get a good workout, and nothing else.

What We Know About Covid’s Impact on Your Brain Scientists worry that persistent cognitive issues caused by Covid signal that a surge in dementia cases and other mental conditions is on the horizon.

Brain Injury Doctor here,
Covid loves damaging the brain.
We will continue to see the effects for years to come.
Protect your brain

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Distance: 1.53 miles

It was surprisingly hard and everything jiggled. It’s almost like you’re not supposed to stop running for 5 years then pick it up again…

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Long COVID patients show brain swelling linked to memory problems, study finds Brain scans shows patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) share similar issues in a part of the brain known as the hippocampus.

🧠 New research finds brain swelling in Long Covid patients, linked to memory issues & brain fog. The study also shows similarities with ME/CFS, reinforcing the need for urgent research & support.
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Give out some #CleanAir #Valentines ❤️ during #influenza season & save lives:
open a window, turn on an air filter, #WearAMask #bced

One individual may not represent the hospital, and it sounds like he wasn’t following their policies, for a start. I’d wait and see how they respond to the complaint first.

Yes, all part of a massive attitude problem, by the sound of things.

I agree, though, that not masking even though they knew it increased the risk to your life is the most serious offence here. The rest just shows up what kind of person they are.

Good luck with it. I hope it’s taken seriously.

Refusing to tell you their name is also a massive red flag, come to think of it!

Imagine thinking you have the right to watch someone’s intimate examination and not even tell them your name!

Weird, I know, but having worked in my FFP3 among perfectly nice, caring Drs & nurses for the past four years who are completely blind to the need to mask, I think the not leaving might ring an alarm bell with the management that the not masking might not. Hope that makes sense!

I’m so angry for you!

Obviously the fact they wouldn’t mask when it could literally save your life says it all to me. In terms of your complaint, though, if you treat the refusal to leave as an independent incident, you may find that “normal” non-masking people take the complaint more seriously.

As a GP, I’d take the refusal to leave the room at your request during an examination EXTREMELY seriously, too. Patients have to consent to having anyone present who is not an essential part of the examination, & you very clearly did not want them there & asked them to leave. Deeply disrespectful.

Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year.

2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0

Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.