Meaghan Kall

I really miss the days of Health Protection Agency when we were able to provide independent public health advice. Bringing the organisation ever closer to central government control has only had a net negative effect on so many aspects of the organisation.

UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.

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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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New book klaxon: I finally piss EVERYONE off!

What happens when you put health on platforms geared for shopping, PR & entertainment?

What's medicine and what's marketing? And what impact is it having on health?

(In public health lingo -it's commercial meets digital determinants of health)

Can anyone explain why the Government is still doing most of its communications through a website whose owner is now openly rallying the far right to trigger a violent insurrection on our streets?

Our democracy is too precious to be a plaything for foreign tech barons.

Elon Musk doesn’t care about the British people or our rights. He only cares about himself and his ego.

The @nytimes.com has rarely felt as hopelessly out of its depth as in the past two days or so. There is still much I admire, many journalists I respect and trust, but on the Charlie Kirk assassination it simply hasn’t been very informative - not to mention some atrocious opinion “journalism”.

I can recall when you used to get tickets for concerts at record shops or venues. You'd maybe have to travel to get them. Now the "convenience" of the internet means you'll probably flub off a full day of work in a frantic lottery that if you win, costs you a mortgage payment. Progress, by Jaysus.

I’m out of London now so all good 👍🏻

A colleague at my placement today suggested she might break both my ankles to stop me leaving in January. I normally accept all forms of flattery, but... 🤔

I’ve never thought of having a formal work bag and a casual work bag! I guess this means I get to buy TWO bags. I want to be a legit consultant you know

As long as it’s sharepoint you’re cool

I want to get a new work/laptop bag. What are people using these days? Backpacks vs messenger bags? Help!

That’s a joke. I’ve given up now as I’m certain that’s all that’s left and I can’t get the message to go away now 😢 @radiohead.wastehq.social

Petition to bring back queuing up outside the box office to purchase concert tickets 🎟️

It thinks I’m a bot 😭 😭 😭

RADIOHEAD QUEUE RELATED STRESS

Right????

Omg *fangirling*

I challenge @michaelstipe.bsky.social to an ITEOTWAWKI(IAFF)-off!

I can

I can

Open Evening: Public Health Specialty Training - East of England An evening for prospective applicants on the ins and outs of Public Health Specialty Training in the East of England and application tips!

🗓️ East of England public health registrars are running a free open evening for prospective applicants to public health specialty training on Weds 24th Sept 2025 from 19:00-20:30

Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome!

Info & Registration:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-eveni...

Could and should - two similar words with very different answers.

Open Evening: Public Health Specialty Training - East of England An evening for prospective applicants on the ins and outs of Public Health Specialty Training in the East of England and application tips!

🗓️ East of England public health registrars are running a free open evening for prospective applicants to public health specialty training on Weds 24th Sept 2025 from 19:00-20:30

Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome!

Info & Registration:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-eveni...

🚨 The CDC as we know it is being severely altered tonight.

In addition to the CDC director being ousted, the Post is reporting that several senior leaders are leaving as well.

Here are from two of the resignations:

As Measles Exploded, Officials in Texas Looked to CDC Scientists. Under Trump, No One Answered. - KFF Health News Trump officials sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists, slowing their response to the measles outbreak in West Texas. Cases surged and sparked new outbreaks across the U.S. and Mexico. Together...

🚨🧵My latest:

As measles took off in Texas, the Trump administration took actions that prevented CDC scientists from responding.

The outbreak became the biggest in 30 yrs. It’s far larger considering the outbreaks it sparked in other states & Mexico. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Why are Gen Z drinking less alcohol than older generations? Those born between the mid-to-late 1990s and early 2010s seem to be drinking less alcohol than older generations. Why is this—and could it be a public health opportunity? Elisabeth Mahase reports The...

www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Helpful overview of trends

Why are Gen Z drinking less alcohol than older generations

London HIV charity Positively UK could close over funding crisis Positively UK, which has supported thousands of people with HIV since 1986, is struggling financially.

Support services always seem to become an afterthought when medicine 💊 is available.

But these services save lives, create friendships, educate, build self-love. Something a pill could never do.

We must save them.

Decades-old HIV charity's fear over future funding www.bbc.com/news/article...

We analysed 576 persistent infections and found:
– More common in men & those >60yrs
– Most variation driven by nonsynonymous mutations, esp. in spike NTD & RBD
– Longer infection → higher viral clock rates
– Onward transmission is rare
– Only ~2% showed viral rates on par with highly divergent VOCs

Lucy Bronze: Lioness defender played entire Euro 2025 tournament with fractured tibia England defender Lucy Bronze's middle name is Tough, which perfectly encapsulates her Euro 2025 performances as the defender tells BBC Sport she played the whole tournament with a fractured tibia.

Bronze is a beast! 🦁

#Euros2025

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Coordinated Aerial Logistics for Emergency Response and National Resilience at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Coordinated Aerial Logistics for Emergency Response and National Resilience at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.com

The Health Protection Research Units have been hiring a lot recently for roles across public health, but this one is a little different:

Drones for public health emergency logistics!

Part of the @ukhsa.bsky.social and Uni Birmingham joint HPRU

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Today’s perimenopausal rage:

I’m sick and tired of my ponytail. I’ll give myself a haircut c/o TikTok.