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Ray Walley

@walleyray.bsky.social

GP and Professor of General Practice at UCD,Dublin - Member of CPME executive committee

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.Costs of liberalisation/legalisation Cannabis recently reported @jama.com 1. 300% increase schizophrenia 2. In another study 6 fold increase of death in those CUD within five years of treatment 3. 2.8 fold increase death rate than the general pop #cannabiskills #LegaliseUKCannabis

04.03.2025 22:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | A Day of American Infamy A dreadful moment for Ukraine, for the free world, for the legacy of an America that once stood for the principles of the Atlantic Charter.

โ€œich bin ein Zelenskyโ€ www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...

01.03.2025 06:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why the European Journal of Public Health and EUPHA are opposing President Trumpโ€™s attack on the language of diversity The news that the Trump administration has ordered scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to withdraw or retract articles co

Truth to power. Well done, @martinmckee.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/eurpub/advan...

23.02.2025 17:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 131    ๐Ÿ” 55    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

theconversation.com/cdc-layoffs-...

23.02.2025 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšจ Doctors keep healthcare running, but who protects them?

At @bundesaerztekammer.de & @kbv.de's event on #HealthWorkforce shortages, our Vice President Dr Andreas Botzlar called for stricter labour law compliance to end poor working conditions

The time for enforcement is now!

18.02.2025 12:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trumpโ€™s Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without HIV Treatment President Trumpโ€™s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 million people worldwide, including 500,000 children, experts say.

Two weeks into President Trumpโ€™s sweeping freeze on foreign aid, HIV groups abroad have not received any funding, jeopardizing the health of more than 20 million people, including 500,000 children.

05.02.2025 21:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 722    ๐Ÿ” 360    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 87    ๐Ÿ“Œ 58
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Factors Associated With Cocaine Use at 17 and 20ย Years Old: A Longitudinal Analysis of a Nationally Representative Cohort Despite growing concerns about trends in cocaine use, there is a shortage of longitudinal research that prospectively examines risk and protective factors associated with cocaine initiation and use in...

.Ireland has obfuscated on drug education of youth allowing focus on debate on drug legalisation whilst our youth burn

#Cannabis+#alcohol ~> gateways 2 #cocaine

Immediate focusing on preventative and treatment measures is necessary. @oireachtasnews.bsky.social

www.jahonline.org/article/S105...

02.02.2025 10:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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RCSI research highlights influence of parental attitudes on adolescent cannabis use Cannabis is the most widely used illicit substance among adolescents today, with usage typically starting between the ages of 12 and 17. A new study led by Professor Mary Cannon at RCSI University of ...

Parental oversight and involvment with ones children is crucial to their health lifestyle choices.
This is especially so with #cannabis use.
Cannabis is hazardous to our childrens health with psychoactive atherogenic carcinogenic effects.

These effects are lifelong www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...

02.02.2025 09:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Brilliant analogy โ€œLike Chauncey Gardiner, the simple-minded protagonist of Being Thereโ€ re comments from President Trump - how v sad for onlooking families

30.01.2025 19:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ข Our policy, published today, highlights the negative impact of commercial determinants on health and urges policy-making to be evidence-based and ethical

Public health must be prioritised in policy decisions

๐Ÿ‘‰ Press release: cpme.eu/news/europea...

#CDoH #AWARH24

03.12.2024 13:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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President Blames D.E.I. and Biden for Crash Under Trumpโ€™s Watch President Trumpโ€™s remarks, suggesting without evidence that diversity in hiring and other Biden administration policies somehow caused the disaster, reflected his instinct to immediately frame major e...

President Trump without evidence blamed FAA diversity programs and the Biden administration for the deadly midair aircraft collision in Washington, D.C., that took place Wednesday night. No cause has been determined yet.

30.01.2025 18:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 874    ๐Ÿ” 229    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 349    ๐Ÿ“Œ 103
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Pope calls for probe into potential genocide in Gaza โ€œAccording to some experts, what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide,โ€ Pope Francis says in excerpts of a new book.

Pope Francis has called for an investigation into whether Israel's strikes on the Gaza Strip constitute genocide, according to excerpts from an upcoming book.

17.11.2024 14:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 422    ๐Ÿ” 102    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
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Macron: Milei โ€˜not satisfiedโ€™ with Mercosur trade deal either France is battling hard to stall talks between the EU and the South American trading bloc.

French President Emmanuel Macron slammed the Mercosur trade deal again today after meeting with Argentinian President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires.

17.11.2024 20:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 129    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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The World Health Organization notes 300 essential drugs are now in shortage.

What's behind the problems and what are countries doing about it?
www.bmj.com/content/387/...

15.11.2024 17:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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