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Why my friend Greta Thunberg had no choice but to sail an aid boat to Gaza If I know anything about Greta, it is that she would want this moment to bring light to the ongoing repression and human rights violations of Palestinian civilians, writes fellow youth climate campaig...

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CDC plans study on vaccines and autism despite research showing no link President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have repeatedly raised the idea that autism could be linked to vaccines.

The "CDC" plans to study vaccines and autism—because dozens of large, robust, peer-reviewed studies apparently weren’t enough. My hot takes in 🧵

We don’t need another study—we need to trust the overwhelming evidence we already have!

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A ‘great shock’: Julianne Moore’s children’s book under review by Trump administration The actor’s book Freckleface Strawberry is on a list of library books suspended for a ‘compliance review’ after a presidential executive order

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The left map shows the parts of Germany with the highest percentage of Syrian refugees.

The right map shows public support for the anti-migrant AfD.

Something to keep in mind when reading stories that posit a direct link between refugee numbers and support for the far-right.

Staff at NSF have been instructed to go through active research projects to search for these key words & determine if they include activities that violate executive orders issued by Trump.

Science cannot be muzzled. Scientific research should never be controlled by the government.

Lucy Letby murder convictions: what did the expert panel find? Group concludes babies died due to natural causes or errors in medical care, saying there was no evidence of deliberate harm A distinguished panel of paediatric specialists and neonatologists was convened by Dr Shoo Lee, professor emeritus at the…

Lucy Letby murder convictions: what did the expert panel find?

NHS to offer 'groundbreaking' sickle cell gene therapy The gene therapy Casgevy, which will now be offered to some patients in England, could help people live disease-free, experts say.

Great news for sickle cell disease patients in the UK!!

Gene therapy reduces symptoms and keeps patients out of hospital

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My new book ‘The Cancer Roadmap’ was launched today

It’s for anyone affected by cancer
It tells you what is it, what causes it, how it’s treated, who to trust, how to understand risk + spot red flags on social media when it comes to alternative cures.

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Three must read papers for PhD students. #scisky #PhD #science #research #academicsky

1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research

Open Access
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Fewer than half of British people can name the 2022 British PM with a 5-letter surname starting with T. Politics can be more brutal than showbusiness sometimes.

The seven members of one of Scotland's biggest child sex abuse rings have been given life-long sentences & warned that they may never be released

It's good that there's a 25% tarriff on imported coffee now. This will incentivize people to purchase American coffee, grown in the New Jersey coffee forests

🇱🇻🇸🇪 An undersea fibre optic cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged on Sunday morning, likely as a result of "external influence", Latvian public broadcaster LSM reported, citing the cable operator.

The Latvian Navy sent a patrol to inspect a vessel that possibly caused the damage

Ethnic origin 2023 recruitment data | Workforce, training and education | NHS England Review the ethnic origin recruitment data from the 2023 recruitment rounds

There are just 22 Black residents in anaesthesia in the UK (GMC data).

In 2023 there were 302 applications to ACCS/anaesthesia made by Black or Black British. 1114 by White British.

5 offers made to Black applicants. 524 to white applicants.

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Hi @bertsbooks.bsky.social Your books arrived safely. I’m thrilled to win your giveaway - getting the year off to a great start!

YouTube video by LBC James O'Brien reacts to Elon Musk's salute

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COP29: DfE Youth Focal Point, Jodie Bailey-Ho reflects on her experience in Baku - News | SOS-UK Youth Focal Point Jodie Bailey-Ho reflects on her time at COP29 in November 2024.

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Climate education is such a powerful tool in equipping the next generation to meet the challenges they face

How Brits remain more worried about climate change than their American counterparts New study from Yale University compares US and UK attitudes to climate change to reveal the UK is more aware and concerned about escalating climate impacts

There's been increasing attacks on climate action from the Tories and Reform, but it remains the case 80% of Brits are worried about climate change, 68% think it should be a 'high'/'v high' priority for government, and 82% support the use of renewable energy. www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...

Our statement on the reignited conversation into child sexual abuse and exploitation.

Accessible version can be found here: https://buff.ly/40tea2f

Not a single Reform MP has bothered to turn up to today's House of Commons debate on tackling violence against women and girls

Today’s conversation with ChatGPT. Like all large language models, it’s indifferent to the truth value of what it spouts. Do we really want this technology making medical decisions?

Other than sheer, capitalistic greed, can anyone explain to me why Next are on BBC News complaining that the national insurance increase of £67m is going to force them to increase prices for consumers instead of taking it out of the £967m profit they made last year.

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Help us #EndDetention while gaining hands-on legal casework experience.⁠ ⁠

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New study reveals link between head injuries and viruses in Alzheimer's Disease Researchers from Oxford’s Institute of Population Ageing and the University of Manchester, and Tufts University have found that head injuries, such as those induced in sports and the military, may re-...

Researchers from @fbmh-uom.bsky.social have found that head injuries may re-awaken dormant viruses in the brain, triggering the onset of conditions including Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia 🧠

Read more about the study below 👇

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FDA recommends fixing racial disparities in pulse oximeter readings Inaccurate readings in the medical devices led to inferior care for Black patients.

FDA recommends fixing racial disparities in pulse oximeter readings: Inaccurate readings in the medical devices led to inferior care for Black patients. - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

The lies from Mail & The Express unsurprising given their track records but very disappointing from BBC

End of Life Care Background: Working as a doctor in Medicine of the Elderly, I’ve looked after a lot of people at the end of their lives. Although it might sound odd, it’s actually one of the best bits …

While we’re on the subject of End of Life Care, this is a blog I wrote a while back, on looking after people who might be dying.

It was written with junior doctors in mind, to help them navigate waters that I had found tricky.

#EOLC
#MedSky

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Why I'm quitting the Washington Post Democracy can't function without a free press

WaPo cartoonist resigns after Post rejects her cartoon of billionaires paying tribute to Donald Trump, one of whom happens to be her boss, Jeff Bezos.

Satire has literally died.

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Thanks for choosing me @bertsbooks.bsky.social
I’d be very happy indeed to receive the books from shelf one. Wishing you a Happy New Year!

@bertsbooks.bsky.social Gosh thanks so much!! Brilliant news 🤩 I have been in Crimbo Limbo so didn’t realise 🙄 but will choose and get back to you asap 😊😊