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drlesleybarron.bsky.social
General surgeon, mom, and cyclist with an interest in healthcare policy.
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"Dramatic fall in London's levels of deadly pollutants after Ultra-Low Emissions Zone expansion."

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every driver behind the wheel of a car when they see someone on bike trying to enjoy what little joy is left on this dumb rock.

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Stormy seas today maybe because we are at the edge of the cyclone. I’ve never seen the gulls like this before- not sure if it’s because of the winds?

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I’m not sure what I’ve done to warrant an email for a mining conference. I have no past expertise, experience or interest in mining and metallurgical processing and foresee none developing in the future either. Only thing of note is that other industries besides surgery start conferences at 7 am…

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

I enjoy checking the @altmetric.com score for my article. Opposite of checking a bank balance, which tends to go down. @bsky.app making strong contribution Thanks for all who have engaged with the article www.bmj.com/content/388/...

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Just in one year, just the clean air act, prevented hundreds of thousands of early deaths. The lowest possible estimate of the benefits found that benefits outweigh the costs by 3 to 1. The most likely estimate is 30 to 1. The high estimate is 90 to 1. Ninety. Nine Zero. www.epa.gov/clean-air-ac...

submitted 13 days ago • 15 comments

For any women out there who experienced/are experiencing (sending 💜) severe nausea/vomiting in pregnancy pls consider filling in this anonymised survey for a research project led by Dr Melanie Nana. She is the clinical academic making real change re. HG here in the uk forms.gle/u6GNNAhX5WqS...

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

HOT RESEARCH NEWS! Motonormativity ("car brain") is a bias that stops people making rational judgements about driving en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motonor... Our new study shows where this bias comes from AND how it makes people think they're odd for supporting changes to the transport system 🧵

submitted 21 days ago • 32 comments

✨My essay in @thelancet.bsky.social this week has made the front page!✨ (I didn’t know about this 🤗) ‘Reflect, Collaborate and Listen’ looks at why doctors don’t listen and the urgent need to rebalance the power dynamic in the patient - doctor relationship. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

submitted 24 days ago • 5 comments

Just cycled on the Newcastle bypass for the first time (by accident) and DO NOT RECOMMEND. Why anyone thinks that is an acceptable experience for anyone in terms of enjoyment much less safety I don’t understand.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

New book arrived.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

I wish businesses knew that I don’t buy from them because instead of cycle lanes there’s on street parking…..

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

www.abc.net.au/news/1049156.... I suppose it’s a start- still feels like crumbs- why isn’t all contraception going to be free?

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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02.... Really disturbing. When someone is unhoused or precariously housed, not much else matters- that’s the main determinant of their health, which will inevitably be poor.

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

www.abc.net.au/about/ombuds.... 🙄

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datahub.roadsafety.gov.au/progress-rep.... 483 deaths of vulnerable road users last year in Australia- an increase of over 9% on the previous year. This needs to be addressed by more than just asking drivers to be nice.

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www.dailymotion.com/video/x9arryi. TV advert from Australian govt on distracted driving and aggressive driver behaviour. Pretty on point (especially the “Ugh, learners” comment). Not sure it’s going to move the needle on road safety-we know driving cars make ppl less empathetic to others.

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

Delete X account or just don’t ever log in again?

submitted 48 days ago • 4 comments

Great letter from our @albertkoehl.bsky.social in response to @reggcohn.bsky.social's bike lane column. Koehl calls out the millions of dollars & thousands of tonnes of toxic salt spread on city roads each year for single occupancy drivers. #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

On the one hand, banning right on red is a proven way to save lives and reduce injuries. On the other hand, drivers are delayed by a few seconds. So it’s impossible to say if it’s good or not.

submitted 51 days ago • 24 comments

So the worst genre is definitely dystopian nonfiction

submitted 54 days ago • 322 comments

amp.abc.net.au/article/1047.... Cautionary tale of supplement use…peripheral neuropathy from high dose B6 in a magnesium supplement. My current supplement/vitamin use is zero.

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

Monday's Most Read #2 - Foundation Money Is Changing the Economic Course of Cities bit.ly/3PuRh81 Alan Greenblat in Governing

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

obituaries.thespec.com/obituary/ann.... My mom died. She was an incredible person.

submitted 84 days ago • 4 comments