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helen-clegg.bsky.social
Human rights campaigner looking to restore my faith in humanity. Communications professional specialising in health and equalities. Auburn haired. Autism Mum. Awake in my science classes. Middle class woman of a certain age. She/her.
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This is a really helpful article if you know someone who is struggling to move past the “if you have a penis you’re a man” level of critical thinking. Tl;dr our brains and our bodies develop at different rates, and in different ways. They’re not one system, nor necessarily a cohesive whole. Simple.

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Social media platforms are letting online Violence Against Women & Girls spiral out of control – enabling abuse, amplifying misogyny, and putting women at risk. Urge social media giants to stop enabling online hatred towards women & girls. Add your name 👇

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Happy to share our perspective piece on misinformation published in @healthpromint.bsky.social Rebecca Lindberg and I call for systems-level changes and international law to regulate social media platforms to prevent the spread of misinformation. academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

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Our animated World TB Day 2025 infographic highlights rising rates of TB in England, who is most affected and how to recognise the symptoms. Taking just one minute of your day to take a look might help save lives! #WorldTBDay #ThinkTB

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#TB cases jumped 13% in England from 2023 to 2024. Think TB! A cough that lasts more than 3 weeksmay not be a lingering cold. It could be tuberculosis. Other symptoms include fever, night sweats, weight loss, and tiredness. Learn more at www.thetruthabouttb.org #ThinkTB #Tuberculosis

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The myth that vaccines cause autism is harmful to public health, not just because it lowers vaccination rates, but because it contributes to stigma and negative stereotypes about autism. My latest for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 32 days ago • 5 comments

"Real vaccine injuries are recorded. They are not overlooked. They are not covered up. If anything, they are sought after." Separating anecdotes from evidence. www.voicesforvaccines.org/vaccine-inju...

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

"Americans are safer when instability and infectious threats are effectively managed on foreign lands."

submitted 41 days ago • 6 comments

🚨 #SocialJustice and #HealthEquity ⏰ One week to go until the @lsehealthpolicy.bsky.social Annual Lecture with Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Director of UCL Institute of Health Equity @michaelmarmot.bsky.social @marmotihe.bsky.social www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/...

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

I got your waste, fraud, and abuse right here

submitted 43 days ago • 1158 comments

NEW: The actions of Trump and Vance in recent weeks highlight something under-appreciated. The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west). My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...

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Cod Liver Oil/Vit A were indeed used to treat measles in 1910. At least 6600 Americans died of measles that year. "It is probably true that many deaths assigned to other causes are due to the unfortunate consequences of this disease." www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vs...

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An important statement in difficult times, including comment from TB Alert's Executive Trustee.

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

A compulsive liar, a Russian agent and an idiot walk into a bar. The barman says "Good evening Mr Trump"

submitted 47 days ago • 8 comments

🛑 Why the European Journal of Public Health and European Public Health Association @eupha.bsky.social are opposing President #Trump’s attack on the language of #diversity By Peter Allebeck, @talbreht.bsky.social, @charlottemar.bsky.social & @martinmckee.bsky.social academic.oup.com/eurpub/advan...

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

SCOOP: The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, arguably the nation's most powerful scientific organization, is bending to political pressure and removing terms like "health equity" from pending reports. Members are not happy. Story by me: www.statnews.com/2025/02/20/n...

submitted 59 days ago • 35 comments

Lying liars lying...

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submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

Exactly this. Just 2% of Musk's wealth could feed the very poorest and most desperate people in the world. He could use his money to do extraordinary things - and could go down in history as a hero. Instead he has deliberately chosen to be an evil, villainous dick

submitted 73 days ago • 109 comments