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Late last year a report set out serious governance failures at the Royal College of Physicians of London - we wrote about it here. It’s now abundantly clear that things are even worse now. If you are voting in the current elections, please reflect on this. www.bmj.com/content/386/...

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Went to see the touring production of A Man For All Seasons. (Martin Shaw and Gary Wilmot both very good in their respective roles, the latter as the everyman/steward chorus.) And yes, this exchange hit home - perhaps best exchange about law in drama/film. youtu.be/PDBiLT3LASk?...

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Today (Feb 22) in 1943, three courageous young people in the group White Rose were executed for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets in Germany. Sophie Scholl: "The greatest damage is caused by the silent majority that just wants to survive, submit and go along with everything."

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We need facts as never before. 3 years after Putin invaded Ukraine, I spent 24 hours with combat medics on the Ukrainian frontline. Their courage, compassion, dedication & skill are astounding. Please read & please never stop standing up for Ukraine. 🇺🇦 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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Did you see what we did there? 👀

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PLOS has issued a statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity. We are determined to stand firmly behind our mission, our values and our principles, and against any attempt at censorship or undermining of the core principles of scientific inquiry. plos.io/3D4O8cH

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It matters that scientists speak out against what is being done to US science. Staying silent is neither "objective" nor "staying out of politics". Silence now is political - it supports the status quo, says "nothing to worry about". We need to sound the alarm. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Our project working on co-creating ways of increasing uptake of cervical screening in Europe has moved over from the other place. Please do follow if you are interested in co-creation, inequalities, stigma, discrimination, etc. Working in Estonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Portugal, France, and Denmark

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In a world where political leadership for the public good is increasingly rare, @monicagarciag.bsky.social is one of the few politicians who gives me hope. Gracias por su liderazgo

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Trump y Milei se salen de la OMS: una irresponsabilidad que pone en riesgo la respuesta global a emergencias sanitarias. España, en cambio, reafirma su compromiso con la cooperación internacional. Sabemos que las enfermedades no entienden de fronteras ni ideologías.

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"Musk is a key figure within a US administration that is attacking science through executive orders that have systematically targeted the scientific community, cut funding, restricted research and silenced scientists" My op-ed in @resprofnews.bsky.social www.researchprofessi...

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Proud to be one of the signatories of this letter. We cannot remain silent on the face of tyranny

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The Royal Society must choose between Musk and its integrity. When science itself is under attack, neutrality becomes complicity, says Kit Yates. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

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1/2 Can’t help thinking of a friend I made in 1990s. Dan Enacheascu was Romanian health minister under Ceausescu. He worked tirelessly to use evidence in policy and did everything he could to support juniors. I recall his stories of dealing with the Ceausescu pair. Pure Yes Minister, but dangerous

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New analysis: UK had some of the slowest life expectancy gains in Europe between 2011 and 2021 @martinmckee.bsky.social “A renewed focus on tackling health inequalities and investing in public services... will be critical to reversing this trend.” #PublicHealth 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

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1/9 🧵Pleased to have played a small part in this new @thelancetph.bsky.social paper showing just how bad UK life expectancy has been doing since 2010 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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I guess only a few of my followers are Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of London but, if you are, I’m strongly supporting @drasifqasim.bsky.social in the election for President. We desperately need a change and he is the person to make it happen asifqasim.co.uk/prcp

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RFK Jr. thinks that a clinical trial should be done for the entire childhood vaccine schedule. Here’s why that will never happen. 1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.

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Fiona Fox’s recent article in Research Professional News cautions that expelling Elon Musk from the Royal Society could undermine public trust in science. I disagree... 🧵 1/25 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

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Dismayed to see @rcphysicians.bsky.social only today - literally years after doctors started raising concerns - finally issue an "urgent" call to the govt to address its deliberate suppression of resident doctor training places. This is not what good leadership looks like (1/3)

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Hugely important 🧵 by @chrischirp.bsky.social It’s easy to think that there is little resistance to the coup but that’s not so. That’s what they want us to think. But it’s not true.

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🧵Who is opposing the Trump administration? I analysed 76 actions of the administration since inauguration and then searched for meaningful opposition to each. I grouped the types of opposition and considered what we can learn from both them & actions where opposition has been lacking 1/24

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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

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So have I got this right? JD Vance is accusing Europe of suppressing free speech?

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If everyone routinely refers to Trump/Musk America as the Nerd Reich, this will glide into pole expression for expression of the year & become their unshakable Mark of Cain. Repost/like if you agree

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For a minute I thought this might be 12th July in Belfast … I’m sure these people would fit right in

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