‼️I’m hiring an Epidemiologist in the national MMR team in the Immunisation division at UKHSA, working on measles surveillance and outbreak response. Strong epi analysis, surveillance experience, and R/SQL/Git needed. Deadline 1 April
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
MENINGITIS SYMPTOMS: fever a very bad headache (this alone is not a reason to get medical help) being sick stiff neck dislike of bright lights rash (DO NOT wait for a rash to appear before seeking medical advice) confusion, delirium severe sleepiness, losing consciousness SEPTICAEMIA SYMPTOMS: fever and shivering severe pains and aches in limbs and joints cold hands and feet pale or blotchy skin very rapid or difficulty breathing diarrhoea, stomach cramps red or purple “blood spots” or blotchy rash on skin that does not fade under pressure – do the GLASS TEST. On dark skin, check other places such as the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, inside the mouth (roof), and the whites of the eyes confusion, delirium severe sleepiness, losing consciousness If you become worried about yourself, your child, or a friend, particularly if symptoms are getting worse, seek medical help urgently. EARLY TREATMENT CAN BE LIFE-SAVING.
Cases of invasive meningococcal disease have been confirmed in Kent. Sadly, 2 people are known to have died. It's important to know the signs of symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia. Get more info from NHS.
🔗 nhs.uk/conditions/meningitis
Except literally every data analysis or model I've ever asked AI to build has contained at least one error: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Common response: "But someone just needs to give AI detailed instructions..."
But who is the "someone" in that sentence? And how did they get their expertise?
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
"I can actually picture it and that is a problem - any picture that shows something percolating is just not how an economy behaves. You cannot picture the economy like a thing." - terrific piece by @gilesyb.bsky.social:
If you or anyone you know has missed their vaccination, it’s never too late to get caught up for FREE on the NHS. You protect you and everyone around you.
Want to get the data out of a PDF figure? As in, the actual data – not a rough trace-along-the-lines version?
I made an app you might like: adamkucharski.github.io/pdf2plot/
It all started a few years ago... 🧵
This smells distinctly like collider bias and/or selection bias and/or regression to the mean... You simply can't select teen prodigies, and world class athletes rom databases, and go run regressions without serious consideration of the selection process!
I drafted a letter to the editor, please help me out by DMing, commenting, emailing feedback if you are an expert on colliderbias, id obviosuly ad you as a author, Ideally we submit within 24-48 hrs, draft: zenodo.org/records/1800... (click download if the pdf doesnt preview on zenodo)
When benefit is established, withholding an intervention is no longer neutral experimentation it becomes premeditated harm
The government's keenness to protect "good jobs" in manufacturing contrasts with its inaction in the face of the destruction of "good jobs" in universities. What's going on here is something other than economics.
This week's budget included a number of measures that have gone under the radar but could have a real impact on the nation's health.
From lifting children out of poverty to supporting high streets, find out what the measures mean for your health 👇
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NEW! 🦠🦧 We revisited a perplexing paradox: do wildlife really pose less of a risk to human health as they become more endangered? Turns out, it's sampling bias all the way down: conservation risks correlate with disease surveillance blindspots. 🔓 esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Relying on personal nutrition and exercise as the main pandemic strategy is a nice idea, but it leaves huge swaths of the pop exposed. Individual agency just isn’t equitable! people don’t all have the same time, resources etc to ‘optimise’ themselves to safety
www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
You cant parachute asylum seekers into deprived areas, in completely inappropriate housing, then say those migrants are 'dividing our country'. You divided the country because you can't organise a basic service and process claims in a timely way
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Kids rely on adults for safety, but when adults & governments are intentionally spreading anti-vax misinformation, or actively reducing access to essential vaccines, who is to protect kids and safeguard their rights?
@statnews.com with @stefanswartpet.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
I was called “anti national” today. for so many of us, our Indian lineage can be celebrated only if you bow to Modi, embrace Hindutva, don’t utter the words Dalit, Ayodhya 92 or Gujarat 02, don’t mention anti muslim hate, don’t question power and pretend dissent is somehow a threat to the nation
In rural Liberia, reaching every child means crossing rivers by raft and navigating miles of dangerous, mud-slicked roads. But due to a lack of funding, many of these vaccinators do it without pay. 🧵
Some extraordinary work here By Freja and co. We are seeing an early flu season with a drifted strain currently but early vaccine effectiveness data are encouraging! Get your flu jab! www.gov.uk/government/p...
EVERY left-leaning media outlet contributes to this—most are instigators.
+ most Dem politicians, especially ones who pass legislation sponsored by groups like EWG.
Selective science denialism crosses ALL ideologies —bc strong opinions replace logic even with those who think they follow data.
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Another risk of a vax-hesitent population: folks don't realize they're missing vaccines.
Those in this story found out after enlisting in the military or starting hc jobs that require proof of immunity, or the hard way - by catching vax-preventable diseases.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
I don't know where this revisionism has come from about the suffragettes - people saying "if the suffragettes were around today, they'd be considered terrorists."
The suffragettes were arrested and tortured, sexually assaulted and beaten by the state. They *were* considered terrorists!
🎨 Theming got a huge overhaul with the latest #ggplot2 release. In honour of that @teunbrand.bsky.social has written a comprehensive deep-dive into styling your plots, covering both old and new functionality. Grab a coffee and dive in!
#rstats
I really struggle to understand what the endgame is for seriously damaging the health of your population. Yes it will disproportionately affect women and children but it impacts everybody. What is the intended goal?
Sign up here! Polio continues to remain a very very real threat
