As a regular volunteer at my local hospital it is clear to me that the NHS is supported in the most magnificent way by growing numbers of IENs. I shall be writing to @sianberry.bsky.social

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

As passengers we are being let down really badly and there is no way of making an effective complaint.

It is my firm belief that both Thameslink and Gatwick Express are benefitting from the fact that so many of their passengers have abandoned X and have therefore lost a platform for visible complaints

Please @sianberry.bsky.social is there anything you can do to call the train companies ‘serving’ Brighton to account. Service has been either non existent or abysmal since the New Year

Oh my goodness Shaun, I really value your work and I’m sorry that this is so much more than a news item for you. I share your admiration for the @mndassox.bsky.social and I hope that they and others continue to support your mother and all who love her.

The Moral Calamity of Using Medicaid Data for Immigration Enforcement This Viewpoint lays out the consequences of the proposed agreement to share Medicaid patient data with the Department of Homeland Security and offers advice to clinicians and health care administrator...

Breaking the Firewall—The Moral Calamity of Using Medicaid Data for Immigration Enforcement - Patricia Mae Santos, Rachel Fabi, Benjamin Sommers, Lilia Cervantes | JAMA jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

PETITION : The UK must put pressure on Israel Doctors of the World humanitarian workers are responding to the mass violence in Gaza and the West Bank. Please sign the petition to protect civilians and medical workers.

I added my name to demand real action from the UK government – not just words - to protect civilians and humanitarian workers in Gaza with @dotwuk.bsky.social. 💙 Please take a minute to do the same.
petition.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/page/171651/...

Number of patients in UK waiting for lifesaving organ transplant at record high More than 8,000 people, including almost 300 children, are on waiting list, as NHS sees sharp drop in donors

It truly pains me to see this news, but sadly it backs up my longheld view that an opt out system was not the answer www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Very interesting to look at the list of MPs who chose to vote against the decriminalisation of abortion.

So sorry for your loss - there’s no heartbreak quite like it. Forgive me if I’m too cowardly to read what you’ve written.

Well payed, Harvard, well played.

Harvard offers FREE American Government course.

I’m so sorry to see this. What a trauma.

🎧 New episode from @genomicsengland.bsky.social!
BSMS' @farsidesb.bsky.social & @richgorman.bsky.social dive into how compassionate approaches, including poetry, can bring compassion and humanity to the ethical questions shaping genomics.
Listen now 👉 ow.ly/pthk50VG4mq

@theguardian.com hi I’m a subscriber but keep getting error message when trying to access crosswords. Please can you advise? Thank you

Αληθώς Ανέστη 🥙

Thank you so much to everyone involved in such a wonderful afternoon x

Counting the days until I can get my second dose. Thank you #NHS

Trump Admin Pulls Research Funding To Protect Pregnant Women From Domestic Violence Homicide by an abusive partner is the leading cause of death for pregnant women in the U.S. – and researchers are gutted by the sudden cuts.

NEW: The Trump administration pulled funding for research to protect pregnant women from domestic violence, citing it as a “DEI” initiative.

“We need to take a stand for the sector and for the right of universities[...]to create respectful and inclusive communities, which is put at risk by this judgement.”

Our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sasha Roseneil, shares a message following the Office for Students' report published today.

The Kafkaesque investigation into our university looks like political scapegoating The Office for Students' so-called investigation into the University I represent was flawed and politically motivated. The implications for the hig...

Please take a moment to read this www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

A school photo of a gently smiling teenage girl. She has long brown hair and a black cardigan.

My dear friend’s niece, who in October developed sepsis when a Georgia hospital refused her a D&C after a miscarriage, will be taken off life support tomorrow.

I don’t know the names of the countless others who have suffered and will suffered because of anti-abortion laws.

But her name was Haley.

PET has joined BlueSky!
We are using our first ever post to tell you about our next Wednesday Night with PET Event:
Full details and how to register can be found on the PET website
www.progress.org.uk/event/infect...

#fertility #infertility #fertilityclinic #ivf #ivfclinic #hfea #InfectedBlood

Amazing day @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social today discussing how best to convey the learning from the UK Infected Blood Inquiry. Thank you to all our guests for their powerful & thought provoking contributions. Such a privilege to sit alongside you.

The obsession of #r4today regarding private school fees should be contrasted with their complete indifference regarding the 3,000 or so food banks now needed to feed the working poor.

So proud of my much adored sister in law who was the producer of this TV gem and put nine months hard work into brightening so many people’s Christmas. Well done Sal !

Well done and thank you to the choir raising money for St Catherine’s Hospice Crawley at Victoria Station this evening. So pleased to support you.

Proud to have signed the petition, great to see you both here .

Chart showing estimates of number of lives various vaccines have saved over 50 years

How many children’s lives has the measles vaccine saved in 50 years?

Around 90 million.

Important to remind ourselves that vaccines save lives

ourworldindata.org/data-insight... @ourworldindata.org

I listened to the whole debate today and was struck by the mutual respect shown, the avoidance of irrelevant politicking (with the notable exception of Robert Jenrick) & the willingness of parliamentarians to take on the heavy responsibility asked of them. The conversation can continue.