West Midlands Critical Care Transfer Course at Midland Metropolitan Hospital in Birmingham. June 12th 2026.

It not his or congresses money… it’s ours and they’re simply stewards of it. The government is not a fkn business…. it never was.

“A man's ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.”

― Albert Einstein

RSV maternal vaccine cuts baby hospital admissions by up to 85% Largest real-world study in England confirms premature infants protected by vaccination.

RSV maternal vaccine cuts baby hospital admissions by up to 85% www.gov.uk/government/n...

😂😂

Trump as pope

Here he is as a charge nurse

Christ the Redeemer, statue Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Brazilians truly revere doctors.

#blursed

Gout Gout, 18, breaks Usain Bolt's under-18 200m record with 19.67 seconds - Australian sprinter from Brisbane is the new fastest teen on Earth

Should be part of his next test.

A man with a thick dark beard and closely cropped hair stands in a hospital corridor, dressed in loose white biblical-style robes. A deep red head covering drapes over his shoulders, framing his face. A glowing golden halo hovers behind his head, softly illuminating him. The background shows a clean, modern hospital hallway with doors on either side and fluorescent ceiling lights, contrasting the ancient, sacred styling of his clothing and presence.

Me at work right now

Cartoon by Gábor Pápai, a well-known Hungarian political cartoonist.

One of my cartoons in Monday's Metro

Look at the women at NASA.

They are the ones pushing the boundaries of science, solving problems most people can’t even understand, and carrying this country forward, while our politicians right now posture and stumble through talking points.

And they are doing it all with joy.👇

The deputy leader of Reform UK, Richard Tice, owns a property company - Quidnet REIT.

From 2020 to 2022 it paid Tice and his trust £600k in dividends. Quidnet should have paid £120k of tax on those dividends. It didn't.

A 🧵 with evidence from the company's own filings:

There’s so much to unpack from this.

Ultimately, we alll want to use short cuts.
Few actually read papers properly
The creators of this paper will get all references
Perplexity are fucking hilarious.

CCP Podcast 074: Lung Ultrasound with Sonophysio - Critic... Simon Hayward (aka @sonophysio) is a great advocate of lu...

CCP Podcast 074: Lung Ultrasound with SonoPhysio #FOAMed http://ow.ly/mBiv30hyzZm

This is so well done. 👌

Starmer to refuse Trump access to British bases for mission to obliterate Iran The British Prime Minister has pledged to stay out of any offensive action against Iran and will refuse Trump access to British bases for his horror 'Power Plant Day' operation

Thank f*** for that

www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...

Awkward scenes aboard Artemis II as Trump stops ranting and none of the astronauts have anything left to say to him, leading to extended dead air

I think a whole NASA astronaut crew just took the proverbial knee from space to DJT. Love it.

🚨 New ATOTW 569: Point of Care Ultrasound in Paediatric Anaesthesia

This tutorial will review the indications for diagnostic POCUS (cardiac, lung, airway, and abdomen) most relevant to paediatric anaesthesiology, and discuss POCUS training and credentialing.
👉 Read it here: shorturl.at/M0hs9

“How lucky is the United States that everytime they look for democracy in other countries they find oil instead”- Spain Deputy Gabriel Rufián

Happy Easter.

Awesome view from Artemis II this morning.

ICU nurses value critical care ultrasound—but lack the knowledge to use it.

70.8% had poor knowledge, and many struggled in practice.
Training is the missing link.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.70170

New LUS publication: doi.org/10.1177/1751...

Hayward S, McWilliams D, Kendrick C, Porter E. Exploring the training, implementation, and utilisation experiences of lung ultrasound accredited physiotherapists in the United Kingdom: A national survey. J Intensive Care Soc. (2026).

Always a magic money tree for arms and war.

Kathleen Lonsdale holding part of a chemical model in a laboratory #WHM26 #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInSTEM

Crystallographer Kathleen Lonsdale 1 of 1st women elected Fellow of RoyalSociety 1945. 1st woman tenured professor @ucl.ac.uk 1st woman president IUCr & BritSciAssoc. Elected Women's Eng Soc member 1946 in recognition of “brilliant & important work". d. 1 April 1971 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathlee...