Hey I did a fun thing with @warren.senate.gov about breaking up giant healthcare conglomerates

This extended interview from yesterday's Late Show between Stephen Colbert Ian McKellen is sheer delight from beginning to end. And the end will blow you away... youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag?...

The largest randomized trial of medical A.I. —Over 100,000 women in Sweden —radiologist + AI vs 2 radiologists, in follow-up —AI added led to 29% more cancer detected, 44% reduced workload, and —Less cancer dx in subsequent 2 years, and, when found, less aggressive thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Thank you Mr Rafter for for your observations from 1957 - I wonder what you would think of the views now of Mr Trump.

I’m pleased to hear this! But if we had a Time Machine in 2024 and read this - we would have thought - whhhhaaaatt?

Britain will not help the US invade Greenland, says defence secretary

If you’re visiting Sydney - check out the Butcher’s Brew Bar in Dulwich hill for some great music . Excellent with Adam Pringle and friends tonight .

I was on that trail a few weeks ago - I’ll always check that I have a full compression bandage from now on.

She is one very, very lucky walker. Someone had a compression bandage, a phone had signal and ......... helicopter medics got to her with antivenom in 50 minutes.😱

This is a lovely, lovely story and would make a wonderful Christmas film too www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A spot of fishing on the beach in summer. Never actually caught anything in all our attempts but that’s probably not the main reason.

Frikkin amazing stuff.

Nice view of the famous Liverpool skyline from up here! Both cathedrals, and the Radio City tower are visible. Bit chilly right now though. Liverpool is a brilliant city. We are looking forward to welcoming our delegates at tomorrow's Annual Scientific Meeting #SIVA25. See you there!

This is just all gold. Stop everything now and read about hippos.

OK. It's Friday and I think you lot need some lift-up music. Here's a thread to get you into the weekend, starting with this. Crank it up! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyVP...

Very interesting from Bloomberg re Central Ctte meeting just finished in #China. Only 168 of 205 delegates turned up. You'd need a pretty good excuse not to be there. Of 37 "missing", one dead + ten had been officially purged. Where were the other 26? Also purged? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Very insightful comments on how to come to terms with the diminution of physical facility as one ages - from rich roll who is recovering from major back surgery.

University student submissions requires authors to specify if and how AI was used in their generation. If one make a statement proven to be false, the submission is failed and there may be other consequences. In corporate submissions shouldn’t that mean a full refund, not a ‘partial refund’. AFR

Interesting statement regarding the perceived veracity and responsibility of ChatGPT.

Visualizations with the latest Earth monitoring data: 📈📉 + Global climate indicators: zacklabe.com/climate-chan... + Polar climate indicators: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i... + United States climate indicators: zacklabe.com/united-state...

Does A.I. support of physicians lead to their deskilling? A new report of gastroenterologists doing colonoscopy for polyp detection, with and without A.I., raises the possibility www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Yes, amusing, if you ask some western Australians they may consider this to be the ideal map of Australia.

Effort from openart.ai I see what you mean.

I tried asking the same thing for Australia with the wonderful new chat gpt 5 - I guess it’s technically correct but not quite what I was expecting when I asked it to “create a map”

Impressive

"There is so much more to consider than you think going into it" chaser.com.au/general-news...

One of the best concerts I've seen in the last 2 years - #Wilco at #TheEnmore in Sydney. Also reflecting on the similarities of working in an operating theatre and being in a band. Egos have to be suppressed in the moment so everyone can perform to their best. Concentration and integration of

I am not an expert - but with that rate of change in any natural phenomenon - (10-fold in around 3 hrs it looks like )- one is going to need some very sophisticated warning systems or alternatively create exclusion zones for human habitations in high risk areas.

Early morning dog walk - brisk , cold but the sunlight reflecting off the gumtrees on a winter morning in Sydney is uplifting.

Here's the latest comparison of global surface temperature observations (red) with IPCC climate model simulations (through March 2025, via @hausfath.bsky.social):

Whacked on the BBC Glasto coverage to see what they were showing instead of Kneecap and caught Amy of Amyl & the Sniffers giving a pro Palestine speech... Beeb editors playing whack-a-mole

The power of music - walking into the Conservatorium of music Sydney for a workshop and hearing an individual practising their scales is uplifting. How does music work it’s magic?

As the Leng review starts to wind up, I remind you of the systematic review done by myself and @martinmckee.bsky.social earlier this year. No evidence of efficacy in most roles PAs are currently deployed in, no direct evidence of safety, no evidence of cost-effectiveness. www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Only way I can continue to use Bluesky while not being overwhelmed by the news firehose from the US (I feel for you all) is by sticking to the Anaesthesia feed. Muting posts with words relevant to the US isn’t enough. Wouldn’t have been able do this over on Twitter. #Ansky bsky.app/profile/did:...

Still easy for things to be inadvertently dropped into this/other compartments. In VIC, NMBAs on anaesthetic trolleys are kept in separate closed containers. I'd previously assumed this was standard everywhere.

We also did similar for high risk vasoactives as well as keeping drugs more likely to cause harm with error (vasoactives, heparin, etc) in 2nd drawer and more commonly used agents less likely to result in serious substitution errors (except NMBAs which are stored in separate box) in top drawer.

In a parliamentary democracy I’ve always wondered why anyone thinks they have the right to “defect” to another party without leaving parliament and then being re-elected in the name of another party?

Our ability to accurately determine an individual's risk for heart and vascular disease is getting transformed —New A.I. transformer model www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... —Meta-prediction www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Really enjoyed listening to these session from the Euroanaesthesia meeting in Lisbon .

And this is bad because…?

Also, congrats to the Aussies for rejecting any semblance of Trumpism. I’m happy for you!

I learned that in Australia voting is compulsory and happens on a Saturday, you know, like a normal civilized country.

China’s Foreign Ministry has essentially accused Donald #Trump of lying about #US-#China trade war talks. Spokesperson: “All of these reports are false. There have been no consultations or negotiations, let alone any agreement”.

Mensch.... ☮️☮️💖

ChatGPT has its uses

A few years ago, I read David Gillespie’s Taming Toxic People. Really wish I’d read it earlier. A lifeline. Key new message was that some people don’t have empathy. They just don’t have it. Absent. Can’t fix them. I see he’s now published a new book, might be time for a refresher for me.

Like many, I’ve been distressed this week hearing details around the murder of Lilie James. Her killer a weak coward with a fatal need for control. As a mum of teenage girls, can’t imagine what her parents have been through. Every move we make as parents is to keep our kids happy and safe. 😔

Thanks @drnavbahal.bsky.social Please add me to #RASky Check out my teaching video m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzn-... #WASORA @dr-amit-pawa.bsky.social

This song by Randy Newman - political science - resonates for some reason - open.spotify.com/track/3ECyzv...

At dawn, near the Shrine, at a place called Camp Sovereignty, First Nations people, and allies, began a day of mourning by reading out hundreds of massacres that took place in Victoria since colonisation. This is the truth of our history, and on January 26, the very least we can do is acknowledge it