Phyllis Kerridge was a pioneering chemist and physiologist whose research laid the foundation for the creation of standardised hearing aids. She is also known for her invention of the miniature pH electrode and her work on artificial respiration. adalovelaceday.subst...

If you need a breather from all this bullshit, here's a photo of Earth. From Saturn. We're that slightly brighter star at centre right.

Artificial blood has been a holy grail of medicine. This will be a vast and potent change to medicine if it is proven successful in further trials. I hope volunteers and donors will continue to march to needs in the meantime, and afterwards. engineerine.com/japans-unive... #MedSky #ScienceSky

Yes please. Origami Ballet - Agnes Obel - "The Curse"

TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

A short version of our pericadiocentesis drain film. youtube.com/shorts/oFfIT...

Hundreds of Thousands Will Die The writer, surgeon, and former U.S.A.I.D. senior official Atul Gawande on the Trump Administration’s decimation of foreign aid and the consequences around the world www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...

Really applaud @kityates.bsky.social for his principled bold & honourable stand on science here and echo disappointment that Royal Society are not standing up for scientists as well as members of public being targeted and bullied directly by Musk via X and DOGE www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Timeline cleanse of stunning award winning marine photography 🧪

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...

A new paper on microplastics accumulating in the brain was just published in Nature Medicine. I've reviewed the background and main findings in a new Ground Truths post erictopol.substack.com/p/the-microp...

Had a conversation today about the difference between "kindness" & "niceness" in leadership so decided to post about it. The article & graphic explain why, as leaders, we should choose kindness over niceness: lnkd.in/e6FfD8eQ. By Emmanuel Barrera. Graphic: @justin-mecham.bsky.social via Dan Grimes

Donald Trump has cancelled the $35 a month Insulin cap. Prices are expected to almost instantly go back to $1500 a month. Insulin costs $2 to make.

A 71-year-old woman presented with a 5-month history of progressively worsening painful skin tightening and swelling of her extremities. Physical exam revealed bilateral edema in the forearms and legs, with erythema and skin induration #Medsky

Farage and Truss attend UK launch of US climate denial group Climate science deniers are lining up a political offensive in Britain after a US lobby group opened a UK branch which is already working with Nigel Farage www.theguardian.com/environment/...

⭐️Just published⭐️ Maternal and neonatal outcomes following resuscitative hysterotomy for out of hospital cardiac arrest: A systematic review www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

UK EM friends… I have just taken on the role of POCUS lead for my new ED. Anyone out there with same role willing to have a virtual (MS teams) coffee and give me some tips? I’d be hugely grateful. Keen to do the job well and sustainably (and love POCUS of course). @rcem.bsky.social

Originally found thanks to @libbynugent.bsky.social

Dr Ed Hutchinson ran in scrubs every day in 2024 to raise money for @doctorsindistress.bsky.social He still short of his £10K target - can you help? Donate here: www.justgiving.com/page/ed-hutc...

Happy new year everyone. You’re all great, in some way. Each one of you has a weirdness - a superpower if you want to see it that way - that no-one else has. There’s no perfect, archetypal human. A species is the sum of its parts. And yet, as just one human, you are: special.

President #JimmyCarter died today at age 100, having lived w/ #melanoma that had spread to his brain & liver for >9y. I grew up in GA admiring him, so as an oncologist, I’d like to honor his life by teaching a bit. #melsm #MedSky #OncSky #MedEd First, the ⚠️ signs (ABCDE 👇) & some examples: /1

“Thames Water intentionally diverted millions of pounds pledged for environmental clean-ups towards other costs including bonuses and dividends.” I almost wrote ‘unbelievable’, but this is only too believable. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/23/revealed-thames-water-diverted-cash-for…

Skytorial: pH management in DKA! I've been following debates about this for a *long* time (eg wrote this blog in 2016, which stands up pretty darn well: emcrit.org/pulmcrit/bic...) after years of arguing, lemme break down my take on this 😁

We're pleased to share with you the prize winning infographics from our 2024 Competition! Huge congratulations to Dr Jan Hansel @janhansel.bsky.social (Unrecognised Oesophageal Intubation) and Dr Marcus Hards (SCOOP)! 🏆🏆🏆 @dasairway.bsky.social

In July, I FOI'd the Home Office for the full breakdown of spending on the Rwanda scheme I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions www.gov.uk/government/p...

When I was thinking about leaving medicine, I was feeling lost. To be honest, I was struggling - tired from the long training, balancing work and family life. I didn't ask for support but I wasn't offered any either. What advice could have helped me? A thread 🧵 #ReturningDoctor

Many teams are using the excellent “Clinical Frailty Scale” developed by the wonderful @krockdoc.bsky.social. (Often referred to as “the one with the pictures”!) BUT it needs to be used properly, so I was pleased to see this infographic with some top tips on how to do that. #MedSky #GeriSky #EOLC

editorial from @bmj.com and paper: Poor staff retention is associated with higher patient mortality. Have said it before & I’ll say it again. If you don’t care for the carers, they cannot care for their patients. www.bmj.com/content/387/...

Medical team arrivals… Emergency medicine twilight shift

Good morning, Bluesky. There is beauty in the world, if you look for it.

Should we use 2g or 1+1g TXA in brain injury? Crit App of a paper on just this here at @stemlyns #FOAMed www.stemlynsblog.org/dose-txa-in-...

🧵SALT🧵 It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question: Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from? The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised. 1/14

I’m thrilled to be entrusted with so many followers on here - real people and hopefully not bots!! But please please can you put something in your bio 🙏🏼

Lots of learning points here on SGLT2 inhibitor-associated ketoacidosis! • withhold SGLT2 inhibitors for 72 h before elective surgery to allow 5 half-lives to elapse • SGLT2 inhibitors should be resumed after full oral diet and in the absence of ketosis #AnSky #MedSky https://buff.ly/3O6qa2C

What logging on to Bluesky today has felt like... 🥲 #Medsky #MedvengersAssemble

Let's see if #medtwitter can be reborn here as we fondly remember it #meded #FOAMed #FOAMcc #criticalcare

The wonderful talented Marsh Family hits the nail on the head again. Ngl some of the January 6th clips had me in tears, particularly the words of the brave men and women faced with a mob baying for their blood at the behest of Trump. youtu.be/YY_8WzcHqMQ?...

By far the most sensible suggestion I've seen on the NHS Ideas For Change site from the 1250 contributions to date... change.nhs.uk/en-GB/ideas/...

The zoo's elephant family enjoyed squishing and eating some giant pumpkins, courtesy of farmers Larry Nelson and Amanda Gilmour. A gourd time was had by all!

“women like us fall into two categories: dragons and fools. you must make sure they think of you as a dragon” Maggie Smith

What an excellent day of thinking and learning about sustainability in healthcare!

Our conference programme has landed! We are excited to welcome wonderful speakers from across healthcare to talk about their sustainability work! 🤩 If you’re interested in healthcare sustainability, we have something for you on Friday 27th September! 😁💚🌱 Online tickets still available! GHASP.org.uk

Prof Kevin Fong giving the most devastating and moving testimony to the Covid Inquiry of visiting hospital intensive care units at the height of the second wave in late Dec 2020. The unimaginable scale of death, the trauma, the loss of hope. Please watch this 2min clip. youtu.be/FPCztlID3Q0

This shit is WILD. Turns out the phenomenon of "Blue Zones," where people have exceptionally long lifespans, are not real and it's just people committing pension fraud.

Very proud to share this! New toolkit from @rcem.bsky.social to support ED staff caring for patients with a learning disability. Download here: rcem.ac.uk/reports/