Reminder that Covid is a gender issue with women being more likely to develop long Covid & have to shoulder this burden while raising kids. The gov't has not addressed this

I hope this isn’t true. There are times when it’s more important to put country before party. This is one of them. Burnham’s longstanding commitment to a fairer voting system could transform our democracy & counter the dire threat of a Reform UK government elected on a minority of the vote

OUR NEW BMJ editorial: Andes virus should reset WHO’s default approach to airborne risk. 🧵 1/ For severe pathogens with person-to-person transmission, the starting point should be precautionary airborne protections — not waiting for definitive proof after spread occurs. www.bmj.com/content/393/...

In 2015, the UK scored 86% on LGBTQ rights protections. This year, we’re down to 43.9%, and as a big old homosexual living here, I would be lying if I said that doesn’t increasingly worry me.

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By the time authorities admitted Covid was airborne, millions of people had already died. The Andes strain of Hantavirus spreads person to person. Everyone on the boat should have been quarantined. You don’t “wait & see” with a virus that has a 40% fatality rate.

So in fact, away from racist reports about 'family voting', the actual issue compromising the integrity of our elections is voter suppression by the authorities. Labour are doing Reform's dirty work in this area already.

We must stand in solidarity with Jews being attacked by antisemitic criminals and terrorists: no ifs or buts. We must stand in solidarity with Palestinians being murdered by the Israeli government: no ifs or buts. These are not contradictory positions. They are consistent ones. 🧵1/5

Long COVID research is moving toward a clearer picture: this may not be one illness with one cause. It may be several overlapping problems involving the immune system, blood vessels, nerves, clotting, muscles, sleep, and viral remnants.

18 months ago I was bedridden by long covid (again!). It’s been quite a project, researching & trialling treatments. It’s a work in progress, but I’m finally improving. First pic is me resting while trying to do some baking with my son. Second one is me yesterday walking with him to the duck pond!

1/ Governments & education departments should stop whining about "chronic school absenteeism", of students & teachers alike. You chose this when you ignored an #OngoingPandemic of an injurious #AirborneVirus. For votes. While the #Media sat on its collective hands, & whined about the same -

🚨 Mythbusting #LongCovid with Dr Amir Khan🚨 Long Covid is real. It’s serious. And it’s affecting millions. On #LongCovidAwarenessDay, #DrAmirKhan joins us to bust harmful myths. Watch, learn, and share—because the more we talk about Long Covid, the harder it is to ignore.

It’s worth thinking that this was a known fact, four years ago. Well done to Forbes for publishing it. Now consider why Covid has never entered the debate on mental health?

Help me think this through. Am I entitled to PIP? Should I expect help from the tax payer because of my disability? The ethics here are causing me something of a quandary…

Ongoing problem. Why? @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Please do better!

While the mainstream discussions are depressingly about *how* best to remove and stop immigrants, it’s a revolutionary act nowadays to say that immigration is actually a positive thing and an essential component of a thriving country, so please join me in doing so!

Will you change the guidance Labour and restore trust for many us who feel let down @teamlabouruk.bsky.social ? Covid is airborne

Help me think this through. Am I entitled to PIP? Should I expect help from the tax payer because of my disability? The ethics here are causing me something of a quandary…

Our Dec 2024 briefing to Chief Nursing Officers set out the evidence: Covid is airborne. IPC must reflect this. The science hasn’t changed — but guidance still hasn’t caught up. 👉 shh-uk.org/shh-uk-br... #SafeAir4All

the loss of the World Service would be a tragedy and huge lost of soft power for Britain

Apparently the GMC take a dim view of doctors using pseudonyms on social media, so it’s time to unmask, so to speak! Sadly I won’t be able to unmask in real life as we still don’t have any indoor air quality standards or controls.

15 years ago today I arrived on Downing Street in a cage. I've seen off Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak and I'm still going strong. Only two Prime Ministers have ever done longer stints here: William Pitt the Younger and Sir Robert Walpole. Bill and Bob - I'm coming for you... (Photos AP)

A headline that would have been unthinkable a few months ago

Nigel Farage is the biggest charlatan in British political history. And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:

Yesterday they gave £3bn to Thames Water. Today they have to take £5bn off Disabled people. It should be the other way around.

Currently reading a study about influenza aerosol transmission, published in 2020 and shows more RNA copies (log scale) in fine aerosol fraction. In 2020… and we still haven’t sorted out air safety in hospitals, and we are still whinging about flu being such a big problem (which it is).

Pandemics change people. We aren’t used to dealing with the mass death, disability & uncertainty that comes with them Unfortunately due to technology & misinformation, society is choosing NOT to process its collective trauma It IS changing us. Not for the better. We’re detached, colder & apathetic

"Measles is a highly contagious, serious airborne disease caused by a virus that can lead to severe complications and death." First, trying to contain measles without using the word airborne makes as much sense as trying to control SARS by saying it's not airborne. Second, WHO can say airborne.

“measles doesn’t kill anyone, touch grass, parent better, no masks ever!” This was a response to my masks in healthcare article. Someone took the time to email me just to spread harmful lies. We need masks in healthcare. To protect the vulnerable AND those who won’t protect themselves:

If you are the friend or relative of someone dealing with a distressing situation, I am begging you to talk to an uninvolved friend, relative, or therapist about any worries or anxieties the situation may be creating for you.

Yes, I work out in a respirator. I was used to it anyway because I wore one when I was a road cyclist in London. It means I get a good workout, and nothing else.

Brain Injury Doctor here, Covid loves damaging the brain. We will continue to see the effects for years to come. Protect your brain www.bloomberg.com/explainers/d...

Midlife Crisis Marathon Training: Day 1 I alternated running and walking for a minute each for 20 min. Distance: 1.53 miles It was surprisingly hard and everything jiggled. It’s almost like you’re not supposed to stop running for 5 years then pick it up again…

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Source: Scott_Satzer on Twitter #chronicillness #disability #disabled

🧠 New research finds brain swelling in Long Covid patients, linked to memory issues & brain fog. The study also shows similarities with ME/CFS, reinforcing the need for urgent research & support. 🔗 Read more: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02... #LongCovid #BrainFog #MECFS #NeuroResearch

Give out some #CleanAir #Valentines ❤️ during #influenza season & save lives: open a window, turn on an air filter, #WearAMask #bced

Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year. 2022: $0 2021: $0 2020: $0 2019: $0 2018: $0 Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.

My once fractured wrist is now cast-free and feeling (almost) brand new thanks to the NHS Despite being under a lot of pressure, they were brilliant Shame on the Starmer government for pursuing the privatisation and thus destruction of this vital public service

When I trained in medicine I was told that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) was rare. I expected to see a handful of cases in my whole career. Now I have Long Covid related CFS myself, I know of many affected colleagues, & saddest of all, 3 of my kids’ friends. www.livescience.com/health/coron...

Any society where wealth is vastly unevenly distributed is by definition anti-democratic, even if it has the right to vote. One of the many ways to achieve democracy is to smash neo-liberal capitalism in favor of govt provided basic income, healthcare, food, and shelter, and transportation for all.

People in the UK, if you have a problem with the likes of Elon Musk donating £100,000 to the Reform Party, please sign this Parliamentary Petition: Tighten the rules on political donations, and please share it widely petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

They shall henceforth be referred to as swasticars by me too. 😂

Not a single Reform MP has bothered to turn up to today's House of Commons debate on tackling violence against women and girls

Stop framing abolishing fact checking as an embrace of free speech! Fact checking is speech!

It's that time of year again where we share Tom Gill's "Dangers of Shelf Ice" illustration. Please stay off the beaches near the waterline, in fact you may not know where the beach ends and the waterline begins because of the ice and snow.

Good riddance to another troublesome tooth! My teeth are dreadful. I like to blame the 18 months I spent vomiting during two delightful pregnancies, rather than the fact I never remember to floss!

The lengths I am going to to try and improve from Long Covid: There was actual ice at the top of my cold water immersion tub this morning! Thermometer said 1 degree C. I managed 1 minute up to my armpits. Unpleasant but I think it’s helping!

Isn't it time for democratically-elected governments in Europe to take back control of the web from the unaccountable globalisers of the California tech industry? Just a thought.