The early flu season in England continues to build, while the latest Covid wave continues to recede. Latest UKHSA hospital admission data up to 27 Oct.

Ep26 | Long COVID Clinic Fireside Chat with @binitakane.bsky.social & @helenoakleigh.bsky.social Hydration, Appetite & Blood Sugar in POTS 🗓️ Wed 5 Nov 18:00 GMT | 📺 YouTube Dr Binita Kane & @angryhacademic.bsky.social unpack low blood volume, thirst, “low blood sugar” sensations & hunger in POTS.

“Science is never settled” sounds reasonable—but it’s often a rhetorical trick to undermine consensus on issues like vaccines or climate change. Science evolves, but some things are overwhelmingly supported by evidence. My latest for Live Science www.livescience.com/... 1/10

this moment has no name no flag no price it belongs to the still things to the horizon the trees the space before thought and now to you #Photography Bernard Doucette @bdoucette.bsky.social

'mRNA vaccines seem to boost the effectiveness of an immune therapy for skin and lung cancer.' @maxkozlov.bsky.social @nature.com 'COVID-19 mRNA vaccine acts like a siren and activates the immune system throughout the body - programming a response to kill the cancer.' www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Quick update on Covid in England - hospital data showing that the latest significant Covid wave is - thankfully - on its way down. This chart by @bob-hawkins.bsky.social and his substack bhawkins3.substack.com/p/covid-situ...

How can citizens and journalists hold back authoritarianism, far-right populism and hate? Join our live event with GEORGE MONBIOT, NAFEEZ AHMED, YASMIN ALIBHAI-BROWN, and NICK LOWLES. Finding hope, protecting democracy. 7 pm, 4 November. Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope

A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day. Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏 History.

Thankful to @autisticrealms.bsky.social and @emergentdivergence.com to be first out the gate on the @tesmagazine.bsky.social article Why ‘invented’ SEND labels are disabling pupils, October 2025.. Suspect won't be the only one. autisticrealms.com/inclusion-ne...

Fabulous

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Great news all round. Let’s hope this sparks action across the rest of the country 🤞🏽

Diabetics and COVID. Not great for your 🫀 www.frontiersin.org/journals/pha...

**PREPRINT** from Harvard & Massachusetts General - children with Long COVID show markedly increased levels of fibrinaloid microclots in their blood. The highest levels appear in those with persistent SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in circulation. www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...

The cost of doing nothing☠️‼️ @binitakane.bsky.social 🙏🏻 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

We are now in a significant COVID wave after a period of relative calm- excellent summary from @chrischirp.bsky.social

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

The MILLIONS of people who were denied vaccines are suddenly realising. @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social this was a terrible idea. Not only will the NHS struggle this autumn / winter, but people will suffer and die unnecessarily. It isn't too late for a U-turn!

1/3. 🔥Next Fireside Chat from @binitakane.bsky.social and Long Covid Support’s @helenoakleigh.bsky.social🔥 ‘Updates from the Santa Fe #LongCovid Symposium’ with guest @daltmann.bsky.social. YouTube Live: Wednesday 8th October 2025, 6pm UK time. More details and link below ⬇️

The one thing Manchester is good at is showing love and unity when sh*tty things happen. Really proud to see the reaction of different communities coming together in solidarity against hate.

"I remember when children were sent home from school with headlice. Now, they’re encouraged to attend school with a dangerous virus." A child's 2nd infection is more likely to cause long covid than their 1st. The 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc don't bear thinking about. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The kids are not, and never were, OK💔 Brave testimony from @sammiemc.bsky.social on the impact of #LongCovidKids on her own, & 1000s of other families. The gaslighting & influence of certain "public health" figures what wholly unacceptable 🤬 @longcovidkids.bsky.social youtu.be/DFykYkqr5Z4?...

Brilliant article by a teacher highlighting the current dire situation for teachers and kids every winter when it comes to infection risk and spread. We continue to fight for our kids to have the right to breathe clean air. stevebheadteacher.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/d...

Good afternoon! #jokesters

He should have been expelled. This is way more than policing opinions. - Inciting violence at far right rallies - Interfering in government affairs - Destroying health and science infrastructures - Ensuring thousands will die Abusers, excused and enabled by craven others, always grow in power.

this study highlights that Long Covid remains a risk with every Covid infection, including for children and adolescents. Particularly relevant as the Children's module opens for the UK Inquiry. It's nonsense to say that children are and were at no risk from Covid.

Sheena is the must-follow to understand what Kennedy et al are doing to US vaccines (and other medicines)

This is huge: “A drug that provides near-perfect protection against H.I.V. with shots just twice a year will be made available at $40 per patient annually in low- and middle-income countries, offering new hope… making lenacapavir a realistic choice in countries with constrained resources.”

“An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.” What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...

More research💔on what Covid infections do to kids... "Children don’t just bounce back after COVID. A Bavarian study shows deep neurocognitive and emotional impacts in kids & teens - fatigue, loss of motivation, attention problems, mood disorders." Full 🧵 threadreaderapp.com/thread/19700...

Maternity care: Racism and marginalisation led to ‘tragic outcomes’ www.hsj.co.uk/patient-safe...

This ought to be engraved somewhere.

New consensus statement on preventing cardiovascular disease in people with COVID-19. #episky #healthpolicy #medsky academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advan...

7 days to go- a new film, a project close to our hearts, in collaboration with #CombinationDance Together, we’re giving young people with #LongCovid the voices & visibility they deserve. Because no child should be left behind. 🙏 @bendybrain.bsky.social @sedsconnective.org #Dancers #LongCovidKids

Honoured to write the @nhsconfed.org blog this week about why #OrganDonation is important, #healthinequalities & how #NHS orgs can help #OrganDonationWeek www.nhsconfed.org/articles/we-... @felly500.bsky.social @shareyourwishes.bsky.social @antonytiernan.bsky.social @binitakane.bsky.social

Seems very timely "What normalization does is transform the morally extraordinary into the ordinary. It makes us able to tolerate what was once intolerable by making it seem as if this is the way things have always been." —  Jason Stanley. How Fascism Works en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Fas...

Beautiful - @khalidabdalla.bsky.social you are the most amazing person, thank you ❤️🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸☮️☮️☮️☮️🕊️

COVID is airborne and most definitely still with us: England positive tests on an upward trend since November 2024, hospitalisations, and deaths data also trending up. Health protections matter: such as effective ventilation, booster vaccines, and testing, all may help limit spread and Long COVID.

Disappointed that this BBC news piece about Trump not wanting Mayor Sadiq Khan at the State Banquet doesn't once mention Khan's race or religion. If you leave out that Khan is a brown Muslim man, you gloss over why he's targeted by Trump. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Tackling racism is not an optional extra: a call for a national NHS response www.linkedin.com/pulse/tackli...

A quick summary of developments in US re infections and vaccines. Cuts of CDC staff threaten infectious disease monitoring and research 🧪🧵

Official figures indicate net migration is falling, so why is the Government joining in the "migration" hysteria? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Expect more silence from the Royal Society in the face of their most notorious fellow advocating for the overthrow of the democratically elected government of a country he is neither a citizen nor a resident of (yet he is a fellow of their most prestigious learned society).

It is interesting that Brexit has failed just about as comprehensively as any human project can. Yet our entire establishment remains utterly signed up to it.

✨ Fireside Chat Ep 24 ✨ 📅 Wed 17 Sept | 18:00 BST | YouTube Live 'Muscle & Movement: Rethinking Long Covid & ME/CFS' Dr Rob Wust and @binitakane.bsky.social on why PEM is nothing like deconditioning and what research reveals about muscle changes in these conditons. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i4i...

Here's a short happy-go-lucky 🎶 parody about the way that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now collapsing American healthcare - based off #PaulSimon's toe-tapping "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard". youtu.be/FDiXrd-R68U It's called: "Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard."

A tenet of Fascism is keep repeating lies and people will become so confused about what is the truth that they’ll start to believe them. We all have a responsibility to keep repeating the truth in the face of politically-motivated lying. Don’t just roll your eyes, speak up.

the two americas

🚨Challenge Trump and you’ll be punished. My new substack looks at how Trump’s weaponisation of government has rapidly escalated. Judges, journalists, officials, politicians, business leaders, celebrities - even whole cities - are all in his sights. christinapagel.substack.com/p/trumps-war...