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A hundred years ago, if your kid got diabetes, the doctor's plan was to starve them. 400 calories a day. Some weeks, nothing at all.
It sounds insane but there was a grim logic behind it. Type 1 diabetes killed children within months back then, and less food meant less sugar in the blood, which slowed the dying. Kids on the diet stopped dying of diabetes and died of starvation instead, just slower. Parents signed up anyway because one extra year with their child was the best medicine could offer.
Elizabeth Hughes was the daughter of the US Secretary of State, so she got the best care money could buy. That care took her from 75 pounds at diagnosis down to 45 pounds by age 14. When her mother brought her to Toronto in August 1922, she could barely walk.
The treatment waiting there almost never got made. Frederick Banting was a small-town surgeon whose practice was failing so badly he was nearly broke. He talked a university into lending him a lab for one summer, and with a 21-year-old student assisting, isolated the pancreatic hormone researchers had chased for 30 years.
Five weeks after her first shot, Elizabeth was eating 2,500 calories a day with a pint of cream poured on top. She gained 60 pounds in four and a half months. She went to Barnard, raised a family, lived to 73, and kept the diabetes secret from almost everyone she knew.
Banting refused to put his name on the patent. He'd sworn the Hippocratic oath and believed a doctor had no business profiting from something like this. His co-discoverers sold it to the University of Toronto for a dollar. "Insulin does not belong to me, it belongs to the world."
24 months from first injection to the Nobel Prize, and every diabetic kid on earth went from a death sentence to a normal life for the price of one dollar.
Honestly I read this as “just another excuse not to give women the analgesia they require or ask for during childbirth”.
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A father who saw two people struggling in a river tragically lost his life after jumping in to save them. He successfully rescued both swimmers before suffering a cardiac arrest. He later became an organ donor, saving the lives of five more people.
On 24 May 2026, Rushabh Patel, 28, was enjoying a picnic with his family in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, when two people from the group got into difficulty while swimming in the River Great Ouse at a popular open water spot known locally as "The Beach."
Without hesitation, he jumped in. Their lives were saved, but in the process of rescuing them, Rushabh suffered a cardiac arrest and drowned.
He was airlifted to Milton Keynes University Hospital, where doctors worked tirelessly for days to save him.
Tragically, despite every effort, he passed away on 28 May 2026.
His wife Mili and their 18-month-old daughter Vrumi were present that day.
In an interview, Mili described the moment: "I just see his head up in the water and I can't explain that feeling."
She also spoke of their daughter waking at 5am every day to look for her father.
His brother Aman said: "Rushabh's final act on this earth was one of extraordinary courage and sacrifice. He gave his life while saving others. He was a hero in every sense of the word."
In d*ath, Rushabh's generosity continued. Through organ donation, he gave five to six people a new chance at life.
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Taken today: A selection of patient-facing clocks, including in ED
For the elderly patient with dementia or delirium, I cannot imagine anything more disorientating
How many trusts will have 50 page “dementia strategies” yet fail to get these basics right?
It is so depressing
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DOI: not an expert, but comprehension of the evidence will point out, this view is completely baseless.
MBRRACE, Ockenden, and Kirkup maternity inquiries have all repeatedly identified failures in escalation by midwives, poor multidisciplinary working, professional tribalism and cultures where concerns were not acted upon. The evidence points to systemic failures, not “doctors taking over maternity”.
Largely, doctors were insufficiently involved, called too late, or actively excluded from decision-making.
Time for reflection; not deflection!
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On the contrary... doctors yielded medical authority and allowed a ridiculous ideology of normal birth to take hold in maternity services, meaning medical care is often delayed or denied with catastrophic effects.
Unfortunately repeated independent inquiries have implicated the pursuit of normal birth in preventable deaths and catastrophic injuries to babies and women receiving NHS maternity care.
Happy Valentine’s Day to my most wonderful husband who’s given the most wonderful gift or early mornings, sleepless nights and a life time of worry.
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Not for the first time this season, opposition has come, enjoyed the teas, helped themselves to seconds so clearly enjoyed them. Not even a thank you on leaving. @hockeymatchteas when did this become a thing? Are manners a thing of the past?
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1/17 Important thread 🧵 on the unnecessary complexity of pensions taxation and why it's unreasonable to expect individuals to "estimate" liabilities when administrators struggle. Please read to the end. #NHSPension #PensionTax
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s ordeal feels so much more painful now I have children. The drama about her experience makes for a very painful watch. Treasure every moment, you never know when it’ll be snatched away from you to be a pawn in someone else’s game.
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This isn't a drama. It's a warning.
The new BBC drama, Prisoner 951, tells the story of Richard and Nazanin’s fight for justice.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori were unjustly imprisoned in Iran, and Amnesty UK campaigned for their release.
Opposition mocking one of our players for the way she talks today and her accent. That’s 2025 @EnglandHockey for you. When their player was injured by their own team we still rushed to help. Because we are decent human beings. Why can’t everyone be a decent human being?
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Mind you, don’t know why I expect better. On the official @EnglandHockey umpiring course, the person leading made inappropriate comments about “certain clubs”.
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@EnglandHockey are trying to increase access to hockey. Very proud that we have almost an entire team who meet such demographics but they’re expected to travel 30miles to play league games. No cars, public transport takes 2-3 hours and is pricey. What’s the point?
I’m getting a good reminder of how not to treat others. That’s ok, all these experiences shape you into the sort of boss you want to be.
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This man deserves a knighthood not abuse!
Been off social media for a week. Even in that time you forget some of the aggression on here - some people very angry and abusive usually for no reason. Its not a good situation.
Social media is a brilliant tool for spreading important information, but its really not good for the psyche sometimes!
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Before vaccines, babies got breastmilk, sunshine and love.
And 1 in 5 of them didn't live to see their first birthday
Parcel from @JohnLewisRetail being delivered to my local post office via @RoyalMail. Been notified it’s ready for collection but when I went, apparently it’s not been delivered….
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