infection doctor, occasional podcaster. slightly food and travel obsessed. All views are my own.
London, England
Joined July 2024
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Love fungi? Listen to @DrNeilStone giving a masterclass on the approach to fungal infections and how to treat them on the @RCPhysicians podcast! (I occasionally chip in with less useful things).
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Recognition of the state of Palestine should not be used as a bargaining chip. It should have happened months ago. We also need far greater action to stop the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, including fully ceasing arms sales and implementing sanctions against the Israeli cabinet.
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David Lammy must realise that we’re past the point of threatening sanctions.
Every day the Government sits on its hands, more innocent civilians are being killed in Gaza while over a million are at risk of starvation.
Sanctions are needed now, including against Netanyahu.
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In the past 50 years, childhood vaccines have saved an estimated 154 million lives. However, progress has stalled.
A #GBD study provides a systematic analysis of routine childhood vaccination coverage from 1980 to 2023 with forecasts to 2030.
Read this & more: hubs.li/Q03xPJsp0
ALT Cover of The Lancet's July 19, 2025 issue. Quote on cover reads: "The overarching public health benefits of the first 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization have been immense, saving the lives of an estimated 154 million children...However, substantial disparities persist."
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The President’s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers.
He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations.
It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.
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New Editorial—Gaza has been failed by silence and impunity hubs.li/Q03nWrTy0
Labour need to stop chasing the right, it is never ending and will only drag them further away from the govt they are meant to be delivering.
It’s like the summer riots have already been forgotten. Language has power and Labour need to be more responsible in their use of it.
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Stand by for 24 hours of Farage promotion without scrutiny. You have to hand it to him- to be a politician who gets treated like a commentator celebrity is a real achievement. But only possible with a media that prefers spectacle to scrutiny, and major parties that have never properly hung the Farage realities - Brexit, Trump, Putin, economic illiteracy and extremism - around his neck
Unbelievably sad that this is happening. We’re seeing the destruction of healthcare related research in front of our very eyes. A huge loss to the NIH and nutrition science.
After 21 years at my dream job, I’m very sad to announce my early retirement from the National Institutes of Health. My life’s work has been to scientifically study how our food environment affects what we eat, and how what we eat affects our physiology. Lately, I’ve focused on unravelling the reasons why diets high in ultra-processed food are linked to epidemic proportions of chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity. Our research leads the world on this topic.
Given recent bipartisan goals to prevent diet-related chronic diseases, and new agency leadership professing to prioritize scientific investigation of ultra-processed foods, I had hoped to expand our research program with ambitious plans to more rapidly and efficiently determine how our food is likely making Americans chronically sick.
Unfortunately, recent events have made me question whether NIH continues to be a place where I can freely conduct unbiased science. Specifically, I experienced censorship in the reporting of our research because of agency concerns that it did not appear to fully support preconceived narratives of my agency’s leadership about ultra-processed food addiction.
I was hoping this was an aberration. So, weeks ago I wrote to my agency’s leadership expressing my concerns and requested time to discuss these issues, but I never received a response. Without any reassurance there wouldn’t be continued censorship or meddling in our research, I felt compelled to accept early retirement to preserve health insurance for my family. (Resigning later in protest of any future meddling or censorship would result in losing that benefit.) Due to very tight deadlines to make this decision, I don’t yet have plans for my future career.
The NIH has been a wonderful place because it allows scientists to take risks, form unique collaborations, and do studies difficult to conduct elsewhere. I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished and I’m fortunate to have had such wonderful colleagues and scientific collaborators. I hope to someday return to government service and lead a research program that will continue to provide gold-standard science to make Americans healthy.
Very rare that people who truly deserve something get it. But that is the case with @Mumtaz_Patel_1.
The @RCPhysicians may have had some tough times. But there is no one, and I mean no one, who could do a better job of leading this great institution to where it needs to be.
Breaking news on vaccines from ESCMID 2025- one of the leading global conferences on infectious diseases.
They work.
And we will continue to make sure as many people as possible are educated around vaccines and are enabled to have vaccinations.
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No cases of cervical cancer have been reported in those who have received the HPV vaccine at school in my home country Scotland 🏴
None
Not one !
It's an amazing anti cancer vaccine
HHS Secretary RFK Jr is against the vaccine.
I can’t vote in the @RCPhysicians presidential election. But if I could I would vote for @Mumtaz_Patel_1
You will not meet a more honest, compassionate and hard working physician who acts with integrity.
If you want to hear @Mumtaz_Patel_1 discuss the incredible work she has undertaken at the college. Please listen to the following rcp podcast episodes:
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The college has got a lot of things wrong in recent times. But having seen @Mumtaz_Patel_1 address the problems and try to correct them I do not think there could be a better choice.
Great to see @NHSEngland are going to lead a review on postgraduate training for resident doctors. Long overdue and hopefully it can identify and deliver some much needed change.
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5-year survival for breast cancer is 98% if diagnosed at Stage 1 and 89.5% at Stage 2 (out of 4 stages). Early diagnosis through screening means treatment is less invasive and more effective.
Please take up your screening invitation; it makes a major difference to outcomes.
Thousands more breast cancers could be detected earlier in England in a major new NHS drive to support more women to attend potentially life-saving breast screening.
Find out more ➡️ england.nhs.uk/2025/02/nhs-l…
ALT The image shows a healthcare professional in blue scrubs assisting a patient undergoing a mammogram. The patient, a woman with long blonde hair, is standing in front of a mammography machine. The healthcare worker is guiding her through the process. The NHS logo is displayed in the top right corner.Text reads: "NHS launches first-ever breast screening campaign to help detect thousands of cancers earlier."
Listen now to the incredible insights of @SusanMichie (with occasional input from me) discuss the relationship between behavioural science and health inequalities on the @RCPhysicians podcast. Link below
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Very excited that my podcast for the @RCPhysicians with the brilliant @SusanMichie is being released on Friday.
An explainer on behavioural change and how much it can impact the world of healthcare!!
Wonderful insights from a true expert. Listen wherever you get your podcasts