A reminder that Elsevier made $10.5 BILLION in 2022 from selling your academic journals and articles behind paywalls, and make more profit than Amazon, Google, and Apple every year… And paid the academics who wrote the articles $0 And paid the reviewers of the articles $0

It takes *17 yrs* for research to change practice. But pain medicine doesn't even keep up with THAT 😶👎🏼 Since 1965, we've known that pain is emotional, social + environmental - NOT just physical. SIXTY yrs later, we still treat pain with 💊💉🔪 CATCH👏🏼 The F UP👏🏼 #MedTwitter

I had a look at the latest Commonwealth Fund data comparing international health systems, as you do. It tells us some interesting things about the Australian health system. Would you like a little thread about it? Well, here you go....

TL;DR Australia has a good health system that can be improved by making it more affordable for people, by funding it better. PS - Also need to think about social, environmental cultural and corporate causes of poor health and tackle these if you want real bang for your buck!

85% of people living with chronic pain also live with depression. But this is what we call a NORMAL response to an ABNORMAL situation. Not everyone living with chronic pain is "mentally ill" + "imbalanced"🙄 This depression is *situational* End. The. Stigma.🔥 #MedTwitter #MedEd

Leadership is not about how much power you can gain for yourself. It’s about how much power you can gain for others. Lifting up our most marginalised is the greater leadership responsibility

Private school funding increased twice as much as public schools’ in decade after Gonski report. Schools most in need are not getting the funds they need theguardian.com/education/2023…

Undiagnosed Endo and Adeno have entered the chat

I’ve been a hospital chaplain now for eight years at hundreds of deathbeds. I want to tell you something I’ve witnessed. Most people, at the end, realize they’ve spent a lot of their life hiding. Sometimes by choice, or because they could not safely choose to be themselves. ➡️

I’ve said it before & will again: I’ve heard so many regrets. Please. I plead with you. Live deeply. You may be young now but it goes. Fast. It is a breath. Do not waste time on everyone else’s vision for you. I know it is not this easy. In all the ways you can, please be here.

❌ Pain isn't JUST about anatomy + physiology. That's just on the surface. 🌟Emotions, cognitions, trauma, mental health, relationships + environment matter, too. 📣 The brain takes into account ALL available info when deciding whether to make pain & how much 🔥 #MedTwitter

Reassuring research for many I’m sure! Anecdotally this is a big concern - that an illness might be made worse by consuming dairy. Great to see a study showing this isn’t the case. Looking forward to more research in the area 👏

Such a great presentation!

Last day of what has been an inspiring conference MS Australia such varied and important topics! Have a poster up on our systematic review and would love to have a chat about it ☺️ come say hi! #MSResearchConf2023

This tweet is an absolute DISASTER.👎🏼 Yes, women are over-pathologized. Yes, trauma matters. But *NOT* everyone with a dx of bipolar & borderline PD has a hx of trauma ❌❌❌ Trauma doesn't explain ALL mental illness. Genes, environment, + other factors matter, too. #psychtwitter

Well done, Linh!! It looks great 👏☺️