Rest in peace, Dr Irfan Halim, who has died after nine weeks in intensive care with Covid. He was likely infected while working himself in ICU - giving his all to save others from Covid.

He showed the ultimate courage, selflessness & sacrifice 💔
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It shouldn’t take Marcus Rashford, a footballer of principle, to highlight once again that thousands of children are going hungry in one of the wealthiest nations in the world. Where are the media?

@Depheruk Hugh Grant Thank you Hugh this really is a great charity. No doubt you've saved a few lives with your kindness.

@Depheruk Hugh Grant Absolutely amazing! 💚
What a legend Hugh Grant is!
Keep up the brilliant work mate x

An effluent tide awaits Cop26 guests. They should see the state of our rivers, too | Marina Hyde theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Next week our government is in charge of one final effort to save the planet and our environment.

In unrelated news:

The Tories' Health and Care Bill extends NHS privatisation, open the floodgates to cronyism, and incentivises cuts and closures.

It's really an NHS Corporate Takeover Bill.

Today, outside Parliament, I joined colleagues and campaigns to stand up for our NHS.

Those with orthostatic intolerance- I.e. symptoms that get worse on standing such as nausea, dizziness, headache- please be aware that a negative tilt test does not exclude #PoTS . Dr Gupta of York Cardiology explains this beautifully and treats patients clinically- as all should.

@Depheruk Hugh Grant Hugh Grant our Government could learn a lot from you. Could you not reprise your 'Love, Actually' rôle in real life? You are the Prime Minister we actually want!! You, and we, know that this shouldn't be necessary under a humane Government. But while it is, thank you.

Hugh Grant donates £10k to Burnley free plumbing charity bbc.in/3CgkETx

BOB FIDDAMAN💜🇵🇦 To use Dr Ellie's words I was targeted attacked by some twitter psychs as being a Scientologist, anti-psychiatry.
All I was doing was explaining my dreadful experiences taking then withdrawing from a benzo RX as a rescue drug for intractable epilepsy.

10 WAYS RAW SEWAGE CAN KILL YOU
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At extremely high levels, hydrogen sulfide can cause immediate loss of consciousness and death. Asphyxiation.

Is Breathing in sewage harmful?
Exposure to low levels of hydrogen sulfide causes irritation of the eyes and respiratory tract. Other symptoms include nervousness, dizziness, nausea, headache, and drowsiness. ...

What diseases does untreated sewage cause?
Life-threatening human pathogens carried by sewage include cholera, typhoid and dysentery Other diseases resulting from sewage contamination of water include schistosomiasis, hepatitis A, intestinal nematode infections, & numerous others

Normal test results, but clotting materials in his blood jammed the machine 4 times, and he had clots removed from his arm arteries 7 times.

Can't quite recall the last time I've seen flu do that ...