An A&E Doctor, a Nurse and a Hospital Porter walk into a pub... Joke! No they don't. Stay home, stay safe this weekend.

Around 12 million people in the UK are living with hearing loss, deafness or tinnitus. Face coverings, social distancing and inaccessible public health information are having a huge impact on every single one of them. Be kind. Be deaf aware.

"My son has always been uncomfortable with people asking about his cochlear implants so has wanted to grow his hair long. But today he decided on his own to have me cut it. I'm so proud of him for being brave and deciding to own his difference and show us all." - Mychal

Today I took my daughter to her for her 6 month vaccines. As a surgeon and a program director, I am ALWAYS busy. But we need to normalize taking time off for our children's appointments. We need to normalize that men can be equally involved.

The Medical School opened on this day, 1st October 1828, with an inaugural lecture delivered by Sir Charles Bell, Professor of Physiology and Surgery.

Post op complications from surgical emergency admissions. Worrying 48.9% appeared to develop COVID-19 during their admission.

Interesting association looks to be replicated on Ch. 3

Today we’re excited to reveal that we’re returning to our original, much-loved name of RNID. Here's why... actiononhearingloss.org.uk/2020/10/old-na…

For all those people out there considering a career as a surgeon, just letting you know I’m spending my 39th birthday (today) revising for exams 😂🤓 #JustSaying

The only two reasons people ask your age is to contextualise (and therefore judge) either your looks or your achievements. There is no other reason. Why tell ‘em? I don’t. Let people take my appearance and accomplishments on their own merits.

Duracell debuts lithium coin batteries with bitter coating to curb accidental ingestion zpr.io/HKfeP zpr.io/HKfen

Can loud music hurt my dog's ears? The Naked Scientists tinyurl.com/yycvzbmp

Very interesting gene therapies on the horizon.

Really enjoyed today’s session by Genomics England discussing future use of WES in newborn screening. Will pave the way for advances in rare genetic diseases

Huge congratulations to my supervisor and mentor Sally Dawson on becoming Professor of Molecular Genetics of Hearing Loss UCL Ear Institute RNID @evidENT_UCL ENT & Audiology News ucl.ac.uk/human-resource…

cen.acs.org/education/scie…

Deaf News: Just 1 in 3 deaf students in England secured two A-Levels last year, NDCS analysis reveals limpingchicken.com/2021/07/27/dea…