5 years of very hard work as chair of the #EACVI SIG on Gender and Equity with deputy chair and close friend Prof Ana Almeida and a stellar group of more than 15 colleagues - thanks to the teamwork, collegiality and friendship we achieved a great number of initiatives - my

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When you receive a PhD thesis from a mentee and woman in cardiovascular medicine 🔥 Celebrating Women in Cardiology Through Mentorship 🌟 Mentorship is about creating connections, opening doors, and lifting each other as we climb. It's one of the most powerful forces for

Time for another cup of tea … #watercolour

We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven. The degree to which those comments can undermine public health, do harm to women who are pregnant, create anxiety for parents who do have children who are autistic –

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Well done, Holly!

Stimulating to have a word pop into your inbox each day…..!

“Leverage points” is an important principle in implementing change. By identifying the leverage points within a system where small changes can have a large impact, change leaders can target those points & make changes that can have a cascading effect throughout the entire system.

….and they should know! Did my Cath list at the old Dudley Road Hospital before our lab was built at Russell’s Hall, Dudley. I was well looked after while pregnant too……Jane.

And now #LEADERS has begun! 👀 Look at all these women (& now 1 man!) with endowed chairs in #womenshealth! How we have grown!👏🏽👏🏽🍾🎉🎉

If we want sustainable organisational change, which group is more important? (a) People who are active in response to the change (even if they are resistant); or (b) People who accept the change? Newly published research suggests (a); it is more important to get people active in

Wowsers! Sally Wainwright does it again!! #RiotWomen is FANTASTIC 🎸 WHAT. A. CAST ❤️

In 1952, inside a New York City delivery room, a baby was born blue and silent. Doctors hesitated, unsure whether to keep trying. Then a calm voice broke through the panic. “Let’s score the baby,” said Dr. Virginia Apgar. That moment changed medicine forever. Apgar had once

The evolution of plasma cholesterol: Direct utility or a ‘‘spandrel” of hepatic lipid metabolism? 🧬 LDL: Evolution’s Beautiful Mistake What if “LDL” was never meant to exist? ☝️LDL is not a product of evolutionary design, but an accident of hepatic lipid metabolism — a

The ideology of midwifery continuity of carer is responsible for Jennifer's death. The idea that a special relationship with a midwife can guard against medical interference & therefore optimise 'normal birth'.

Medical students and Foundation Doctors, please join us for the 3rd session of the WiC free Research Starter Skills webinar series. In previous sessions, 95% of attendees scored the teaching as very or extremely useful and 97% rated the quality of teaching as good or excellent!

Doing 2 or more “exercise snacks” per day can boost VO₂ max by 5–17%. VO₂ max, or maximal oxygen uptake, is one of the strongest predictors of longevity and overall health. Yet, nearly 40% of people who perform 150–300 minutes per week of moderate exercise fail to improve it.

Wishing you Every Success, Emily! Emily Kirkham