So proud to see that Bruce Abbott can help people enjoy a normal life, especially with the festive season coming up. Also, beyond #Abbottproud that the incredible Nobel Ardem Patapoutian posted this 👇🏻 #COVID19 #rapidtest

It is absolutely the fault of governments and public health officials that tens of millions of people are asking themselves why they're constantly ill with bug after bug and not receiving the accurate answer, which is that covid causes damage to the immune system.

During times of conflict and suffering, we can only hope that outsiders who are not immediately affected will nurture seeds of peace. The job of intellectuals, artists and scholars is to try and go deeper. To try and see the complexity of reality, especially in today's climate of

⚠️ We're responding to a loss of power to the electricity supply in the Edinburgh area. Investigations are underway & we will provide a further update as soon as possible. Please check with your service provider for journey updates. ScotRail London North Eastern Railway CrossCountry Trains Transport Scotland

Today's #ESPAUR report describes antimicrobial resistance, usage, and stewardship in England: gov.uk/government/pub… WATCH | Diane Ashiru, PhD, HCAI & AMR Pharmacy Lead, explains more on the report's findings and why we need to tackle #AMR #UKHSA23

ESPAUR report out today. 10th annual report. Post pandemic return of antimicrobial resistant infections and antibiotic prescribing. Wealth of insights that will inform our interventions. Huge thanks to all Diane Ashiru, PhD, collaborators and contributors gov.uk/government/pub…

Top doctors warn A&E crisis is making patients sicker as corridor care becomes routine | The Independent independent.co.uk/news/health/nh…

Thanks to all co-authors futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/fm…

We still urgently need 30 more healthy volunteers to carry out the study as planned. Please share with anyone eligible/who can spread the word in Sheffield! Volunteers get a £25 shopping voucher. Thanks to all who signed up & shared so far, every sample makes a huge difference!

New paper! How effective are inhaled antibiotics in bronchiectasis? Answer: 22% reduction in exacerbations. 52% reduction in hospitalization. Significant improvement in symptoms. Data from >3000 patients enrolled in 20 trials Hayoung Choi CHEST journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-…

Provocative talk from Phil Molyneaux showing strong infection component to IPF exacerbations (no photo as unpublished) Makes you wonder why prophylactics antibiotics don’t work to prevent ipf exacerbations/mortality Cool data! #rti2024

As part of the January issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. James D Chalmers interviews Zhaozhong Zhu about the effects of the microbiome in early life on childhood asthma. ow.ly/KYIt50QxOik

More than three million unvaccinated children are at risk of catching measles in England. Make sure your child is up to date with their MMR vaccinations. You can make an appointment with your GP practice to catch up on missed doses. For more info ➡️ nhs.uk/MMR

NEW: #MarthasRule will be rolled out to at least 100 NHS sites from April. This will give patients and their families access to a rapid review from an independent critical care team if they're worried their or a loved one’s condition is deteriorating. ➡️ england.nhs.uk/2024/02/nhs-to…

Colin S Brown Asha Bowen Rachael Barr @Thushan_deSilva The Lancet Microbe MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM S Sriskandan Edwin Armitage Alex J Keeley Anu Goenka #ECCMID2024 Some suggestions that M1UK is associated with an increased case-fatality compared to M1Global 7/n....

Note the new benzodiazepines on the block! Gidazepam has a half life of 84 hours!! #toxicity Intensive Care Society 💙 #soa24

We are off and running in the Dundee #WBC2024 Following the opening lecture from our European Lung Foundation patient advisory group it’s precision medicine for bronchiectasis from my friend and colleague Sanjay Chotirmall NTU Singapore

The ICSI will be hosting the first Irish ICU & Microbiology Event: Focus on Antimicrobial Stewardship on the 14th of November at 7pm. 👉 Click here to view the agenda and register: go.biomerieux.com/uki/events/iri… 👉Or visit our website for more information: intensivecare.ie/events/irish-i…

Honoured to share my sepsis story and the importance of early detection at the bioMérieux event last week in St. James’ Hospital. It's always nerve-wrecking sharing my sepsis story, and it will never be easy. But speaking at the bioMérieux event and receiving a standing ovation

I've resorted to making AMS (antimicrobial stewardship) memes.... Happy Tuesday everyone! #antibiotics #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewarship #Memes #medicine