bbc.co.uk/news/health-67… A "canary in the coalmine" of how well we are looking after the health of UK citizens? 46% inc. in mortality from oral cancer in a decade in UK! Unlikely to be a change in incidence as smoking is decreasing. So likely entirely driven by late diagnosis

I was just musing: if chicken is a white meat because it is lower in iron than red meat, how do chickens get adequate oxygen? The answer seems to lie in parabronchi and pneumatic bones bhwt.org.uk/blog/health-we….

Shame they closed all the Remploy factories and replaced it will an American company in the mould of Capita. #Remployhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/21/disabled-people-work-from-home-laura-trott-benefits?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Theo Jansen’s “Strandbeests” , wind-powered sculptures that walk on the beach. 📹 Molten Immersive Art

Interesting choice of word in Wordle today on Thanksgiving! #Wordle

Have you seen this Captain Science ?

Can I just urge you to share this video with - ANYONE who's household gets child benefit - ANYONE who's got kids but doesn't claim child benefit because they earn above the threshold They need to ensure you're not missing out on £1,000s or £10,000s to their state pension

Never seen such big pears (Comice) in the supermarket- 350g each. Taste great too. Only £2.10 for four

This report sends shivers down my spine Israel didn’t claim the Indonesian Hospital in Jabalia Refugee Camp to be a covert Hamas base, but still destroyed it “I told them that I was a nurse. They took me to the corner & beat me. Every question was accompanied by a slap”

I doubt many are aware of the risk of heart disease either escardio.org/The-ESC/Press-…

Not sure how this works. It is approximately a hemisphere of radius 300 foot. It's footprint would be 3.63 hA yet the site is only 2 hA. No room for a plaza in front 🤔🤔 theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/d…

Interesting post(thread) from Dr Smith about PM2.5 dust in the air in the vicinity of a pub with a wood burning open fire

This is a tragic story in which a young woman died of a sudden and severe anaphylaxis from eating a mushroom risotto dressed with a tahini sauce. I don't understand however why it is blamed on sesame oil when tahini is pure sesame seed buttter theguardian.com/society/2023/d…

Your annual reminder that at 51°N today is the earliest sunset of the year. Look forward to longer evenings!

On Nestlé UK & Ireland why have you ruined the toffee penny? The texture is too soft and there is an unpleasant lingering fattiness in the mouth. Disappointing

I didn't realise I lived in exotic circles but I brought some camomile teabags into hospital with me and the nurses look at them with wonder"do you want milk in that"!