I'm often asked why more young people- like people under 50- are getting cancer. Some thoughts below breaking down a complex scientific issue.... Cancer is one of the main causes of illness and death across the world. Each year, there are 20 million new cancer cases and around

What’s going on with H5N1 - bird flu- and why has California declared state of emergency over it? 👇 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

“You merely adopted the dark, I was born in it.”

Remembering Alex Lowe bit.ly/409TiwT

Snowing In the UK over the weekend . be careful out there Be careful today #snow It snowed last night... 8:00 am: I made a snowman. 8:10 - A feminist passed by and asked me why I didn't make a snow woman. 8:15 - So, I made a snow woman. 8:17 - My feminist neighbor

‘Chance in a million’?! We do get #avalanches in the Lakes despite the disbelief. Classic fracture line in probably a heavy slab of wind deposited snow …… On Wansfell!! Tek care. Jim

Do you require a pizza delivery or the police? A heroic police emergency call handler has been commended for her quick-thinking after realising a call from a woman was in fact a disguise and an urgent call for help. 🔊 Listen to the 999 call

IT'S HERE 💫🇦🇺 The Great Southern Country film about Lachlan's epic ride around Australia is available to watch NOW on the EF Pro Cycling YouTube: youtu.be/XW1F79sfftA

Can the NHS be assured that in all hospitals, at all times of day, there is access to safe & effective decision making, thoracic USS & pleural procedures? Perhaps more investigation, deeper understanding and action is needed British Thoracic Society (BTS) UK Pleural Society bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/12/1/e…

A new report highlighting issues with patient safety around Pleural Procedures has been published. Authors of this report urge NHS trust and other orgs to take proactive steps to improve patient safety. 👉 brit-thoracic.uk/PleuralSafety #PleuralProcedure #PatientSafety

Malignant pleural mesothelioma associated with recurrent pneumothorax publications.ersnet.org/content/breath…

You’ll never walk alone after Liverpool have won the league

How to retire gracefully: 🔟 commandments for surgeons Retirement is a major life transition — and for surgeons, it can be especially complex. Stepping away from the operating theatre means navigating questions of identity, purpose, and legacy. In this 'a view from the coffee

No Filter UCL from Liverpool 4 Barcelona 0 Enjoy

Cognitive overload is killing good decision-making in general practice. Patients leave confused. GPs leave drained. Here’s what cognitive psychology tells us - and how to apply it in the consulting room.

On this day, July 13, 1977, 🇬🇧 Chris Bonington and Doug Scott stood atop Baintha Brakk—The Ogre (7,285 m)—for the first time ever. No high-altitude porters. No fixed camps. No siege tactics. Just pure alpine style, six men deep in the Karakoram, chasing a bold dream on the most

Tadej Pogacar doing Tadej Pogacar things 🌟 The yellow jersey launches an attack on Montmartre as he searches for another stage win at the Tour de France 💥

This is a right pleural effusion with fibrinous material consistent with an exudative process. The sonographic appearance alone is usually not sufficient to diagnose the cause of a pleural effusion. However, there are some important principles that are very useful: -

9️⃣ Take-home: 💧 Osmoreceptors guard osmolality, not volume 🫀 Volume receptors are blunt instruments 🧠 Stress hormones override excretion 🧂 Saline and Hartmann’s expand ECF silently → Once you’re overloaded, the physiology is stacked against you.

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