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The list of reported benefits of the GLP-1 drug family that are weight-loss independent continues to grow. My tally with citations

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GeriPal Podcast @geripal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Are "hot new drugs" actually ready for palliative care? Our 3 guest pharmacists break down the hype vs. reality of 5 new and rediscovered drugs including GLP-1s. #medsky Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp419 Hosts: @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social

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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Useful paper. Consider hypocarbia when you see POTS. At least it's a treatment responsive cause of breathlessness👍🏻 www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/15...

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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

AI isn’t a legal person so can’t be found guilty or go to jail for its criminal acts. And if it’s AI gone rogue, the developer/operator of the AI currently can’t be found guilty either - there’s no ‘guilty mind’ needed for conviction. What to do? #auspol

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Criminal bots. When AI goes rogue, who goes to jail? - Michael West

Artificial Intelligence bots do not have a legal personality and can’t go to jail. But who is to be held responsible for their criminal acts?

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

How can innovation help more people receive high-quality care closer to home? Our latest long read, in partnership with Roche, explores the innovation landscape, the barriers to adoption, and what it will take to make community-based care a reality. Read the long read: bit.ly/4yblf5Y

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Watch the incredible moment as Wounda, a rescued chimp, thanked Jane Goodall in a way no one expected, when he was released in the wild. Original post

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erica6.bsky.social @erica6.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

What Dr Rallah-Baker experienced is what @drtracywesterman.bsky.social addresses in her new paper, because as she says, racial trauma doesn't end. bsky.app/profile/drtr...

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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Good to see this finally get coverage in my old paper. This is the same mob who campaigned against me, but it wasn’t sufficiently newsworthy then.

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Dr Alison B @aliblipcdoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The biennial conference of the Australian New Zealand Society of #Palliative Medicine (ANZSPM) is on later this week in Tasmania. Looking forward to hearing about creative solutions & thinking outside the square. #ANZSPM2026 Register: buff.ly/SBnpDKd Programme: buff.ly/ORpGvNw

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REGISTRATION Everyone attending the ANZSPM 2026 Conference needs to complete their own registration form. Please read the information carefully before completing the online registration form. The foll...

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The Obama Foundation @obamafoundation.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Obama family shared that Sunny passed away yesterday after 13 years by their side. She was fiercely protective of her big brother, Bo, and we can imagine the two of them together again. Today, hold your pets a little closer and cherish every moment you share.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Truth, Lies & Media Ep74. A srsly outstanding ep. @nicolechvastek.bsky.social & Denis Muller discuss Gina Rinehart's involvement in One Nation's "traitor" attack on Andrew Hastie. Misleading headlines. The threat of AI. Reporting on pollies' private lives. #auspol shows.acast.com/67c7911ffc5f...

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Ep 74 - Good for Democracy | Truth, Lies and Media

Weekly discussions of Journalism Ethics

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 16/09/2026

Why are some infections more harmful than others? Join Professor Kayla King for the Francis Crick Prize Lecture on 14 October as she explores the rapid evolution of pathogens across the tree of life: royalsociety.org/science-events-and…

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Rhea Liang @liangrhea.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This resonates rather painfully. The biggest barrier to help-seeking for Drs experiencing burnout is lack of time. Sir @ashbloomfield.bsky.social, @sarahmcg.bsky.social and Dr Jo Sinclair note the paradox of short-term functional recovery 'to get through/pay bills' impeding long-term recovery. 1/2

Slide titled 'Barriers to help-seeking' with the quote '63% experienced at least one barrier'. The most common barrier, experienced by nearly 35% of respondents, was Lack of Time.

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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 14/09/2026

Orwell, on fascism (1937): "If you pretend that it is merely an aberration which will presently pass off of its own accord, you are dreaming a dream from which you will awake when somebody coshes you with a rubber truncheon."

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

UK Lawyers for Israel are urging the UK Home Office to list Doctors Without Borders (MSF) as a terrorist organisation, on the same legal footing as ISIS!!! Membership of MSF would result in 14yrs in prison!!! #UKPolitics #MSF t.co/UKF86u0Ydc

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Dark Matter Zine @darkmatterzine.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#auspol You don’t even need to read the subtitles to know what’s happening here. Australia’s medical system, public transport, hospitality industry, and more would also collapse without all our migrant neighbours. ALP, LNP and PHON are undermining our society with dangerous populist crap.

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Dr Tracy Westerman AM @drtracywesterman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We’ve created a revolution And the country bloody needs one The Westerman Jilya Institute Indigenous Child Suicide Prevention Gala is approaching Pay It Forward with any amount to fund seats for Indigenous bereaved families Click “Get Tickets”→ “Pay It Forward” events.humanitix.com/jilyagala2026

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We have traditionally provided reassurance to patients with a borderline anemia. This new prospective data from >500,000 people challenges that lack of concern, indicating an increased risk of all-cause mortality www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/... @annalsofim.bsky.social

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Public Health Association of Australia @publichealthaus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Our podcast guest this week is Professor Julie Leask AO, social scientist and professor in the Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, where she co-leads the Social and Behavioural Insights in Immunisation (SABII) research group.

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Eduardo Bruera @brueraeduardo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Ciprofloxacin can inhibit CYP3A4 enzymes, reducing fentanyl metabolism. Combining them can elevate fentanyl levels, significantly increasing the risk of severe toxicity and respiratory depression. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37150364/

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Fentanyl Toxicity Related to Concomitant Use of Ciprofloxacin and its Effects as a CYP3A4 Inhibitor - PubMed

Fentanyl Toxicity Related to Concomitant Use of Ciprofloxacin and its Effects as a CYP3A4 Inhibitor

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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I was fortunate enough to chair this session I would strongly recommend people follow this work closely The defining slide demonstrates even those without LC have proteinomic signatures of damage persisting at 3 years. There's also a fascinating drug repurposing study underway

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Dr Alison B @aliblipcdoc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I believe an Australian forensic pathologist was instrumental in bringing this war criminal (#Mladic) to justice! We have people in our country who do amazing things. @albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social @news.abc.net.au

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PAIN @painthejournal.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Gallant-Behm et al. find that di-siRNA targeting SCN9A produces long-lasting Nav1.7 knockdown and powerful analgesia in rats, supporting its potential as a nonopioid approach to pain treatment. Learn more in #PAIN bit.ly/3TzKQpR

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 27/08/2026

Professor Fiona Wood AO is awarded the Royal Medal (Applied) 2026 for her pioneering work resulting in the invention of spray-on-skin, an innovation that has transformed the lives of burns patients globally. #RSMedals royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/…

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

People can "just adapt" to a changing climate, a thousand rightwing voices keep telling us. Either they lack imagination or they don't care. Try "adapting" to this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

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Nepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet border

Entire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims

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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 27/08/2026

After a major flashflood struck the Rasuwa district in #Nepal, our teams have arrived in Nepal to assess people’s immediate needs. Hundreds of people are feared to have died with many people still missing: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/nepal-msf-as...

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Jared Rubenstein, MD @drjrubenstein.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

New video: “Hope” Hope isn’t denial. Someone can understand the gravity of an illness and the likelihood of a bad outcome. And they can still hope for everything they want. Wonderful to partner with Kimberly Novod on this one.

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Megan Herbert @meganjherbert.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Saluting @cathywilcox.bsky.social today: friend, colleague, mentor, and the very best of cartoonists, stepping away from her post after 37 years. Our national conversation will be much the poorer without her regular contribution of insight, wit, bravery and truth telling. Thank you, Cathy x🫡🤍

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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In our eyes you are and always will be the Queen of Cartoons @cathywilcox.bsky.social Admired, respected & so, so talented, it will be a dark world without your bright thoughts in it every day, but you're leaving behind a genuine legacy Thank you for everything, all of it. We love you Cathy xx

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

But nothing beats the obstetrics textbook wherein one of the authors made his wife do the index, so she slips this one in:

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 24/08/2026

Australia Institute research shows that there are more than 4 million legally owned firearms in Australia, far more than before the Port Arthur massacre. Research Director Alice Grundy appeared on Sky News 24 to congratulate the ACT’s decision to join the NSW in a national gun buyback. #auspol

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Dr Tracy Westerman AM @drtracywesterman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who donated ❤️ 250 donations in 24 hrs, funding 100 seats for bereaved Indigenous families to attend the Gala FOR FREE. 💜 If you haven’t donated, Simply click “Get Tickets” → “Pay It Forward” & give what you can. Thanks for showing up🙏 events.humanitix.com/jilyagala2026

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The 2026 Westerman Jilya Institute Indigenous Child Suicide Prevention Fundraising Gala

Join us to fundraise for the Psychology Treatment Centre!

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Donna Wakefield @donnawakefield.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

🏆Proud to share that I have won @nihr.bsky.social (National Institute for Health and Care Research) Rising #ResearchLeader prize, one of five Doctoral level researchers recognised nationally as showing outstanding research leadership #NIHR20 🌟 #PalliativeCare #Research

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Dr Tracy Westerman AM @drtracywesterman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Please read & share. You can literally donate $1 to support this event-to donate click on "get tickets"; scroll down to Pay It Forward" button & insert any amount. I think it’s the most important fundraising event for our most vulnerable Indigenous communities. events.humanitix.com/jilyagala2026

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Let’s be clear, there is a literal convicted criminal in the bulldozed White House currently committing fraud, war crimes, money laundering, espionage, treason, sedition and more, but trash like bathroom rug head Rand Paul want Dr. Anthony Fauci jailed for saving lives. Truly depraved.

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SlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

When I wake up and think I've missed the bus to school but it's Saturday and I'm 60.

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

These signs should be on every hiking trail in Oregon and across the US .

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Sir #DavidAttenborough “Things are going to get worse. This is the new extinction. We are in terrible, terrible trouble and the longer we wait to do something about it, the worse it is going to get." #ClimateEmergency

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David Attenborough, the voice of Our Planet: “Things are going to get worse”

The voice of some of the most stunning nature documentaries ever made is pessimistic about the future of wildlife on earth.

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TRAstonDrs @castltrastondrs.medsky.network · 31/07/2026

Moral: Having a dog means accepting that one day your heart will break. But it also means knowing that, as long as it beats, that heart will live fuller, nobler, more human. Because the one who has been loved by a dog has known a form of love they will never forget.

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TRAstonDrs @castltrastondrs.medsky.network · 31/07/2026

🌹 I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong. - Leo Rosten

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TRAstonDrs @castltrastondrs.medsky.network · 31/07/2026

#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #episky #publichealth Origins of #HIV and the #AIDS Pandemic A fascinating story ! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org/content/1/1/... www.ox.ac.uk/news/2014-10... www.aidsmap.com/about-hiv/wh... canfar.com/awareness/ab...

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HIV pandemic's origins located

Fascinating study traces the origin of the HIV pandemic to 1920s Kinshasa, where a 'perfect storm' of factors led to its global spread. Insights into the role of transport links and social changes in ...

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