Reposted by Ben MortonANZCA @anzca.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Professor Kate Leslie AO FAHMS, a past president of ANZCA, has been appointed editor-in-chief of the British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA), making her the first Australian in the role. Read more about Professor Leslie’s appointment here: bit.ly/4yf4LZQ 174
Reposted by Ben MortonAnaesthesia @anaesjournal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Beyond survival: understanding postoperative disability in peri-operative care "...disability has emerged as an important outcome that may better reflect the lived experience of patients after surgery compared with conventional endpoints alone." #AnSky #MedSky #SurgSky doi.org/10.1111/anae... 075
Reposted by Ben MortonAnaesthesia @anaesjournal.bsky.social · 07/10/2026There is a dissociation between visualisation of the glottis/a good POGO score and tracheal tube delivery. This table shows the distribution of tracheal tube delivery according to percentage of glottic opening (POGO), based on airway operator assessments. #AnSky #MedSky doi.org/10.1111/anae... 011
Reposted by Ben MortonAnaesthesia @anaesjournal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026In this editorial, Imran Ahmad & @doctimcook.bsky.social consider the PUMA tracheal extubation guidelines and ask - towards clarity or complexity? Is it possible for a single, universal guideline to be applied globally? #AnSky @chrimesy.com doi.org/10.1111/anae... 001
Reposted by Ben MortonMUSICC @musiccproject.bsky.social · 07/05/2026🎉Major milestone for MUSICC! 🎉 Enrolment has completed for our very first COVID-19 human challenge study! This is an important step that supports future research and study design. 📰Read our new article to learn more about the study: bit.ly/3QV8xHJbit.lyEnrolment completed – MUSICC hits major milestone for first studyEnrolment has completed in MUSICC's first COVID-19 human challenge study, marking a key milestone for the project. 011
Reposted by Ben MortonMUSICC @musiccproject.bsky.social · 17/09/2026On #WorldPatientSafetyDay, we’re highlighting the importance of coronavirus research. People living with noncommunicable diseases often face worse outcomes from COVID-19. MUSICC’s studies are helping lay the groundwork for the next generation of infection-blocking vaccines. 🔗 www.musicc.org 🧪 111
Reposted by Ben MortonMUSICC @musiccproject.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Come and meet some of the team behind MUSICC! What's the status of our research into harnessing immunity to prevent transmission? Find out at the Where Great Ideas Grow event. No need to book, just drop by and ask us anything! 🧪 📍https://bit.ly/4hpA7Xi 🔗 Follow our progress: www.musicc.org 001
Reposted by Ben MortonMUSICC @musiccproject.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We're going to New Scientist Live!🎉 In two weeks, the MUSICC team will be at Excel London running some fun games and interactive activities. If you're coming along, drop by and say hello. We'd love to chat, answer your questions and show you what we're up to! 🧪 011
Reposted by Ben MortonMatt Forde @matt-forde.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It’s the real PMQs with Andy Burnham. New ep every week… 2134
Reposted by Ben MortonMUSICC @musiccproject.bsky.social · 10/07/2026💉 Help advance COVID-19 research We’re recruiting healthy participants aged 18–50 for the COVHIC003 SARS-CoV-2 study. Participants will complete pre-screening, screening, a quarantine stay, and 4 follow-up visits. 💷 Paid up to £3,935 📍 Locations: London, Oxford & Southampton. 🔗 bit.ly/COVHIC003 012
Reposted by Ben MortonMUSICC @musiccproject.bsky.social · 30/07/2026💡 Help researchers understand COVID-19 infection Healthy adults aged 18–50 are invited to join the COVHIC003 study. The study includes pre-screening, screening, a quarantine stay, and 4 follow-up visits. 💷 Paid up to £3,935 📍 Locations: London, Oxford and Southampton. 🔗 bit.ly/COVHIC003 🧪 033
Reposted by Ben MortonMUSICC @musiccproject.bsky.social · 25/08/2026MUSICC’s second human challenge study, COVHIC003, has now opened for recruitment. The study will help researchers understand the immune responses that can prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection and support future COVID-19 vaccine research. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/4zyfpfW 🧪bit.lyMUSICC’s second human challenge study seeks participants – MUSICCMUSICC has opened recruitment for its second human challenge study, COVHIC003. 024
Reposted by Ben MortonLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 17/08/2026One of French puppeteer Raphaël Gromy’s most recognizable performances features a puppet painting real artworks on canvas, blending puppetry, live performance, and visual art into a unique theatrical experience. 😊 IG: @artistsuniversum @raphael_gromy 338139983424
Reposted by Ben MortonAnaesthesia @anaesjournal.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Pain management strategies in patients with rib fractures. @benmorton.bsky.social #AnSky #MedSky #EMSky #SurgSky #PainSky doi.org/10.1111/anae... 131
Reposted by Ben MortonAnaesthesia @anaesjournal.bsky.social · 08/07/2026What are the indications for surgical rib fixation? @benmorton.bsky.social #AnSky #MedSky #EMSky #SurgSky doi.org/10.1111/anae... 062
Reposted by Ben MortonAnaesthesia @anaesjournal.bsky.social · 07/07/2026How do you classify thoracic trauma? @benmorton.bsky.social #AnSky #MedSky #EMSky #SurgSky doi.org/10.1111/anae... 131
Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Really enjoyed writing this with major trauma colleagues from @nhsuhlg.bsky.social. Effective trauma management is a team sport so it's only right that treatment recommendations include multidisciplinary perspectives: doi.org/10.1111/anae... @anaesjournal.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social #ansky 023
Reposted by Ben MortonKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 02/07/2026static.klipy.comRon Paul: Bitaroo Bitcoin 'It's Happening'ALT: Ron Paul: Bitaroo Bitcoin 'It's Happening' 612713
Reposted by Ben MortonEmber @ember-energy.org · 26/06/2026Something remarkable has happened in #Pakistan’s energy sector, largely missed by official stats… In just two years, electricity generation has surged by 21%, making an increase of 33 TWh – this boost was entirely led by distributed solar, which rose by 36 TWh 🇵🇰 🌞 ember-energy.org/lat... 24712
Reposted by Ben MortonEmber @ember-energy.org · 30/06/2026☀️ NEW | Renewables were the LARGEST source of global energy supply growth in 2025, for the first time outside a recession. Renewables grew by 10%, adding 3.3 exajoules to total energy supply in 2025. Solar alone delivered 71% of that rise. 🧵1/3 🔗 www.energyinst.org/statistical-... 211044
Reposted by Ben MortonSusanna Stanford @susannastanford.bsky.social · 24/06/2026New Editorial in @anaesjournal.bsky.social Pain only she knows There is a persistent gap between pain experienced by patients and pain recognised by clinicians; namely, patients feel pain more often than clinicians recognise. Great to work with Tracey Vogel and Heather Nixon on this. 1/ 3108
Reposted by Ben MortonKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 27/06/2026The BBC has requested that Donald Trump hand over his phone records from Jan. 6 as part of his defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster.telegraph.co.ukBBC requests Trump’s diary and phone logs in editing scandal lawsuitThe US president is demanding $10bn in damages from the BBC 31271582108
Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Ooof... Let us Northerners stick together please! From your Manc reader with admittedly some notions. 000
Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · 22/06/2026I like Andy Burnham and hope that he can change the narrative in government. I can't get passed him looking like a Thunderbird character but I liked them too as a kid so I guess that's OK 030
Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Or what about why do we even need ABG? thorax.bmj.com/content/71/3...thorax.bmj.comUsing venous blood gas analysis in the assessment of COPD exacerbations: a prospective cohort studyIntroduction Identifying acute hypercapnic respiratory failure is crucial in the initial management of acute exacerbations of COPD. Guidelines recommend obtaining arterial blood samples but these are ... 220
Reposted by Ben MortonNEJM.org @nejm.org · 10/06/2026Among critically ill adults with acute respiratory failure, neither carbocisteine nor hypertonic saline reduced the duration of mechanical ventilation, and each strategy was associated with harm. Full phase 3 MARCH trial results: nej.md/3PUyHdA #CCR26 | @criticalcarereviews.com 1148
Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Congratulations to the excellent Emma Carter for bringing this important piece together on the current landscape for TB meningitis treatment in the UK www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🧪 #IDskysciencedirect.comIncidence, risk factors and management of paradoxical reaction in central nervous system tuberculosis in the United KingdomThe aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence, clinical presentation, risk factors, management, and outcomes of paradoxical reaction (PR) in cen… 042
Reposted by Ben MortonRobin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 26/05/2026“You could meditate on the historical shift to monotheism by reading a weighty biography of Julian, the last non-Christian emperor. Or you could do it by reading Small Gods, which has jokes in it.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comI Am Begging You to Read Terry PratchettOne of England’s funniest writers is in danger of being lost to history. 313752
Reposted by Ben MortonKasia @scullingmonkey.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Hot off the press, and a plug for PLUGS @anaesjournal.bsky.social @docashah.bsky.social Our prospective study of platelet function in vascular surgery TLDR: better periop pathways 🤝 personalised periop care Read👇 associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com 002
Reposted by Ben MortonAnaesthesia @anaesjournal.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Come and be our Fellow! Applications close 8 June 2026. #AnSky #MedSkyanaesthetists.orgAnaesthesia and Anaesthesia Reports Editorial Fellowship: January 2027-2028This exciting fellowship programme aims to provide all this and much more for up to two exceptional doctors in training. 011
Reposted by Ben MortonLed By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 17/05/2026Immigration make Britain brilliant 511139274209
Reposted by Ben MortonMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Labour hopeful Andy Burnham to C4: “We need a different path completely. Put more things back under public, stronger public control, energy, housing, water, transport. I've done that with the busses in Greater Manchester...so you take that principle and you apply it to energy, water. 1/ 2021534
Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Fantastic to see this published. I remember writing the protocol seven years ago over the Christmas break before COVID hit... The world has changed somewhat since then! @lstmnews.bsky.social #IDsky #Medsky 🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comEffect of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on experimental carriage at 1-year post-vaccination on rechallenge with Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6B in Blantyre, Malawi: a controlled human ...In Malawi, childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccination has not achieved expected herd protection despite the introduction of the 13-valent pneumococc… 196
Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Arsenal need to make a choice. Is it better that Spurs go down or to win the league… I might have a slight bias #CTID 000
Reposted by Ben MortonFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 07/05/2026 How the oilman’s president boosted a green transition ft.trib.al/eQEmdN3 | opinionft.trib.alHow the oilman’s president boosted a green transitionDonald Trump’s Iran war has made fossil fuels expensive and unreliable 0277
Reposted by Ben MortonBrian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Suffragette march, London, 1911, photo by Scottish photographer Christina Broom (1862-1939), UK's first female press photographer, who documented the women's suffrage movement. 414336
Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Great work from excellent colleagues @lstmnews.bsky.social 011
Ben Morton @benmorton.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Great to be in Rotterdam with @musiccproject.bsky.social 010
Reposted by Ben MortonMUSICC @musiccproject.bsky.social · 05/03/2026We loved spending the day with Year 12 students on Imperial College London’s STEM Futures programme, exploring how to communicate the MUSICC project and its aims. From interpreting messages to designing t-shirts, their ideas were brilliant. 📖 Read more: bit.ly/4ldUvMz 🧪bit.lyOpening doors to STEM Futures with MUSICCMUSICC ran a workshop on public engagement design and STEM careers with Year 12 students, as part of the STEM Futures programme. 011
Reposted by Ben MortonMUSICC @musiccproject.bsky.social · 09/04/2026💉 How are tomorrow's vaccines being shaped today? Join MUSICC consortium researchers in Rotterdam for an in-person evening of talks and discussion on cutting-edge vaccine science. 📍Rotterdam | 📅 20th April 🔗Register: bit.ly/musicc-vacci... 🧪 099
Reposted by Ben MortonMUSICC @musiccproject.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Welcome to MusiCC’s Bluesky 🦋 The MusiCC project is laying the groundwork needed to develop the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines. 💉🧪 Follow us for the latest updates, industry insights and networking opportunities! 🌐 Website: www.musicc.org 💡 LinkedIn: bit.ly/4f2lgi9musicc.orgHome – MusiCC 051
Reposted by Ben MortonElectrek @electrek.co · 20/04/2026IEA: Solar overtakes all energy sources in a major global firstelectrek.coIEA: Solar overtakes all energy sources in a major global firstGlobal energy demand growth slowed in 2025 – but electricity use is still surging, and solar just hit a major milestone, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). more… 03814
Reposted by Ben MortonAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/04/2026When Angela Rayner underpaid £40,000 in stamp duty, Richard Tice said it was "morally completely indefensible” and she should resign if she had “any moral decency”. Now we learn he set up four shell companies that let him avoid paying £100,000 he owed in tax and to then transfer the cash to Reform 16440602093
Reposted by Ben MortonAnaesthesia @anaesjournal.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Safer prehospital anaesthesia: updated guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists @STHJournalClub.bsky.social #AnSky #MedSky doi.org/10.1111/anae...doi.org 021
Reposted by Ben MortonAnaesthesia @anaesjournal.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Here is some great news for the environment! Presenting the new consensus guidelines on the use of sterile gowns for single-shot spinal anaesthesia. @assocanaes.bsky.social @rcoanews.bsky.social @oaa-anaes.bsky.social @ra-uk.org @anzca.bsky.social #AnSky #climate #MedSky doi.org/10.1111/anae... 096