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Ciara Nic Ionnraic PhD #Health #Research #SciComms

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 1h
This morning, the Justice Department went after nearly an entire state's federal bench, all at once. The judges had said the government wasn't following court orders. The response was to try to remove the judges. Here's why every American should be paying attention. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 17h
This is the complete antithesis of what should be happening in maternity care. Continuity of care should not be the first casualty of cutbacks. We need more continuity and more on the Domino scheme not less. www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
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Fears for future of midwifery-led service in Cork
Changes to Cork University Maternity Hospital’s (CUMH) Domino service have been shared with expectant mothers at appointments this week
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Lance Parkin @lanceparkin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's naive to think it's a coincidence that the concerted assault on universities came right at the moment university admins were starting to take sexual violence and racism seriously.
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Jake Wright @bcnjake.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I don’t wanna hear SHIT about woke run amok when protesting genocide gets you banned from campus and sexual assault gets you an apology letter.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russia is bombing museums, apartment buildings, hospitals, research facilities, schools, and parks. Ukraine is bombing military targets and refineries. Guess which one Trump has been complaining about?
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A Hospital Death Can Be a Good Death. We have built a culture that views a death in the ICU as a failure. It's not, by Daniela J. Lamas www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/o... via @nytopinion.nytimes.com
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Opinion | A Good Death Isn’t Always at Home
We have built a culture that views a death in the I.C.U. as a failure.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/09/2026
Many of the babies’ autopsy reports were clear: Vitamin K deficiency was the immediate cause of death, or contributed to it. The reports also included details about parents refusing the vitamin K shot, a long-standard injection, for their newborns. (Published May)
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What I Can’t Forget About the Babies Who Died After Not Receiving a Vitamin K Shot
Babies have died after not receiving the vitamin K shot at birth. Their autopsy records underscore how preventable their deaths could have been.
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670rv @670rv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/... COVID-19 Infection and Coronary Plaque Progression: An Early Warning of a Potential Public Health Crisis Authors: Jonathan R. Weir-McCall, PhD orcid.org/0000-0001-58... Jonathan.weir-mccall@kcl.ac.uk, and Jack S. Bell, BMBCh Mild Infections!
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COVID-19 Infection and Coronary Plaque Progression: An Early Warning of a Potential Public Health Crisis | Radiology
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Long COVID Labs @longcovidlabs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What do you all think? Do we have any followers here who developed LC in the last year or so? x.com/DrMichaelSco...
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Michael R Scoma MD (@DrMichaelScoma) on X
🚨🚨🚨Six consultations for Long COVID in the last two weeks - four of which are severe - developed in the last three to six months. I challenge the narrative that new cases are on the decline.
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Karam Bales @karambales.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Why is discussing lack of Covid vaccine access taboo in the UK? Guardian article criticises RFK JR while ignoring greater restrictions in the UK Other ignored issues includes IPC Guidance, Long Covid, clean air counterdisinformationproject.substack.com/p/why-is-dis...
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Why is discussing lack of Covid vaccine access taboo in the UK?
Guardian article criticises RFK JR while ignoring greater restrictions in the UK
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Glenys Caswell @glenyscaswell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Couldn't agree more, Ciara, a wonderful day with some amazing people.
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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Part 2 of my interview with Dr. Lara Sheehi is up. Good medicine if you're feeling gaslighted by genocide apologists. matthewremski.substack.com/p/441-psychi...
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44.1 Psychic Militancy w/ Dr. Lara Sheehi Pt. 2
“There is something so powerful about remaining clear, coherent, and committed about material reality, and not being taken away from that as part of the political project to make us feel small.”
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Utterly mad how most of society just bumbles along, ignoring the monstrous future realities being locked in place, day in day out.
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Mike Honey @mikehoney.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I took a look at the data on #ME/CFS for Australia. Hospital separations for "G04 Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis" have been growing strongly since around 2015. Growth slowed in the early years of the pandemic and then accelerated from 2023 onwards.
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 26/09/2026
‼️ BREAKING: Ukraine sounds alarm over situation in Oleshky, where people are eating grass due to hunger
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Ukraine sounds alarm over situation in Oleshky, where people are eating grass due to hunger
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Sybiha said the humanitarian crisis in occupied Oleshky is critical, with civilians reportedly forced to eat grass to survive.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Prime Minister Rob Jetten - Netherlands UN speech
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Ciara Nic Ionnraic PhD #Health #Research #SciComms @chendirl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Earlier this week along with co-author Dr Bethan Michael-Fox, we presented our research findings at the @irishhospice.bsky.social End of Life Forum 2026 on representations of death & dying in Irish news media. hospicefoundation.ie/our-supports... #DeathStudies #PalliativeCare #Hospice #EndOfLife
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Diphtheria in Australia – Epidemiological update – 21 September 2026 Published: 25 September 2026 🔹In 2026, Australia has recorded 597 diphtheria cases 🔹Over the past fortnight 25 total cases were notified 🔹NT: 308 cases, WA: 263 cases, SA: 21 cases, QLD: 5 cases www.cdc.gov.au/resources/pl...
 The cover page of an official document from the Australian Centre for Disease Control.
The top left corner features the black Australian Government Coat of Arms separated by a vertical line from the agency's logo: a teal and green interlocking infinity loop next to the text "Australian Centre for Disease Control".
On a white background below the logos, the main document title is printed in bold teal text: "Diphtheria in Australia – Epidemiological update"
. Directly beneath the title, subtitle text reads: "As at 21 September 2026".
The lower right portion of the page is dominated by abstract, sweeping graphic shapes in deep teal and vibrant green.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 25/09/2026
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Chip in!
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
MAHA is a project built on vanity, grifting, racism & survival of the fittest A colleague of mine has a friend in Los Angeles who went to the gym, &, um, RFK Jr was there, working out, surrounded by a HUGE ENTOURAGE of security dudes & snipers Black infants *MUST* suffer so RFK can get big pecs!
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Jon Douglas @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
University of Gothenburg, 1.39 million adults. A fourth vaccine dose was linked to 31% lower risk of a Long COVID diagnosis over 6 months than three doses. Protection was 38% in higher risk adults. www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
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Booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine and its effectiveness against post COVID-19 condition in individuals with pre-existing immunity: a sequential propensity score-matched cohort study
Receiving a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine was associated with a lower risk of being diagnosed with post COVID-19 condition compared with three doses, although the absolute risk reduction was small. ...
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Patrick Hickey, MD @pwhickey.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I bet @omnintensivist.bsky.social knows this one…. This toy was first line “sedation”, when I was a second year resident, for the infant with massive Wilm’s Tumor & abdominal compartment syndrome who spent a couple months “semi” sedated and intubated in our ICU with his abdomen open & a wound vac.
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Irish Hospice Foundation @irishhospice.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
📢 Call for Tender 🔗 View the full details: goto.hospicefoundation.ie/hfh-tender 📅 Deadline for submissions: Sunday, 4th October 2026 #tenderopportunity #qualitativeresearch #tender #HospiceFriendlyHospitals #IrishHospiceFoundation
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Irish Hospice Foundation @irishhospice.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our second plenary speaker, Dr. Wendy Lichtenthal, presents powerful insights this afternoon regarding bereavement amongst marginalised communities. The Dual Process Model of Coping assumes you have time to attend to grief. When you don't, it can lead to "Loss Overload" or "Suffocated Grief".
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Euronews @euronews.com · 22/09/2026
Residents are concerned about a lack of transparency around the project and unanswered questions about the cooling systems, water use and their impact on the River Enns.
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400 people rally against Google data centre in rural Austria
Residents are concerned about a lack of transparency around the project and unanswered questions about the cooling systems, water use and their impact on the River Enns.
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Ciara Nic Ionnraic PhD #Health #Research #SciComms @chendirl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Last Fri, myself and colleagues Mandy Lee & Ema Vyroubalova @tcddublin.bsky.social , had the pleasure of sharing the interdisciplinary work we do in #MedicalHumanities at the Trinity Long Room Hub Research Festival @tlrhub.bsky.social
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Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My county got slammed by Helene and they insisted on our local government getting rid of DEI programs before they would consider giving us the relief money that was authorized.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“Briefly detained” = beat half to death
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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Worth following: publishers are incorrectly claiming payouts on the Anthropic lawsuit, like claiming 100%, or even claiming titles that are reverted/out of print. If you're an author, assuming you already made a claim (that deadline was March), check now -- there's still time to dispute this.
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Anthropic Copyright Settlement: Publishers Are Making Incorrect Claims on Authors' Payouts - Writer Beware
In the wake of the widespread errors that have marred the claims process, the deadline to dispute a claim and provide documentation has been extended from 30 days to 60 days (from the day class member...
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"FLURONA" co-infection increases the risk of severe illness and death. Published: March 2022 "A study published in The Lancet found that those with COVID-19 and FLU were 4 times more likely to require breathing support and 2.4 times more likely to die"
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"Flurona" co-infection increases the risk of severe illness and death
Worse outcomes for patients infected with COVID-19 and influenza highlight the importance of vaccination against both diseases.
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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Articles like these are emblematic of the institutional amnesia surrounding Covid-19. A pathogen that emerged less than seven years ago, which can cause fatigue during the acute infection and as a common long-term effect, not even mentioned. Conspicuously absent. www.nbcnews.com/health/menta...
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Why are Americans so tired? CDC report highlights who’s feeling it most
Fatigue is one of the most common concerns reported in primary care visits, yet not much attention is given to how often adults in the U.S. are coping with it.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Another day, another husband drugging and raping his wife. His excuse was to blame her. To say he knew she didn’t want him looking at pornography, so he took photos and videos of her instead. These are not isolated events. Zoe created a survivors network. Hundreds of women have reached out:
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'I was drugged and raped at night by my husband'
A woman who was drugged and raped by her husband while unconscious has spoken out about the trauma.
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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
You know when you're dealing with people who take cyber security seriously. Your usb ports get disabled, your password needs to be 14 characters long, ping is disabled for some reason. The first call after a breach is to the data protection officer, not the Washington Post. Does this look like that?
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 19/09/2026
"Enforcing soldier masculinity through mandatory morning-boner checks" is the sort of thing an unsubtle satirist might make up about Russia.
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Ali Messer @freereed59.net · 20/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... not in Clacton. Or Holborn and St Pancras. Or Westminster. And spouting dangerous nonsense again too.
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Farage says he wants to ‘hijack’ Trump’s ICE czar to help secure UK border
Reform leader also tells US event Europe should have ‘more sensible view’ of president’s administration
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Jeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
While the media might find it fun to do another 500 hours of Piker discourse, it might be fruitful to look at the actual political record of Mike Rogers as a lying war-monger. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Why Aren’t We Talking About the War-Mongering Lies of Mike Rogers?
The media's relentless focus on Hasan Piker allows the dishonest GOP hawk (and actual Michigan Senate candidate) to evade scrutiny.
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HSTM Network Ireland #HSTM @hstmnetworkireland.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
👇 check out this Assistant Prof role in #History #AcademicJob at #MaryImmaculateCollege @micireland.bsky.social
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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
my guess is that most americans do not perceive these deportations for what they are -- systematic crimes, under a framework directed at the highest levels of government, the evidence of which is in this defiance (inter alia). the rest of the world would rightly call this crimes against humanity.
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Carsten Timmermann @ctimmermann.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A colleague and I did a tour de force introduction to #histpsych today, for students pursuing a Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. It was great; excellent discussions. Striking gender imbalance: circa 50 women and 2 men.
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
**Chuckles in medical statistician**
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Ciara Breathnach @ciarab.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Very grateful to @aidanbeatty.com for his time and the enjoyable chat about the problem archival absence poses to historical research. Honourable mention to the fabulous series Editor @woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social #spéirgorm
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New Books in Irish Studies @leabhairnua.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Talking with @ciarab.bsky.social about archives, silences and the limits of digital solutions @universitypress.cambridge.org @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/absence-in-t...
The mostly orange, multi-coloured cover of Ciara Breathnach's book "Absence in the Archives"
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Doug Aoki 青木定夫 @nantanreikan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
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Chris Millard @chrismillard83.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
if you’ve ever wondered why historians are very reluctant to talk about how their own experiences / backgrounds relate to their writing, i wrote a book about some who have tried, and how we all can be more self-conscious & analytical about it. i used myself as a case study. it is free to download!
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The Politics of Personal Experience | Writing a History of Munchausen
How should a historian with personal experience of their topics write about them? Exploring the author’s own experiences with Munchausen Syndrome and Munchausen
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Kai, a very old GenX 🇨🇦 @kaicable.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
U.S. owned Walmart is purposefully and deceitfully putting 'Product of Canada' signs on U.S. products. Walmart's ownership are also Trump supporters. And where are Canada's watch dogs - and why is this allowed to continue? #BoycottUSA #BoycottWallmart #cdnpoli #canada shorturl.at/ft5RR
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‘It’s not right’: Ontario woman finds blackberries from the U.S. labelled as ‘Product of Canada’
Joanne Irvine from Milton, Ont., said she was recently buying groceries in Walmart when she saw blackberries for sale. While the shelf tag said they were "Product of Canada," the packaging revealed th...
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Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
#Palantir #NHS www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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UK reviewing Palantir's NHS contract amid pressure to use break clause
Britain is conducting ​a full review of its National Health Service contract with U.S. data analytics ‌firm Palantir , amid growing political pressure for the government to use a break clause at the e...
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Stop the vote-buying far right "It’s not too late to stop this madness - the government has said UK mega donors are a problem. The lords can bring in a cap on UK donors to stop any attempt to buy the next election. Share this & ask your MP to join us protecting British democracy" via Stella Creasey
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