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Miriam IRL @miriam.blacksky.app · 24/05/2025

You’re not lazy, you’re overwhelmed. You’re not antisocial, you’re drained. You’re not broken, you’re trying to survive in a system built to burn you out.

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Was recently invited to YouTube HQ in London, the @wearfigs team was also present, who kindly provided us with embroidered scrubs - even as a GP I’ll be able to use, as I often wear them in clinic The best part…dedicated pen pocket!! (I’m sure pens in clinic have legs!!! 🖊️ 💨

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Ok. It’s official. Doctors have fans. I may have fan boyed a *little* today I met Dr Hilary Jones - and was able to SHAKE. HIS. HAND! Although I perhaps didn’t ingratiate myself too well, by saying “I’ve been watching you on GMT since I was at school!!!”

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Dr Richard Ma PhD 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉🕺⚕️🩺🎓 @richard-ma.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Are you a healthcare professional in the UK caring for people living with HIV aged over 50? What are the important issues for you & your patients? We are creating a bank of research questions to bring to a workshop to prioritise research in this area. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/socs/have-...

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

A clinical skills video drop, just before Easter, you know, in case you decide to exercise those chocolate eggs off… what could possibly go wrong with a little run??? youtu.be/p0kkCOfxDx8?... #achilles #tendon

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Latest Medical video is up, and taking a close look at an acute mens health problems and frankly it's a touch, eye watering.: Testicular Torsion! youtu.be/A1gDV3bShi0 #Torsion #Testicle #MensHealthMatters

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Testicular Torsion - Surgical Emergencies - Dr Gill

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

How did prehistoric humans, when food was scarce, deal with their offspring, sitting in their Ikea high chairs, throwing perfectly good food on the floor??

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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

To celebrate the 100-year anniversary of @biologists.bsky.social, Saanjbati Adhikari & @seemagrewal.bsky.social look back over the evolution of JCS from its origin as the Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science to the publication we are familiar with today. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Journal of Cell Science: the journey so far
A timeline
A red line show key features in the history of JCS from 1850 to today. These features are categorised as 'Publishing', 'People', 'Charity', 'Technology' and 'Community'.

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Bizarrely I’ve just been featured on Jobs.ac.uk Perhaps it should have had the subtitle “The Accidental Doctor” for as far as becoming a doctor goes, it’s been one “Oopsie daisy” after another! youtu.be/bp3a9BJ29Rc?...

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

It was an honour last night to present Sandwell College with the community excellence award, on behalf of Dr Finlay's Private Practice at the @Signatureaward in Birmingham

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

So after having a 14 month old with bronchiolitis - it’s really clarified things in my mind There is a lot of info out there, but in summary: “It will go away on it’s , unless it gets worse… then they need oxygen and going to hospital - oh, and there isn’t anything you can do to change that” 😒

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

House quote of the day: “Don’t look a him. Daddy can’t save you now! You just bit mummy!!

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Sir David Haslam @david-haslam.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

The brave little boy having one of the first polio vaccines is me. At school I recall two pupils who had leg calipers because of #polio caught before they could be vaccinated and there even was an iron lung for emergency use. #Vaccination saves lives

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 06/01/2025

ALERT: Severe Weather Emergency Protocol has been activated ❄️ If you see someone in need, use StreetLink to alert local services. Your vigilance could save a life. www.streetlink.org.uk

Graphic featuring the image of a man in a sleeping bag lying on the ground in the rain with the following information 'Worried about someone sleeping rough in the cold weather? Alert StreetLink via: thestreetlink.org.uk'.

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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

I went to see my patient on #EOLcare & saw that the nurse had encased his hands in warm water-filled gloves, to simulate human touch (his family was not able to be there). Below is a googled picture. This kind of compassion is not taught in school. My heart is full. @3wishesprogram.bsky.social

water-filled gloves encase a hand of a patient who could not have family at the bedside. this image is from google and depicts what was done in some hospitals during the COVID pandemic

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Latest video is now up looking at the lumbar spine anatomy & how “slipped discs” occur -disclaimer, I hate that phrase as it doesn’t reflect what’s actually going on with disc herniation If you want to find out why: Lumbar Spine Anatomy - What Causes A Slipped Disc? - Dr Gill youtu.be/5YWeno7zbYs

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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

#medsky a close relative has been struggling with some kind of medical mystery illness for the last ~2 months and has seen multiple specialists with no answer about what could be happening and no improvement in symptoms. What do people do at this stage?

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

It’s not that I necessarily mind having a shadow, but I don’t think this is going to necessarily work out well for you!

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

So YouTube has now enabled 3 minutes shorts! Which is great, as trying to get medical info into 60sec is - well I spent more time writing the script than actually communicating! Here’s the first 3-minute short: Can you breastfeed and drink alcohol? www.youtube.com/shorts/_zcG1... #breastfeeding

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Can you drink alcohol and breastfeed? Dr Gill #drgill #breastfeeding

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

I saw this today, and thought it was fantastic I think it is something I will look to initiate at work!

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

😂😂 we have reached the “monkey see, monkey do” stage of parenting I’m in the kitchen, and notice I’ve left garden gate open, which SLAMS in the wind “RATS!!” I exclaim start to run outside. Behind me I hear a 13 month old going “WRATS! WRATS!” 😂😂😂

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 09/12/2024

Glipination associated with lower rates of DVT/PE BMI independent association - interesting if pans out From the #ASH24 meeting www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...

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GLP-1 Drugs Tied to Reduced Risk of Dangerous Blood Clots

20% lower risk of VTE observed in large retrospective study of diabetes patients

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I’ll be really interested to see if this is causation or merely correlation. Is it that dark chocolate eaters are opting for a lower sugar option? Or perhaps the polyphenols in dark chocolate? Sounds like a study with minimal downsides though!

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Some might describe this as a font flick up

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Not suggesting it’s new - although is to me 😊 It’s amazing the amount of useful biological stuff you learn as a parent that we were not taught at med school - including nutrition!

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Shared will permission There is interesting research that breastfeeding can help as analgesia before or during procedures - such a vaccinations Even when applied last minute!!! 😂😂 #breastfeeding #paeds #painrelief pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC....

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Joseph Fasano @josephfasano.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I will never, ever get over this.

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Lesley Parkinson @re-think.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Hi James, you may like our 'relational podcasts' for NHS people. More to come and here's the intro to the series: restorativethinking.co.uk/resources/

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Communication is so important “How can I help with that?” “How can we resolve this for you?” “What would be an ideal outcome?” Are three approaches I find REALLY useful both at the start, and end of consultations. I was always taught consult in a 30/70 style - you talk 30, they do 70 -

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Santa has been seen riding his Nepalese Rhino!! Which only means one thing… Christmas has finally landed in the Drs Gill residence! In all seriousness, these little family legends / traditions are for me the BEST thing about Christmas What traditions mean Christmas has arrived in your home?

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Thankfully in the UK we don’t get paid per patient, in terms of direct work It was literally a thought other job roles. Not specifically a moan, but a general musing 😊

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I’m thinking about work tomorrow I wonder how many other jobs expect the sort of GP type decisions, to be made in 8 minute time windows… for the whole day Literally. It’s a genuine enquiry - do mechanics have a similar working period? Plumbers? Electricians?

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Been trying to get this video finished for a while, as I have lots of patients asking a CGMs Should You Try a CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor)? Dr James Gill youtu.be/EQNVB8WWBHY #diabtes #cgm #glucose

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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 26/11/2024

A rap battle is two men writing poems about each other

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Brother and sister kittens are finally relaxing away from the underside of the couch, and the biggest, most timid, most grumpy cat, is FINALLY deigning to accept ear scratches

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Cognitive impact is in my opinion one of the most debilitating #longcovid symptoms Was sent from a colleague Paper on Famotidine postulating a very interesting & credible reason for why this H2 receptor blocker has a beneficial effect on the brain www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #covid #h2

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Effect of famotidine on cognitive and behavioral dysfunctions induced in post-COVID-19 infection: A randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled study

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

The average number of patients to GP is 2300, a safe limit is considered 1800 There are some areas this is so much worse & disproportionately affects areas of deprivation Closures of practices mean other GPs struggle as it’s virtually impossible to close a list We need a safe limits for all #MedSky

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Drew Bridges @bridgesbio.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Excited to share our latest, "Biofilm dispersal patterns revealed using far-red fluorogenic probes." @plos.bsky.social We developed a cell-labeling strategy using far-red dyes to image dense microbial communities (where fluorescent proteins often do not work well) journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I completely get this feeling We’re now having to actively schedule “DO NOTHING” on a few weekend days a month Although we’re becoming fans of mandated “couch days” being imposed on each other at home 😂

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Given I am the owner of a small human, it seemed appropriate to do a video about looking after him Specifically - how to stop a child choking Why? Because we’re weaning now at home!! Stop an Infant Choking - Paediatric First Aid - Dr Gill youtu.be/VZET6z6SL54 #choking #infant #firstaid #weaning

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Allow me to clear something up, since you are new here. I don’t care how tragically your backstory is; or how much you howl. If the baby is in bed, and she’s in the bath. The kitchen table is MY domain. So sit down and purr, or get back under the couch!! #warhammer #necromunda #cat

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 23/04/2024

A very interesting paper in Nature Immunology by Dr Felicity Liew - set out to look for markers of inflammation & may have actually made a significant breakthrough in terms of classifications & maybe markers New Long Covid Breakthrough! Inflammatory Markers Identified? Dr Gill youtu.be/5-mpxJmoMZ0

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New Long Covid Breakthrough! Inflammatory Markers Identified? Dr Gill

New Long Covid Breakthrough! Inflammatory Markers Identified? Dr GillOne of the major problems with long Covid, as we don't really know what is that is the u...

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 29/03/2024

Periodic Table Regions xkcd.com/2913

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 21/03/2024

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic & Wegovy appear to hold real promise for the treatment of addiction, Nora Volkow, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, told the #STATBreakthrough summit today. But Volkow said more options are badly needed. www.statnews.com/2024/03/21/g...

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Dr James Gill @drjamesgill.bsky.social · 21/03/2024

I love my wife. She does amazing things But THIS… is pushing my limits… AND SHE KNOWS IT!!!!! 😂😂

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