iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Harrison Bott @hbsci.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It's long overdue that we recognize the effect digital determinants of health have on all of our lives. I look forward to seeing research on how both social and digital determinants of health compound one another particularly for the young, the old, and the working class.

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MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Interested in using genomics, big data and AI to tackle future pandemic threats? The @cvrinfo.bsky.social is recruiting two PhD students through the DETECTIVE Doctoral Network 🦠🕵️‍♂️ shorturl.at/iLrfP

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 15/09/2026

TUC President Steve Gillan calls on Congress to join UCU’s lunchtime rally against the University of Brighton’s outrageous plans to derecognise UCU. An attack on trade union rights is an attack on us all. University of Brighton: back down.

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Harrison Bott @hbsci.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

When celebrating @mhairijan.bsky.social smashing her Viva (🎊🎉🥳), colleagues mentioned A&E attendance after Scotland qualifying, soon @colingpaterson.bsky.social told of his football finger trouble. In the article was a nod to Craig David, just days after I referenced him RE: AMR! Funny old world!

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 28/11/2025

"Encouragingly, 89% of the public viewed scientists as intelligent, 65% thought they were honest, and 65% believed they were working to solve real-world problems." Richard Horton's latest Offline: Is there really a trust crisis in science? tinyurl.com/2x59cw6b

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Offline: Is there really a trust crisis in science?

When scientists gather, it is not uncommon for them to lament a decline in the public's trust of science. The examples are well described: anti-vaccination movements, climate scepticism, COVID-19 cons...

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Harrison Bott @hbsci.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

After the well attended SAPG Network Event yesterday, I had a silly idea that had to be brought to life. I present to you, a mock-up of a Public Health poster on the topic of setting a default 5 day course for certain antibiotic prescriptions, referencing the evergreen career of Craig David.

A mock-up of a Public Health poster on the topic of antibiotic prescriptions and AMR. The poster references the Craig David song "7 Days" and urges clinicians to consider reducing 7 day prescriptions to 5 days to reduce antibiotic usage.

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Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

The White House has turned COVID.gov from a public health resource into a politically charged platform promoting the lab-leak theory and attacking specific scientists and the pandemic response in general. Let’s fact check its 5 headline claims… 🧵

The virus possesses a biological characteristic that is not found in nature.
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Data shows that all COVID-19 cases stem from a single introduction into humans. This runs contrary to previous pandemics where there were multiple spillover events.
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Wuhan is home to China’s foremost SARS research lab, which has a history of conducting gain-of-function research (gene altering and organism supercharging) at inadequate biosafety levels.
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Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) researchers were sick with COVID-like symptoms in the fall of 2019, months before COVID-19 was discovered at the wet market.
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By nearly all measures of science, if there was evidence of a natural origin it would have already surfaced. But it hasn’t.

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MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

🌍 We recently visited Nairobi & Kilifi for a partnership meeting hosted by the Kenya Medical Research Institute Centre for Virus Research & Wellcome Trust Research Programme. Together we aim to drive impactful research to tackle viral threats & improve global health. gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

“In these challenging times, the global health community is fortunate to count on John Green and his inspiring advocacy.” My review of 'Everything is Tuberculosis' by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social, published in @thelancet.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Harrison Bott @hbsci.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I recently posted some ramblings about Gout on my Substack: disdisco.substack.com/p/gout-a-jou... The themes in which are also reflected (and better articulated) in this months The Lancet Public Health! See below for links:

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Gout - a journey from feudalism to neoliberalism.

Once known as "The Disease of Kings", the modern aetiology is less 'Royal' and more 'Royale With Cheese'.

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