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Karine Jegard

@karinejegard.bsky.social
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Health & Medical Communications Here for news, politics, medical learning, and something to make me laugh. As always any opinions are mine and not representative of my employer.

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
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Tony Blair says he is all about the future – but his vision is woefully stuck in the past | Jonathan Freedland
He insists he is so right but gets so much badly wrong, not least the absurdity that the UK should have joined Donald Trump in the quagmire that is Iran, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Child: I know your name. Mamdani. Obama: What’s his first name? Child: Mayor.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/04/2026
A new program, Chefs on the Spectrum, aims to train and place people with autism in fine-dining jobs. “There’s a preconception that there’s a risk in hiring autistic individuals. The real risk is overlooking incredible talent.”
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For People With Autism, Can Restaurant Kitchens Be a Haven?
Culinary jobs have the potential to be a perfect fit, and a new effort is afoot to help autistic workers land them.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
📌 ICYMI — How the US Christian Right and Anti-Abortion Lobbyists are Reshaping NHS Policy A new investigation exposes a global network of anti-abortion groups and US Christian…… bylinetimes.com/2026/04/02/how-the-…
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How the US Christian Right and Anti-Abortion Lobbyists are Reshaping NHS Policy
A new investigation exposes a global network of anti-abortion groups and US Christian nationalists using UK courts to target bodily autonomy
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Karine Jegard @karinejegard.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
The photo-finish is gold!
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Karine Jegard @karinejegard.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
“Have some fun”
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Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Yet another reason to tut at the Mercator map projection brilliantmaps.com/mercator-vs-...
World map using a Mercator projection, but with the true relative sizes of countries overlaid in a darker shade. This illustrates how the standard Mercator projection distorts the size of landmasses, particularly those further from the equator, by showing the actual size differences. For example, Canada and Russia appear much smaller in their true relative size compared to their depiction in a standard Mercator projection.
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James Vincent @jjvincent.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
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The hill I will die on: Being late can be the height of good manners and decorum, actually | Rachel Connolly
Instead of seeing etiquette as a set of categorical rules, we should recognise that poor form can actually have good consequences, says writer Rachel Connolly
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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 06/12/2025
SCIENCE SAVES LIVES. Overall pediatric cancer survival rate increased from 63% in mid 1970s to 87%‼️between 2015 & 2021. And this isn’t due to supplements, eating better or avoiding red food dye. It’s due to science & industry working together to develop & approve therapies!
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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 06/12/2025
Of babies infected w/Hepatitis B, 90% develop chronic infection. Of those, 1 in 4 will DIE. They lose the ability to get rid of toxins & make important proteins. Their skin yellows, their abdomen swells, they’re uncomfortable. A fate no one deserves. One we can avoid w/ vaccination. .
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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 06/12/2025
There aren’t many things worse one can imagine than the loss of a child. But the loss of a child to a vaccine preventable disease is a pain no parent or family should ever have to bear. Sowing distrust about vaccines, arguably the greatest public health success of all time, is pure evil.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Through his life and extraordinary talent, the immigrant and refugee child Tomáš Sträussler who became known to us all as Tom Stoppard made British theatre and this country a better place to be. You might even argue that he helped redefine Englishness through his astonishing legacy of work.
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
I make each of my flower necklaces by casting real flowers in silver incl snowdrop & bluebells. I also hand-sculpt much-loved bird species to make wearable versions incl wrens & blackbirds 20% off my jewellery atm with code TINYOWL20 Cut off day for🌲orders is Tue 25 Nov: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
My snowdrop necklace made by casting a real snowdrop in recycled silver My lily of the valley necklace made by casting a real lily of the valley flower in recycled silver My wren necklace, individually handmade like all my jewellery designs, made by sculpting a tiny wren in recycled silverMy bluebell necklace made by casting a real English bluebell from a friend's garden in recycled silver
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John Simpson @johnsimpsonnews.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Tim Davie was one of the best D-Gs the BBC has had, and Deborah Turness was a brilliant head of news. Only the BBC’s enemies could possibly be glad they’ve resigned. We’ve now got a real fight on our hands to defend public service broadcasting, because that’s under threat too.
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Annie Kelly @annieknk.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Perhaps an unsurprising finding but worth mentioning nonetheless: if you exclusively look up and watch tradwife content on TikTok, it will persistently keep serving you pro-anorexia content despite that not having once been something you searched for or even watched.
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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 30/10/2025
With SNAP benefits going to shit because of rich assholes and corruption running rampant through politics I'd like to point your attention to a Clinton. No, not one of those Clintons. This Clinton. Clifford Clinton.
Clifford Clinton - 1937
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Given the party's refusal to act on Pochin's brazen racism, it should be as socially unacceptable to vote for Reform as it was in the early 2000s to vote for the BNP. And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
that last line
Under Dr. Mermin’s leadership, new H.I.V. infections in the nation dropped by 36 percent, and resurgent sexually transmitted infections showed the first signs of a plateau nationwide.

He also directed health departments to spend the bulk of their money on prevention. It was “a very precise and scientific and logical approach” to make the biggest impact for the least money, said Greg Millett, who worked as a deputy for the Office of National AIDS Policy in the Obama White House.

Now, however, Dr. Mermin is spending his days at home with his chickens and his misbehaving cat. The fate of the H.I.V. division hangs in the balance, and he worries that lawmakers may not realize its importance. “What if no one cares?” he said.
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Gary Slaymaker @slaymaker.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Ironically, the phrase to use here would be, "Fuck off back to your own country".
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Professor Christopher Painter @prfchrispainter.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Mosley, Powell - and now Farage - ride on the crest of an inflammatory wave but eventually finish up in the dustbin of British history, in retrospect remembered as sad and despised politicians who tried to build political careers on the back of hate.
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James Tate @jamestate121.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
I'm raising money for my 7-year-old son James with Down Syndrome to get to doctors, buy diapers (he will be in diapers till 7 or 8 ), wipes, medical supplies, and to explore the world. He needs 24/7 care and I am his caretaker. gofund.me/267dbc5e gofund.me/267dbc5e
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Donate to Help for Down Syndrome boy with medical issues, organized by James Tate
I'm raising money for my 6-year-old son James with Down Syndrome to get to d… James Tate needs your support for Help for Down Syndrome boy with medical issues
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Sarah Elizabeth Cox @oispooky.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
It was a no-show from Farage at the 80th anniversary VJ Day memorial in Clacton, judging by the pictures. Not like him to miss a photo op! Led by the Royal British Legion with support from the council, the service was attended by a 100yr old veteran named Jim Goss - our MP couldn't be bothered.
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Fago Milfoy @dia.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Remember that time period when anyone asking a “stupid question” online got a link to “Let Me Google That For You?” I used it too. It’s one of the things that inspired me to write this, and it’s why I’m much more patient with questions than I used to be: www.techpolicy.press/in-an-age-of...
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In an Age of Information Gatekeeping, Don't Just Google It | TechPolicy.Press
Dia Kayyali explores the challenge of accessing diverse sources of information on today's internet, urging media literacy and human connection to find truth.
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Dr Aisling Tierney @irishashyt.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
At least 1 in 6 adults in the UK are on anti-depressants or anti-anxiety meds. In this spell of high heat, it’s important to share the message that many of these medications can increase the dangers of heat exhaustion. Stay hydrated (water, electrolytes, shade breaks & rest) 🔥stay safe friends☀️
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Well done anti vaxxers. Now a child is dead, once again, due to measles.
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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Penniless and homeless, Raynor and Moth Winn found fame with their story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. The Salt Path became a global bestseller and was adapted into a major film. But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth. @chloehadj.bsky.social Read more:
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The real Salt Path: how the couple behind a bestseller le...
Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal it was far from the truth
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stuckwithafork.bsky.social @stuckwithafork.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Actually if you speak Gaelic in Ireland. Wait until the end. 🤣 youtu.be/9KzmZ17uD1M?...
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RIP Frank Kelly
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
The thread on one page. Thank you for bearing with me: skywriter.blue/pages/george...
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Page by George Monbiot | @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
1. This is Piles Copse, the largest remaining fragment of high-ground temperate rainforest on Dartmoor. It’s a tiny speck of green in a dismal, human-made desert. Prepare yourselves for a story of bre...
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Will Code For Pizza @markshatraw.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
On one of his first nights as the Pope, he brought a chair out for the guard at his door and made him a sandwich. I think the foundation of morality is humility, sir, and Pope Francis understood that better than most.
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⤵️ @bryce.lol · 20/04/2025
Why's the chimney twice as wide as the windows? What's he planning to burn?
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⤵️ @bryce.lol · 20/04/2025
Don't want to be too Kevin McCloud about it but honestly, what is going on with this house.
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 20/04/2025
Mark Zuckerberg’s new house has strong “we won a five year planning battle with Alderley Edge council for permission to demolish the bungalow that used to stand here” vibes.
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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 10/04/2025
PSA: Your period should not 🩸last longer than 7 days 🩸interfere with your life 🩸happen more than monthly 🩸require product changes more than every 2 hours 🩸have clots larger than a quarter 🩸cause debilitating pain 🩸require double product coverage 🩸make you anemic
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ProfMakris @profmakris.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Vaccination skeptics should have a look at this figure. It shows the impact of the introduction of RSV vaccination for patients aged 75-80 on hospital admissions in the UK. tinyurl.com/5d48u7mm
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Ken Milne MD @thesgem.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Pseudoscience. #MedSky
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 28/11/2024
Captain Eighties strikes again.
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Wishing a very happy #InternationalWomensDay to my followers around the world. This year I'd like to share the story of Aileen Jones. Aileen was the first woman crew member to receive an award for gallantry from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
NEW: The Minerva Research Initiative, established by the Pentagon to fund social science relevant to national security, is being gutted. Dozens of researchers studying threats from extremist groups, misinformation or climate change have received notices that their grants are being terminated. 🧪
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Pentagon guts national security program that harnessed social science
Dozens of U.S. academics lose grants from Minerva program for studies related to terrorism, drug trafficking, and other threats
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Posted by @vatniksoup.bsky.social on another platform.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
The average American voter thinks that the government is too big but that it should spend more money on everything it does. This explains a decent share of the political chaos of this country.
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Karine Jegard @karinejegard.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Complexities of the Revolution that I had not imagined. A book I think I need to read.
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Trump keeps saying US spent 350 billion defending Ukraine Its actually 140 billion but only 80 billion has been delivered. Billions went to American jobs- we gave Ukraine our weapons and constructed newer weaponry for US arsenal Europe has given far more $ than the US
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Donald Tusk @donald-tusk.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
The EU wasn’t formed to screw anyone. Quite the opposite. It was formed to maintain peace, to build respect among our nations, to create free and fair trade, and to strengthen our transatlantic friendship. As simple as that. 🇪🇺🇺🇸
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Gates Palissery @gateskp.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
This is REALLY BAD. I want to see editors at journals straight up refusing to accept papers that don't use both sexes in their studies. The scientific community HAS to push back however it can if we expect science to survive *gestures* all of this.
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Karine Jegard @karinejegard.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Bloody hell. Upside down?!
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Flu hospitalization rates are higher so far this season than at the same point during each of the past FIFTEEN YEARS, at least Chart shows Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network (FluSurv-NET) cumulative hospitalization data; red line is current (2024-2025) season gis.cdc.gov/grasp/fluvie...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down. For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now Meanwhile...
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
According to the Houston Chronicle, public health officials in Texas think that there are likely 200-300 people now infected with measles. If confirmed, this outbreak is already out of control. H/t to @mickiemo.bsky.social for the heads up. www.chron.com/news/houston...
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Hundreds of people feared infected with measles in Texas
The outbreak of measles in a small West Texas community may be worse than officials originally thought. They are scrambling to promote vaccinations.
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