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sperowellbeing.bsky.social @sperowellbeing.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Important announcement from NSW health. This really makes me scream, our mental health system is in crisis. To all the wonderful nurses, doctors, counsellors, pyschologists & social workers filling the gaps thank you. Mental health matters 🙌 Lifeline 13 11 14

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

It's ironic that this is not actually a joke. 😐

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

In most cases, probably worse. Physical exhaustion is relatively easily dealt with, whereas emotional exhaustion is much more compounding.

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

A bookshop is like a map of the world

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

If you're talking specifically the US, then ☹️ it's probably going to be beyond the reach of too many. It's an expensive, very expensive procedure at the moment. Fortunately many other places have excellent universal healthcare.

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Your also never going to get the *all* option...there's never going to be an *all* option that will get funded. 🙄

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Small wins are better than no wins. That's not an excuse for not doing better, but a drug that is quite effective and can have a significant impact on the lives of a significant number of women is also nothing to be ignored.

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

There is still no reliable screening test for pancreatic cancer, testicular cancer (although changes are relatively easy to detect...🤷🏻), ovarian cancer (already noted), many lung cancers, cervical cancer (without invasive screening). Most decisions on screening come down to risk/reward/cost.

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I loved hearing him talk about Ruby. Australias greatest love story

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Lots of crypto bros, & "ethical investment" promotors…that I'm noticing

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Approx 14% of Australian women have endometriosis accounting for 40,000 hospital presentations each year. Dr Neisha Wratten described dienogest as a ‘wonder drug’. She predicts the listing will positively impact up to 500,000 Australians #NurseSky #MedSky www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clini....

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newsGP - Endometriosis drug Visanne added to PBS

Doctors have described dienogest as ‘miraculous’, with its listing expected to positively impact up to 500,000 patients.

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Crowbar @crowbar.wtf · 01/12/2024

📷 #melbourne #photography

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

This is a big issue. But on every issue it seems Albanese and Labor get some sort of free pass because the alternative might be "somewhat more shit". I'm astounded so many people accept a bar that is so low.

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Don't use Google, Facebook, Xitter, or even here. Start with using Google Scholar. scholar.google.com.au/scholar?as_y...

scholar.google.com.au

Google Scholar

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Giving it a spin now. (so to speak...)

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Ewart, Dave @davidewart.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

"Journalists flock to Bluesky as X becomes increasingly 'toxic'. much of which they amplified

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Hell no. At least not with the current state of AI

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Viv Albertine born on this day in 1954 in Sydney Formed The Flowers of Romance with Sid Vicious. Dated Mick Jones. Formed The Slits with Ari Up & Palmolive.

LONDON - JUNE 16: Viv Albertine from punk band The Slits performs on stage at Alexandra Palace on 16th June 1980 in London. Viv Albertine plays a Rickenbacker 460 guitar.

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Says quite a bit about what they think of their constituents...

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The Liberator 🦋 @drnancysp.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

2/2 Texas & Georgia stopped investigating maternal deaths now. Do the math. How many women will die & we won’t get that data? 😭 We must demand that women’s lives & deaths MATTER! Call your representatives! Demand Justice!

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

No worries. Wasn't having a dog, she just deserves her name .. All good

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Fair enough. I'm surprised how many actually believe it was Ratchet...

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Do you mean Nurse Ratched? You're referring to the character from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?

Image of Nurse Ratched seated

Character from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Bronnie Ware... not Bonnie... Just saying. (probably bloody autocorrect though) bronnieware.com

bronnieware.com

Bronnie Ware

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Yes...and no...don't forget governmen/s play an enormous role here too.

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

“Fleetwood Mac without Peter Green is just another band.“ I love Rumours, but this is a completely correct statement.

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Not known for ships as far as I know...lots of sensational portraits and landscapes.

Painting
Koki Bay, 1951 by William Dobell
A bay with boats, mountains in background and men fishing with nets

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Not all auto-immune diseases respond in similar ways to similar treatments. There is plenty of evidence to show treatments that look promising against one condition with few severe adverse effects have little impact on other conditions and have higher incidence of severed adverse effects.

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

I'm still going to say, trust your medical team, not Facebook.

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KaminskiMed @kaminskimed.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Important for our patients, their families - when next respiratory outbreak/pandemic happens - our next national public health leaders cannot be trusted to follow evidence & common sense on masks or vaccines. But. the data is out there. Here’s a great review on masks #MasksWork #ScienceMatters

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Masks and respirators for prevention of respiratory infections: a state of the science review | Clinical Microbiology Reviews

SUMMARY This narrative review and meta-analysis summarizes a broad evidence base on the benefits—and also the practicalities, disbenefits, harms and personal, sociocultural and environmental impacts—o...

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Evidence based. Seems patently obvious, but...

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Victorinox for the win! In another life I spent a couple of years working as a knife hand, all I did was knifework (& washing up), 6 shifts a week, 10 hour shifts. Cheap, hold a decent edge for a decent time, easy to sharpen, virtually indestructible.

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

I guess we're lucky he was a moderate. In favour of… A citizenship test Banning mobiles and other devices in immigration detention Increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts Reducing taxes for high-income earners Increasing parliamentary entitlements for current MPs and Senators

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Find out how Simon Birmingham votes on issues that matter to you

Discover how Liberal Party Senator for SA Simon Birmingham votes in the Australian Parliament

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

v.Spy v.Spy supporting The Clash at the Capitol. Gig to remember

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Milan of Oz @milanx.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

A decade of health-facility admin, I was honestly shocked by how many "qualified" staff were kooky AF ... anti-vax, anti-pharma, anti-choice, etc. They are potentially dangerous in a variety of physical / mental health situations that aren't especially uncommon. #Science #BestPractice #Healthcare

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Keeper of the Dram @markstuartdavis.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I have a peer about to go on a nursing practicum at a private hospital. A hospital which is church owned. They have policies that nurses cannot talk to patients about termination or voluntary assisted dying. It's only a few weeks and she just needs to get through placement. But that's FUBAR

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Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I’m thankful for the top ten scientific developments that improve health: Vaccines Antibiotics & antimicrobials Clean water, sanitation, & hygiene Food safety & fortification innovations Modern agriculture methods Public health education campaigns 1/

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