Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Our new article - in a philosophy journal! - on how we view participation in biobanks (research studies that collect blood or tissue samples). Discussion has focused on the presumed altruism of participation when reciprocity may be a more appropriate framing. link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comBiobanks, the ‘diagnostic misconception’ and the distinction between altruism and reciprocity - Medicine, Health Care and PhilosophyIn this paper, we revisit the topic of genetic biobanks and the ethical issues surrounding them. Focusing on the centrality of altruism to their conception, design and governance, we explore the ways ... 021
Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 18/09/2026please stop calling this thuggery. It is terrorism. 072
Reposted by Helen WardLong Covid UK @longcoviduk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026We are excited to announce that Long Covid Support has become Long Covid UK. Nothing about our purpose has changed. We are still here to support people living with Long Covid and to drive the change that is urgently needed. 1/ 1276
Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Hi - sorry I’m not around this week. Hope you enjoy the course! 010
Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Sorry about Daisy - it’s such sad time for you. 110
Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Bailey looks very huggable! Reya is nearly 6 (years) although you wouldn’t know it. No off switch…. 130
Reposted by Helen WardChantal Britt @chantalbritt.bsky.social · 26/07/2026More than 6 years after the pandemic started, people with long covid and myalgic encephalomyelitis are still struggling to cope with their physical disabilities as well as the stigmatisation and psychologisation, while research, healthcare and support are inadequate. www.rts.ch/info/sante/2...rts.chSix ans après la pandémie, que deviennent les malades du Covid long ?Le 19 février dernier, un jeune Autrichien de 22 ans, Samuel, fait appel au suicide assisté pour mettre fin à sa "souffrance inimaginable" causée par le Covid long. Plus de six ans après le début de l... 0125
Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 26/07/2026She. But yes she is! A mad sprocker called Reya 110
Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 26/07/2026My dog this morning (not called Akimbo) loving life 150
Reposted by Helen WardMatthew Cobb @matthewcobb.bsky.social · 26/07/2026State of the Gironde fires at 09:00 French time. They are extending. 15529
Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 26/07/2026My word of the day - akimbo which came to mind looking at how my dog was sitting. Surprised to see that it’s etymology is Middle English meaning sharp angle. 294
Reposted by Helen WardGeorge Davey Smith @mendelrandom.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Does the (live) shingles vaccine protect against dementia? Fergus Hamilton and colleagues provide important evidence in a new preprint using hospital data from the whole of England in a regression discontinuity design from which we *don't* show evidence of a meaningful protective effect /cont 38144
Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 15/07/2026So we can support the Malvinas and the GOAT on Sunday?! 200
Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Yup - everyone sitting at home/ in the pub going WHY??? when he made those changes 110
Reposted by Helen WardGreg Folkers @gregfolkers.bsky.social · 11/07/2026OFID: Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Learning From COVID-19 to Build What Comes Next by Maria Van Kerkhove @mvankerkhove.bsky.social bit.ly/4phW8uwbit.lyPreparing for the Next Pandemic: Learning From COVID-19 to Build What Comes NextAbstract. WHO's efforts to strengthen pandemic preparedness—grounded in what the world learned during COVID-19 and what today's outbreaks of avian influenz 164
Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 06/07/2026So little coverage of Arthur Fery’s progress at Wimbledon. Imagine if it had been Raducanu into the quarter finals… 010
Reposted by Helen WardImperial Medicine @imperialmed.bsky.social · 26/06/2026@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social researchers have secured £12.7 million in funding from the UK’s @aria-research.bsky.social to develop new ways to protect people from respiratory viruses. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...imperial.ac.ukImperial secures £12.7m from ARIA to develop broad protection against respiratory virusesImperial researchers have secured £12.7 million in funding from the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), to develop new wa... 022
Reposted by Helen WardProf Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026If you have #LongCovid how can you tell if you've fully recovered? 6 yrs of evidence & collective lived experience show us this is not an easy question to answer, yet reaching consensus on the definition of recovery is essential for research & care. Our piece @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/393/...bmj.comWhat does it mean to recover from long covid?Defining recovery is essential for research, clinical care, and patient experience, say Charlie Dennis and Nisreen A Alwan If you have long covid, how can you tell if you have fully recovered? Six y... 74923
Reposted by Helen WardImperial Patient Experience Research Centre (PERC) @imperialperc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026📣Our team is growing! We are looking for 5 new people to help us expand the work we are doing to support community engagement and involvement in translational research. Visit the Imperial College Jobs website and apply: tinyurl.com/3k7vmxzu 002
Reposted by Helen WardProf Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026This study shows an association between low emission zones and cardiovascular & all cause hospital admissions. If this is a causal effect the mechanism may not only be through air pollution but could be active travel behaviour through less noise, feeling safer etc www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comEmergency hospital admissions fell after introduction of London’s T-charge and Ulez, study suggestsImperial College scientists analysed health records before and after introduction of air pollution reduction zones 29442
Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 13/06/2026A proper spaniel walk - retrieving the ball, chasing stick, ‘find-it’ games (working dogs love it). And she found the only muddy water in the park of course… 011
Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 13/06/2026I counter with feral pigeon, robin, blackbird, goldfinch, magpie, great tit, coal tit. And a squirrel, cat and dog 010
Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 13/06/2026I’m very jealous, it looks gorgeous. But at least it’s stopped raining in London! 010
Reposted by Helen WardHelen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 12/06/2026We are hiring 5 new posts for @imperialperc.bsky.social Posts are on the Imperial College Jobs website under Faculty of Medicine/ School of Public Health www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...linkedin.comWe are hiring! 5 new posts in the Patient Experience Research Centre at Imperial College London to expand the work we are doing to support community engagement and involvement in translational… | Pro...We are hiring! 5 new posts in the Patient Experience Research Centre at Imperial College London to expand the work we are doing to support community engagement and involvement in translational resear... 024
Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 12/06/2026We are hiring 5 new posts for @imperialperc.bsky.social Posts are on the Imperial College Jobs website under Faculty of Medicine/ School of Public Health www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...linkedin.comWe are hiring! 5 new posts in the Patient Experience Research Centre at Imperial College London to expand the work we are doing to support community engagement and involvement in translational… | Pro...We are hiring! 5 new posts in the Patient Experience Research Centre at Imperial College London to expand the work we are doing to support community engagement and involvement in translational resear... 024
Reposted by Helen WardProf Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 10/06/2026All the professional organisations still on X, get off it now! What are you still doing there? Stop putting your head in the sand pretending it’s keep calm and carry on mode still. It’s not. Time to make a stand, otherwise you’re signalling that you just don’t care! 817444
Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Thanks, I wish. Based on other paintings I’ve seen. But I’ll get my own style one day! 110
Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Yeah right. I’ve got a camera for such realism! My aim is more like this 110
Reposted by Helen WardZarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Please retweet. 15229072125
Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 24/04/2026A new initiative in partnership with our REACT study to help speed up demential trials. www.itv.com/watch/news/u...itv.com 011
Reposted by Helen WardJoseph Lewczak (Truth Seeker) @truthseeker59.bsky.social · 14/04/2026This painting, "Sidekicks II" by Michele Poirier-Mozzone, is an oil on canvas from her Massachusetts-based "Fractured Light" series, exploring water and sunlight's effects on humans. It depicts an underwater perspective looking up. 796559725
Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Finally!! www.thetimes.com/article/5e62...thetimes.comPublishers go paperback-first as readers shun bulky booksHardback titles remain profitable, yet fewer readers favour the format 2163
Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 27/03/2026So proud of the work of my PhD student, @sarindiary.bsky.social for her inspiring work addressing racism in maternity care, alongside community partners like Phayza Fudlalla, pictured with Sarindi in this report, who works with @imperialperc.bsky.social. www.imperial.ac.uk/stories/sari...imperial.ac.ukAdvocating against racism in maternity care#CelebratingEngagement with Sarindi Aryasinghe 021
Reposted by Helen WardZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/03/2026A lobbyist who worked directly for Peter Mandelson, on the Palantir board, and on the board of *four* NHS trusts. Lobbying the NHS to hand over even more patient data to Palantir. This absolutely stinks. Get Palantir out of the NHS. Sign my petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st... 13334251565