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Ray Walley

@walleyray.bsky.social
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GP and Professor of General Practice at UCD,Dublin - Member of CPME executive committee

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Ray Walley @walleyray.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
.Costs of liberalisation/legalisation Cannabis recently reported @jama.com 1. 300% increase schizophrenia 2. In another study 6 fold increase of death in those CUD within five years of treatment 3. 2.8 fold increase death rate than the general pop #cannabiskills #LegaliseUKCannabis
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Ray Walley @walleyray.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
“ich bin ein Zelensky” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
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Opinion | A Day of American Infamy
A dreadful moment for Ukraine, for the free world, for the legacy of an America that once stood for the principles of the Atlantic Charter.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Truth to power. Well done, @martinmckee.bsky.social academic.oup.com/eurpub/advan...
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Why the European Journal of Public Health and EUPHA are opposing President Trump’s attack on the language of diversity
The news that the Trump administration has ordered scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to withdraw or retract articles co
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Ray Walley @walleyray.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
theconversation.com/cdc-layoffs-...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
🚨 Doctors keep healthcare running, but who protects them? At @bundesaerztekammer.de & @kbv.de's event on #HealthWorkforce shortages, our Vice President Dr Andreas Botzlar called for stricter labour law compliance to end poor working conditions The time for enforcement is now!
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/02/2025
Two weeks into President Trump’s sweeping freeze on foreign aid, HIV groups abroad have not received any funding, jeopardizing the health of more than 20 million people, including 500,000 children.
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Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without HIV Treatment
President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 million people worldwide, including 500,000 children, experts say.
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Ray Walley @walleyray.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
.Ireland has obfuscated on drug education of youth allowing focus on debate on drug legalisation whilst our youth burn #Cannabis+#alcohol ~> gateways 2 #cocaine Immediate focusing on preventative and treatment measures is necessary. @oireachtasnews.bsky.social www.jahonline.org/article/S105...
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Factors Associated With Cocaine Use at 17 and 20 Years Old: A Longitudinal Analysis of a Nationally Representative Cohort
Despite growing concerns about trends in cocaine use, there is a shortage of longitudinal research that prospectively examines risk and protective factors associated with cocaine initiation and use in...
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Ray Walley @walleyray.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Parental oversight and involvment with ones children is crucial to their health lifestyle choices. This is especially so with #cannabis use. Cannabis is hazardous to our childrens health with psychoactive atherogenic carcinogenic effects. These effects are lifelong www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
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RCSI research highlights influence of parental attitudes on adolescent cannabis use
Cannabis is the most widely used illicit substance among adolescents today, with usage typically starting between the ages of 12 and 17. A new study led by Professor Mary Cannon at RCSI University of ...
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Ray Walley @walleyray.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Brilliant analogy “Like Chauncey Gardiner, the simple-minded protagonist of Being There” re comments from President Trump - how v sad for onlooking families
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
📢 Our policy, published today, highlights the negative impact of commercial determinants on health and urges policy-making to be evidence-based and ethical Public health must be prioritised in policy decisions 👉 Press release: cpme.eu/news/europea... #CDoH #AWARH24
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/01/2025
President Trump without evidence blamed FAA diversity programs and the Biden administration for the deadly midair aircraft collision in Washington, D.C., that took place Wednesday night. No cause has been determined yet.
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President Blames D.E.I. and Biden for Crash Under Trump’s Watch
President Trump’s remarks, suggesting without evidence that diversity in hiring and other Biden administration policies somehow caused the disaster, reflected his instinct to immediately frame major e...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 17/11/2024
Pope Francis has called for an investigation into whether Israel's strikes on the Gaza Strip constitute genocide, according to excerpts from an upcoming book.
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Pope calls for probe into potential genocide in Gaza
“According to some experts, what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide,” Pope Francis says in excerpts of a new book.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 17/11/2024
French President Emmanuel Macron slammed the Mercosur trade deal again today after meeting with Argentinian President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires.
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Macron: Milei ‘not satisfied’ with Mercosur trade deal either
France is battling hard to stall talks between the EU and the South American trading bloc.
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 15/11/2024
The World Health Organization notes 300 essential drugs are now in shortage. What's behind the problems and what are countries doing about it? www.bmj.com/content/387/...
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