I can't see anything in the article that suggests how they might 'change disease notification rules' as per the headline - any ideas? Agreed a travel history is important but surely improved awareness of rabies among the public is the key!
Thank you for all your efforts and commentary on this!
God, this response is both tin-eared and disingenuous. If Mahmood's proposals are so reasonable, why won't she submit them to proper democratic scrutiny, particularly as Labour have a majority in the House?: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If you care about proposed government changes to UK immigration policy I urge you to fill in the consultation response before the deadline tomorrow.
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This is a great blog on a topic that also makes me very sad. If you haven’t submitted on the consultation (and you have some empathy for immigrants…) please consider doing so!
And it's more annoying for submission too!! So unintuitive.
"Migrants who came to the UK on skilled work visas in 2022-23 will make a net contribution of £47bn to the public finances over their lifetime, according to new estimates from the government’s Migration Advisory Committee."
Not surprising, but some observations (1/n)
www.ft.com/content/10da...
Man standing up in town hall meme.
"A forward looking government would rename Indefinite-Leave-to-Remain/ILR to Permanent Residency (like other countries) to make it more obvious how abusive and cruel any attempt to mess with that status would be"
Just fuck off with this. How about start the conversation by highlighting how much immigrants contribute to the UK - not least by propping up the NHS and social care system!
Also - forced volunteering is not volunteering, it's unpaid labour.
🧵 Our paper out today in @naturemedicine.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
On development of #StrepA #Immunity over life course in #TheGambia raising hope for #vaccines on the horizon
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#Immunosky #IDsky #MicroSky #globalhealth.
My pet hate in scientific publishing is the trend of putting methods at the end. What happened to telling a story? Is the idea that the reader will get bored with the methods?? I don't know how to understand the results without knowing what was done!
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If someone invented an AI that could clean bathrooms, I’d be all over it. I don’t need AI to do my thinking, or writing, for me
In the latest video in our partnership with @glaucomflecken.bsky.social, the BALANCE trial comparing 7 days of antibiotic treatment with 14 days of treatment in patients with bloodstream infection is explained. Access the article for free: nej.md/DrG19
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Having just done another systematic review, I'm getting so tired by the rampant AI writing of papers, and this is clearly another example, given it's an urban design paper which has sited a GWAS 😵💫
When your review has one citation and it's this:
Prof de Silva & Dr Keeley speak on Strep A epi & immunity in the Gambia.
🗝️ Hyperendemicity of Strep A
🗝️ Index infections not explained by household contacts
🗝️ Early life immunity develops <2 y/o
🗝️ Ab response to carriage & infection
🗝️ ?protective immunity from SLO, SpyAD, SpyCEP
#LISSSD25 #IDsky
Following because this drives me crazy too! Not sure how it is so bad!
I don't agree with the new anti-immigration plans in general, but things are currently particularly stressful for immigrants like myself, who have made life plans based on becoming settled after 5 years - only for this to be changed with no warning and no details.
I've been working for the NHS for 4 years, own a house, can vote, but with recent UK govt plans announced, it may suddenly be another 6 years before I can settle in the country I call home.
If you agree that's unfair, I'd be grateful if you'd sign this!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. PEOPLE NEED PEOPLE Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
Migrants enrich our culture, contribute to our economy, and become our friends and neighbours.
And cutting NHS waiting times, fixing our social care system and building 1.5 million homes cannot be done without overseas recruitment.
People need people. Britain needs migrants.
Nick Robinson says the UK-EU deal only gets 10% of what the UK lost due to Brexit.
Rachel Reeves said yesterday that
the deal gains £9 billion for the UK.
Nick Robinson confirming we lost £90 billion due to Brexit. Twice the value of the tax imposition required at the budget. Lost.
#r4today
The left going full racist boosts the official racist party. If only we had known from this exact thing happening everywhere it's tried
"The UK's upfront immigration costs now vastly exceed other leading research nations, so the UK is struggling to compete. EU countries can more easily attract talent from the EU due to free movement, and from non-EU countries due to their relatively low visa costs. "Non-EU countries are also attractive to global research talent due to lower comparative immigration costs than the UK." British scientific institutions are having to spend huge sums on visa costs for cancer professionals they wish to attract and recruit. The Francis Crick Institute, one of the world's leading biomedical research centres, is now spending more than £500,000 a year on visas for cancer scientists. Cancer Research UK institutes are spending almost £690,000 a year, up 44% from £470,000 in 2022-23.
Another report on how our high visa costs deter top R&D talent
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
#IDSky
Is there any hope that this actually influences IPC practices and we get to wear gel nails again in healthcare settings? Can we do smartwatches next? (Also - where do I sign up to join 'the Finger Nail Polish Study Group'?!)
www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...
Great blog! Super clear and reassuring for non medical readers - I so feel for you guys in the US rn though in this public health climate!!
...to be clear, when I said I'm open to feedback on my draft I meant that you could give me a nice compliment
