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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · 2d

We’ve learned to teach stewardship, now we need to learn to lead it.
My new The AMS Nurse post reflects on AMS nursing education, leadership, and diplomacy, and why it might be time for a Nursing AMS Policy & Diplomacy Summit.
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#Nursing #AMS #Diplomacy

Rewriting the Future of Nursing Leadership in Antimicrobial Stewardship

Reflections on education, conferences, and diplomacy in action

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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · 3d

On the edge
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On the edge

My week in the NHS

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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · 8d

‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers

Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spread

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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · 10d

Love it, organisms do what organisms do…
Microbial Resuscitation & Growth Rates in Deep Permafrost: Lipid Stable Isotope Probing Results From Permafrost Research Tunnel in Fox, Alaska - Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Microbial Resuscitation and Growth Rates in Deep Permafrost: Lipid Stable Isotope Probing Results From the Permafrost Research Tunnel in Fox, Alaska

Microbial growth is extremely slow within the first 30 days of thaw. Temperature may drive which taxa are active, but not growth rates Subsurface microbes preferentially produce glycolipids over ...

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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · 10d

Honoured to present at #LIVES2025 @esicm.bsky.social in Munich! I’ll be teaching at the pre-congress expert course 'Developing expert practice in Sepsis, Severe Infections & Stewardship'.
25–29 October 2025

Don’t miss it!
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#ESICM #ESICMCongress #IntensiveCare

38th Annual Congress - Munich - ESICM

The 38th Annual Congress, "LIVES," will take place in Munich from October 25-29, 2025, at the International Congress Centre Munich (ICM).

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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · 10d

New from my Substack newsletter The AMS Nurse: 'Why Nursing Homes Matter for AMS'.

Care home nurses make complex antibiotic decisions daily, often without training or support. Let’s recognise their role, not marginalise it.

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#AMS #AMRNurse #longtermcare

The Missing Piece?: Why Nursing Homes Matter for Antimicrobial Stewardship

Hospital AMS systems are maturing. Yet in nursing homes, the terrain remains fragile...

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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · 12d

“Steve Heapy, chief executive of mass market holiday operator Jet2, read the runes: “They want less tourists, but they want them to be richer. I don’t think it’s very fair. Why should holidays be only available to a certain subset of the population?” 🤦🏻

‘It gets a bit dirty after 2am’: overtourism debate centre stage as Abta meets in Mallorca

Home to Magaluf, a major draw for boozed-up Britain, the island has become emblematic of the most heated debate in travel

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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · 13d

Assessment of malnutrition in preschool-aged children by mid-upper arm circumference in the Gaza Strip (January, 2024–August, 2025): a longitudinal, cross-sectional, surveillance study - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Assessment of malnutrition in preschool-aged children by mid-upper arm circumference in the Gaza Strip (January, 2024–August, 2025): a longitudinal, cross-sectional, surveillance study

After nearly 2 years of war and severe restrictions in humanitarian aid, tens of thousands of preschool-aged children in the Gaza Strip are suffering from preventable acute malnutrition and facing an ...

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 15d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · 15d

Investing in Primary Care: The #Nurse Practitioner Will See You Now

Investing in Primary Care: The Nurse Practitioner Will See You Now | Milbank Memorial Fund

Decades of research confirms the safety, quality, and effectiveness of care provided by NPs, including care for complex patients, and their acceptance and approval by patients. Yet challenges remain i...

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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · 15d

Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy—Study Author Explains the Data
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Study Author on Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy

This Medical News article is an interview with epidemiologist Brian Lee, PhD, about his study on acetaminophen use during pregnancy and children’s risk of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders...

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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · 17d

Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war cpj.org?p=321571

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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · 17d

Enhorabuena a la ex-enfermera británica Sarah Mullaly por su designación como Arzobispa de Canterbury

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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · Sep 8

Weapons, wealth, and health: the arms industry as a commercial determinant of health. #BMJ

Open Access
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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · 27d

So: adolescent food insecurity is social, structural, and planetary.

We hope this review helps shift the conversation from blaming families to addressing the systems that produce hunger.

📄 Full paper (open access): doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

#FoodInsecurity #AdolescentHealth #PlanetaryHealth

Redirecting

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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · 27d

Our conclusion:
Adolescent food insecurity is a systemic problem.

Piecemeal fixes won’t work.

We need rights-based policies, sustainable food systems, and adolescent-centred research, especially in the Global South.

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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · 27d

And the underexplored frontier: 🌍 Planetary factors.
Seasonality, droughts, floods, and the wider climate crisis all shape whether adolescents have enough to eat.

But very few studies examine these links. A glaring research gap (which we are addressing!)

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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · 27d

What we found across different levels of influence:
🏠 Interpersonal – poverty, family structure, peer pressure.
🏫 Organisational – schools as key food providers, but with barriers.
🏘 Community – food deserts, safety, social capital.
🏛 Societal – food assistance, discrimination, economic inequality

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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · 27d

We reviewed 5,149 records ➡️ included 40 studies.
🔎 Most from high-income countries.
📊 Few from the Global South—despite higher vulnerability.

This geographic bias means we know far too little about the settings most affected.

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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · 27d

Adolescence (10–19 years) is a critical window. Food insecurity here can lead to:
⚠️ Poor physical health
⚠️ Emotional distress & stigma
⚠️ Missed school, exploitation, and long-term disadvantage.

Yet, most research looks only at younger children. We aimed to close that gap.

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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · 27d

🚨 New paper out! We explored what drives adolescent food insecurity worldwide.

Spoiler: it’s not just about money or family—it’s shaped by environments, communities, policies, and even the planet.

📄 Open access: doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

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Royal College of Nursing @rcn.org.uk · Sep 22

The increasingly hostile rhetoric shown towards migrants is deeply concerning.

We urge all UK political parties to end this race to the bottom and instead celebrate the contribution of those from overseas.

Without brilliant migrant nursing staff, our health & care services would cease to function.

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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · Sep 19

Not at all! We dont hang around…we have places to be, friends to meet etc. Also, ‘Spain’ not homogeneous. I see differences with colleagues from North, South, etc (Im Southerner…)

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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · Sep 19

Much appreciated!

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Enrique Castro @castrocloud.bsky.social · Sep 19

Depends on context & relations. Friends 30 min ‘late’ for catch up over beer, if we say ‘meet around 9pm’? No drama.

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