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Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 22d

Those of you who have had a close friend/loved one with depression, what would be your top tips for supporting them? Struggling with someone close to me. Thank you 🙏🏻

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Emma Wilkinson @emmajourno.bsky.social · 22d

We needed some good news - this is a staggering breakthrough

Huntington’s disease treated successfully for first time in UK gene therapy trial www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Huntington’s disease treated successfully for first time in UK gene therapy trial

Surgical procedure to treat devastating illness slowed progress of disease by 75% in patients after three years

www.theguardian.com

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Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 22d

Back in polo necks and the heating on and it’s only September 🥶

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Deniz Opal @selzero.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Mark Brown @markoneinfour.bsky.social · Sep 1

It turns out the 'death' of printed newspapers is turning everyone mental.

Printed newspapers don't demand attention. Printed newspapers don't follow you around. Printed newspapers don't prod you in the ribs and demand you respond.

www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...

Why more and more people are tuning the news out: ‘Now I don’t have that anxiety’

Emotional toll of constant negative news and unlimited access to ‘doomscrolling’ has led to record-high news avoidance

www.theguardian.com

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Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · Aug 27

Yep I don’t think any method is quick or gives a perfect finish!

It’s my first ‘DIY’ project so it’s given me the confidence to other things now!

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Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · Aug 26

Did something very mundane but also very mindful with my day off and painted the fence in the garden before autumn rolls around! The sense of achievement afterwards for that small task was very enjoyable 😊 taking pleasure in the small things makes all the difference.

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The BMJ @bmj.com · Aug 26

New living clinical practice guideline: Cardiovascular, kidney related, and weight loss effects of therapeutics for type 2 diabetes

See our #BMJInfographic for a visual summary of the recommendations
www.bmj.com/content/390/...

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Ken Milne MD @thesgem.bsky.social · Aug 26

Adopting a mindset of learning transforms hardship from a punishment into a lesson.

This makes you resilient and endlessly adaptable. #MedSly

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Austin Camp @austincamp.bsky.social · Aug 25

Sorry albumin, ICU pharmacists ACTUALLY reduce mortality 🤓👏💊

journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/f...

Effect of Comprehensive Medication Management on Mortality... : Critical Care Medicine

ional, propensity-matched cohort study. Setting: Adult ICUs at the Oregon Health Sciences University. Patients: Consecutive adults admitted to an ICU greater than or equal to 24 hours between Ju...

journals.lww.com

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · Aug 23

Plus the metaanalysis is also live now

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

From @lonniepyne.bsky.social et al

Watch out for the #NephJC discussion in September

Safety and efficacy of steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in patients with kidney failure requiring dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Our findings suggest that steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists have little to no effect on cardiovascular mortality in patients requiring dialysis. There is insufficient information on the...

www.thelancet.com

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · Aug 14

Spironolactone does not work for dialysis

ACHIEVE published in @thelancet.com

@lastwalsh.bsky.social and colleagues

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Coming soon to a #NephJC near you

Spironolactone versus placebo in patients undergoing maintenance dialysis (ACHIEVE): an international, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial

Among patients receiving maintenance dialysis, spironolactone 25 mg daily orally did not reduce the composite outcome of cardiovascular mortality and hospitalisation due to heart failure compared with...

www.thelancet.com

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Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · Aug 24

Day 2/3 oncall for ITU.

It’s depressing how much Costa has me in a chokehold for ‘just a little treat’ during these bank holidays.

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Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · Aug 24

Witnessed my first cardiac arrest yesterday. I guess it was bound to happen at some point in my line of work.

But still. Nothing can prepare you for that 😓

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Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · Aug 14

Haha I bought this about 2 years ago but I was due a revisit! Good to know I’m not missing out on too much with the update.

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Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · Aug 14

Not your average summer holiday reading. Second time revisiting this brilliant book. @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social

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Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · Aug 12

Off to wedding 2/5 for this year on Friday…….and 3/5 on Saturday. 😅

What a busy but special time of life!

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The Aural Apothecary @auralapothecary.pharmsky.app · Aug 12

🚨 Exciting news!
Our very own Aural Apothecary host Jamie Hayes has taken to the @TEDx stage 🎤

🎥 Prescription to Ocean: The Hidden Impact of Medicines
A must-watch on how what we prescribe can shape our environment.

Watch here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=swCL...

Prescription to Ocean: The Hidden Impact of Medicines | Jamie Hayes | TEDxSwansea

YouTube video by TEDx Talks

www.youtube.com

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Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · Aug 10

I believe we really are in an age of wonder drugs at the moment.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Finerenone with Empagliflozin in Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes | NEJM

Limited evidence exists to support the simultaneous initiation of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and finerenone, a nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, in persons with chr...

www.nejm.org

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Dr Kate Womersley @katewomersley.com · Aug 6

Henry Marsh lays out what he thinks are the paths for the NHS to survive, in @theobserveruk.bsky.social:
A) A dedicated health tax
B) A hybrid insurance system
C) Making wealthier people pay to use the NHS
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

‘I worked in the NHS for decades – here’s how to fix it’

Britain’s demoralised doctors and nurses must be rallied with better job satisfaction and fair pay

observer.co.uk

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Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · Aug 6

Best of luck to the new resident doctors who started today.
I still remember my first days very vividly!

Ask for help if you need it, we have all been there and if they forget kindly remind them!

#BLACKWEDNESDAY

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Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · Aug 2

This year seemed to be particularly tough. Unfortunately one of our trainees didn’t pass, the first in many, many years

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Critical Care Reviews @criticalcarereviews.com · Jul 24

Neurotoxicity of sedative drugs: a matter of concern in adults?

CCR Journal Watch - tracking the critical care literature daily
https://criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidence/journal-watch

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Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · Jul 23

How do you deal with feeling constantly under appreciated or compared to another colleague at work? Feel like some people are never satisfied!

Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · Jul 17

If you are a Londoner I hope you will become completely obsessed with this game as I have!

ttps://metrodle.com