Lucibee
@lucibee.bsky.social
Science defender and eco-worrier.
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Regular testing ‘best weapon’ against prostate cancer – actor Colin McFarlane
www.channel4.com/news/regular...
www.channel4.com/news/regular...
Regular testing ‘best weapon’ against prostate cancer – actor Colin McFarlane
Advocates have expressed disappointment with the National Screening Committee’s advice on prostate cancer screenings.
www.channel4.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Regular testing ‘best weapon’ against prostate cancer – actor Colin McFarlane
www.channel4.com/news/regular...
www.channel4.com/news/regular...
BBC is telling staff that they cannot quote the Trump line that they edited out of Rutger Bregman's Reith lecture on Tuesday.
Apparently they had to tiptoe around it on The Media Show on BBC Radio 4 this week.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Apparently they had to tiptoe around it on The Media Show on BBC Radio 4 this week.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
BBC is telling staff that they cannot quote the Trump line that they edited out of Rutger Bregman's Reith lecture on Tuesday.
Apparently they had to tiptoe around it on The Media Show on BBC Radio 4 this week.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Apparently they had to tiptoe around it on The Media Show on BBC Radio 4 this week.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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please shop accordingly and know that I am here til the 17th to sign books of my work available here
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November 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
please shop accordingly and know that I am here til the 17th to sign books of my work available here
topatoco.com/collections/...
topatoco.com/collections/...
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#MEAction Scotland's @meactionscotland.bsky.social Summary of Health Board Proposals for Funding
meaction.org.uk/news/2025/11...
meaction.org.uk/news/2025/11...
News Article - MEAction UK
MEAction UK - Supporting people with ME
meaction.org.uk
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
#MEAction Scotland's @meactionscotland.bsky.social Summary of Health Board Proposals for Funding
meaction.org.uk/news/2025/11...
meaction.org.uk/news/2025/11...
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And here is an article that Doug Cross wrote for The Guardian back in 2001:
Boiling water - Will a new inquiry on the Camelford poisoning get any nearer to the truth?
www.theguardian.com/society/2001...
Boiling water - Will a new inquiry on the Camelford poisoning get any nearer to the truth?
www.theguardian.com/society/2001...
Will poisoning inquiry get the truth?
Will a new inquiry on the Camelford poisoning get any nearer to the truth?
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
And here is an article that Doug Cross wrote for The Guardian back in 2001:
Boiling water - Will a new inquiry on the Camelford poisoning get any nearer to the truth?
www.theguardian.com/society/2001...
Boiling water - Will a new inquiry on the Camelford poisoning get any nearer to the truth?
www.theguardian.com/society/2001...
November 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Not sure where things go from here. Now common for only 1-2 out of every 20 submissions to the journal I edit to be in scope. The rest are out-of-scope and/or probably AI-generated, and take a lot of time to go over and process. And what meaning do journal acceptance rates have in such a context?
November 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Not sure where things go from here. Now common for only 1-2 out of every 20 submissions to the journal I edit to be in scope. The rest are out-of-scope and/or probably AI-generated, and take a lot of time to go over and process. And what meaning do journal acceptance rates have in such a context?
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Right.
I see.
And they said disease control was expensive.
How many buildings could we have fixed with this kind of money? Hmmm?
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/lon...
I see.
And they said disease control was expensive.
How many buildings could we have fixed with this kind of money? Hmmm?
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/lon...
Long COVID takes $1 trillion global economic toll each year, analysis suggests
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 28, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Right.
I see.
And they said disease control was expensive.
How many buildings could we have fixed with this kind of money? Hmmm?
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/lon...
I see.
And they said disease control was expensive.
How many buildings could we have fixed with this kind of money? Hmmm?
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/lon...
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🚨FORTY MILLION APPOINTMENTS🚨
2/3 of the population in one month 🤯
‘Lazy, laggards, stuck in the 20th century’ Wes
GPs & their teams are not getting thanks but worse they are not getting the resources & criticised for asking for help
🚨FORTY MILLION APPOINTMENTS🚨
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
2/3 of the population in one month 🤯
‘Lazy, laggards, stuck in the 20th century’ Wes
GPs & their teams are not getting thanks but worse they are not getting the resources & criticised for asking for help
🚨FORTY MILLION APPOINTMENTS🚨
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
November 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
🚨FORTY MILLION APPOINTMENTS🚨
2/3 of the population in one month 🤯
‘Lazy, laggards, stuck in the 20th century’ Wes
GPs & their teams are not getting thanks but worse they are not getting the resources & criticised for asking for help
🚨FORTY MILLION APPOINTMENTS🚨
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
2/3 of the population in one month 🤯
‘Lazy, laggards, stuck in the 20th century’ Wes
GPs & their teams are not getting thanks but worse they are not getting the resources & criticised for asking for help
🚨FORTY MILLION APPOINTMENTS🚨
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
Well @nature.com really need to get their house in order and stop publishing AI slop.
This is just insulting now.
(I know it's Scientific Reports, but it's their effin url fgs)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This is just insulting now.
(I know it's Scientific Reports, but it's their effin url fgs)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Bridging the gap: explainable ai for autism diagnosis and parental support with TabPFNMix and SHAP - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Bridging the gap: explainable ai for autism diagnosis and parental support with TabPFNMix and SHAP
www.nature.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Well @nature.com really need to get their house in order and stop publishing AI slop.
This is just insulting now.
(I know it's Scientific Reports, but it's their effin url fgs)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This is just insulting now.
(I know it's Scientific Reports, but it's their effin url fgs)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
OH is happy as they're showing the NFL Thanksgiving game (Chiefs vs Cowboys) on UK TV.
November 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
OH is happy as they're showing the NFL Thanksgiving game (Chiefs vs Cowboys) on UK TV.
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Ooh i love this!
A zombie stat in the nutrition world is "you can only live 3 days without water". Despite some effort a while back, I'm yet to find a source. Everyone cites each other saying the same thing, and the trail usually ends when someone writes it sans citation
A zombie stat in the nutrition world is "you can only live 3 days without water". Despite some effort a while back, I'm yet to find a source. Everyone cites each other saying the same thing, and the trail usually ends when someone writes it sans citation
A thread. 🧵
1. First of all, what is a "zombie stat"? you may ask.
Well, it's a statistic or factoid that persists in the literature despite, and possibly even because of, there being no obvious original source of its existence.
1. First of all, what is a "zombie stat"? you may ask.
Well, it's a statistic or factoid that persists in the literature despite, and possibly even because of, there being no obvious original source of its existence.
This is really neat!
Today happened to be the day I fell down a bacterial biofilms rabbit hole, while chasing a "zombie stat"... (as you do).
Today happened to be the day I fell down a bacterial biofilms rabbit hole, while chasing a "zombie stat"... (as you do).
November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Ooh i love this!
A zombie stat in the nutrition world is "you can only live 3 days without water". Despite some effort a while back, I'm yet to find a source. Everyone cites each other saying the same thing, and the trail usually ends when someone writes it sans citation
A zombie stat in the nutrition world is "you can only live 3 days without water". Despite some effort a while back, I'm yet to find a source. Everyone cites each other saying the same thing, and the trail usually ends when someone writes it sans citation
🚨 Alert 🚨
"Bear Family and Me" wildlife series with Gordon Buchanan is showing again on BBC2 at 4.15pm
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
"Bear Family and Me" wildlife series with Gordon Buchanan is showing again on BBC2 at 4.15pm
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
BBC Two - The Bear Family and Me, Spring
Before Gordon can start filming, he faces a major challenge - to earn the bears' trust.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🚨 Alert 🚨
"Bear Family and Me" wildlife series with Gordon Buchanan is showing again on BBC2 at 4.15pm
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
"Bear Family and Me" wildlife series with Gordon Buchanan is showing again on BBC2 at 4.15pm
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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This is the future IMHO.
Collaboration for the benefit of patients - dream team!
Such a positive experience, so nice to meet everyone in person - looking forward to seeing how the alliance grows and the changes we can achieve together!
#OverlappingIllness #OIA #StrongerTogether #LongCovidKids
Collaboration for the benefit of patients - dream team!
Such a positive experience, so nice to meet everyone in person - looking forward to seeing how the alliance grows and the changes we can achieve together!
#OverlappingIllness #OIA #StrongerTogether #LongCovidKids
📢 #OverlappingIllness Alliance parliamentary drop-in update
Over 50 MPs, Peers, and their colleagues attended the Overlapping Illness Alliance's drop-in event in Parliament yesterday!
The event raised much need awareness and understanding of the impact of
Over 50 MPs, Peers, and their colleagues attended the Overlapping Illness Alliance's drop-in event in Parliament yesterday!
The event raised much need awareness and understanding of the impact of
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This is the future IMHO.
Collaboration for the benefit of patients - dream team!
Such a positive experience, so nice to meet everyone in person - looking forward to seeing how the alliance grows and the changes we can achieve together!
#OverlappingIllness #OIA #StrongerTogether #LongCovidKids
Collaboration for the benefit of patients - dream team!
Such a positive experience, so nice to meet everyone in person - looking forward to seeing how the alliance grows and the changes we can achieve together!
#OverlappingIllness #OIA #StrongerTogether #LongCovidKids
A thread. 🧵
1. First of all, what is a "zombie stat"? you may ask.
Well, it's a statistic or factoid that persists in the literature despite, and possibly even because of, there being no obvious original source of its existence.
1. First of all, what is a "zombie stat"? you may ask.
Well, it's a statistic or factoid that persists in the literature despite, and possibly even because of, there being no obvious original source of its existence.
This is really neat!
Today happened to be the day I fell down a bacterial biofilms rabbit hole, while chasing a "zombie stat"... (as you do).
Today happened to be the day I fell down a bacterial biofilms rabbit hole, while chasing a "zombie stat"... (as you do).
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a heteromultivalent nanogel capable of killing some of the most dangerous bacteria known to medicine- with over 99.9% effectiveness against P. aeruginosa. It also showed strong antibacterial effects against other major threats, including E. coli and MRSA.
November 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
A thread. 🧵
1. First of all, what is a "zombie stat"? you may ask.
Well, it's a statistic or factoid that persists in the literature despite, and possibly even because of, there being no obvious original source of its existence.
1. First of all, what is a "zombie stat"? you may ask.
Well, it's a statistic or factoid that persists in the literature despite, and possibly even because of, there being no obvious original source of its existence.
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This report has also looked at the economic consequences of Long Covid (in Scotland): www.rgu.ac.uk/news/news-20...
@longcovidsupport.bsky.social
@longcovidsupport.bsky.social
Long COVID, long consequences | September 2025 | News | RGU
New research from Robert Gordon University (RGU) and the Poverty Alliance highlights the severe financial pressures being faced by people with Long COVID in Scotland.
www.rgu.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This report has also looked at the economic consequences of Long Covid (in Scotland): www.rgu.ac.uk/news/news-20...
@longcovidsupport.bsky.social
@longcovidsupport.bsky.social
This is really neat!
Today happened to be the day I fell down a bacterial biofilms rabbit hole, while chasing a "zombie stat"... (as you do).
Today happened to be the day I fell down a bacterial biofilms rabbit hole, while chasing a "zombie stat"... (as you do).
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a heteromultivalent nanogel capable of killing some of the most dangerous bacteria known to medicine- with over 99.9% effectiveness against P. aeruginosa. It also showed strong antibacterial effects against other major threats, including E. coli and MRSA.
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This is really neat!
Today happened to be the day I fell down a bacterial biofilms rabbit hole, while chasing a "zombie stat"... (as you do).
Today happened to be the day I fell down a bacterial biofilms rabbit hole, while chasing a "zombie stat"... (as you do).
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Including for the ~3 million of us in the UK alone suffering life-crippling #LongCovid without any support, too unwell to work, barely able to function, often housebound (and losing our homes), in an ONGOING pandemic, many infected multiple times, all ages. #MECFS is in the same bracket.
The word "COVID" doesn't appear once in the govts 10 year plan for health, says economist @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social from the @99organisation.bsky.social in parliament just now.
How can you make an economic plan while ignoring something so monumental?
"Ignoring COVID is a serious flaw."
How can you make an economic plan while ignoring something so monumental?
"Ignoring COVID is a serious flaw."
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Including for the ~3 million of us in the UK alone suffering life-crippling #LongCovid without any support, too unwell to work, barely able to function, often housebound (and losing our homes), in an ONGOING pandemic, many infected multiple times, all ages. #MECFS is in the same bracket.
Poison Water - a documentary about the Camelford water poisoning incident is on BBC2 right now.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Two - Poison Water
A mass poisoning of tap water in Cornwall leads to a desperate search for truth.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Poison Water - a documentary about the Camelford water poisoning incident is on BBC2 right now.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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"This figure, drawn from the most extensive demographic analysis conducted to date, far exceeds the official death toll and reveals a pattern of killing that researchers say mirrors past genocides documented by the UN."
And while the world pretends there is a 'peace plan', #GazaGenocide continues.
And while the world pretends there is a 'peace plan', #GazaGenocide continues.
"The study... was published in the peer-reviewed journal Population Health Metrics. The researchers estimate that between 99,997 & 125,915 Palestinians died in #Gaza between 7 October 2023 & 6 October 2025, with a median estimate of 112,069."
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251126-wit...
#Israel #News
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251126-wit...
#Israel #News
With over 112,000 killed, new study links Gaza’s massacre to past genocides
A devastating new study has found that more than 112,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Israel launched its assault in October 2023. This figure, drawn from the most extensiv…
www.middleeastmonitor.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"This figure, drawn from the most extensive demographic analysis conducted to date, far exceeds the official death toll and reveals a pattern of killing that researchers say mirrors past genocides documented by the UN."
And while the world pretends there is a 'peace plan', #GazaGenocide continues.
And while the world pretends there is a 'peace plan', #GazaGenocide continues.
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The Gaza Health Ministry said Wed. it received the bodies of 15 more Palestinians handed over by Israel, bringing the total number returned since Oct. 14 to 345. In a statement, the ministry said only 99 of those 345 bodies have been identified so far.
Israel has provided no information about...
Israel has provided no information about...
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The Gaza Health Ministry said Wed. it received the bodies of 15 more Palestinians handed over by Israel, bringing the total number returned since Oct. 14 to 345. In a statement, the ministry said only 99 of those 345 bodies have been identified so far.
Israel has provided no information about...
Israel has provided no information about...
#UKCovidInquiry is dealing with the economic impact of the pandemic in the current module.
They are currently interviewing Mike Ormerod from @longcovidsupport.bsky.social #LongCovid
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xosP...
They are currently interviewing Mike Ormerod from @longcovidsupport.bsky.social #LongCovid
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xosP...
UK Covid-19 Inquiry Live Stream
YouTube video by UK Covid-19 Inquiry
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
#UKCovidInquiry is dealing with the economic impact of the pandemic in the current module.
They are currently interviewing Mike Ormerod from @longcovidsupport.bsky.social #LongCovid
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xosP...
They are currently interviewing Mike Ormerod from @longcovidsupport.bsky.social #LongCovid
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xosP...
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Our recap of last week's Long COVID International Conference is up now at @thesicktimes.org! Featuring summaries of talks that we found most notable (and a few hints about interesting results that aren't public yet). thesicktimes.org/2025/11/25/i...
International Long COVID conference spotlights biomarker and mechanism research - The Sick Times
The event, now in its third year, also revealed updates about clinical trials and healthcare for the disease.
thesicktimes.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Our recap of last week's Long COVID International Conference is up now at @thesicktimes.org! Featuring summaries of talks that we found most notable (and a few hints about interesting results that aren't public yet). thesicktimes.org/2025/11/25/i...
Wednesday 10 December is going to be a busy day for #SevereME as Adam Price's 🏴 Senedd debate is also that day.
record.senedd.wales/Motion/8884
record.senedd.wales/Motion/8884
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Wednesday 10 December is going to be a busy day for #SevereME as Adam Price's 🏴 Senedd debate is also that day.
record.senedd.wales/Motion/8884
record.senedd.wales/Motion/8884