AldrinAU
@aldrinau.bsky.social
Thoracic medicine & asthma physician. Loves family, 🍫,🍦,🍣, ☕️, and ChelseaFC (supporter since 95’). Views are my own.
Although covid is transmitted through the respiratory system, much of the pathology unfolds in the vascular system, with microvascular damage, thromboinflammation & dysregulated perfusion underpinning the cardiac, pulmonary & neurological manifestations of severe disease.
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Why covid-19 is “a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one”
Covid-19 is not just a respiratory infection. Cardiovascular symptoms are seen in both acute and long covid. Katharine Lang reports on what we’ve learnt since the onset of the pandemic
Cardiovascular...
www.bmj.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Although covid is transmitted through the respiratory system, much of the pathology unfolds in the vascular system, with microvascular damage, thromboinflammation & dysregulated perfusion underpinning the cardiac, pulmonary & neurological manifestations of severe disease.
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Pulmonary Mucormycosis | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Pulmonary Mucormycosis | NEJM
A 49-year-old man with acute myeloid leukemia was evaluated for prolonged neutropenic
fever. On examination, there were crackles at the lung bases. CT of the chest revealed
a reversed halo sign.
www.nejm.org
February 14, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Pulmonary Mucormycosis | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
‘I try not to subscribe to the idea of Britain being broken, but looking into a pothole which just shredded a front tyre, it’s hard not to succumb. It shouldn’t be there. It’s not my fault. Someone has blundered.’ Adrian Chiles | The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Surely potholes were never this bad before? | Adrian Chiles
Maybe I’m just getting older, but it seems there are more potholes than ever – big, deep, ruinous and a metaphor for Britain today, writes Adrian Chiles
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:46 PM
‘I try not to subscribe to the idea of Britain being broken, but looking into a pothole which just shredded a front tyre, it’s hard not to succumb. It shouldn’t be there. It’s not my fault. Someone has blundered.’ Adrian Chiles | The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
All forms of nicotine are toxic to the heart and blood vessels, regardless of whether they are delivered by vape, pouch, shisha or cigarette, according to a new expert consensus report.
www.escardio.org/news/press/p...
www.escardio.org/news/press/p...
Vapes, pouches, heated tobacco, shisha, cigarettes: nicotine in all forms is toxic to the heart and blood vessels
www.escardio.org
February 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM
All forms of nicotine are toxic to the heart and blood vessels, regardless of whether they are delivered by vape, pouch, shisha or cigarette, according to a new expert consensus report.
www.escardio.org/news/press/p...
www.escardio.org/news/press/p...
Another wet, wet, wet day today. At least it wasn’t as foggy as the last few weeks!
youtu.be/h3gEkwhdXUE?...
youtu.be/h3gEkwhdXUE?...
Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around
YouTube video by WetWetWetVEVO
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Another wet, wet, wet day today. At least it wasn’t as foggy as the last few weeks!
youtu.be/h3gEkwhdXUE?...
youtu.be/h3gEkwhdXUE?...
Reposted by AldrinAU
It remains unsettled across western Europe over the coming days, but a colder and drier interlude will develop from the north Friday and into Saturday 👇
February 10, 2026 at 1:43 PM
It remains unsettled across western Europe over the coming days, but a colder and drier interlude will develop from the north Friday and into Saturday 👇
Coffee and Tea Intake, Dementia Risk, and Cognitive Function url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Coffee and Tea Intake, Dementia Risk, and Cognitive Function
This prospective cohort study investigates whether coffee and tea intake are associated with dementia risk and cognitive function in female participants from the Nurses’ Health Study and male particip...
jamanetwork.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Coffee and Tea Intake, Dementia Risk, and Cognitive Function url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
‘Exactly half of the UK’s 60 specialist cancer treatment centres had a freeze on recruiting clinical oncologists imposed on them during 2025, and 36% of the 160 radiology departments were subjected to a ban as well on hiring clinical radiologists.’ www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
NHS hiring bans in cancer units shortsighted and dangerous, doctors warn
Exclusive: RCR says recruitment freezes in treatment centres doubled in 2025 and could undermine government’s care plans
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:32 AM
‘Exactly half of the UK’s 60 specialist cancer treatment centres had a freeze on recruiting clinical oncologists imposed on them during 2025, and 36% of the 160 radiology departments were subjected to a ban as well on hiring clinical radiologists.’ www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
‘Managers have apologised unreservedly to patients and their families.But those who've been left with life lasting injuries, harmed by the surgeon they believed would help them, are still angry.’
news.sky.com/story/94-pat...
news.sky.com/story/94-pat...
94 patients were harmed during care by Great Ormond Street Hospital orthopaedic surgeon Yaser Jabbar, report finds
The hospital has reviewed 789 cases in which surgeon Yaser Jabbar treated children over five years, with 36 children being found to have suffered severe harm.
news.sky.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:08 PM
‘Managers have apologised unreservedly to patients and their families.But those who've been left with life lasting injuries, harmed by the surgeon they believed would help them, are still angry.’
news.sky.com/story/94-pat...
news.sky.com/story/94-pat...
Reposted by AldrinAU
The turn, the finish 😮💨💥
João Pedro with a goal of the highest quality 🤌
João Pedro with a goal of the highest quality 🤌
January 28, 2026 at 11:28 PM
The turn, the finish 😮💨💥
João Pedro with a goal of the highest quality 🤌
João Pedro with a goal of the highest quality 🤌
Deep-sea robots will search for source of mysterious ‘dark oxygen’ www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Deep-sea robots will search for source of mysterious ‘dark oxygen’
Scientists have launched a fresh effort to find out what could be producing oxygen at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
www.nature.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Deep-sea robots will search for source of mysterious ‘dark oxygen’ www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Habitual engagement in most types of physical activity was associated with lower mortality. The variety of physical activity was inversely associated with mortality, independent of total physical activity levels.’ @BMJMedicine
bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/5/1/...
bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/5/1/...
Physical activity types, variety, and mortality: results from two prospective cohort studies
Objective To examine the associations of long term engagement in individual physical activities and physical activity variety with the risk of death.Design Prospective cohort studies.Setting Nurses' H...
bmjmedicine.bmj.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:26 AM
‘Habitual engagement in most types of physical activity was associated with lower mortality. The variety of physical activity was inversely associated with mortality, independent of total physical activity levels.’ @BMJMedicine
bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/5/1/...
bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/5/1/...
Reposted by AldrinAU
January 21, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Reposted by AldrinAU
Did you see the Northern Lights?
Check out our latest blog with amazing photos we've received of last night's aurora ⤵️
www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/pi...
Check out our latest blog with amazing photos we've received of last night's aurora ⤵️
www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/pi...
Northern Lights dazzle skywatchers across the UK
Monday night saw the evening sky illuminated by a celestial display as a powerful G4 geomagnetic storm lit up the sky.
www.metoffice.gov.uk
January 20, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Did you see the Northern Lights?
Check out our latest blog with amazing photos we've received of last night's aurora ⤵️
www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/pi...
Check out our latest blog with amazing photos we've received of last night's aurora ⤵️
www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/pi...
‘Combining evidence from previous studies indicates that darker skin tones, often assessed using ethnicity as a proxy for skin tone, are associated with overestimation of arterial haemoglobin oxygen saturation (SaO2)’ @bmj.com
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
The impact of skin tone on performance of pulse oximeters used by NHS England COVID Oximetry {at}home scheme: measurement and diagnostic accuracy study
Objectives To assess the impact of skin tone on the measurement and diagnostic accuracy of five fingertip pulse oximeters used by patients in the NHS (National Health Service) England COVID Oximetry {...
www.bmj.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:29 PM
‘Combining evidence from previous studies indicates that darker skin tones, often assessed using ethnicity as a proxy for skin tone, are associated with overestimation of arterial haemoglobin oxygen saturation (SaO2)’ @bmj.com
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
‘The drivers of these threats are underpinned by political systems that prioritise economic growth over population health and the natural environment, undermining economies through increased health-care costs and reduced human productivity.’@TheLancet
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The Lancet Commission on improving population health post-COVID-19
An increasing number of national and international commitments have failed to reduce
three intimately interconnected major global threats to population health: non-communicable
diseases, outbreaks of ...
www.thelancet.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:41 PM
‘The drivers of these threats are underpinned by political systems that prioritise economic growth over population health and the natural environment, undermining economies through increased health-care costs and reduced human productivity.’@TheLancet
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
‘One set of companies profits by making populations obese; another now profits by promising to reverse it, at least for as long as people can keep paying and injecting. We still don’t know the long-term side effects of these drugs’ @devisridhar www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The WHO learned to love ‘anti-obesity’ jabs in 2025. I don’t fully agree, but I get it | Devi Sridhar
While GLP-1 drugs promise an easy fix, our bodies still need what they have always needed: healthy food and regular exercise, says chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, Prof De...
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
‘One set of companies profits by making populations obese; another now profits by promising to reverse it, at least for as long as people can keep paying and injecting. We still don’t know the long-term side effects of these drugs’ @devisridhar www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by AldrinAU
January 17, 2026 at 5:31 PM
‘Offering immediate smoking cessation as part of lung cancer screening appointments, compared with usual care (onward referral to stop smoking services), was also estimated to be cost-effective with a net monetary benefit of £2198 per person.’ thorax.bmj.com/content/earl...
Health economic model to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of smoking cessation services integrated within lung cancer screening in the United Kingdom
Introduction Integrating smoking cessation supports into lung cancer screening can improve abstinence rates. However, healthcare decision-makers need evidence of cost-effectiveness to understand the c...
thorax.bmj.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:16 PM
‘Offering immediate smoking cessation as part of lung cancer screening appointments, compared with usual care (onward referral to stop smoking services), was also estimated to be cost-effective with a net monetary benefit of £2198 per person.’ thorax.bmj.com/content/earl...
In chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), the availability of treatment options, such as pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA), balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) and medical therapy,1 has expanded. thorax.bmj.com/content/earl...
Significance of diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide on chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Reduced diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLco) reflects microvasculopathy in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, yet its clinical value is uncertain. In a Japanese natio...
thorax.bmj.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:20 AM
In chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), the availability of treatment options, such as pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA), balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) and medical therapy,1 has expanded. thorax.bmj.com/content/earl...
Reposted by AldrinAU
#FreezingRain
☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ Falling snow...
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
-------------------- >0 °C
💧💧💧💧💧 melts in warmer air...
💧💧💧💧💧
-------------------- <0 °C
💧💧💧💧💧 becomes supercooled
💧💧💧💧💧 in freezing air...
🏠🏡🏢🏬🏘️ turns to ice instantly
☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ Falling snow...
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
-------------------- >0 °C
💧💧💧💧💧 melts in warmer air...
💧💧💧💧💧
-------------------- <0 °C
💧💧💧💧💧 becomes supercooled
💧💧💧💧💧 in freezing air...
🏠🏡🏢🏬🏘️ turns to ice instantly
January 10, 2026 at 5:09 PM
#FreezingRain
☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ Falling snow...
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
-------------------- >0 °C
💧💧💧💧💧 melts in warmer air...
💧💧💧💧💧
-------------------- <0 °C
💧💧💧💧💧 becomes supercooled
💧💧💧💧💧 in freezing air...
🏠🏡🏢🏬🏘️ turns to ice instantly
☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ Falling snow...
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
-------------------- >0 °C
💧💧💧💧💧 melts in warmer air...
💧💧💧💧💧
-------------------- <0 °C
💧💧💧💧💧 becomes supercooled
💧💧💧💧💧 in freezing air...
🏠🏡🏢🏬🏘️ turns to ice instantly
Reposted by AldrinAU
There’s a risk of freezing rain across parts of Scotland and northern England tonight and into Sunday ⚠️
Want to know what freezing rain is and why it’s hazardous? 🌧️
Check out this short explainer video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WisQ...
Want to know what freezing rain is and why it’s hazardous? 🌧️
Check out this short explainer video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WisQ...
13/02/25 - What is freezing rain? - Met Office explains - UK Weather
YouTube video by Met Office - UK Weather
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
There’s a risk of freezing rain across parts of Scotland and northern England tonight and into Sunday ⚠️
Want to know what freezing rain is and why it’s hazardous? 🌧️
Check out this short explainer video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WisQ...
Want to know what freezing rain is and why it’s hazardous? 🌧️
Check out this short explainer video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WisQ...
Hospitals records show that the number of violent incidents, which range from violent threats to attempted & actual assaults, rose from 91,175 in 2022-23 to 104,079 in 2024-25. This is equivalent to about 285 cases being reported every day in the most recent year. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
NHS staff face ‘national emergency’ as patient violence hits 285 incidents a day
Nearly 300,000 violent and sexual assaults recorded by NHS trusts in England over three years, Guardian analysis shows
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Hospitals records show that the number of violent incidents, which range from violent threats to attempted & actual assaults, rose from 91,175 in 2022-23 to 104,079 in 2024-25. This is equivalent to about 285 cases being reported every day in the most recent year. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Reposted by AldrinAU
⚠️ Yellow weather warning UPDATED ⚠️
A yellow warning for ice has been expanded to include areas of southern England
Friday 12:00 – Saturday 12:00
Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning
Stay #WeatherAware⚠️
A yellow warning for ice has been expanded to include areas of southern England
Friday 12:00 – Saturday 12:00
Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning
Stay #WeatherAware⚠️
January 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
⚠️ Yellow weather warning UPDATED ⚠️
A yellow warning for ice has been expanded to include areas of southern England
Friday 12:00 – Saturday 12:00
Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning
Stay #WeatherAware⚠️
A yellow warning for ice has been expanded to include areas of southern England
Friday 12:00 – Saturday 12:00
Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning
Stay #WeatherAware⚠️