October 2024
Contacted my new Labour MP (who has been encouraging contact) just under two months ago. No reply whatsoever. One step down from the unhelpful replies I would at least receive from the previous Conservative.
"Fix the welfare state; fix palliative care; define terminal conditions and treatment paths better and come back then. There’s so much that we need to do better and right before we can even start to have this discussion"
On the UK's assisted dying bill.
https://eve.gd/2024/10/14/my-conflicted-thoughts-on-the-uks-assisted-dying-bill
My conflicted thoughts on the UK's assisted dying bill
The UK currently has an assisted dying bill going through parliament and I am very conflicted about it. On the one hand, I am a member of DIGNITAS, the organization that supports assisted dying and that runs a "clinic" in Switzerland to which members who are terminally ill can travel to end their…
Stephen speaks much sense here. That report was dire and would ruin several institutions.
Northern Lights!
US dialysis patients are really in life-threatening trouble thanks to the hurricane. Baxter, the company that handles crucial dialysis supplies, has a huge supply problem as they were hit by the storm in N Carolina. These patients only have days to live w/out these supplies.
Basically, they could only find one person (and Dominic Cummings) who thought it was a good idea to follow this think tank's way of scrapping REF. https://x.com/ResFortnight/status/1844265869054275650
Han Kang “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.” https://x.com/CAPittard/status/1843635976968495406
Scientists at Oxford have started developing the world's first ovarian cancer vaccine, which they hope could soon eradicate the cancer once and for all. https://futurism.com/neoscope/first-ovarian-cancer-vaccine
Yesterday was another day of medical frustrations. We got two dialysis needles in my arm... but at the end of the session, they took 30 minutes to stop bleeding, which is totally unsafe. The surgeons say they can't see any fault with the fistula. But we can't safely use it. 😟
Seems incredibly short sighted https://x.com/campaignmathsci/status/1839348669889593742
Why it's worth avoiding as many viruses/common colds as possible: mine led to permanent disability
People are obsessed with the short-term effects of Covid, prioritising them over the longer-term impacts. "It was just like a minor cold, really", they say, perhaps not realising that even mild cases of Covid have been shown to cause lasting cognitive impairment. But I also take exception with this…
Began rewatching DARK while on dialysis today. It really is a terrific show, blending murder mystery with noir, scifi, and thriller. The time travel plot and nonlinear narrative are cleverly constructed. And it's even more interesting the second time around.
"animated, annoying ads"
It's 10am on a Saturday and I've already received 3 messages from my GP surgery about getting a flu jab. I've got one booked for today already anyway!
Big five publisher pilots new ‘subscribe to open’ programme https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-open-access-2024-10-big-five-publisher-pilots-new-subscribe-to-open-programme/
Following a change to anticipated MHRA regulatory timelines, NICE has suspended the appraisal of the Covid prophylactic Sipavibart (Evusheld 2.0). So disappointing.
In mice, but still... https://x.com/sailorrooscout/status/1840466656851546403