I am so proud of this. Thom Yorke reads my Burqa letter at the Union Chapel. youtube.com/watch?v=fLhXgl… (at 14.27) Thank you Thom, thank you Letters Live

Thank you MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research University of Glasgow for the support and recognition. ☺️🙏🏽

How words matter in primary health care. Experiences in isolated areas of the tropics and Alaska. Pestpodden podcast from Norwegian ID doc Ingrid Hoff. Listen on apple open.spotify.com/episode/1VTvrM…

The times they are a-changin’

Aid impact assessment of NIHR's Global Research Programme out today. Proud to have been part of the team conducting this evaluation. icai.independent.gov.uk/review/dhsc-gl…

News item in the BMJ on the ICAI report bmj.com/content/386/bm…

There is no disease process that explains why someone w/ ME/CFS can’t chew/swallow. It’s not a lack of energy. That is not how the body works! It is clearly functional which is also REAL with its own pathology & treatment. The misinfo about functional disorders is so harmful.

Disgrace to medical profession in the UK: confidential? What do they have to hide?

Maeve’s awful story reflects polarised narratives. Alistair is an experienced clinician who has helped people recover with cognitive approaches and balanced activity. This is an important message for people with #mecfs #longcovid theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Could any picture sum up our new men’s rights movement better? The smirk of a male who’s knows he’s protected by a misogynist sporting establishment enjoying the distress of a woman he’s just punched in the head, and whose life’s ambition he’s just shattered. #Paris2024

I’m glad there seem some grown ups back in the room aomrc.org.uk/publication/ac…

‘Someone with a DSD cannot help the way they were born but they can choose not to cheat; they can choose not to take medals from women; they can choose not to cause injury.’ ✍️ suzanne moore telegraph.co.uk/columnists/202…

BMA lost its senses , proves its irrelevance, and the need for doctors to do no harm: idiocy of an organisation wanting to “pause” Cass bmj.com/content/386/bm…

And here is our comment - with specialists in evidence synthesis, EBM and gender dysphoria, in line with Cass’s excellent work. In contrast to the BMA bmj.com/content/386/bm…

does the METHOD study show that ZOE works? me and Deborah Cohen er no bmj.com/content/386/bm…

Happy to share the publication of a new tool to assess bias in clinical laboratory studies, published today 📝 doi.org/10.1002/cesm.1… Cochrane_IDG Paul Garner Professor Beverley Hunt OBE Robert Ariens

Critical appraisal and systematic review of laboratory studies helps determine if pathophysiology theories and treatment options arising from them are robust. This tool is a great start #longcovid onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

We just dropped in on Liz Truss’s pro-Trump speaking tour with a remote-controlled lettuce banner. She didn’t find it funny. 🥬