To help somebody who wants to end their own life you need to understand why - their personal circumstances, recent experiences, relationships, mood, and so on. Just checking for mental incapacity or coercion as in Leadbeater #AssistedDying bill is inadequate.
An international study led by #Addenbrookes will continue its search to find drugs that protect the most vulnerable patients from Covid, Dr Rona Smith reassured at a conference in Italy today, Friday 16 June.
📖 Read more https://t.co/YAUZW4609Z
#Excellent
There’s this guy on TikTok who does nursery rhymes in the style of his favourite bands and the production standards are insane. This Mumford and Sons style rendition of You Are My Sunshine is genuinely as good as a song they would release
Shoutout to docs with visible and/or invisible disability. We at @rcpsych “Disability Task & Finish group”, led by @DrLadeSmith & @raj_psyc are keen to hear your top 3 recommendations for workplace accommodation/support for NHS employers. @MhairiHepburn @SueMcCowan1 #MedTwitter
Is 2023 the year you want to start volunteering or get a new job as you recover from mental health difficulties? If so, our Career and Employment Coaching service can support you on your journey. More information: https://t.co/T6Ty7N7CSX
#MentalHealth#Career
I am grateful to have been invited by @BBCSouthToday to talk about #gambling#harms and the newly launched #NHS service for the treatment of those. @tomhepworthtv was a great host. I hope this will raise awareness of this important public health issue.
After metformin, which medication should be next for patients with type 2 #diabetes?
Long-awaited results from the GRADE trial, which compared the effect of four glucose-lowering medications, have been published in @NEJM. https://t.co/tTVLhBcQ2V
A study involving twin boys with excessive caloric intake and low body weight revealed a variation in a classic pathway of energy production. https://t.co/tib16kDahi
A young male with hx of depression came with confusion, diarrhea, diaphoresis. He takes citalopram, tramadol & duloxetine at home. Vitals w/⬆️BP, HR,⬆️⬆️temp. Labs w/AKI, ⬆️CK. What is the excess neurotransmitter & diagnosis? #Medtwitter (David Juurlink)
A trial of food delivery robots in Cambridgeshire could soon be expanded after receiving a thumbs up from shoppers. This will be discussed at the Highways and Transport Committee next week (Tuesday, 4 October).
Read more here: https://t.co/pUtyMFzNGv
Great to see that the dramatic treatment effect on appetite and weight is sustained long term. A stunning example of how disrupted central melanocortin signalling can drive increased appetite and obesity and how this can be reversed by activating the MC4R, I'd be v interested to/
Children and adolescents with early onset psychosis (#EOP) at least as likely to have recurrent copy number variants (#CNVs) as children and adolescents with autism. Possible implications for genetic testing in #CAMHS
Via @22Q11_Ireland
https://t.co/xnBQSfw42q
📢DON'T MISS!
⏰12:30pm on Monday July 4th @KateBro88080231 and @laurahemmingsPT will be discussing the role of physio in mental health with @TPMPodcast lunchtime live show
💻Streamed live over FB, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and Twitch.
⚡️Save the date⚡️Free webinar 12.15-1.15 - 07.09.22 Listen to the report authors 'in conversation' discussing the messages from this report⬇️Everyone welcome, get the link by emailing [email protected] with the subject 'webinar'. @HQIP@rcpsychCCQI#mentalhealth#physicalhealth
🚨Thrilled to share our lab’s first paper!🚨Excited to present our discovery that the #cytoplasm can divide without #nuclei, and do this periodically independently from the #cellcycle oscillator!
https://t.co/K0UXiLuuYD
"Oh?! What’s the mechanism and function” I hear?
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FDA consider pimavanserin for AD psychosis tomorrow. Erick’s thread shows how a protocol amendment to make primary at 6/52 (only point where placebo and drug separated) was made 10 months after data collection completed. Of course, it was also completely due to placebo worsening.