Beatriz Lara

Madrid Barcelona UK
#respiratorymedicine #rarediseases

[Prof. Christina Pagel - @chrischirp.bsky.social @chrischirp]

Towards the end of his testimony, Prof Fong makes the heartfelt case that to understand the Covid impact on the NHS you have to go *beyond* data - "there is more to know than you can count".

His testimony was *so important* /END

[Prof. Christina Pagel - @chrischirp.bsky.social @chrischirp]

Smaller hospitals in particular ran out of drugs, equipment, nurses, PPE. They felt abandoned. There is zero doubt that the NHS was overwhelmed during both of the first two waves.

By June 2021 ICU staff described themselves as broken.

[Prof. Christina Pagel - @chrischirp.bsky.social @chrischirp]

Here Prof Fong explains how every nurse he met was traumatised by watching patients die, being only able to hold up ipads to their relatives and how it went against their normal practice of trying to ensure a dignified death, with family there.

[Prof. Christina Pagel - @chrischirp.bsky.social @chrischirp]

And here he breaks down while explaining the absolute trauma experienced by smaller hospitals in particular - the "healthier" ICU patients were transferred out, leaving them coping with so much death.

They felt so alone.

[Prof. Christina Pagel - @chrischirp.bsky.social @chrischirp]

Prof @Kevin_Fong giving the most devastating and moving testimony to the Covid Inquiry of visiting hospital intensive care units at the height of the second wave in late Dec 2020.

The unimaginable scale of death, the trauma, the loss of hope.
Please watch this 2min clip.

[ERS publications @ERSpublications]

Tozorakimab was well tolerated, and post hoc analyses suggest that treatment effects may be enhanced in patients with severe COVID-19 and those with high baseline levels of serum IL-33/sST2. These effects will be investigated in a global phase 3 study. https://t.co/jkVoH3nVDo

[Nick Lloyd @Civil_War_Spain]

Plaque unveiled yesterday in Brampton, Cumbria, remembering +100 Basque children (of 4000 who escaped from Franco to UK in 1937), and locals who helped them. Carmen, now 94, still lives in nearby Carlisle. Many thanks to @markmmcalindon for sending
And work by @basquechildren

[Sandra Ferrer Valero @SandraFerrerV]

♀️Desde tiempos inmemoriales, las mujeres han vivido relegadas al ámbito privado. Y desde tiempos inmemoriales, las mujeres han luchado contra las desigualdades.

En la Edad Media, Cristina de Pizán escribió un alegato en favor de las mujeres y se enfrentó a un mundo que no 🧵👇

[Kit Yates @Kit_Yates_Maths]

01 March 2020

"New coronavirus infections spiked dramatically across Europe on Sunday, with Italy reporting hundreds of new cases and five more deaths. The number of confirmed cases also jumped in France, Germany and the UK"

https://t.co/Csyjm5tCMB

[Steve Mathieu @stevemathieu75]

A difficult story to read ⤵️

Intensive Care is an incredibly rewarding but sometimes gruelling specialty even in ‘normal’ times. The psychological impact of the pandemic on health care professionals must not be underestimated @ICS_updates @SteveBarclay

https://t.co/L4Ym7uCWEA

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

Last Friday the @WHO Emergency Committee met to consider whether #COVID19 remains a Public Health Emergency of Intl. Concern. In their view, the outbreak remains a global health emergency, and I agree. This morning, I updated the #EB152 on the way forward. https://t.co/LNH6n5s0jd

[Independent SAGE @IndependentSage]

LIVE: Join us for a discussion on excess deaths, with special guest @ActuaryByDay. @chrischirp & @Dr_D_Robertson will be hosting the session, @globalhlthtwit chairing & @Dr_D_Robertson also on nos. https://t.co/YSY8R2lE8L

[European Lung Foundation @EuropeanLung]

📣 We are pleased to announce that registration for the #Bronchiectasis2023 Patient Conference is now open!

📌12 March 2023

Find out more and register for free!
➡️ https://t.co/KjtPw1TECv

@EMBARCnetwork @EuroRespSoc @bronchiettasie

[Rachel Prozac @rachelz]

After the mosque attacks, my then 8-year-old wrote to Jacinda Ardern, thanking her for being Prime Minister and saying she thought it was a good idea to ban the dangerous guns. Today seems like a good day to re-post the letter she got back a few days later.

[Mrigank Shail, MD @mrigankshail]

A heartfelt thank you by @WHO’s @DrMikeRyan to all of our incredible health workers around the world who have worked tirelessly to keep us safe. They are underpaid, overworked, and often not given the respect they deserve - we are truly grateful for all that you have done!

[Oriol Yuguero @oyuguero]

En aquest article https://t.co/4bFb4RMT2H realitzat amb @eugeniparedes i Araceli Fuentes, hem vist que a pesar de l'augment de l'esgotament, també ha augmentat la realització professional dels professionals de primària en aquesta època tan dura. (2)

[ECDC @ECDC_EU]

#Influenza activity remains high with most EU/EEA countries reporting regional or widespread geographic spread & higher levels of intensity.

A more detailed analysis of the current #influenza season and more data can be found on #FluNewsEurope: https://t.co/zG0uHjtn6g

[Mrigank Shail, MD @mrigankshail]

SARS-Cov2 “sequencing has dropped 90%.”…“This will bite us.” @WHO’s @mvankerkhove @DrMikeRyan

[Prof. Christina Pagel - @chrischirp.bsky.social @chrischirp]

But NHS has other pressures too. Flu admissions are increasing and ICU Flu admissions now much higher than Covid ones. Mostly affecting youngest and oldest. Ditto for RSV resp illness - esp under 5s. 6/xx

[Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru]

This map shows how far you can travel from each station in Europe in less than 5 hours!

👉🏼 https://t.co/QLO21YSVsR