Brendan Purcell

Dad to 3 funky hoomans, ACEM registrar, RACGP fellow, recreational runner. Cultivating an addiction to perpetual learning and growth. Views are my own.

[Brendan Purcell @drfunkshwae]

filming bike packing adventures

[DJI @DJIGlobal]

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Giveaway time! Here’s your chance to win the Osmo Action 6 Standard Combo.
How to enter:
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· Time period: 2026/3/6 - 2026/3/31.

[Brendan Purcell @drfunkshwae]

@MatthewBevan @abcnews Loved it Matt. Awesome production

[Nicholas Fabiano, MD @NTFabiano]

A single dose of psilocybin changes the brain.

🧵1/12

[Amy Remeikis @AmyRemeikis]

Teenagers are too young for social media, and also apparently too young to protest for what they believe in. But 10-year-olds apparently can understand criminal responsibility.

[Abhishek Lenka @AbhiLenka11]

Exciting discovery: CSF flow isn't confined to the brain and spinal cord—it also extends to peripheral nerves! @ScienceMagazine https://t.co/pgjYciGqvR

Groundbreaking research from @UFHealth @UF
#neurotwitter #neuroscience #AcademicChatter

[Brendan Purcell @drfunkshwae]

@chas_usa #planetamerica have a break for a few weeks and look what happens!

[Brendan Purcell @drfunkshwae]

@DrAkhilRaghavan Globular heart. Electrical alternans. Pericardial tamponade.

[Professor Richard Scolyer AO @ProfRAScolyer]

My next #MRI #brain #scan looking for #recurrence of my #glioblastoma (&/ or #treatment effects) is very soon. I’m getting more anxious now as it gets closer (“scanxiety”).

Scanxiety describes the #stress, #worry & #fear some people (especially #cancer patients) may feel around the time of a scan. With #scanxiety, some people get physical symptoms too, like nausea, appetite changes or diarrhoea. For me it’s worry & fear.

I get more anxious about my scanning now than I did earlier in the course of my disease for a variety of reasons. I think I’m a little more moody & irritable as we get very close to my next scan so it’s harder on those closest to me, especially Katie. One of the principle reasons I’m anxious is probably because it’s the test that determines whether or not we can see my tumour is growing back and if it is, how long I’m likely to stay alive and when & how my functional state will likely deteriorate.

I find my scanxiety is greatest after the scan waiting for the results. I don’t know the best way to manage the pre/post scan anxiety & it’s likely different for different people. For me keeping busy & my mind occupied & exercising each day are probably what helps me most. But sometimes I just want time on my own.

I am so fortunate to have such a fabulous caring team looking after me so well especially my wonderful wife Katie & family, friends & colleagues.

Here are a couple of pictures from my last MRI brain scan from a couple of months ago.

@NthSydHealth
@SydneyLHD
@Sydney_Uni

[Brendan Purcell @drfunkshwae]

@rbarbosa91 Thanks for the fab thread

[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

Whatever you think about Assange, the fact is he was imprisoned for one reason: he exposed a bloody war crime committed by US troops against unarmed Iraqi civilians.

[WikiLeaks @wikileaks]

JULIAN ASSANGE IS FREE

Julian Assange is free. He left Belmarsh maximum security prison on the morning of 24 June, after having spent 1901 days there. He was granted bail by the High Court in London and was released at Stansted airport during the afternoon, where he boarded a plane and departed the UK.

This is the result of a global campaign that spanned grass-roots organisers, press freedom campaigners, legislators and leaders from across the political spectrum, all the way to the United Nations. This created the space for a long period of negotiations with the US Department of Justice, leading to a deal that has not yet been formally finalised. We will provide more information as soon as possible.

After more than five years in a 2x3 metre cell, isolated 23 hours a day, he will soon reunite with his wife Stella Assange, and their children, who have only known their father from behind bars.

WikiLeaks published groundbreaking stories of government corruption and human rights abuses, holding the powerful accountable for their actions. As editor-in-chief, Julian paid severely for these principles, and for the people's right to know.

As he returns to Australia, we thank all who stood by us, fought for us, and remained utterly committed in the fight for his freedom.

Julian's freedom is our freedom.

[More details to follow]

[Brendan Purcell @drfunkshwae]

@DoctorKarl Thanks for sharing @DoctorKarl great video

[Brendan Purcell @drfunkshwae]

@DFTBubbles @andrewjtagg Wow, a handstand!? Can’t wait to try that out (safely)!

[Brendan Purcell @drfunkshwae]

@GongGasGirl @hypoxicchicken “Safety clutter”. Fabulous term for a very real problem in risk management in complex systems

[Brendan Purcell @drfunkshwae]

@Prof_NickTalley Thank you gents. What a gift the knowledge you’ve imparted has been to so many

[Brendan Purcell @drfunkshwae]

@Sailing_LaVaga This is why we can’t be fiends

[Brendan Purcell @drfunkshwae]

@SageCanaday @UTMBWorldSeries Inspirational sage congrats! 💪🏻

[Shematologist, MD @acweyand]

Know what’s associated with depression?

Iron deficiency.

Because as it turns out, iron is a required co-factor for the synthesis of dopamine and serotonin.

And ~40% of adolescents, and even more adult women, are iron deficient.

https://t.co/e2oDhNKfwm