Vanessa

Fledgling health professional, inquisitive mind, armchair advocate

[Todd Spence @Todd_Spence]

Jet Li turned down a role in THE MATRIX RELOADED because the studio wanted to scan his martial arts and own his moves forever. I'm horrified this garbage has gone on longer than we realized.

[Zach London @zach_london]

I administered the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) to the image-generating AI program DALL-E this morning. Thing really went off the rails.

Let's see how it did. 🧵

[Kyle 🚄 @KyleTrainEmoji]

The progress China has made in renewable energy just THIS YEAR makes the entire rest of the world look like it's standing still.

I wrote in December that to call China the "world leader in renewable energy" was a colossal understatement.

That’s even more true today.

Thread 🧵

[Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter]

I condemn in the strongest terms possible the British Museum's communication with me for how condescending they have been and how lacking in good faith. They are forcing me to escalate this, and I will fight you to the bitter end. May Qiu Jin's ghost haunt you all forever.

[Louise Whitaker @LoubielouW]

After my 1 year old nephew’s stroke my brother in law converted a van so they could continue to go to the beach and cater for my nephew’s additional needs. Last night it was stolen from Bristol - last tracked in Wrington. @bristol247 @BBCBristol @itvwestcountry @ASPolice

[T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @TRyanGregory]

"This is the most transmissible variant ever."

Which is?

"XBB.1.5"

So, not Omicron?

"No, it's Omicron."

I thought Omicron caused a big wave last year.

"It did. But this is a different Omicron."

What about the wave in the spring?

"Also Omicron. But a different one."

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[Reid Parker @ReidParker_]

My kid’s teacher made toys for her class based on their drawings.
Pay teachers more

[Tracy Casavant Oh, BASc (Chml), MES @OhCasavant]

Worried about the environment? WEAR A MASK.

What? But most are disposable & generate waste!

I assure you, wearing a mask leads to less waste than spreading COVID / Flu / RSV.

A thread, inspired by some infectious disease specialists.

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[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

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Middle aged man, James is brought for admission

Deeply jaundiced, confused, incomprehensible

His wife is desperate

Docs elsewhere gave him 3 more months of life

What did they say he has? I ask her

Alcoholic hepatitis, she says

& I think to myself - 'docs were right'

[Vanessa @firstdonowong]

@CorrieJN Hey Carrie! 我要你陪我 is the first line, and there are heaps of YT videos, not sure which is the version that you need?

[Vanessa @firstdonowong]

@AshleyGWinter I don't have a private practice and I don't have any affiliation to any IV clinic, so I don't have a financial conflict of interest.

[Vanessa @firstdonowong]

@AshleyGWinter then EDS/POTS/CFS/ME patients would be able to access medically necessary therapy in a much less stigmatised way. And if someone does want to pay for their hangover cure or treat their restless legs with iron despite ferritin >20, all power to them.

[Vanessa @firstdonowong]

@Aidan_Baron Before the semaglutide shortage a public hospital network would fund a carefully selected population of patients to do exactly this

[Dr Shane Huntington OAM @DrShaneRRR]

My father is 73. He is a brilliant wedding celebrant. He marries people every week. Does amazing work with gay couples. Metro and regional.
He will likely do this until his body fails him.
He is not expendable because two unethical doctors say so.
Let’s tell our stories.
RT.

[Dr Vyom Sharma @drvyom]

Last night, I did what I thought'd be a small call out, asking:

"Is every emergency department in Metro Melbourne fucked right now, or is it just some of them?"

I've been hit with an avalanche of messages.

Here is the problem, some causes and solutions, in plain words🧵:

[Vanessa @firstdonowong]

A fascinating thread!

[Rhian Beutler @rhiankatie]

Why we can't stop saying gay, a story

On the first day of my senior year of high school, a new boy showed up in my AP English class.

He had transferred from a prestigious private school to my public school, and I was confused.

I asked him why he moved and he shrugged

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