Lucy Ridgway

[Emma 💛💙🇩🇰🇬🇧🇪🇺 @MonkEmma]

Do you want to hazard a guess at what this “jaw-dropping” list of freebies included?

What luxuries asylum seekers might be being given “for free” in Thetford?

Xboxes? Plasma TVs? iPhones? Ferraris?

Let's take a look👀

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[Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance @GM_Cancer]

It's #WorldHeadandNeckCancerDay today (27 July).
Head and neck cancer can affect anyone. Don’t ignore potential symptoms because you think you are too young. If you have any of these symptoms for 3 weeks of more, don’t bury your head in the sand. Please see your doctor.

[NHS Race & Health Observatory @NHS_RHO]

From examining difficult chapters in history, such as the Coventry ‘Radioactive Roti’ experiment, to celebrating South Asian achievements in culture, entrepreneurship, education and public service today, Sadia highlights challenges and successes that have defined this journey.

[NHS Race & Health Observatory @NHS_RHO]

In doing so, she reminds us of the importance of learning from past injustices and using those lessons to help build a more inclusive, progressive healthcare system that works for everyone.

Read Sadia's blog: https://t.co/4Z3vrmHEyi

[Medical Sciences @OxfordMedSci]

Calling early-career medical researchers worldwide! 

Progress your career via a new Nuffield Medical Fellowship at @UniofOxford

The Fellowship offers a job contract, 5 years of research funding, and career progression opportunities.

Apply now: https://t.co/s4fyQnlPwN

[Melissa Sigodo @melissasigodo]

In 2018, a maternity report showed that Black women were five times more likely to die during pregnancy and childbirth compared to white women - clearly warranting a ‘watershed moment’, except it never came.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

It is important to resist the commodification of basic human needs. Food, water and healthcare cannot be subordinated to market considerations or geopolitical interests. Access to adequate food is a fundamental human right grounded in the dignity of every person. Meeting this need not only alleviates suffering but also addresses underlying causes of geopolitical instability. Indeed, food security is an essential component of global and integral security. https://t.co/DgkM9RegJ7

[Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @BellRibeiroAddy]

On World Blood Donor Day, I’m urging everyone to give blood.

1 hour of your time can save up to 3 lives.

@givebloodnhs is looking for donors of all blood types but particularly those with O- , B- & Ro blood.

Book in today at https://t.co/vj3Wq7G9F2 ���

#WorldBloodDonorDay

[Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @BellRibeiroAddy]

Demand for blood to treat rare disorders like sickle cell has soared by 132% over the last 10 years.

Black heritage blood donors are more likely to be a good match.

We urgently need more Black donors to start giving blood and keep giving it #WorldBloodDonorDay

[Hayley Marriott @marriott_hayley]

Have you been diagnosed with breast cancer in the last 10 years, or are you a close female family member of someone who has? We are inviting women who have had primary breast cancer and their close female relatives to talk to us.
#research #cancer #breastcancer #lifestyle

[Dr Ruby (she/her) jaboukies everything @PaperWhispers]

I have just checked out 6 books, so it is 994! Please buy a book by a Black author, let us keep this bookshop going.

[MOVE AGAINST CANCER Charity @MOVEcharity]

Are you a young person living with or recovering from cancer? Are you the parent or carer of a young person living with or recovering from cancer? Join us tonight for a free, online Q&A to find out how being active can support treatment & recovery. #TYACAM https://t.co/zFJV7cLEMD

[Chris van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈 @DoctorChrisVT]

Why do some communities feel disconnected from health research and how do we rebuild trust?
Extraordinary and beautiful film by @DrKeertiGedela and @NIHRresearch @NIHRinvolvement examining the the roots of mistrust. https://t.co/GHB7QvbUzS

[BPAS @BPAS1968]

No - the UK has not legalised “abortion up to birth".

We will not let misinformation go unchallenged.

An important mythbuster from us 🧵👇

[Amnesty International @amnesty]

Over the past 29 months the devastating, multilayered impact of Israel’s ongoing genocide has pushed Palestinian women and girls in the occupied Gaza Strip to the brink.

Women in Gaza are being denied the conditions needed to live and to give life safely.

Read more 👇 https://t.co/AD2A0YDJ9o

[Melissa Sigodo @melissasigodo]

BREAKING: The Sickle Cell Emergency Care Day Unit at The Royal London Hospital’s in will now reopen. Campaigners had fought for the unit not to close & according to the Sickle Cell Society, after discussions, the vital facility will reopen. 🙌🏾🙌🏾https://t.co/WE2htiEekQ

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

During Shakespeare's time there were racist anti-immigration riots in London.

He wrote about it and of course it is excellent.

[Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance @GM_Cancer]

Get to know the signs of mouth cancer…

Contact your GP or dentist if you notice any potential symptoms of mouth cancer.

#GMMouthCancer

[Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @EpiEllie]

I took my time reading and writing about the Swedish Tylenol-autism study because I wanted to make sure that I wasn’t just rubber-stamping some results I liked.

And now I can confidently say: this paper is very well-done and very well-written. Here's my review.

[MOVE AGAINST CANCER Charity @MOVEcharity]

MOVE is looking for an experienced and motivated freelance Social Media Lead to increase our reach and drive engagement across social media. Head to our website and download the application pack: https://t.co/7Cct16o8yI