Tim Dehnel

Managing Editor for a biomed journal. views own etc

[Climbing Guy @ClimbingCoachX]

Charles Albert on the first ascent of L'Ombre du Voyageur, just outside Geneva in France 🇫🇷.

Originally graded V17/9A, it was later downgraded to V14/8B+ thanks to climbing shoes & knee pads. The original method remains impressive to watch in the modern climbing era.

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

This is the wrong decision.

We will not tolerate antisemitism on our streets.

The role of the police is to ensure all football fans can enjoy the game, without fear of violence or intimidation.

https://t.co/8aBeqE4qbA

[Jeremy Farrar @JeremyFarrar]

UK Biobank is safely sharing health data to drive medical research https://t.co/LMIv2M6z6q

[Tim Dehnel @timdehnel]

The @guardian article gives no compelling reason Biobank data shouldn't be shared, and indeed it remains anonymised. Suprisingly sinophobic take from Guardian.

[UK Biobank @uk_biobank]

In response to a recent Guardian article about why approved researchers in China can access our data, we've provided some additional information for our participants, including how we follow Government guidance on who can use UK Biobank.

Please read: https://t.co/SfZElphDAd

[Tim Dehnel @timdehnel]

Extremely depressing that people in the UK don't see the value of overseas aid. Massively supports Ukraine already, and humanitarian and health aid is vital and shouldn't be cut.

[YouGov @YouGov]

65% of Britons support the government's plan to increase defence spending by cutting overseas aid

Support: 65%
Oppose: 20%

By party voted for in 2024
Reform UK: 91% support
Conservative: 83%
Lib Dem: 62%
Labour: 61%

[Atul Gawande @Atul_Gawande]

Yesterday, Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.

Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressional mandated. They've saved millions of lives. 🧵

[Tim Dehnel @timdehnel]

Time to dust this off. "There shouldn't be a horse in the hospital. We're *well* past that." https://t.co/VKYvk67hWn

[Guardian news @guardiannews]

Trump indicates he is open to RFK Jr’s proposal to ban vaccines if elected https://t.co/tNsmQCVfZj

[Tim Dehnel @timdehnel]

If, like me, you don't really know what this mythical centre is, this book is worth a read.

[Rory Stewart @RoryStewartUK]

The only way that the conservatives will ever be in government again is by moving back to the centre and rejecting the fantasies of the Faragist right. But it will be a painful fight with many party members who will insist that moderation prudence and realism is “wet”!

[Rory Stewart @RoryStewartUK]

The only way that the conservatives will ever be in government again is by moving back to the centre and rejecting the fantasies of the Faragist right. But it will be a painful fight with many party members who will insist that moderation prudence and realism is “wet”!

[Yair Zivan @YairZivan]

My piece in @TheAtlantic on why centrism offers a change of direction from the trends in global politics and why it’s the best way forward.

https://t.co/YibbexaCny

[Jim Pickard 🐋 @PickardJE]

the ultimate “Lunch with the FT” anecdote

[Alison Morton OBE💙 @Alison_Morton2]

Global evidence of the value of health visitors (called PH nurses in Japan)‼️
I am often asked if HVs are a relic from the past & no longer needed?
When the greatest threats to health are preventable disease, they are ahead of the game & needed more than ever👇@wesstreeting

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

Quick thread on the Astra Zeneca (AZ) covid vaccine since it's been in the news today.

TLDR there isn't a new "smoking gun", the AZ vax was one of first and cheapest, it saved millions of lives globally, there are better vax out there now, adapted to new variants 1/9

[Michael Baum @MichaelBaum11]

My letter in the Times has generated a lot of interest so I thought it might help if I described the time line for reaching this frame of mind. I attach a copy of the letter and then run through a series of tweets to tell the story.

[James Dart @James_Dart]

You really would think that the state of this site would outweigh shameless indulgence. Alas.

So, it’s with sincere apologies in advance for clogging any timelines, some random sporting bits of 2023 …

[Tim Dehnel @timdehnel]

An enjoyably snarky letter in today's issue, by the Rational Evaluation of Nomenclature and Agreement based on Logic (RENAL) Group, naturally.

https://t.co/h72NkyQERm

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

“Right now, Israelis & Palestinians in Gaza alike are the victims of Hamas. So every question you might have about humanitarian issues, you should direct to Hamas.” Fmr. Israeli Prime Minister @yairlapid spoke to me from the Knesset, before an air raid siren ended our interview.

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW: I’m not sure people fully appreciate how dire the US life expectancy / mortality situation has got.

My column: https://t.co/dBIhT9eZLv

And some utterly damning charts.

1) at *every* point on the income distribution, Americans live shorter lives than the English.