New Obstetric Medicine learning resource! Subscribe now to the brand-new, peer-reviewed Obstetric Medicine Curriculum, available on Podcast/Spotify and YouTube. Foundations and Advanced Learners Series available with new stimulating cases every two weeks. Visit smartobmed.org or scan the QR code!

So excited to see this coming to London. Book your place! Tell your friends! Share your work! And book for the dinner - let's say, ISOM are known for the dinners...

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The ISOM/MOMS International Joint Congress is coming to London — a landmark event for the global obstetric medicine community. 📍 7–8 December 2026 | QEII Centre, London, UK Registration and abstract submission now open! 🌐 isommoms2026.org #ISOMMOMS2026 #ObstetricMedicine #ISOM #MOMS

🥇 The first @thelancetrheum.bsky.social commission was born today! 🎯 Our vision: A future where people living with immune mediated long term conditions achieve sexual & reproductive wellbeing across their life course. @lauraandreoli.bsky.social @karenschreiber.bsky.social #LancetRheumCommission

Join The MAMA Course in Lake Garda, Italy (22–23 May 2026). Designed for clinicians across disciplines, this 1.5-day course delivers practical, evidence-based teaching on managing medical problems in pregnancy and postpartum. Secure your place for £150 obstetricmedicinecompany.com/mama-italy-o...

📰 The UK's largest ever real-world study into RSV vaccination has confirmed that babies born to vaccinated mothers are up to 85% less likely to end up in hospital with an RSV chest infection. Thanks to all the NHS health professionals who deliver this vital programme 👏

Researchers are gaining a new appreciation for the genes on the X and Y chromosomes and how they shape responses to drugs, disease susceptibility, and more go.nature.com/4cqnQ3p

The misunderstood sex chromosome: how X affects your health

Researchers are gaining a new appreciation for the genes on the X and Y chromosomes and how they shape sex differences in health and disease susceptibility.

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✨ April Issue✨| Metabolic masqueraders of paediatric and adult rheumatic diseases This Review explores the clinical aspects and mechanisms by which metabolic changes cause immune dysregulation. bit.ly/4rH3es8 #Rheumsky #Medsky

Vaccines protect individuals and reduce disease across communities. Our infographic shows how infection rates of previously common diseases fell after vaccines were introduced… a clear demonstration of their impact. Share this post to help raise awareness & #CelebrateVaccines!

BREAKING NEWS: Deadly outbreak of #meningitis B in UK LSHTM experts discuss latest situation, including access to #MenB #vaccines More: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n... #PublicHealth

Mary Wollstonecraft argued women were rational beings deserving education, independence and freedom – ideas still contested today | Bridget Cotter

Mary Wollstonecraft: the radical thinker who shaped modern feminism

Mary Wollstonecraft argued women were rational beings deserving education, independence and freedom – ideas still contested today

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Enjoyed being part of the British Society for Rheumatology's celebrations for #IWD2026. 🎙️🤰 www.rheumatology.org.uk/news/details...

Starting Monday! Last chance to sign up for this highly rated beginner #bioinformatics course and gain practical omics analysis skills 🚀 Book your place here: bit.ly/46C2QDC

British Society for Immunology@britsocimm.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Last chance to sign up to our beginner's bioinformatics training course starts next Monday, 9 March. Just 2 weeks & mornings only to gain practical omics analysis skills you can use right away. Rated 9.5 out of 10 by 3,000 plus scientists! Register now: bit.ly/46C2QDC

A 7-year-old boy was brought to a hospital with a 3-month history of cognitive deterioration and seizures. He had contracted measles at 7 months of age while living in an area where the infection is endemic. Read the full case details: nej.md/4qY4Ihk #MedSky #NeuroSky #IDSky

Living with RA, Axial SpA, Lupus, Psoriasis or PsA? These conditions can affect every part of life including intimacy and sexual health - yet this is rarely talked about. (1/3)

Rotator cuff abnormalities are nearly universal after age 40, & incr w/ age; routine imaging should not guide Dz or Tx of atraumatic shoulder pain. Study of 602 having MRI (58yrs) RC abnormalities in 98.7%;; 25% tendinopathy, 62% Partial & 11% Full thickness tears jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Help us map science history for #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience. We've launched a new interactive map of landmarks across the UK connected to women from science history, and we want your suggestions. Explore the map and submit your landmark now: royalsociety.org/news-resourc...

👍 Positive news to see the launch of a new multidisciplinary team for #lupus in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 An important step towards a lifelong, joined-up approach to care. About the Wales MSK Network and full newsletter ➡️ performanceandimprovement.nhs.wales/functions/ne...

Wonderful news to start 2026 with! Access to Obinutuzumab has been granted for patients living with lupus nephritis! www.nice.org.uk/news/article...

No evidence taking #paracetamol in pregnancy raises risk of autism, ADHD, developmental issues Ian Douglas says review "well-conducted" as excludes studies which don't take into account key differences between mothers who use or don't use paracetamol during #pregnancy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Paracetamol is safe in pregnancy, says new evidence against Trump autism claims

Researchers say their gold-standard review should put an end to the debate over use of the common painkiller during pregnancy.

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Very exciting to get the green light for the very first British Society for Rheumatology guideline on women's health! Please share with colleagues who may be interested in joining us 📨 www.rheumatology.org.uk/news/details...

🚀 Registration for #EULAR2026 is OPEN! 🌍Join us in London, 3–6 June 2026, for the most inspiring event in rheumatology, where innovation meets collaboration. Secure your place today: https://pulse.ly/zf6sf2zgpy #EULAR #Rheumatology

Some of your cells are not genetically yours — what can they tell us about life and death? www.nature.com/articles/d41... Thank you Lise Barneoud for this beautiful piece, and @Nature for highlighting microchimerism to the broader community. Happy 2026 everyone with hidden cellular guest!

Some of your cells are not genetically yours — what can they tell us about life and death?

A tiny population of cells that are passed across the placenta between mother and baby challenge basic tenets of human immunology.

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#COVID19 vaccination before or during pregnancy was associated with lower risks of hospitalization, ICU admission, and preterm birth among those infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Canada. ja.ma/3XUEa4p

RISE registry data were analyzed for trends in medication discontinuation by sex among patients with axSpA. Women with axSpA had a 24% & 25% higher risk of discontinuing TNFi & IL-17i than men with axSpA, but no sex differences were found for JAKi AC&R doi.org/10.1002/acr.... #Medsky

Fantastic abstracts from MOMS2025 in Edinburgh are now available - showcasing innovation, collaboration, and cutting-edge work in maternal medicine. Read them here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/obma/18/...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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🚨 New dates! Our next 'Omic data analysis and visualisation using R' bioinformatics training course will start Monday 9 March 2026 - running every weekday morning for two weeks. Perfect for beginners & all online. Half price for members! Register here: https://bit.ly/4oNRuTh

Magnesium supplementation showed no significant impact on 24-hour risk of tachyarrhythmias, hypotension or death in critically ill patients with hypomagnesemia with serum values close to hospital thresholds. ja.ma/44KJUBu

🎧 Listen to authors @EMrobg, MBBS, and @jasonwasfy, MD, MPhil, discuss their articles from JAMA Internal Medicine with @IlanaRichman, MD MHS. ja.ma/48V2r0n

RCT: Among patients with #sepsis, a precision immunotherapy strategy targeting macrophage activation-like syndrome and sepsis-induced immunoparalysis improved organ dysfunction by day 9 compared to placebo.#CCRdownunder ja.ma/3MkSb95

Loving #BSI25, especially @ciurtinlab.bsky.social and @emmaschambers.bsky.social highlighting our paper in @jem.org is one of #ArthritisUK top research output of ‘25! If you have 5 minutes, give us a vote (number 5) below, sex differences in the immune system: www.arthritis-uk.org/our-research...

Research Highlight of the Year

Arthritis UK Research Highlight of the Year: celebrate the outstanding work that’s made a real impact over the past year.

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