Inhalers that are empty still give the impression that they are working. Dose counters are not licensed in any UK paediatric asthma reliever pMDI inhalers. We need to be aware of this as healthcare professional, patients and as parents/family members. No child should die from asthma.

The National Child Mortality Database@ncmd.bsky.social · last mo.

In a new editorial via @bmj.com, @karenluyt.bsky.social, @sstoianova.bsky.social and others highlight the dangers of not having dose counters on UK asthma inhalers. A great example of how alerts from CDOP can be escalated and amplified in NCMD reports. adc.bmj.com/content/earl...

ZERO! None. Not one. Science is incredible. What incredible news to start the day. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given HPV vaccine

A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.

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Registrations are open for the @rcpch.bsky.social Trainee Research Network (TRN) conference. 📅 Weds 17th June 📍Stafford ❓Learn in plenaries, workshops & panel discussions & meet new people Sign up here: www.rcpch.ac.uk/trn-conference #RCPCH #TRNConference #choosepaediatrics #paedsrocks

Registrations are open for the @rcpch.bsky.social Trainee Research Network (TRN) conference. 📅 Weds 17th June 📍Stafford ❓Learn in plenaries, workshops & panel discussions & meet new people Sign up here: www.rcpch.ac.uk/trn-conference #RCPCH #TRNConference #choosepaediatrics #paedsrocks

Fabulous workshop with @cinarervanur.bsky.social @yincent.bsky.social and @drguddisingh.bsky.social on communication for change. A call to arms for paediatricians on how we translate research into action and a masterclass in communication with thought, meaning and heart #RCPCH26

“Don’t let curiosity go extinct” The @rcpch.bsky.social Trainee Research Network caught up with residents & med students @ the College stand with our favourite dinosaur and long standing supporter Prof Will Carroll! Find us tomorrow for our workshop on the publication journey 8am Hall 9 #RCPCH26

Maybe I should get up at 5am to get the early train more? The southwest looking glorious on the train to #rcpch26 #paedsky

On my way to #rcpch26 and can’t wait to see everyone. Who’s coming?

Trolls on a Train: All Aboard with Wind-Blown Hair!

ALT: Trolls on a Train: All Aboard with Wind-Blown Hair!

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I can't wait to catch up with colleagues at the @rcpch.bsky.social conference this week. Don't miss our Trainee Research Network workshop with ADC editor-in-chief Dr Nick Brown guiding you through the publication journey (Tues 8am). Come and find us at the RCPCH stand (times on picture) #RCPCH26

Peony season 🩷❤️💜

Thanks to those who joined the @pentrain.bsky.social and @rcpch.bsky.social TREES webinar with Dr Dave Bartle. The on-demand version will go onto RCPCH Learn. Q&A covered juggling clinical/research, identifying projects/mentors & fighting for more paediatric research funding. Ideas on these welcome!

a cat is playing with an apple laptop with the words research time written below it

ALT: a cat is playing with an apple laptop with the words research time written below it

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📢 Calling paediatric residents @rcpch.bsky.social TREES free webinar: 📍 TOMORROW 28/4 1pm 📍 Making your own opportunities in research wherever you are 📍 Dr David Bartle, Consultant Neonatal Paediatrician; LNU/SCU rep on the @bapmofficial.bsky.social Exec Committee www.rcpch.ac.uk/form/registe...

Register for the monthly Trainee Research Network Seminars 2025-26 | RCPCH

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📢 Abstract submissions open until Friday 24th April @rcpch.bsky.social Trainee Research Network National Conference Paediatric residents are invited to submit their research for consideration: www.rcpch.ac.uk/form/trn-abs... Register for the conference here: www.rcpch.ac.uk/TRN-conference

Submit an abstract to the Trainee Research Network conference 2026 | RCPCH

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Rare sighting of a column chart taking a dip at Hove Beach. #dataviz

📢 3 more days to submit your paediatric research as an abstract

Eva Wooding@paedsdr.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📢 Abstract submissions close a week today | RCPCH Trainee Research Network – National Conference Paediatric residents involved in research projects are invited to submit their work for consideration: www.rcpch.ac.uk/form/trn-abs... 📅 Submission deadline: 24 April 2026 Registration is open too!

Medical mycologists shine light on the under-appreciated threat of antifungal resistance. It's behind a paywall, so the TL;DR: 📍Fungal infections affect >6.5million people/year and resistance is rising quickly 📍Resistance makes treatments less effective and leads to increasing deaths 1/4

Neil Gow@neil-gow.bsky.social · 4mo ago

50 medical mycologists put their shoulder behind an action plan to mitigate the rising threat of antifungal drug resistance. Check out in Nature Medicine. @youngecmm.bsky.social @ecmmcandidaiv.bsky.social @ishamycology.bsky.social @bsmm-meeting.bsky.social @mrccmm.bsky.social

🆕 You might have seen news stories reporting 3 confirmed cases of meningitis (MenB) in Dorset. 💊 All have received treatment and are recovering well. Close contacts of the cases have already been offered antibiotics as a precaution. ℹ️ This strain is not linked to the recent outbreak in Kent

50 medical mycologists put their shoulder behind an action plan to mitigate the rising threat of antifungal drug resistance. Check out in Nature Medicine. @youngecmm.bsky.social @ecmmcandidaiv.bsky.social @ishamycology.bsky.social @bsmm-meeting.bsky.social @mrccmm.bsky.social

@robinmay9.bsky.social came to the @mrccmm.bsky.social, sharing his career path & how to guide policy as a scientist. @foodgov.bsky.social then @ukhsa.bsky.social CSO certainly gives you plenty of interesting anecdotes! From outbreaks to raw pet food - plenty of happy lunch chat for mycologists!

Neil Gow@neil-gow.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We enjoyed hosting a visit from Robin May who entertained everybody with a seminar about his life and career as a lab scientist & government scientific advisor. From lab coat to bowler hat!@robinmay9.bsky.social @mrccmm.bsky.social @youngecmm.bsky.social @bsmm-meeting.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social

📢 Abstract submissions close a week today | RCPCH Trainee Research Network – National Conference Paediatric residents involved in research projects are invited to submit their work for consideration: www.rcpch.ac.uk/form/trn-abs... 📅 Submission deadline: 24 April 2026 Registration is open too!

Submit an abstract to the Trainee Research Network conference 2026 | RCPCH

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Two months left to apply for our infectious disease clinical trial funding! ⏳ • Level: £1mn - £8mn per award. • Duration: 3 – 5 years • Deadline: 2 June 2026 Find out more and apply ⤵️ https://wellc.me/3PNBxR4

Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Award: Optimising interventions for impact - Funding | Wellcome

Funding call supporting transdisciplinary teams led from Africa, South Asia or South-East Asia to conduct clinical trials that optimise licensed pharmaceutical interventions for infectious diseases.

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My @glaucomflecken.bsky.social paediatrician stash has arrived so today it is a very good day! #adultsareterrible socks are going straight on. Signed portrait immediately behind my computer for all Teams calls too much?

GW4-CAT HP was delighted to officially welcome our fourth cohort of fellows—Olivia, Leila, Sam, @paedsdr.bsky.social, and @sachalmoore.bsky.social —at their induction training day last week.

This weekend I've been at New Scientist Live 2025 at the Excel Centre in London with colleagues from @mrccmm.bsky.social at the @universityofexeter.bsky.social. It's been such a great opportunity to meet with people of all ages who love science and share with them our passion for Mycology

No parent should have to choose between going to work and being at their sick newborn baby’s side. This weekend, new rules came into force, giving parents of ill newborns up to 12 weeks of paid leave. A compassionate, long-overdue step.

We only rate dogs. This is clearly a Christmas tree. Yes there is another Christmas tree behind it, that's called having friends. Please only send dogs. Thank you… 14/10

Linzer Cookies, in all their festive beauty and buttery tenderness, are #RecipeOfTheDay! I wouldn’t want to attempt them in the Southern Hemisphere (sorry over there) but in our cold, Northern Hemisphere kitchens, the soft, rich dough is helpfully biddable www.nigella.com/recipes/linz...

Linzer Cookies

In its wildest dreams, a jammy dodger could never aspire to the melting tenderness and celestial lightness of the Linzer cookie. The idea is the same: two biscuits, sandwiched together with jam, a hol...

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“My attending wants to talk to you”

Opt-opt #HIV & #Hepatitis Emergency Department testing identifies an older cohort , more woman, more Black African, & more socially deprived people than classic testing routes Most importantly 80% of people diagnosed had NO other contact with services where testing occurs #HIVSky #IDSky

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