Don't light fires. No new oil and gas.
Nizam Mamode
@nizammamode.bsky.social
Humanitarian surgeon. Professor of Transplant Surgery. Healthcare consultant and transplant surgeon in Scotland and overseas
Nearly time for the Everything Electric Show at Twickenham, west London! Test drive the latest electric vehicles, hear experts discuss a clean energy & transport future & see at the tech that could future-proof your home. 11th & 12th Sept, details here: uk.everythingelectric.show/visit-everyt...
It was Count Binface’s best-ever result at a parliamentary election.
Today marks 31 years since British mountaineer Alison Hargreaves died on K2. My feature from last year in @thefence.bsky.social. the-fence.com/article/in-t...
In the Shadow of the Mountain
One British family produced two legendary climbers who summitted mountains in the Alps and the Himalayas. This is their story.
the-fence.com
“These are crimes against humanity which are actively supported by the Israeli government and are assisted by the indifference and total lack of action by the IDF and the Israeli police. It’s unforgettable and unforgivable.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Israeli troops force families from homes amid settler terror campaign in West Bank
Former PM of Israel calls events ‘concerted and meticulous attempt at ethnic cleansing’ against Palestinians
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Being a cancer patient in Gaza is a double death sentence. Israel’s genocide is destroying the health system in Gaza and the West Bank – leaving Palestinian cancer patients with few to no options for treatment, writes @dianabuttu.bsky.social Read: zeteo.com/p/ive-been-h...
Vaccine benefit in children "Since 1974, vaccination has averted 154 million deaths, including 146 million among children younger than 5 years of whom 101 million were infants younger than 1 year." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... The most striking benefit was for vaccination vs measles (Figure)
The country is literally burning. And Burnham fiddles… in silence www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
More than 120 firefighters battle to stop New Forest wildfire spreading
Drivers abandoned their vehicles on Sunday after the blaze spread from a van that set alight - watch live aerial shots of the fire on this page.
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Interesting story - I find it immoral or amoral at best, to say we should not have a wealth tax as it’s easy to avoid, similarly the argument that the wealthy will just leave the country.
🎉Green WIN in Reigate and Banstead 🎉 Nick Abear won a crucial by-election taking the Greens to a total of 15 seats on the council!
Helping transplant recipients successfully transition to adult care takes teamwork. The AST Transition Toolkit, developed by the AST PCOP, provides transplant centers with evidence-informed resources to support structured transition programs for adolescents and young adults. 🔗 myast.org/Transition
Summer days featuring conditions that promote wildfire ignition, intensity, and spread have more than doubled across large parts of the Iberian Peninsula, France, Italy, and Greece since 1981, according to a study in Scientific Reports. go.nature.com/44U6vLR 🌎🧪
Older patients represent the fastest growing patient group in clinical care. A Review discusses the critical need to improve clinical trial relevance for older patients: spkl.io/633217M135
Vatersay Bay, Isle of Barra. Pic: IG/absoluteescapes
Europe’s wildfires are a warning: climate policy is health policy. A new Lancet Editorial calls for health to be at the centre of wildfire preparedness and climate policy. Read this & more: tinyurl.com/2t2wm8ty
Could heart bypass surgery avoid opening the breastbone? In a new MIST trial, selected patients receiving minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) reported better physical recovery at one month than those receiving sternotomy CABG. Read more: spkl.io/633297z4bN
Coincidence corner: Tory MP Sir Oliver Dowden and the UAE From the new Private Eye, out now.
Having just enjoyed watching the Commonwealth Games over the last 10 days I'm wishing lots of luck to all athletes taking part in the British Transplant Games in Sheffield www.transplantactive.co.uk/britishtrans...
Sheffield 2026 | Transplant Active
Everything you need to know about the British Transplant Games, taking place in Sheffield from 6–9 August 2026.
transplantactive.co.uk
"National security is threatened by dependency on fossil fuels. Sticking with fossil fuels through to 2050 costs double what transitioning off them would." Green Party Deputy Leader, Rachel Millward, takes on Reform's climate denial at the Oxford Union.
Professor David Miller has secured an extremely important judgement that holding anti Zionist views is now a legally binding protected characteristic under Equality legislation. This will particularly help Doctors and others who have been targeted by UK Lawyers for Israel. youtu.be/YzQ_KFOyRt0?...
Anti-Zionism protected by UK law
YouTube video by David Miller
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Climate science denial in physical form. The Land Rover Defender X (yup - they've gone full Musk). Price: £103,460, plus a few kids' lives. 🧵
A lovely little bit of physics that you might have spotted if you ever play with a slinky. We should all play more, because we should all embrace our curiosity. And finding out how the physical world works is fun!
As Europe burns, Shell has banked £7.4 billion in just three months. It's time to make the biggest polluters pay.
A piece we just published in Transplant International: url7417.frontierspartnerships.org/ls/click?upn...
Frontiers Publishing Partnerships | Gaza: not to act is to act
compared with 1100 at the start of the war 2 . At that time, half the respondents in one study received 2 or fewer dialysis sessions per week, and 42% had an...
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Sustainability and ethical responsibility should go hand in hand. By strengthening transplant systems, improving equity and supporting long-term graft survival, we can honour the extraordinary generosity of donors and their families. Read 𝗘𝗦𝗢𝗧 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 👉
