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Miles Witham

@oldertrialsprof.bsky.social

Academic geriatrician; NIHR Newcastle BRC and CRF; BGS vice-president for research. Ageing, Sarcopenia, MLTC, better trials for and with older people, big data and a dash of global health.

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Trish Greenhalgh@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 2w ago

Sure, some men are jerks. Like the ‘influencer’ who carried a bath to the top of Snowdon for a selfie and dumped it there. But other men are heroes, like the teenage rugby team who carried it down. Well done lads. We see you. Show your sons. www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...

Stunned Welsh rugby team remove bathtub from Pen y Fan summit after stunt

The players helped National Trust workers remove the tub, which had been left at the summit following a supposed world record attempt

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Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · 3w ago

The American Diabetes Association appears not to have learned their lesson the first time around (below). Now they've blocked publication of an editorial about this event that was slated for publication in the same journal, Diabetes Care, this week. But here it is. You know what to do.

Community Voices: On the Events of the American Diabetes Association 86th Scientific Sessions

The editorial and the seven opinion articles posted here were scheduled for publication on July 13, 2026, in the journal, Diabetes Care. All articles were provided, in advance of the scheduled publica...

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Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · 2mo ago

From 500 views in the first two months to over 100,000 views in the last few days. The ADA opinion piece that was too scary to be distributed at the ADA meeting has gone full Streisand. Y'all are doing the Lord's work.

Download graph, topping at 103,071 total views as of a few minutes ago.
Miles Witham@oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Agree! I would also go further; guideline developers must involve people with lived experience of the condition, and they also need to account for other conditions: see our recent paper here pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41756103/

Making clinical guidelines work for people with multiple long term conditions: analysis and recommendations from review of single condition guidelines - PubMed

Despite widespread acknowledgement of coexisting or multiple long term conditions, NICE guidelines are predominantly condition specific and offer limited tailored support for the care of multiple long...

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Ken Covinsky@kencovinsky.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New rule for clinical practice guidelines: Any guideline developed by subspecialty societies aimed at telling primary care physicians how to manage a condition that is developed without input of primary care physicians is hereby NULL and VOID.

British Geriatrics Society@gerisoc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are pleased to announce that a new addition to our microlearning library, "Getting to Grips with Sarcopenia", is now available. This course is free for BGS members and available at a small fee to non-members.

Getting to Grips with Sarcopenia | British Geriatrics Society

**NEW** May 2026This microlearning gives an introduction to sarcopenia, and the use of resistance exercise.It also links to BEPOP - Benchmarking Exercise Programme for Older People

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Vicki Goodwin MBE@vickigphysio.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Being part of @nihr.bsky.social for the past 20 years has had such an impact on my career. Without them taking a punt on a physio to do a PhD back in 2006, i wouldn't be where I am today #NIHR20 @thecsp.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social @vivensa.bsky.social

ARC South West@arcsouthwest.bsky.social · 3mo ago

@penarc.bsky.social Professor Vicki Goodwin MBE shares her journey with NIHR – combining clinical work with research to improve care for older people. A great read for anyone interested in research careers, physiotherapy, or ageing & frailty. 👉 tinyurl.com/2htch73k #NIHR20 #NIHR #HealthResearch

British Society for Research on Ageing@bsrageing.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The UK is one of only five of the richest 21 countries to see HLE decline. @ONS reports that healthy life expectancy is falling. BSRA advocates for increased funding in ageing research so we can all live healthier for longer. Dataset in the comments 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK healthy life expectancy falls by two years in past decade

Poor housing, obesity and the effects of deprivation have been suggested as underlying cause.

bbc.co.uk

Miles Witham@oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Fantastic to see our @agilecsp.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social BEPOP national initiative bearing fruit. Real and important improvements in strength training quality at scale - but still more to do! @newcastleage.bsky.social

AGILE - Physiotherapists working with Older People@agilecsp.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This shows the benefit of getting specific site feedback from previous waves. What a fantastic example of the benefit of feedback in continuous quality improvement.