Living with #LongCovid + caring for patients? @shh-uk.bsky.social runs free peer support groups. 🗓️ On Thursday 1st October at 7pm, I'll be sharing short, practical nervous-system regulating tools to fit into a busy clinical day. 📧 To get your joining link, email supportgroup@ssh-uk.org #MedSky

Call for Applications! The Journal of Pain Early Career Editorial Fellowship Program is accepting applications for 5 fellowship positions beginning January 1, 2027. Build editorial experience and contribute to the future of pain science. Apply by October 15, 2026. #PainResearch #USASP

Upcoming USASP webinar: Perceived Healthcare Discrimination and Pain Severity: Insights from the All of Us Research Program 📅 September 16, 2026 ⏰ 12–1 PM EST Register here: [https://buff.ly/g6DQ31C] #PainResearch #HealthEquity #HealthDisparities #PainScience #AllofUsResearch #USASP

🤝 Pain research is stronger when it is shaped with people who live with pain. During International #PainAwarenessMonth, let’s highlight the importance of bringing their lived experience, needs and priorities into #PainResearch. 🔬

Upcoming USASP webinar: Perceived Healthcare Discrimination and Pain Severity: Insights from the All of Us Research Program 📅 September 16, 2026 ⏰ 12–1 PM EST Register here: [https://buff.ly/g6DQ31C] #PainResearch #HealthEquity #HealthDisparities #PainScience #AllofUsResearch #USASP

29yrs since struggling to get a vulvodynia diagnosis, people still wait 1–2yrs for one, by which time we’re treating chronicity. We need to do better PART 2: Out of the Vulvodynia Tunnel and Beyond shares pointers & info for clinicians & patients www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/out-of... #MedSky

Sheren's journey part 2: Out of the vulvodynia tunnel & beyond | Women's Health Blog | Expert Health Insights

Part two of Sheren's vulvodynia story: pain science, cognitive hypnotherapy and self-compassion, and why the best care treats the person, not the body part.

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📣New exhibition alert!! 👀 We are excited to announce new exhibition 'Patient voices: power, truth, understanding' will be opening on 14 September 2026 at the RCP - exploring the lived experience of healthcare. 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/exhibitions/... @rcphysicians.bsky.social #PatientVoices

In this week’s #PAIN Featured Image, Coulombe-Leveque et al. depict key pathophysiological changes in PTSD and nociplastic pain that form the basis of a proposed PTSD-inspired pathophysiological and conceptual model for nociplastic pain. Learn more at bit.ly/4pzT8ts

A decade with vulvodynia • the impact of healthcare interactions & nocebo • an unnecessarily long path to recovery • search for answers • turning point in recovery Patient voices matter Part 1 of my story is out now www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/my-dec... #MedSky #LivedExperience #ChronicPain

Sheren's journey part 1: My decade living with vulvodynia | Women's Health Blog | Expert Health Insights

Sheren spent a decade living with vulvodynia. She shares her story of misdiagnosis, isolation, and the unexpected turning point that started her recovery.

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Important for us to know where some patients may be getting their info. The BS behind this hugely popular Alt "Med" site is beyond bizarre. #MedSky #snakeoil #pseudoscience

Healthcare-Global@healthcare-global.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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"I don't know but I'll find out and get back to you" doesn't make you look less capable. It demonstrates • Honesty • Self-awareness • Grounded confidence Sometimes a patient's question may be beyond your scope. Being honest about what you know serves both of you better. #MedSky #ImposterSyndrome

So lovely to get this package from @thehealthpsych.bsky.social to celebrate the upcoming publication of It’s All In Your Body. If you have a chronic health condition, this book really could be a life-changer. Pre-order: www.waterstones.com/book/its-all...

Which one are you on your days off? 1️⃣ Flopped - week wiped you out 2️⃣ Go-go-go mode - fitting in as much as possible 👉 Neither is ideal Identify what changes need to be made in your week. Please take moments to: ✋ Stop ⏸ Pause ✨ Savour #MedSky #AcademicSky #BurnoutPrevention #BurnoutRecovery

My PhD student Trevor Hewitt is conducting an online experiment into closed-eye visuals during psychedelic experiences. If you've had such an experience, please consider taking part at closed-eyes.com (it's only a short survey) - and/or help us spread the word. 🙏🏽🧠

TODAY, 1pm! My new book launches at the @hayfestival.bsky.social - please come along! www.hayfestival.com/p-23363-dani...

It's not just Northwestern and Harvard, I have gotten credible (confidential) reports from several other schools (including state schools) that the NIH is defaulting on federal commitments there too. Seems like there may be a big story here for an investigative reporter willing to take it on

Cathy Gao-Howard MD MS@catgaohow.bsky.social · last yr.

Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025

1 in 5 Americans depend on Medicaid for health insurance, but they don't all know they're on it because it may go by another name (e.g., Medi-Cal, Apple, BadgerCare). I identified the name of each state's Medicaid program. If you or someone you love is in one of these programs, call 202-224-3121.

Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3 www.science.org/content/arti...

Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF

Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress

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Lately, I’ve realized that it’s hard to communicate the gravity of what’s happening in science right now if you’re not familiar with what the NIH does and the role it plays in funding research and training the next generation of scientists. This piece is my attempt to do just that. Check it out: 🧪

How We Talk About Science@howwetalkabtsci.bsky.social · last yr.

In our newest piece, we take a deep dive into how the NIH works, the effects of recent executive orders and cuts to funding, and what we stand to lose if current political interference remains unchallenged. Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/isabella...

For anyone who prefers evidence over BS, some podcasts #medsky

Sheren Gaulbert@sherengaulbert.bsky.social · last yr.

My go tos that may fit: 1. Decoding the Gurus @guruspod.bsky.social is good one 2. Unbiased Science Podcast @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social for evidence based science and health, plus debunking health misinformation 3. Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social sorts through BS, evidence and the grey areas

#WomenInSTEM 👩‍🔬👩‍💻👩‍🏫 Neurobiologist Rita Levi Montalcini's career was cut short by the fascist regime but she persevered and won a #NobelPrize! May her example give strength to the scientists whose lives are being disrupted by the US' regime! 🧪 #science en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Le...

A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved

Please welcome PRESIDENT @barackobama.bsky.social to BlueSky,,, working in my Flaverification,,,

the president of the united states stands at a podium

Alt: the president of the united states stands at a podium

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UK GP practices, who's interested in helping us pilot some training materials for improving patient safety in remote encounters (e.g. patients phoning in or sending e-requests and getting allocated to particular options such as GP callback, in-person appt etc)? Can offer free training to first five!

Hello world! We are building *personalized* feeds to help you make sense of research discussions on BlueSky! Pin our first feed below, which shows posts about papers from accounts you follow! Follow this account for more updates! bsky.app/profile/pape...

I am deeply concerned with the pressure on scientists in the US: naked censorship, staffing reductions, and promotion of pseudoscience by the government. I have signed the #DefendResearch declaration posted on www.defendresearch.org, under the number 3615. Stand up for science! #AcademicSky 🧪📢

#DefendResearch

We call on members of the worldwide scholarly communication community – researchers, policy-makers, scholarly societies, libraries, higher education and research institutions, publishers, funders, and...

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Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 2y ago

Unfortunately, there was another round of FUNDED grants cancelled yesterday. These illegal cuts stop projects that have been in progress for years, interrupt lifesaving research, and destroy the public good of science in the US. If you were impacted, please share you story with us: fedfreeze.org

And in case you need healthcare, here is a directory of LGBTQ+ friendly healthcare providers: lgbtqhealthcaredirectory.org Doctors, sign up for the directory so you can be found as a safe space! #MedSky #QueerSky #LGBTQ

UK clinical research fellows (paediatric cardiology), here’s a new job studying long Covid in kids with Rae Duncan www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...