#Illness

Appreciated the opportunity to comment on 2 excellent cohort studies led by @jLewnard (Kaiser) and @leorahorwitzmd (NYU) in @bmj_latest that give us a much better understanding of who gets sick
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The Bradford Score is a bullshit system and it damages those that are most vulnerable. I appreciate that it works to deter able-bodied and neurotypical people from having short-term absences,
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Whereas all those doctors, nurses and bus drivers who died did so because of a lack of love for their country and/or vim.https://twitter.com/JeremyVineOn5/status/1248235546700328960 Strength of character isn't what determines whether
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Just poked a Finish Powerball right up me shitbox, lads.Stay tuned for updates. Update: Frothier than expected, strong fizzing sensation, farting bubbles, but remaining free of respiratory illness. Further update:
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I think my main reason for existing is to walk around being an open wound for the world so that other people can feel less alone cause the universe did
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Brooo honestly i'm with the police here, they tried talking, he resisted, it was a threat. Kahit sabihin naten wala siyang baril what if he had? ilan civilians or police
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So my mom is in an mental institution and will probably live out the rest of her life there.Not a way I wanted to start off a thread, but my
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if you don't have fibro or another chronic pain/illness situation going on, please don't respond to this but!!!I have fibro and I'm on meds, but still dealing with a LOT
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THREAD. Let me tell you abt some myths around #suicide & how you can save lives. #suicideprevention MYTH 1: Talking about suicide is a bad idea, as it may be
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Just because I keep getting asked about this, I figured I would make a thread to explain why I created this account and am doing what I'm doing for anyone
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#MentalHealthMonday5 Different Types mental health professionals in South Africa. A short thread (4 minute read): 1. Lay Counsellor: These are usually counsellors found in VCT facilities in SA and they
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Guardian Australia: “It’s rare to be able to tell the truth– here’s what’s wrong with Australia’s mental health system.” Dr Adrian Plaskitt (2021) on our mental health system: “Over two
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So what's the big deal about taking unproven therapies?Well, with convalescent plasma, the most recent study https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.08.12.20169359v1 showed 8.7% survived if given treatment in first 3 days, 11.9% su
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Per previous thread, there's a significant gap in evangelical theology irt sickness, weakness, chronic illness, etc. I've got to believe that this is part of the reason we see such
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A short thread of Australian books launched in Melbourne's second wave that you should get your hands on. First up - Ordinary Matter by @lauraelvery, a brilliant collection by one
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Y'all, thank you for your wishes. It went well. I almost got dismissed from college due to my illness. I'm so close to graduating and I almost got dismissed but
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