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Physio MSK/Sport/Neuro Pain Mgmt MSc Alumnus Wolverhampton Cardiff Clinical Educator Always learning something new. All views my own.

 Herefordshire
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Joined August 2017
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BMJ Group
@bmj_companySep 10
A third of UK government’s nutrition advisors are still paid by food companies including Coca Cola and Nestlé reveals a new @bmj_latest investigation bit.ly/4cDoH0s
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BBC News (UK)
@BBCNewsSep 11
Girls to be given right to wear trousers in schools bbc.in/3VqC9if

NI education: Girls given right to wear trousers to school

Guidelines stipulate that school uniform policies for the 2027/28 school year onwards must include the option for girls to wear trousers.

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Parkinson's UK@ParkinsonsUKAug 26
People with Parkinson's need better support. Join us in demanding the government commit to a national plan for neurological conditions. campaigns.mssociety.org.uk/p…
The Neurological Alliance@NeuroAllianceAug 7
✒️⚠️Please share this post and encourage everyone to sign our open letter to The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care here: bit.ly/3TC5lSt Together we can show the Government we need a national neuro plan now. Thank you.
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Alex Cole
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Fun Fact: Dolly Parton twice declined offers of the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump's administration.
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Keith Campion@keith_campionAug 25
If Dolly Parton can gift 20million books a year to children, why can’t Amazon, Apple and Microsoft do something like this??
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The legacy of Monsanto and what it has inflicted on our commmunites is mindblowing. The injustice, the lack of accountability and the poison local people are still living next to is an absolute scandal @michaelsheen #Buried bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…

Buried with Michael Sheen - Series 1: Episode 2

Ten years after a dying whistleblower's warning, Michael Sheen follows a trail of toxic chemical dumping in Wales and asks whether it could still be harming people’s health.

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Amanda Stephenson retweeted
European Medical Journal
@EMJReviewsAug 24
The first tremor may not mark the beginning of Parkinson’s disease. Discover Angelo Antonini’s perspective on what happens before motor symptoms emerge and why earlier recognition could matter. Read more: hubs.la/Q04t-c4N0 #ParkinsonsDisease #Neurology #Neuroscience #BrainHealth Speaker is AI generated.
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Amanda Stephenson retweeted
The BMJ
@bmj_latestAug 25
At least 24.5% of NFL players in a new BMJ study experience chronic traumatic encephalopathy - damage to the brain following head injury. Dan Daneshvar from Harvard Medical School explains the new research findings
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Amanda Stephenson retweeted
The BMJ
@bmj_latestAug 25
At least one in four former NFL players who died in 2016-21 had CTE neuropathology at death, finds new study published in The BMJ. More severe CTE was associated with dementia among brain donors @braindrdan bmj.com/content/394/bmj-2026…
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Amanda Stephenson retweeted
The BMJ
@bmj_latestAug 23
Junk food suppliers have a “shocking” major presence at the UK’s biggest school food event, finds #BMJInvestigation. More than a third of exhibitors supply hot dogs, pizza, muffins, and fizzy drinks bmj.com/content/394/bmj-2026…

Junk food suppliers have “shocking” major presence at UK’s biggest school food event

As the government prepares to introduce updated school food standards, The BMJ finds that more than a third of the firms exhibiting at a major school food show sell products high in fat, sugar, or...

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alexei
@alexeixbtAug 22
next time you think change isn't possible, this is an actual footage of the brain rewiring itself:
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This footage shows neurons connecting in a petri dish culture, illustrating developmental wiring—not synaptic rewiring for learning or personal change. Filming neuroscientist Dr. Lila Landowski has clarified it does not depict healing from trauma or mindset shifts. youtube.com/watch?v=44fHoo… youtube.com/shorts/Rvmvt7g…
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BBC News (UK)
@BBCNewsAug 18
Disabled people in England to get 24-hour free bus travel bbc.in/4xNQkfn

Free bus travel for disabled people in England to be extended to 24 hours a day

The change, which has been welcomed by campaign groups, will come into effect in England from April.

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Fiona Lindop MBE@FionaLindopAug 15
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp87…

Man, 90, with Parkinson's walks 90 miles for charity

David Treasure set off to walk 90 miles by his ninetieth birthday for Parkinson's UK in January.

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What can Florida’s citrus groves teach us about Parkinson’s? @WUFTNews examines possible links between agricultural chemical exposure and Parkinson’s, featuring our National Medical Advisor @MichaelOkun: wuft.org/environment/2026-04…

A Bitter Harvest

Is a Florida citrus “herbicide of choice” behind a cluster of Parkinson’s disease among growers and researchers?

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Bantshire University@BantshireUniAug 14
🚨 STUDENTS: A siren warning will blast from your phone daily at 7am to test our new 'Lecture Attendance' alert system.
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University of Wolverhampton
@wlv_uniAug 13
Remember, if things don't go to plan on #ResultsDay2026, or you have a change of heart - don't panic! We're here to help. It's not too late to secure a place on a course for this September ➡️ wlv.ac.uk/Clearing | 📞 01902 968 555 #clearing #university #resultsday
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The World Cup Final opening ceremony appears to be Disneyfied 🙄
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Congratulations to Charlie for successfully passing his 1st year BSc placement @uniofglos alongside @uworcphysio MSc students Claire, Jack and Jake - still 6 weeks of complex neuro/MSK/geriatrics to go! @WestMidlandsCSP @MidlandsACPIN
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Calling highly specialist Parkinsons physios! Pt has been diagnosed with left lateral shift is there any research on the efficacy of interventions, best exercises to try? Where in the West Mids would I refer for botox if feasible or available? @FionaLindop @MidlandsACPIN TIA
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Placement ending this week for Chloe, Lexi and Kim @uworcphysio learning about FES today with Charlie @uniofglos @ACPIN_UK @MidlandsACPIN @WestMidlandsCSP
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