Dx Revision Watch
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Formerly monitoring developments with ICD-11, ICD-10-CM, DSM-5, SNOMED CT & other classification and terminology systems @dxrevisionwatch.bsky.social
@ABrokenBattery @jackiescoones @amolrajan If you can find a TV program or Podcaster to host both Suzanne and I live - I would happily volunteer to debate her psychosomatic stance publicly with regards to Long Covid If might make for quite a lively debate? What do you say @amolrajan - do you fancy hosting a 1/
If NHS staff have Covid symptoms, they are told they don’t need to test & should still go to work. If they go against guidance by testing & it’s POSITIVE, they should *still* go to work & just wear a flimsy surgical mask which does not protect against airborne transmission.
The draft GMC Order 2026 consultation just dropped. Buried in it is a fundamental change to who can be awarded a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT). This matters enormously. Let me explain why.
MENINGITIS B TRANSMISSION There’s been a lot of discussion online and in the media about how exactly Meningitis B spreads. A lot of it is conflicting & confusing. So let’s put opinions & hearsay aside and take a proper look at what the latest science actually tells us… 🧵
Ok, now let’s review all the reasons why the cost-effectiveness analysis (which has NOT been peer reviewed) is flawed. There are 4 main issues: 1️⃣ The analysis *only* considered hospital & ICU admissions and deaths using reported data from 2023/24. medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
MENINGITIS TRANSMISSION Below is the UK Green Book & WHO info about transmission of the meningococcus bacteria which is responsible for the current Meningitis outbreak in Kent. Note use of the word “AEROSOL” in both. 🔗 assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6849adb8… 🔗 who.int/teams/health-p…
These are the words we were all hoping to hear: “Initial guidance on preventing the spread of infection was flawed. It assumed the virus was spread by contact transmission, failing properly to consider the extent to which it was also spread by AIRBORNE transmission.”
If you’re wondering WHY students are not vaxxed against MenB, here’s the exact quote from when the decision was made back in 2014 ⬇️ TLDR: a number of plausible scenarios suggested it WOULD be cost-effective, but too much uncertainty to recommend it. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7c6e3a…
📣 SANOFI TO SUPPLY NOVAVAX COVID VACCINE FOR UK SPRING 2026 BOOSTERS This will be the first availability of the Novavax Covid vaccine in the UK since early 2024. This is great news, especially for those who cannot tolerate mRNA vax. thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/s… (H/t @Biff234523)
