John Launer @johnlauner.bsky.social Doctor, educator, writer. Columnist @bmj.com Own views.
Websites: www.johnlauner.com www.conversationsinvitingchange.com
Nature Reviews Psychology @natrevpsychol.nature.com An online-only journal publishing Reviews, Perspectives & Comments across psychology, its applications & societal implications. Posts from the editors. https://www.nature.com/nrpsychol/
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Nature Reviews Genetics @natrevgenet.nature.com Publishing reviews and commentaries across the fields of genetics and genomics. Part of Springer Nature and Nature Portfolio.
https://www.nature.com/nrg/
Nature Reviews Cancer @natrevcancer.nature.com Nature Reviews Cancer is a monthly review journal for researchers working on cancer. We, the editors, highlight the most exciting topics in cancer research.
https://www.nature.com/nrc/
Nature Reviews Immunology @natrevimmunol.nature.com Bluesky account for the journal Nature Reviews Immunology https://www.nature.com/nri/ Skyquakes from the editors.
NEJM AI @ai.nejm.org NEJM AI, a new monthly journal from the publisher of @nejm.org, explores the cutting-edge applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in clinical medicine. Online at ai.nejm.org.
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Science Magazine @science.org Cutting-edge research, news, commentary, and visuals from the Science family of journals. https://www.science.org
The Obama Foundation @obamafoundation.bsky.social We believe in a world with more opportunity, participation, and trust.
Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov Sen. Sanders of Vermont, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, is the longest-serving independent in congressional history.
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Independent journalist, SnapStream brand ambassador, and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter https://www.publicnotice.co/subscribe
Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social physician-scientist, author, editor
https://www.scripps.edu/faculty/topol/
Ground Truths https://erictopol.substack.com
SUPER AGERS https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Super-Agers/Eric-Topol/9781668067666
Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social Prof Operational Research , @UCL_CORU, passionate about health care, women in STEMs, defending liberal democracy (!). Member of @independentsage, posts personal. https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/
Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social Immunologist & science communicator based at UoM fascinated by our immune response to threats (pathogens, pollution) & microbiome & how this exposome affects health. Also quite likely to share random dog and nature pics ๐งช๐ฉโ๐ฌ #AcademicSky #SciCom
Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social Author and Professor of Maths and Public Engagement.
Books -
Math(s) of Life and Death
How to Expect the Unexpected
You Don't Know What You're missing
https://tinyurl.com/37rx2yuv
He/Him
John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com Columnist and chief data reporter the Financial Times | Stories, stats & scatterplots | john.burn-murdoch@ft.com
๐ ft.com/jbm
Susan Michie @susanmichie.bsky.social #BehaviouralScience, Professor of Health Psychology, University College London. Director of Centre for Behaviour Change https://www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-change/centre-behaviour-change (also on BlueSky). Research on health, environment & AI potential.
Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social Ex NY Times, now author of Substack Paul Krugman. Nobel laureate and, according to Donald Trump, "Deranged BUM". Also Research Professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center and senior scholar at the GC-CUNY Stone Center.
Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social Professor and Associate Vice President (Impact) at #LSE | Psychologist | Hon FBPsS | Hon Prof @lborouniversity.bsky.social | @IndependentSage.bsky.social Behaviour Group | Conversation Analyst #EMCA | she/her | own views | #AcademicSky
Helen Salisbury @helensalisbury.bsky.social GP, medical educator, writer (BMJ columnist, Dr Helen in 'Take a Break') Independent SAGE, BMA Council.
Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social Lawyer, Filmmaker, Big Issue top 100 Changemaker 2024, CEO CAMPAIGN FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE https://www.cfsj.co.uk/
Rachel Clarke @rachelclarke.bsky.social My ongoing challenge is to walk up big hills. Random thoughts. Old school, the banality of life. occasional breakfast tweets. rachelc at flickr blog.bibrik.com Works in British baseball/softball
Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social ูุณุฑูู ุงูุนููุงู
Pronounced /nisri:n/ with an s not a z and a long ee โบ๏ธ
Professor of Public Health MBE
Southampton
Not afraid of my voice
Still curious
Posting my personal views not those of any organisation
Reposts not necessarily endorsements
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Ben Goldacre @bengoldacre.bsky.social Prof of EBM @UniOxford, author, Bad Science person, more... I run http://bennett.ox.ac.uk making tools+papers from data http://OpenSAFELY.org http://OpenPrescribing.net
Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk We are an independent health think tank aiming to improve the quality of health care in the UK by providing evidence-based research & policy analysis.
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk
Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social Professor of Health Policy and Management @unibirmingham.bsky.social @hsmcentre.bsky.social Co-Director @BRACE-evaluation.bsky.social Chair and Trustee of @hsruk.bsky.social and Trustee https://excathedra.co.uk/
Martin White @martinwhite33.bsky.social Public health scientist | healthy and sustainable food systems | Munroist | roots music, fine arts, photography, and the great outdoors | personal account | No cute pet videos...
Peter Singer @petersinger.bsky.social Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto. Former Special Advisor to WHO Director General; Co-founder of Grand Challenges Canada and University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics. My blog: singerp.substack.com
Carl May @carlrmay.bsky.social Implementation Science (Normalization Process Theory), Medical Sociology (Burden of Treatment Theory), gardening (Hemerocallis), cooking (risotto with Langoustines), Professor (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine).
Prof Samantha Thomas @docsamantha.bsky.social Professor of Public Health @ Deakin, Australia. Editor-in-Chief @healthpromint.bsky.social @ottawacharter40.bsky.social Commercial and political determinants of health with current projects on: gambling, fossil fuels, menopause, conflicts of interest.
Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social GP who believes in the NHS
Doctors Association UK
https://dauk.org
Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com Journalist, Reporter, Writer, Presenter @ Britain's biggest news podcast The News Agents (Mon-Fri) and Sunday with Lewis Goodall on LBC 10-12.
Website: lewisgoodall.com
Email: lewis.goodall@global.com
Substack: https://goodallandgoodluck.substack.com
Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social Health Editor at The Sunday Times. Health Journalist of the Year 2023. Helped expose #MidStaffs. Public interest journalism matters #E17 #patientsafety
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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social DPH Sheffield Council.
President ADPHUK.
Barely active climber and below average cyclist. Fond of - 80s thrash metal.
Blog - https://gregfellpublichealth.wordpress.com/
Alastair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social Writer, strategist, co-presenter the U.K. No1 podcast The Rest Is Politics โฆ love Britain hate Brexit, loved Twitter loathe Musk n Trump
Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social Head of the School of Infection, Inflammation & Immunology @ Uni Birmingham. Proud Scot. Oversaw a few Covid PCR tests
Yaneer Bar-Yam @yaneerbaryam.bsky.social Complex Systems Physicist | President of
NECSI, co-founder World Health Network (WHN)
Author: Making Things Work (download pdf at https://necsi.edu/making-things-work)
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social Professor of Respiratory Medicine FRCP
#LungSky, Social justice ๐ซ ๐ญ #NHS He/him cis Born at 323ppm
https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/n.hopkinson
#MedSky #NHS #LungSky
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Hopkinson+NS&sort=date&size=100
Rupert Beale @bealelab.bsky.social Group Leader, Cell Biology of Infection Lab @thecrick; Nephrologist @Royal Free Hospital. Own views etc.
ProfBrianCox @profbriancox.bsky.social Professor of Particle Physics at The University of Manchester and Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science
Anne Marie Cunningham @amcunningham.bsky.social GP, Digital health. Living in the Mournes in Co. Down with Chris and Bonny the sprocker. Working for a sustainable, equitable society. Always learning. Previously 20 years in lovely Wales :-)
Partha S Kar @parthaskar.bsky.social Done a few things in Diabetes care
Loves Dogs, Bollywood; Comic books; Whiskey
Failed Tebbitt Test ๐
Kloppite forever โฝ๏ธ
Motto?
โDance lightly with lifeโ
Monika Kosinska @monikakosinska.bsky.social WHO global lead for economic and commercial determinants of health. All things health and human rights, equity and social justice. She/her.
Dr Lucinda Hiam @lucindahiam.bsky.social 2025-26 Harkness Fellow @Brown School of Public Health and Boston College | GP and global public health doctor | Clarendon Scholar @UniofOxford | Commissioner on the @BMJ Future of the NHS | Member @RCGP | Honorary Member @FPH.
Bill Hanage @billhanage.bsky.social Refugee from Twix. Arsenal fan and Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. Opinions my own.
Alastair H Leyland @alastairleyland.bsky.social Prof of Population Health Stats, Associate Director & co-Head of Inequalities Programme, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow. Chair of EUPHA Section Council. My views.
Society for Social Medicine & Population Health @socsocmed.bsky.social Advancing knowledge for population health https://socsocmed.org.uk/member-registration/
Michael Marks @drmichaelmarks.bsky.social NIHR Research Professor
Professor of Medicine at LSHTM.
Lead for Integrated Academic Training at LSHTM.
Consultant in Infectious Diseases at UCLH.
Syphilis & STIs, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Group A Strep, Pragmatic Trials
Steven Cummins @stevencjcummins.bsky.social Geographer, population health scientist. Professor of Population Health @ LSHTM.
Chair of Governors, Harris Academy Greenwich; Trustee, Townley Grammar
Track/Road/XC (Cambridge Harriers AC), Lacrosse (Buckhurst Hill LC)
#obesity #food #running #lax
Iain Buchan @profbuchan.bsky.social W.H. Duncan Chair in Public Health Systems, Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Innovation, University of Liverpool @LivUni; public health physician; data scientist; social impact seeker; views own
Susan Hopkins @smhopkins.bsky.social CEO, UKHSA
Infectious diseases clinician and epidemiologist
Hon Consultant Infectious Diseases, Royal Free London
Hon Prof Infectious Diseases & Health Security, UCL
Dr Mรฉlissa Mialon @melissamialon.bsky.social Research Chair (France) & Trinity College Dublin/HRB Research Fellow (Ireland) | Commercial determinants of health, Corporate Political Activity| Epistemic Justice | Feminist | French & Mauritian
https://www.sante-pouvoirs.fr/en/
Prof Danny Altmann @daltmann.bsky.social Professor of Immunology, Imperial College London. Editor of OUP Oxford Open Immunology. Co-author - Penguin Long Covid Handbook. Discusses: Covid-19, Long Covid, T cells, immunogenetics and HLA, respiratory infection, science policy, arboviruses, C19th lit
Paul Glasziou @paulglasziou.bsky.social GP researcher @BondUniversity focused on 4 big neglected healthcare problems (non-drug treatments; overdiagnosis; AMR & waste in research); fan of #evidence-based decision making, uncommon sense & surfing. https://healthy-evidence.com/about-2/
Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social We campaign for a publicly and fully funded/provided/accountable NHS, and against NHS privatisation.
bit.ly/KONPMAIL
Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social Political Editor, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/pippacrerar
Karen Grรฉpin @karengrepin.bsky.social An academic in Hong Kong. ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ ๐บ๐ธ I study Health Policy and Systems, Health Policy, and Health Economics. I read. I eat. I travel.
Sophie Harman @profsophieharman.bsky.social Professor of International Politics
Author of global health books, producer of BAFTA-nominated film, lover of books, Corrie, Bruce Sproodlesteen, & (once upon a time) house music all night long
Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com Palliative care doctor ๐ฉ๐ปโโ Author ๐ Winner: 2025 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction ๐ซ Founder: Hospice Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆ Rep: Clare Alexander at Aitken Alexander ๐
www.drrachelclarke.com
Dina Balabanova @dinabalabanova.bsky.social Professor Health Systems & Policy @LSHTM
I strive to support action on anti-corruption/improved governance in health systems, people-centred care (non-communicable disease) and resilience.
Mark Petticrew @markpetticrew.bsky.social Public Health, Commercial Determinants of Health, Professor at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social Prof Public Health Imperial College. she/her. Social, genetic & environmental factors in health. Research & advocacy in long COVID, STI/HIV, inequalities. Patient Experience Research Centre
Tulio de Oliveira @tuliodna.bsky.social Professor of medical research leading global genomics surveillance. Director CERI at Stellenbosch University and KRISP at UKZN, South Africa. Views my own.
Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social Journalist, lawyer, NYT-bestselling Trump and Musk biographer, songwriter (Hounds, The Rangers), former CNN & BBC analyst, retired journalism prof.
๐ค: sethabramson.net/bio
โ๏ธ: sethabramson.substack.com
๐น: retrostack.substack.com
๐ถ: houndsmusic.substack.com
Alice CH ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ช๐บ @alicech.bsky.social Professionally working in European Public Health | Director of The Centre for Healthy Empowered Communities and The Health & Europe Centre | Past President of European Public Health Alliance. Views here my own.
Paul Nuki @paulnuki.bsky.social Global Health Security Editor at www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health
All the nasties (and their antidotes): viruses, bacteria, fungi, NCDs, climate change, misogyny, junk food, terror and war.
WHO @who.int The World Health Organization (WHO) is the United Nationsโ health agency, championing Health For All.
Always check the latest posts for updated advice/information.
We reserve the right to remove misinformation, spam, and hate speech under our posts.
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk Husband, father and Mayor of the greatest city in the world. He/Him.
The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social We are an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK.
www.health.org.uk
Jeremy Grimshaw (he/him) @jgrimshaw.bsky.social Retired (recovering) implementation scientist. Ottawa, Canada.
Professor Clara Chow @clarachow.bsky.social Professor of Medicine, Academic Director Westmead Applied Research Centre (WARC), Cardiologist, Past President CSANZ| Passionate about cardiovascular disease prevention, digital health, health service innovation, clinical trials
Kent Buse @kentbuse.bsky.social Prof of Health Policy. Co-CEO of #GlobalHealth5050. Ex Chief Strategy #UNAIDS. #HealthySocieties #Sourdough baker. Bereft of canine companion.
@HSR_LSHTM @hsr-lshtm.bsky.social Sharing #healthsystems #research from the faculty of #publichealth & #policy at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. #LSHTM
Clare Gerada @claregerada.bsky.social doctor since 1981 and GP >35 years. Left twitter as such a vile place to be. Hoping to share views without fear.
Kamran Abbasi @kamranabbasi.bsky.social Medical editor. Cricket writer. Internationalist.
John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social FAcSS https://acss.org.uk. Vis Prof at City University & Imperial College London. Board member https://nhsrho.org @nhs-rho.bsky.social & https://www.resonancefm.com @resonancefm.bsky.social Health economist
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social Temerty Professor of Modern European History, Munk School, University of Toronto; Permanent Fellow, IWM Vienna; Emeritus Levin Professor, Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
Tom Bollyky @tombollyky.bsky.social Bloomberg Chair in Global Health and Senior Fellow in Int'l Economics & Development @CFR_org. Founder of Think Global Health. Law Prof sometimes.
John-Arne Rรธttingen @jarottingen.bsky.social Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Wellcome
Esteve Fernรกndez @stvfdz.bsky.social Secretary of Public Health, Department of Health, Government of Catalonia.
Professor of Epidemiology at @unibarcelona.bsky.social, & Head of the Cancer Prev Control Program at ICO-IDIBELL on temporary leave.
Milka Sokoloviฤ @milkasokolovic.bsky.social Public health | Planetary health | Social justice | Science & Policy
Director General EPHA
Former: Head of Science, EUFIC โ Director Advanced Leadership Programme, ENLP โ Biomedical Scientist & Lecturer, Uni Amsterdam โ Molecular Geneticist, Uni Belgrade
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social Presenter, All in the Mind, BBC Radio 4 & Health Check, BBC World Service. Visiting Professor at University of Sussex. Author of The Keys to Kindness, The Art of Rest, Mind over Money, Time Warped & Emotional Rollercoaster.
Lisa Simpson MB BCh @drsimpsonhsr.bsky.social Pediatrician, health services researcher, passionate advocate for use of evidence in policy; committed to diversity and equity in life, healthcare, and research...love to do yoga n cook!! #foodislove #cookingismyzen
Sam Friedman @samfriedman.bsky.social Professor and Head of Department at LSE Sociology, Co-Editor British Journal of Sociology. Research: class, culture, elites, social mobility. Books: Born to Rule, The Class Ceiling, Comedy and Distinction
Danny Dorling @dannydorling.bsky.social Latest news about Danny Dorling, Professor of Geography, University of Oxford, author of books and other publications:
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The Guardian @theguardian.com The need for independent journalism has never been greater. Become a Guardian supporter https://support.theguardian.com
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Angela Coulter @acoulter.bsky.social UK health policy, patient public involvement, data science, author, life stories
@acad-euro.bsky.social @acad-euro.bsky.social Academia Europaea, founded in 1988, is a European Academy of Humanities, Letters and Sciences with more than 5,900 members including 90 Nobel laureates.
The Lancet @thelancet.com Welcome to The Lancet, one of the worldโs leading medical journals, published weekly since 1823.
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European Observatory on Health Systems & Policies @obshealth.bsky.social The Observatory is a WHO Europe-hosted partnership supporting evidence-informed health policy-making across Europe.
Website: https://eurohealthobservatory.who.int
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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social NHS Acute Hosp Dr 37 y. GER/GIM. Ex DH Nat Clin Dir. Lapsed Academic. Policy Think Tanker. Ex BGS/RCP Pres/VP
Med Journalism. Byline: @BMJ_latest. Columns: health press newspapers. @mjauk
Manc-in-South. MCFC. Craic, Schlock, Sharing, Learning, Friends
Jeffrey V Lazarus @jvlazarus.bsky.social Professor of Global Health
#LiverSky
Prof Joy Lawn @joylawn.bsky.social Prof LSHTM | Paediatrician & Perinatal Epidemiologist | Parent | Passionate about change esp for women & #everynewborn | Widow of Prof Steve Lawn
Nicola Low @nicolamlow.bsky.social Sexually transmitted infections epidemiologist @unibe.ch ๐จ๐ญ, but Covid-19 changed everything. Now also emerging infections #mpox #pandemics @BEreadycohort.bsky.social
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4817-8986
European Public Health Alliance @epha-eu.bsky.social The European Public Health Alliance is a change agent โ Europeโs leading NGO alliance advocating for better health. Reposts are not endorsements.
#PublicHealth
Margaret McCartney @mgtmccartney.bsky.social evidence
whopaysthisdoctor.org
Beira's Place
Kieran Walshe @kieranwalshe.bsky.social Professor of health policy and management at University of Manchester, UK. Research health reform, governance, workforce, quality, evidence - ideas not ideologies. Ultrarunner. Citizen of UK, Ireland & Europe. Son of an immigrant. He/him.
Rob Aldridge @robaldridge.bsky.social Public health physician, infectious disease epidemiologist and Professor of Health Metrics Sciences at IHME, University of Washington. I use data to investigate and improve the health of the public.