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Prof Nisreen Alwan

@nisreenalwan.bsky.social

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نسرين العلوان Pronounced /nisri:n/ with an s not a z and a long ee ☺️ 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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@trishaelliott.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 8:52 AMReposted by @nisreenalwan.bsky.social

What does it mean to recover from Long Covid?

Here in the @bmj.com from a few weeks ago, Charlie Dennis, a final year student and @nisreenalwan.bsky.social write about how we’ve still not got a good definition of this, and that is hampering progress.

Link: www.bmj.com/content/393/...

#MedSky

Except from BMJ article: 

Defining recovery is essential for research, clinical care, and patient experience, say Charlie Dennis and Nisreen A Alwan

If you have long covid, how can you tell if you have fully recovered? Six years of evidence and collective lived experience show us that this is not an easy question to answer. Yet if we do not define recovery, we cannot properly count the number of people living with long covid, and its present and future impact on the population’s wellbeing, economic productivity, and health systems.

Long covid remains a substantial global health problem. A recent report estimated that this condition will cost countries in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) $11bn (£8.3bn; €9.6bn) a year in healthcare costs over the next decade. The projected economic costs are $135bn a year.Second page of article.
@nisreenalwan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:48 PM

Did they do all of this hounding with Nigel Farage when he lost 7 times before getting elected? Of course not! I hope you have the mental and emotional support that you need to ignore all of this viciousness and to look after your wellbeing.

@nisreenalwan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 5:05 PM

Because condemn means they have to take some sort of action.

@nisreenalwan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 5:01 PM

‘There’s no climate justice without social justice.’ The kids largely agree. I hope the grown ups will too rather than pitching them against each other.

@nisreenalwan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:55 PM

Note that they don’t use “condemn” only regret and disagree.

@nisreenalwan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:46 PM

Disagree. I’m afraid I found the piece utterly unconvincing. There’s no climate justice without social justice.

@nisreenalwan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 1:59 PM

They don’t count her as ‘integrated’ with a head scarf!

@nisreenalwan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 10:23 AMReposted by @nisreenalwan.bsky.social

Shifting the Overton window is the most impactful thing you can do in politics. The far right have understood that well and acted on it. That’s a lesson for the left and centre to still learn.

@saulstaniforth.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:46 AMReposted by @nisreenalwan.bsky.social

Navi Pillay last year: "The commission finds it is genocide" Pillay has just won the Nobel peace prize.

@saulstaniforth.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:51 AMReposted by @nisreenalwan.bsky.social

"The last thing I did is the report on Gaza naming what is happening there as genocide. One of the main reactions to that report [was] paying tribute to me for my courage.. why would you need courage to speak the truth?" Navi Pillay upon winning the 2026 Nobel peace prize

@nisreenalwan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 10:53 AM

Don’t have heroes. They will almost always let you down. Have respect for people who say or do things you admire. You can lose it if needs be but it won’t hurt you as much.

@nisreenalwan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 10:36 AM

An absolute horrific thing for him to say and for us to contemplate.

@nisreenalwan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 10:23 AM

Shifting the Overton window is the most impactful thing you can do in politics. The far right have understood that well and acted on it. That’s a lesson for the left and centre to still learn.

@comradekenobi.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 7:39 AMReposted by @nisreenalwan.bsky.social

Nice little nugget of horror buried in there

@nisreenalwan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 7:39 AM

The turnout in Holborn and St Pancras by-election is 39% in a constituency previously held by the prime minister. The most intriguing question here is what do the other 61% think? The second most intriguing question is why didn’t they feel motivated enough to express it?

@nisreenalwan.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 9:38 PM

Beautiful. A scroll stopper for sure 🙏

@nisreenalwan.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 8:54 PM

Are you? Bye 😂

@nisreenalwan.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 8:50 PM

My evening thoughts on joining the club! Might delete in morning 😂

@nisreenalwan.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 7:51 PM

YESSSS!

@nisreenalwan.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 7:43 PM

Good for you!

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