@inflammatory
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare heterogeneous, but treatable autoimmune mediated peripheral neuropathy characterized by demyelination. #CIDP #immunosky #Neurology #NeuroSky #NeuroSkyence #ankylosingspondylitis #ms
www.letstalk.islington.gov.uk/market-road-...
Share your views on plans to improve Market Road by Sunday, 8 March.
As part of our efforts to create a healthier Islington we want to make some improvements in the Market Road area.
Share your views on plans to improve Market Road by Sunday, 8 March.
www.letstalk.islington.gov.uk/market-road-...
As part of our efforts to create a healthier borough we want to make some improvements in the Market Road area.
Excellent FOI work on Mandelson. The ICIJ cross-reference shows 3.3M relationship edges — his offshore connections are searchable at https://epstein.dugganusa.com. Keep pulling that thread.
Good work. Mandelson appears across our corpus — search https://epstein.dugganusa.com for cross-references against 2M ICIJ offshore entities and 2M federal court decisions. The JPMorgan-China pipeline should light up.
FoI request to clarify Peter Mandelson: China Access for JPMorgan via Jeffrey Epstein and Ambassadorial Vetting Due Diligence
www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/pete...
Been a minute 😉
After juggling a few ideas over the last year, I'm happy to be able to say that I have a new Trekfic up, which is a fusion of some of them
So here is 'Bierchorium', a continuation of 'The Boimler/Riker Manoeuvres' 😀💜🖖 #StarTrek #Trekfic #Fanfic
archiveofourown.org/works/80426281
Yesterday someone with degenerative arthritis gasped and ran up to my table, recognizing that my cups were gripless. She slid her hand right into it and I could see her face light up, apparently it was the first time in a while she didn’t need two hands to hold a cup. It was amazing.
When a Stiff Neck Points to an Unusual Culprit: Eagle Syndrome in Ankylosing Spondylitis
When a Stiff Neck Points to an Unusual Culprit: Eagle Syndrome in Ankylosing Spondylitis A recent clinical image report highlights a diagnostic challenge in rheumatology: distinguishing between a rare…
Over time, Baron said, his son became calmer. All the “rage and the disturbance” of his life as a boy had fallen away. “He’s become amiable, he’s become sociable He has become, in his own way, less dependent. I think a maturation process takes place, and the learning curve continues.”
www.thetimes.com/article/412b...
www.thetimes.com/article/412b...
#Autism as a condition had not yet been defined when Timothy Baron was growing up, so when his parents took him to see a paediatrician in 1961 — was diagnosed with “childhood psychosis”.
![Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche (1920[1] – February 13, 1996 (Tibetan: སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་ཨོ་རྒྱན་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, Wylie: sprul-sku o-rgyan rin-po-che) (Nepali: टुल्कु उर्ग्येन् रिन्पोचे) was a Buddhist master of the Kagyü and Nyingma lineages[1] who lived at Nagi Gompa hermitage in Nepal. Urgyen Rinpoche was considered one of the greatest Dzogchen masters of his time.
Born in Nangchen, Kham in Eastern Tibet[3] in 1920,[1] he was recognized by Khakyab Dorje, 15th Karmapa Lama as the reincarnation of both the Chowang Tulku and Nubchen Sangye Yeshe,[1] one of the 25 principal students of Padmasambhava.
Urgyen's father was Tsangsar Chimey Dorje, a vajrayana instructor who began giving Urgyen transmission for the Kangyur, the Buddha, and "The New Treasures of Chokgyur Lingpa."[3] As he grew older, he studied Dzogchen with Samten Gyatso.
He had four sons, each of whom is now an important Buddhist teacher in his own right (Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche, Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Mingyur Rinpoche);
Urgyen spent 33 years at Nagi Gompa Hermitage, where he spent two decades in retreat, and eventually established six monasteries and retreat centers in Nepal. Boudhanath (Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery). Another is the Tergar Osel Ling Monastery
Urgyen Rinpoche died on the morning of February 13, 1996.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:arv4qzdex422o2cfyvs2ns2l/bafkreiaey55hdiqgklwctz2jtcod7tkkpvz7vcssxsc47nckzo34duvree)
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche (1920[1] – February 13, 1996 (Tibetan: སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་ཨོ་རྒྱན་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, Wylie: sprul-sku o-rgyan rin-po-che) (Nepali: टुल्कु उर्ग्येन् रिन्पोचे) was a Buddhist master of the Kagyü and Nyingma lineages[1] who lived at Nagi Gompa hermitage in Nepal. Urgyen Rinpoche was considered one of the greatest Dzogchen masters of his time. Born in Nangchen, Kham in Eastern Tibet[3] in 1920,[1] he was recognized by Khakyab Dorje, 15th Karmapa Lama as the reincarnation of both the Chowang Tulku and Nubchen Sangye Yeshe,[1] one of the 25 principal students of Padmasambhava. Urgyen's father was Tsangsar Chimey Dorje, a vajrayana instructor who began giving Urgyen transmission for the Kangyur, the Buddha, and "The New Treasures of Chokgyur Lingpa."[3] As he grew older, he studied Dzogchen with Samten Gyatso. He had four sons, each of whom is now an important Buddhist teacher in his own right (Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche, Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Mingyur Rinpoche); Urgyen spent 33 years at Nagi Gompa Hermitage, where he spent two decades in retreat, and eventually established six monasteries and retreat centers in Nepal. Boudhanath (Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery). Another is the Tergar Osel Ling Monastery Urgyen Rinpoche died on the morning of February 13, 1996.
Tulku Urgyen (1920 - February 13, 1996)
The way to practice is not to sometimes push to recognize mind essence and then give up. It is a matter of being deeply relaxed from within, and continuing in unfabricated naturalness.
The natural state is effortless mindfulness.
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche (1920 – February 13, 1996)
(Tibetan: སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་ཨོ་རྒྱན་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, Wylie: sprul-sku o-rgyan rin-po-che) was a Buddhist master of the Kagyü and Nyingma lineages who lived at Nagi Gompa hermitage in Nepal. Rinpoche was considered one of the greatest Dzogchen masters of his time.
Olympic curling stones www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
The stones are made from a kind of granite that is only found on Ailsa Craig, a tiny volcanic island in the Firth of Clyde, home to an array of seabirds, and described by John Keats as a “craggy ocean pyramid” in his eponymous sonnet.
Mine is the opposite with axSpA and Psoriatic Arthritis. Did you know it takes an average of 30-60 minutes for a person with axSpA to get moving in the morning? We wake up stiff as a board and in a lot of pain. That is why movement is important. This cycle happens throughout the day and is timed around my meds. 24 hours in a day - 24 windows for your body to rebel in many different ways. Do you experience this too? ONE hour in life with chronic pain 8:00 AM - hizzuh 8:15 AM - ugh 8:30 AM - double ugh 8:45 AM - oh no 9:00 AM - flattened Credit: @chronicallymeh #Spondylitis #MySeveralWorlds
Did you know it takes an average of 30-60 minutes for a person with axSpA to get moving in the morning? We wake up stiff as a board and in a lot of pain. 24 hours in a day - 24 windows for your body to rebel. Do you experience this too?
Credit:
@chronicallymeh
#Spondylitis #MySeveralWorlds
CT abdomen/pelvis shows Ascites (red arrows), mesenteric nodularity (green arrows), and retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy (purple arrows).
top, Lymph node biopsy showing extensive granulomatous inflammation (red circles) and numerous giant cells (green arrows) on low magnification (Hematoxylin and eosin stain). bottom, Lymph node biopsy showing extensive granulomatous inflammation (red circles) and numerous giant cells (green arrows) high magnification (Hematoxylin and eosin stain).
A 54-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis controlled with methotrexate and adalimumab presented with subacute abdominal distension, constipation, and decreased urinary frequency. Abdominal CT showed extensive omental and mesenteric nodules, concerning for peritoneal carcinomatosis
Article from JAMA, published December 29, 2025, titled "A Woman With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Vesicular Rash." Includes photos of rash on patient's neck, ear, and hands. Possible next steps include discontinuing adalimumab or prescribing prednisone@60.
A patient receiving adalimumab for rheumatoid arthritis had ulcerated plaques on the anterior and lateral aspects of the neck, upper chest, and nape and erythroderma on the dorsum of the hands.
What is the diagnosis, and what would you do next?
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Description of the Painting The painting depicts a scene from Homer's Odyssey, specifically the moment Odysseus is welcomed at the court of the Phaeacian King Alcinous. Central Figure: The focal point is Odysseus, seated in the centre but turned slightly away. He is burying his face in a large, reddish brown cloak to hide his grief. His posture is hunched and clearly indicates deep emotional distress. The Bard: To the right of Odysseus, a rhapsode (a blind bard, likely representing Demodocus) is playing a lyre. He is in the midst of singing a song, looking upwards for inspiration. The Audience: Surrounding them are various courtiers and attendants. To the left, King Alcinous and Queen Arete sit on a dais, observing the scene with concern and curiosity. The other figures display a mix of attention to the music and observation of the stranger's (Odysseus's) strange reaction. Setting: The architecture is classical, featuring large fluted columns and drapery, setting a grand, courtly stage for this moment of vulnerability. Schopenhauer, 1819: Viewing a painting of Odysseus sobbing finds proof of his theory that weeping is actually "noble self pity." We cry not just because we suffer, but because we perceive our own suffering from the outside 🎨😢 #Schopenhauer #Philosophy #ArtHistory #philsky artist Francesco Hayez
We cry not just because we suffer, but because we perceive our own suffering from the outside
Schopenhauer 1819: Viewing a painting of Odysseus sobbing finds proof of his theory that weeping is actually "noble self pity"
🎨😢 #Schopenhauer #Philosophy #ArtHistory #philsky #artist #FrancescoHayez
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Tulku Urgyen giving Dzogchen Pointing Out instructions
China Buddhist Association: A Trojan Horse of Chinese Propaganda bitterwinter.org/china-buddhi...
#China #Buddhist
Naïve Buddhists in democratic countries believe they are conducting genuine inter-Buddhist dialogue with a group that exists to advance #CCP interests.
‘She was a bitch in the best possible way’: the life and mysterious death of #drag queen Heklina www.theguardian.com/culture/2026... the club name Trannyshack had become controversial culture evolves, words change their meaning. As a result, she changed the name of her regular show to Mother.
London Met police saw a drag queen / drugs / #LGBT ‘Lifestyle’ Death & effectively said 'case closed'. It took nearly two years to release vital CCTV footage while Heklina’s loved ones begged for answers. This is what institutional #homophobia looks like in practice. #JusticeForHeklina #Heklina
Graphic promoting the IgNS Patient Experience Survey, featuring the Immunoglobulin National Society logo, a person holding a pen while using a laptop, checklist icons overlaid on the screen, and text reading “IgNS Patient Experience Survey” and “Share Your Experience. Make an Impact.”
IgNS invites patients using Ig therapy to participate in a confidential, anonymous survey that helps inform patient education and support resources. The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete. bit.ly/4cgwl1i Thank you for taking the time to share your perspective!
As his illness progressed, Sacks found himself thinking about what constitutes a good and worthwhile life – what the Greeks would have called eudaemonia, or ‘flourishing’, rather than simply the aspects of life that render it liveable.
www.thetimes.com/article/518f...
Oliver Sacks’s Gratitude is not a book about convalescence per se, but about the expansion of consciousness that can be offered by illness, and Sacks’s gradual reconciliation to a cancer that was slowly killing him.
www.thetimes.com/article/518f...
And a generally hopeful outlook. “The way we think about problems of the mind changes all the time,” he says. “I draw from that, ultimately, an optimistic perspective: there’s always scope for change for the better.”
The Unfragile Mind by Gavin Francis
Potential 2026 Rheumatology Drugsw/ successful phase III RCTs that will need to be reviewed by regulators:
** deucravacitinib (Sotyktu) Tyk2 inhib for PsA
** Icotrokinra (Icotyde) oral IL-23i for psoriasis
** brepocitinib TYK2/JAK1 inhibitor for dermatomyositis
www.fiercepharma.com/marketing/to...
The countdown is ON! 🕒 We are officially less than ONE WEEK away from RheumNow Live.
If Spondyloarthritis is part of your clinical world, you can't miss sessions with:
🔹 Dr. Denis Poddubnyy
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1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
Over 860,000 Irish people are living with a #neurological condition with 50,000 newly diagnosed
each year.
Educate yourself, listen to people & join the campaigns of your local brain health organisations. Our #brain_health needs you ❤️🧠☘️
#speirgorm #spéirghorm #MS @emspofficial.bsky.social
According to a recent survey, 71% of people with a #neurologicalcondition have had to adjust their role or work schedule because of their condition, of which only 35% report that their employer was accommodating of this change. #BrainAwarenessWeek #BAW2025 #invisibleillness #neurology @efna.net