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“Be my eyes” it’s an app which lets you assist people (who cannot see well or at all) very briefly, ad-lib, to get something done that requires sight. Uses a video call. https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/insight/audio/2018726645/time-s-up-for-volunteering Haven’t tried it but liked the...

Been really struggling with this. Surely death certificates have been around long enough that primary and secondary causes of death are already there. Isn’t there already a well-tested system for this? And when I want covid-19 related deaths counted, I want to count everyone who would not have...

The link for this one: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4085300/

Trying to understand where depression usefully features here. Given the repeated statements that somatic (but not cognitive nor affective) symptoms are associated with things like cardiac events and higher levels of CRP, IL-6 and TNF-alpha, it seems more reasonable to identify the specific...

Yes. Those who make it to her office are driven to find answers rather than just accepting either their condition or pseudo explanations like laziness, or simply being too unwell to do or say anything about it. Etc. I went. And I liked being told that I was a type A, driven person. Because I...

Glad you’re eating more veges. Seems to be a fundamental of all good food advice. Focusing on macro-nutrients (protein, carb, fat, fibre) can lead to forgetting that good nutrition means as much variety of vegetable matter as you can reasonably manage. Because so much of, say, dark leafy greens...

Looks like a good thing to be gathering info on. Maybe add something to the title or the description to indicate which country this is for? I’m guessing UK? Or US?

If you combine the observation that people in care homes account for approx half the deaths in Europe with the statement that death rates in the places you mention are low (NB I think it’s hard to accurately estimate death rates this early), we now need to look at population age (and health)...

Have now read it. Thank you @RoseE for drawing our attention to it. It covers a lot of what took me years to understand for myself. And the style and context make me hopeful for others who may go to their GP and have a hope of this sort of simple clarity (less doubt but without excessive...

I’m liking the article by Karl Cole on page 11 talking about more phone consults and more efficient use of consults (getting on the phone with them and discussing then and there when that would get a useful answer) etc. Hoping that more use of remote communication and less emphasis on in-person...

Best wait for a few days after Easter, as testing numbers might be down over the long weekend too. Will see

Just this morning, approved too! No slots. We (the people I’m organising groceries for) also are needing delivery to a rural delivery address (although maybe 15min drive from a small town), before it gets onto other transport out here. Thus the slots that did come yesterday were useless for...

An update on this one: I know that those who satisfy the age criterion are processed relatively quickly (a couple of days) and, as of today, a couple of spots have been available for them. Not ones they can use but they do now appear so: improvement. As a PwME (who is a member of my regional ME...

Exactly. I’m very conscious that bacteria are quite different to viruses. (My child brain remembers it as viruses are like code-carrying drones whereas bacteria are small life forms - easier to kill a life form with extremes of temperature etc ...but bacteria can reproduce and viruses need a...

Have used clippers on hisband’s hair but not on myself (imagine might be more tiring). Is very much easier than a scissor cut because it takes less attention and skill. But the good clippers (although highly recommend quality) can be heavy. I use the two longest combs on it and do the back and...

Wondering about UV and viruses. so first whether UV is effective in combatting viruses? and then whether sunlight might be significant in combatting viruses? and then a specific example: I have a stainless steel kitchen bench which is in full sun (open window) for 6hrs a day. Is this likely...

Thanks for pulling out the relevant text.

My understanding (from helping others do it) is that it’s not overly difficult to apply for priority services. It’s just that it doesn’t seem to help with the overloading. [ETA I have an update on this one further down the thread]

Currently, the problem is that even applying for consideration is overloaded. so, my notes: if you are very patient (think using the internet in the 1980s) then you can get an application through. Don’t be put off by error messages that say that you have failed - e.g. when I enter details to...

not sure if someone has already asked this. Will delete if so. I’d like to pass this on to our local residents and ratepayers newsletter editor. I’m not on Facebook but there will be plenty who are and it will be sent out by email. Can you give me something I can copy paste to send in this video...