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george davey smith
mendel_random
Below is the start of a thread by a geneticist on discovering that the most extreme single genetic variant he can find in @GWASCatalog actually tells you about the huge
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Peter B. Bach, MD
peterbachmd
Remdesivir priced at $3,120 for 5 day course (10 day also in EUA and twice as much). $GILD says will discount to $2,340 for ‘government programs (incl Medicare)’ in the
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Jose-Luis Jimenez
jljcolorado
1/ COVID-19 has "anisotropic" infection: Despite 100 times LOWER dose, monkeys infected by SARS-CoV-2 thru aerosols developed MORE SEVERE respiratory disease and lung pathology (vs. nose/trachea)Preprint from US Army Infectious
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Chris van Tulleken 🏳️🌈
DoctorChrisVT
Infant formula is a £50 billion industry. It’s growing because manufacturers are using the kind of marketing techniques you might expect from the tobacco industry to exploit COVID fears.Here’s our
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Adam Kucharski
AdamJKucharski
How long does immunity to SARS-CoV-2 last (and how long might it last in future)? A few thoughts... 1/ We now have data from several cohort studies showing responses can
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robert rosencrans
rfrosencrans
In #RaceInABottle, Jonathan Kahn exhaustively documented these studies. Tiny, non-random samples extrapolated to millions. Bad statistics + bad theory. I prefer a different subgroup, repeatedly shown to have biologic import:
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richard horton
richardhorton1
Just for the record: the UK government is deliberately rewriting history in its ongoing COVID-19 disinformation campaign. My Jan 24 tweet called for caution in UK media reporting. It was
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Peter B. Bach, MD
peterbachmd
In @TheLancet - study today compares outcomes for Covid patients who got usual care or chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine with or without a macrolide antibiotic (e.g. azithromycin). Main finding - these treatments appear
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Dan Larremore
DanLarremore
My colleagues and I are formally seeking a retraction of the recently published “Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19.” The full text of our
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Andrea Prinzi SM(ASCP), MPH, CPH🧫🔬
andreaprinzi
Thoughts on upcoming #COVID19 #serology tests:This is actually quite a challenge! (#Diagnostics often involve a lot of complexities). There is a lot of pressure to roll these tests out, but
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Elaine van Dalen
elainevdalen
Women played important roles in health care in the classical Islamic world.A thread on female health practitioners(Illustration: BnF ms Arabe 5847, fol 122b, painted in 1237) Women in the medieval
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Jacy Reese Anthis
jacyanthis
Most people have seen the scary math on how unprepared humanity is for #COVID2019, particularly US medical infrastructure (e.g. masks, hospital beds, HT @LizSpecht). But I don’t think most people
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Cory Morningstar
elleprovocateur
World Economic Forum: "Lockdown is the world's biggest #psychological #experiment - & we will pay the price"Apr 9 2020 "With some 2.6 billion people around the world in some kind
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Chise 🧬🧫🦠💉
sailorrooscout
Encouraging studies! An analysis of cross-reactive viral binding and neutralization of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants shows Novavax’s and Moderna’s vaccines elicit immune responses that are effective against variants B.1.429 (CA)
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Dr. Sylvia Karpagam (Public health doctor)
sakie339
The authors of this poorly researched and prejudiced piece have got themselves all mixed up with climate, ethics, nutrition, culture, disease, health etc. without making any logical or coherent arguments.
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Vinay Prasad MD MPH
VPrasadMDMPH
JUST OUT in the @TheLancet led by @ManniMD1, we ask tough questions to the BOSTON trial investigatorsHow do the authors justify a grossly unethical control arm?.... beneath the standard of
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