#RCTs

Trisha Greenhalgh 😷 #CovidIsAirborne

trishgreenhalgh

1/Thread on objections to face coverings for the general public. See this tweet for a longer lay summary.https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1249743825637199875?s=20 [Mute thread if you’ve had enough on this topic.] 2/Also draws on

Tamas Szakmany

iamyourgasman

The first wave of the #covid19 pandemic is subsiding and we are surfacing for a gulp of fresh air, before we dive in again. Some reflections on the ICU/NHS/research (thread)

Marion Campbell

MarionKCampbell

Some reflections on the crucial role of trial data monitoring committees (#DMCs) at this time when we try to find out, via clinical trials, which treatments are effective for the

JuanCamiloCardenas

jccardenas1965

A recent controversy on the RCT in Nairobi with a water company threatening nonpaying users to cut their water as one experimental treatment has raised once again ethical concerns on

JAMA

JAMA_current

1/8 Corticosteroids and COVID19*Three* RCTs and a new @WHO meta-analysis add to #RECOVERY trial data that corticosteroids reduce mortality in critically ill #COVID19 patientshttps://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/newonline 2/8 Corticosteroid

Hadi Khachab

hadito13

This thread will be my last contribution in regards of #chloroquine controversy before new data are put to light. #healthNerds Based on some data in vitro and in vivo, some

Rebecca Jones

RebeccaAntonie

NEW PAPER ALERT Systematic review evaluating the impact of behavioural weight management interventions on mental health.http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.13150 (1/5) We found:- Small improvements to some aspects of mental health- No evidence of

John Mashey

JohnMashey

CV1/ COVID-19 TREATMENTS & TRIALS, VIA EXPERTS (Temp replacement for https://twitter.com/JohnMashey/status/1003739017664315392)I try to summarize recent info by Infectious Disease (ID) experts amidst rapid changeThis is not on vaccines (~year off

Owain Evans

OwainEvans_UK

1. The UK, with one of the worst death rates in the world, is still not wearing masks. The UK public is less likely to believe masks are effective, which

Ciarán

CiaranPsi

Our new #OA paper: the importance of transdiagnostic symptom level assessment to understanding prognosis for depressed adults. Combined IPD from six RCTs (n = 2858)https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-021-01971-0 co

Anupam Singh

anupampom

This article makes a point that politicians(often elderly with mild symptoms or co-morbidities) should stay at home and isolate themselves till they feel sick . I thoroughly disagree with many

Tim Korevaar

TimKorevaar

I am quarantined in London, so #Tweetorial timeShould we treat subclinical hypothyroidism during pregnancy?A tweetorial on physiology, overdiagnosis, risk stratification and treatment harms.Do you treat subclinical hypothyroidism during pre

Mosa AlShabeeb

Mosapositive

#ARDS. Approach the #ICU monster with an organized thought.#MedTwitter #CriticalCare #ventilators #twittorial #respiratory_therapy#COVID (1/10)Acute respiratory distress syndrome is an impairment of alveolar-interstatium capillary-relations

Dr Gaetan Burgio, MD, PhD.

GaetanBurgio

These are fair & important concerns regarding the observational study published in @TheLancet last week on 90,000 #COVID19 patients treated with #HydroxyChloroquine showing no efficacy for #COVID19. More transparency is

The Truth Hurts 🇺🇸🙏🎚

truthhurts_the

Detailed thread on best science on efficacy of masks. Please read, comment and follow if you learned something.Unfortunately the data show that Masks don’t work. I wish they did. I

Jeremy Howard

jeremyphoward

I've studied over a hundred research and policy papers regarding masks, and used them to answer the most common 17 questions I've seen asked by curious skeptics. Here's the result!See