#TheLancet

BREAKING: huge Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine study of 96,000 patients at 671 hospitals found:Increased risk of DEATH by 33-45%Increased risk of ventricular arrhythmia by 2.3x to 5x. Not a trial but
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The approval of the Pfizer #covid19 vaccine for age 12-15 is not unexpected - but it is nonetheless momentous, both for our kids, and for our communities. A thread.https://twitter.com/US_FDA/status/1391864766407356420 1)
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1/W@BretWeinstein continues to peddle a conspiracy theory about the origins SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease COVID-19. This thread will address his conspiracy theory.Thanks to @PeterDaszak, @FriendlyBoat, and @Potholer54T.https
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L‘aprĂšs #Covid19, ce serait donc des potions mĂ©dicamenteuses choisies Ă  coup de pĂ©titions promues par les alliĂ©s des druides qui les concotent, portĂ©es aux nues par quantitĂ© d’inconscients complotistes qui
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Some thoughts on #workculture & #academia for this coming #LaborDay #AcademicChatter #highereducation The fact that most people use this day to catch up on work I hope reminds us how
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There are *so* many things wrong with this, starting with the implicit suggestion that an individual paper in @TheLancet carries particular merit greater than the body of scientific work as
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New #COVID19 serosurvey in Italy. Report in Italian so I couldn't read it carefully. Nice thread from @stats_q with some details. Some @nataliedean @AdamJKucharski @isabelrodbar are questioning results b/c they
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The CODES trial – an RCT of cognitive behavioural therapy for dissociative (functional) seizures are published in @TheLancetPsych today. This thread will explore the results 1/https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S2215-0366(20)30128-0
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Looking for badly misleading #COVID19 serology data?New paper in top journal http://thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30631-9/fulltext & new online tool: http://serotracker.com/Dashboard I *hope* it will get be
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Let me take us all on a magical walk through the @Surgisphere "revision" and explanation given to the @lancet. Not everything looks like what it seems. I would hope @richardhorton1
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A lot of discussion recently about transmission dynamics, most of which are extrapolated from viral loads & estimates. What does contact tracing/community testing data tell us about actual probability of
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THREAD 1/15: The 26Mar2020 #MGH grand rounds was an excellent summary of #COVID19 pathogenesis, respiratory management, exploratory therapies, and developing science. Worth listening to in entirety, but summarizing some key
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Almost all guidelines recommend SGLT2i as 2nd line in T2DM & CKD/HF if not achieving glucose control on metforminBut should “metformin 1st for all” be revisited given the latest trial
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Find, Test, Trace, Isolate, Support (FTTIS).In this thread, I’m going to summarise the premise of FTTIS, and why it is absolutely crucial to have a robust FTTIS system in place
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[suicide / mental health]I opened Twitter to those “200% increase in suicide under lockdown” tweets doing the rounds again. This is a lie. Samaritans issued guidance that it doesn’t spread
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1/ The Gilead Remdesivir pay for play scam is not only a USA problem, but is also being exposed in France/EU. This report dives deep into the conflict of interest
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