#Placebo

Teelix 🌊 🌊🆘

Lvteelix

When I was a very young girl a polio epidemic struck. Dr. Salk’s vaccine was just recently made available, and there was a vast shortage. Parents took their kids to

Andrew Petrosoniak

petrosoniak

My take on TXA in TBI following an excellent review by @Kumait_Allawati @SameerSharifMD @Bram_Rochwerg & colleagues. disclosure I'm a co-author Study objective? What is the efficacy & safety of TXA

Daniel Bier

FT__Dan

I am... perplexed by this quote from Paul Offit in this piece by @taraparkerpope. 95% vaccine efficacy doesn’t mean that “95% of people are protected.”https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/well/live/covid-vaccine-side-effects-faq.html 95

Toby Rogers PhD, MPP

uTobian

A professor in my master's program (who previously worked at RAND) introduced me to game theory. It's fascinating. With any system, if one understands the rules and the incentives one

Shannon Westin

ShannonWestin

Thoughts on the impact of SOLO2 - olaparib maintenance in recurrent #BRCA mutant #ovariancancer - this randomized trial demonstrated an overall survival benefit in this population - the first trial

Eric Topol

EricTopol

Why did we write a letter to a vaccine company about the need to complete its Phase 3 trial and provide compelling proof of its safety and efficacy?Letter https://aboutblaw.com/TnB An explanatory

Lucas Morin

lucasmorin_eolc

A new randomized trial evaluating the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine has been posted yesterday on @medrxivpreprint. So, what's the deal here? [Thread]https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.22.20040758v1.full.pdf1/ First, let's start

Tejaswi Shrivastava

trulytazz

I'm startled at how little is known of the science behind #clinicaltrials conduct in mainstream Indian media. #COVID19 #CoronaVirus #Media #India #DrugDiscovery #LifeScience #Pharma (1/n) There's little mention of efficacy,

Dena Grayson, MD, PhD

DrDenaGrayson

BREAKING: #remdesivir shows encouraging preliminary results for #COVID19:68% (36 of 53 patients) had improvement in oxygen support; only 15% worsened57% (17 of 30) on ventilators taken OFF3 of 4 on

Caroline Coram

CarolineCoramUK

I think our makers already knew they had lost before this all began last March. They tried to delay their until they had full testing, but a certain

John Mashey

JohnMashey

h1/ Trump needs COVID Conqueror PR scheme for reelection:Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for masses, avoid controlled clinical trials. Most people have mild cases or recover anyway, but many who take HCQ will

Bruce Booth

LifeSciVC

The innate immune system is key for fighting viral infections, but can go overboard with CRS during severe disease. But dampening it early in an infection is probably not smart.

Taylor Lorenz

TaylorLorenz

I skipped my period for 15 years (just skipped the placebo pills in my birth control pack). There’s NO medical reason to have ur period every month!Skipping ur period w/

Steven Phillips, MD

StevePhillipsMD

Ustekinumab, brand name Stelara, associated with increase in serious cardiovascular events.If an immune suppressant increases these risks, it implies that the underlying disease could be driven by infection.Most patients in

Foucauld Pérotin ❦ ⧖⃝

FoucPerotin

Si on commence un thread par « je ne suis pas médecin, mais… » on se dit : ça commence mal ! Pourtant, @33_medoc et @NicoMartinFC, j’aimerais refaire un thread

Kurt Eichenwald

kurteichenwald

People underestimate the potential damage if trump rushes out a vaccine for politics. If the testing is not finished, it will be impossible to ever get volunteers to restart testing.