Research has found that a routine vaccine slows aging and cut dementia risk. www.vox.com/health/47776...
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Research has found that a routine vaccine slows aging and cut dementia risk. www.vox.com/health/47776...
An analysis of more than one million people in the UK found that two-thirds of people who were vaccine-hesitant during the COVID-19 pandemic went on to get vaccinated
go.nature.com/4sKfBFk
An important read on the loss of credibility of the The National Institutes of Health under the Trump regime.
www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
Via @statnews.com
#evidencebasedmedicine #EBM #research #decisionmaking #NIH #medicine #publichealth
Understanding Canada's drug approval and reimbursement pathway just got a whole lot easier with the release of this new online explainer from the CDA-AMC.
www.cda-amc.ca/drug-systems...
#HTA #evidence #HEOR #systematicreviews #regulatory #CDAAMC
Day 2️⃣ of the @nihr-io.bsky.social Futures, Foresight & Horizon Scanning conference has been absolutely jam-packed with great science!
We kicked off with a thought-provoking keynote, followed a great range of talks - from new start-up projects to horizon scanning in the wearables space.
#FFHSC
A fantastic first day today at the @nihr-io.bsky.social Futures, Foresight & Horizon Scanning conference!
Really interesting range of talks, and lots of engaging, in-depth insights and methodologies on display.
Can’t wait for day two!
#FFHSC
Very excited to be off to the @nihr-io.bsky.social Futures, Foresight & Horizon Scanning conference on 19th-20th November!
Looking forward to lots of great talks - the lightning sessions especially sound fantastic ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Please do shout if you are going along - would be great to say hello 👋
#FFHSC25
A new #systematicreview and #networkmetaanalysis shows that antidepressants differ markedly in their physiological effects, with substantial differences in parameters such as weight, cholesterol, heart rate, blood pressure
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
@thelancet.com
#OA #depression #NMA
Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Enjoy this annual international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
findingada.com
H/T @hildabast.bsky.social for the share in her excellent newsletter
“The most important thing about #AI isn't its technical capabilities or limitations. The most important thing is the investor story and the ensuing mania that has teed up an economical catastrophe that will harm hundreds of millions or even billions of people.”
pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...
A microsimulation model to estimate the impact of care disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer mortality using an administrative database.
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
Via @jclinepi.bsky.social
ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
🚨Emerging Point-of-Care Testing in Genomics
Exploring the development pipeline of genomic POCTs designed to identify variations in the genome & epigenome, supporting diagnosis, prognosis & treatment decisions across clinical areas👉 ow.ly/UB2R50WQcvo @newcastleuni.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
The contribution of conference abstracts in #systematicreviews - "Their inclusion changed the effect estimate in 55.6% and imprecision in 16% of cases when using MIDs. In a few instances, CAs also influenced RoB and inconsistency assessments."
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
@jclinepi.bsky.social
Most Americans still don’t know that #alcohol can cause #cancer — and the alcohol industry and Trump are working hard to make sure it stays that way by discrediting and burying a new report that offers new evidence of the link between drinking alcohol and dying www.vox.com/health/46008... @vox.com
Quote by Seth Berkley on a black background, stating: "…one of humanity's most dramatic successes has been the application of science to understand and then decisively intervene to improve...harrowing conditions."
In a new #ScienceExpertVoices article, Seth Berkley unravels the arc of vaccine progress. https://scim.ag/3VrCDBx
Most air cleaning devices have not been tested on people, and little is known about their potential harms. Professors of medicine and public health explain:
New #research that could help clinical trials avoid early termination.
Identifying predictors of early trial termination: a meta-epidemiological study utilising elements of the research ethics committee evaluation.
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
Via @jclinepi.bsky.social
A really thought-provoking article from @elife.bsky.social about manuscript publication, peer review and who acts as the gatekeepers of publishing: “why are indexers unable to see that peer review can be more than a thumbs up or a thumbs down?” sfdora.org/2025/07/30/s... H/T @hildabast.bsky.social
Does this infographic possibly miss out the fact that Americans also tend to drive much larger SUVs, which increases the likelihood of pedestrian fatalities quite substantially, especially for children? www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
This is figure 2, which shows physiological pathways underlying the association between ultra-processed dietary patterns and obesity.
A Review in Nature Reviews Endocrinology assesses the role of ultra-processed foods in obesity, examining the epidemiological evidence, biological mechanisms and implications for policymakers. go.nature.com/44zGHoO 🍎📃 #medsky 🧪
In human beings, egg cells need to survive for about five decades, much longer than most other cell types – and they may achieve this unusually long lifespan by slowing down their natural cell processes.
#SupportOLSPub - every vote counts
The first giant steps have been taken, the OLSPub application has been submitted. For all those who, as researchers, information specialists or simply as people, would like to position themselves, everyone can leave a signature here.
blog.zbmed.de/olspub-support
The MAHA report critique, by @hiltzikm.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
And the Trojan horse, by @drjengunter.bsky.social
vajenda.substack.com/p/hijacking-...
The remarkable benefit of exercise was just extended to improved survival after cancer in a randomized trial
@nejm.org
nejm.org/doi/full/10....
In the wake of several countries legalising #marijuana, questions remain about the drug's long-term #health effects. A new study has found that people who smoke weed or use edibles do worse on measures of vascular health that predict cardiovascular risk.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@jama.com
A scoping review of carbon emissions associated with clinical trials finds that several trial activities, including travel and meetings, trial facilities, and sample & lab activities, are consistently carbon heavy.
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
@jclinepi.bsky.social
#scopingreview #openaccess
Brand new SPIRIT and CONSORT #reporting #guidelines are out now!
🎯 CONSORT 2025 for reporting RCTs now has a 30-item checklist
🎯 SPIRIT 2025 for reporting trial protocols now has a 34-item checklist
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
@jclinepi.bsky.social
#SPIRIT #CONSORT #RCTs #protocols
What makes a good guideline? – A systematic review and analysis of 120 clinical practice guidelines using the AGREE II tool - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...